Drilling Update at Clontibret
Deep drill hole at Clontibret intersected stockwork zone and deepest gold mineralisation to date at 464.5 metres.
- Deepest gold intersection 0.5 metres at 0.35 g/t Au from 464.5 metres downhole
- Stockwork zone width 77.6 metres between 330.8 and 408.4 metres downhole
- Best gold intersection in stockwork 2.4 metres at 0.6 g/t Au from 361.0 metres (including 0.6 metres at 1.5 g/t Au)
- Gold zone in stockwork 7.0 metres at 0.4 g/t Au from 369.0 metres
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Drill hole confirms mineralisation at depth and extends the continuity of the gold system at depth, which remains open
Gold intersected below the footwall of the stockwork at 464.5 metres downhole (0.5 metres at 0.35 g/t Au) - deepest gold intersection to date at Clontibret
Broad zone of stockwork intersected from 330 metres to 408 metres
Gold mineralisation within the stockwork includes 7.0 metres at 0.4 g/t Au from 369.0 metres and 2.4 metres at 0.6 g/t Au from 361.0 metres (including 0.6 metres at 1.5 g/t Au)
Conroy Gold and Natural Resources plc (AIM: CGNR) is pleased to announce assay results from its deep drill hole, the final hole of the Phase I drilling programme at its Clontibret gold deposit in Ireland.
CGC-25-007 was drilled to directly target the stockwork zone below the historic Tullybuck antimony mine, informed by the observations from the first hole of the Phase 1 drilling programme, CGC-25-001. The hole intersected the stockwork zone as predicted, logging 77.6 metres of stockwork between 330.8 and 408.4 metres downhole, bounded by a hanging wall fault zone above and a footwall fault zone below.
Gold mineralisation was intersected within the stockwork zone, highlighted by 7.0 metres at 0.4 g/t Au from 369.0 metres and 2.4 metres at 0.6 g/t Au from 361.0 metres, including 0.6 metres at 1.5 g/t Au. Gold here occurs with disseminated arsenopyrite and pyrite.
Below the footwall of the stockwork, gold was intersected at 464.5 metres downhole, at approximately 457 metres vertical depth. This is the deepest gold mineralisation recorded at Clontibret to date and the Company's first indication of gold mineralisation continuing at depth beneath the stockwork.
John Sherman, Chairman, commented:
"This drill hole intersected the stockwork zone where our geological model predicted it would, and returned the deepest gold yet recorded at Clontibret. It's an encouraging result that supports our geological interpretation. Together with CGC-25-001, it gives us an early look at how the gold system behaves at depth. It's one data point in a system that remains open in all directions, including at depth, and it will help shape how we continue to test the stockwork at depth."
Drill Results - Drill Hole CGC-25-007
Drill hole CGC-25-007 was drilled to a down hole depth of 592.1 metres on an azimuth of 090 degrees at an inclination of -83 degrees.
CGC-25-007 Intersections
0.5m @ 0.8 g/t Au from 30.5m
0.5m @ 2.1 g/t Au from 99.0m
0.5m @ 1.2 g/t Au from 140.0m
0.5m @ 0.6 g/t Au from 199.5m
0.5m @ 1.1 g/t Au from 247.5m
1.0m @ 0.5 g/t Au from 267.0m
0.6m @ 0.6 g/t Au from 339.0m (stockwork zone)
2.4m @ 0.6 g/t Au from 361.0m (inc. 0.6m @ 1.5 g/t Au) (stockwork zone)
7.0m @ 0.4 g/t Au from 369.0m (inc. 3.0m @ 0.6 g/t Au) (stockwork zone)
0.5m @ 0.35 g/t Au from 464.5m (below stockwork footwall)
(Only intercepts of 0.3 g/t or greater are presented. Intervals are downhole lengths.)
The Stockwork Zone and Mineralisation at Depth
CGC-25-007 intersected the full structural sequence of the stockwork target, as set out below.
| Zone | Downhole (metres) | Approx. vertical depth (metres) |
|---|---|---|
| Hanging wall fault zone (quartz breccia) | 321.7 - 330.8 | 317 - 326 |
| Stockwork zone | 330.8 - 408.4 | 326 - 402 |
| Footwall fault zone (breccia, cut by dyke at 414.7 - 416.0m) | 408.4 - 421.3 | 402 - 415 |
| Gold below the footwall | 464.5 - 465.0 | 457 |
The stockwork comprises arenite and laminated arenite-argillite with quartz-carbonate veining. Gold-bearing intervals within it carry disseminated arsenopyrite and pyrite concentrated along shears and breccias, with arsenic up to 1,935 parts per million (ppm). Thin lamprophyre dykes, a feature of many orogenic gold districts, occur within the footwall fault zone.
In this hole, gold within the stockwork is concentrated between 361 and 376 metres. Apart from 0.6 metres at 0.6 g/t Au from 339.0 metres, the remainder of the stockwork returned no intercepts above 0.3 g/t Au at this pierce point. Previous drilling at Clontibret has recorded broad mineralised stockwork intersections, including 31.0 metres at 1.2 g/t Au (CDG46 from 172m) and 60.7 metres at 0.5 g/t Au (CL84-2 from 123). As is typical of structurally controlled gold systems, gold within the stockwork is concentrated in zones rather than evenly distributed, and a single drill hole tests only one point within it.
The gold zone at 361-376 metres lies at the same elevation as, and approximately 40 metres from, the mineralisation at the base of CGC-25-001 (4.0 metres at 0.5 g/t Au from 410.5 metres), announced by the Company on 2 March 2026. The two holes together indicate continuity of gold mineralisation at this depth.
Beneath the footwall fault zone, gold was intersected at 464.5 metres within a zone of disseminated arsenopyrite and pyrite logged from 462.6 to 467.0 metres. The results from CGC-25-007 are being incorporated into the Company's geological model of Clontibret. They will guide the planning of further drilling targeting the stockwork zone at depth and along strike.
Further announcements will be made as the Company's drilling and exploration programme progresses.
Issue of warrants
The Company has granted Haywood Securities Inc. 1,148,875 warrants to subscribe for new ordinary shares at 8 pence per share, being the price of the Company's private placement which closed on 1 September 2026. The warrants are exercisable at any time up to 11 September 2028. This is in part payment of advisory services provided to the Company over the past 6 months in connection with the Company's proposed dual listing on the TSX-V and its engagement with the North American investment market.
About the "Discs of Gold" Project
Conroy Gold's "Discs of Gold" project in Ireland is defined by two parallel district scale gold trends, extending over c.95km, which are 100 per cent. held under license by the Company and anchored by the Clontibret gold deposit.
The Clontibret target area contains a currently defined JORC (2012) 517Koz gold resource @ 2.0 g/t Au (320Koz Au Indicated and 197Koz Au Inferred (2017)) which remains open in multiple directions.
The Company has identified a further seven gold targets in its license area with the Clay Lake and Creenkill gold targets being of particular interest. Gold occurs in multiple styles in the Company's license area, including free gold, refractory gold in arsenopyrite and gold associated with pyrite and antimony (stibnite), suggesting multiple hydrothermal events occurred within the licence area.
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