03:52 PM EST - Marathon Gold Corporation : announced today the near surface intersection of a wide interval of gold mineralization at the Leprechaun Gold Deposit; the first defined gold resource within the highly prospective Valentine Lake Property in central Newfoundland. Drill hole VL-11-282 intersected 2.57 grams per ton gold (g/t Au) over 20.25m, including 16.55 g/t Au over 2.25m, within 25m of the surface. Other significant near surface intersections included 1.33 g/t Au over 9.6m with 5.53 g/t Au over 1.6m in VL-11-263 and 1.39 g/ Au over 6.7m with 4.79 g/t Au over 0.95m in VL-11-283. Marathon Gold Corporation
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