where we are drilling The continuing phase 6 program is planned to continue through the spring breakup as long as it is technically feasible, with the two drills, now present, testing the footwall splay/eastern trend high-grade zones, with a 10-hole program designed to expand the near-surface zones. Assay results from the South Pond and footwall splay/eastern trend areas are pending and will be released within the next two to three weeks, with a full review of all results to date provided at that time.
Although drilling is slower and more complicated due to logistical concerns during the breakup period, the footwall splay/eastern trend zones are relatively easy to access and the decision was made to take advantage of the company's location and to continue to drill through this period. Plans are to increase to the four drills, and the planned 50,000 metres of drilling, announced earlier, as of June 1.
About the Moosehead gold project
The 100-per-cent-owned Moosehead gold project is located along the Trans-Canada Highway in north-central Newfoundland, on the same structural trend as the advanced Valentine Lake project (Marathon Gold), and adjacent to New Found Gold's Queensway project. Both the Moosehead and Queensway projects are targeting high-grade, turbidite-hosted, Fosterville-type gold mineralization. Significant gold mineralization has been identified in at least five separate zones including the eastern trend where mineralization has been defined over a 500 m strike length and a 200 m vertical height and remains open, with high-grade drill results including 11.9 m of 44.96 grams per tonne Au (MH-18-01) and 5.1 m of 124.20 g/t Au (MH-18-39).
Qualified person
This news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Froude, PGeo, a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101, and president and CEO of Sokoman.
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About Sokoman Minerals Corp.
Sokoman is a discovery-oriented company with projects in Newfoundland and Labrador. The company's primary focus is its portfolio of gold projects (Moosehead, Crippleback Lake, East Alder) in central Newfoundland, and the recently acquired, district-scale Fleur de Lys project in northwestern Newfoundland, which is targeting high-grade Dalradian-style gold mineralization similar to the Curraghinalt deposit in northern Ireland.
The company also has a 100-per-cent interest in an early-stage antimony/gold project in Newfoundland optioned to White Metal Resources Inc., as well as the 100-per-cent-owned Iron Horse iron ore project in Labrador.
Mineralization hosted on adjacent and/or nearby properties is not necessarily indicative of mineralization hosted on the company's property.
The company would like to thank the government of Newfoundland and Labrador for financial support of the project through the Junior Exploration Assistance Program. Sokoman has been approved for funding for a portion of 2020 exploration activities.