Lac Gold Managing Director Andrew Stocks said:

“This is another strong set of drilling results from Astoria. These results continue the pattern we have seen throughout this year's program of broad zones of gold mineralisation surrounding higher-grade cores, with the drilling continuing to build our confidence in the continuity of the mineralised system.

“With each round of drilling, we are building a better understanding of the scale and character of the Astoria gold system and, importantly, the distribution and continuity of the higher-grade mineralisation within that broader system. This is important because it helps us to target extensions of the mineralisation more effectively and efficiently.

“There is still immense opportunity to keep growing the known mineralisation at Astoria and we will continue to drill, generating steady news flow. At the same time, our growing understanding of the Rouyn Project is giving us the confidence to begin looking beyond Astoria and consider where else we should be targeting.”