Portofino Acquires Sapawe West, Atikokan Ontario Property

PORTOFINO RESOURCES INC. has announced it has executed a binding agreement to acquire 3 claims (54 cells) totaling 1,147 hectares in the Steep Rock Greenstone Belt of northwestern Ontario. The Sapawe West Property is in McCaul Township, 9 kilometers northeast of Atikokan, Ontario. 

"We are excited to acquire this strategically located property" said David Tafel, CEO of Portofino Resources. "The nearby historic Sapawe Gold Mine, the visual results from Falcon Gold's drill program along the same geological corridor and the lack of drilling on the Property makes for a compelling exploration project with merit. We look forward to commencing our initial field work."

The Property lies within the Steep Rock Greenstone Belt just north of the Quetico Fault (Figure 1) and 2.5 km west and along strike of the past producing Sapawe Gold Mine which produced 4,457 ounces ("oz") of gold and 1,315 oz of Silver between 1964-1966. Falcon Gold has recently completed three diamond drill holes with visually favourable results 6.75km to the east (See Falcon Gold New Release, April 28th, 2020). In addition, Agnico Eagle's Hammond Reef gold deposit is approximately 13 km north of the Property. The Hammond Reef deposit reportedly hosts a large, near surface deposit categorized as a measured and indicated resource containing 4.5 million oz. of gold in 208 million tonnes grading 0.67 grams per tonne ("g/t").

Next Steps

Portofino has initiated the compilation and reinterpretation of all available historic data on the project and is proceeding to develop exploration targets for a summer field program.

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