PLS PROJECT WINTER DRILLING DELIVERS POSITIVE RESULTS AT SALOON EAST
The results represent the strongest radioactivity identified outside of the Triple R Deposit at PLS. Twenty drillholes totalling 7,102.9m were completed between February and
All eleven drillholes at Saloon East intersected highly elevated radioactivity in multiple zones and over significant widths with downhole gamma probe peaks up to 51,303 counts per second (cps). Radioactivity across the Saloon East area has been defined by drilling in two areas separated by 550m (Figure 2), between 200m and 420m vertically from surface within a consistent package of steeply southeast dipping, hydrothermally altered and structurally deformed basement rocks.
Drilling Highlights
- Twenty exploration drillholes between February and May, totalling 7,102.9m
- Drilling was primarily focused at Saloon East to target elevated radioactivity intersected in 2024
-
Saloon East – Eleven drillholes completed, encountering highly elevated radioactivity associated with strong hydrothermal alteration, including:
- PLS25-688A – 41.2m of total composite radioactivity, including 12.3m of continuous radioactivity averaging 3,582 cps with a maximum of 13,657 cps
- PLS25-693 – 51.0m of total composite radioactivity, including 37.2m of continuous radioactivity averaging 4,761 cps with a maximum of 34,636 cps
- PLS25-696 – 56.7m of total composite radioactivity, including 11.5m of continuous radioactivity averaging 8,957 cps with a maximum of 51,303 cps
- PLS25-698 – 25.2m of total composite radioactivity, including 12.5m of continuous radioactivity averaging 4,198 cps with a maximum of 27,730 cps
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PLG-3 – one reconnaissance drillhole 100m west of the R1515W orebody intersected intensely altered basement rocks with anomalous radioactivity:
- PLS25-704 – 53.5m of total composite radioactivity, including 32.6m averaging 2,116.7 cps with a maximum of 5,133.3 cps
Paladin CEO,
All eleven Saloon East drillholes completed to date in 2025 intersected radioactivity and have provided exciting results over significant core lengths. The widespread presence of elevated radioactivity and hydrothermal alteration suggests that we are exploring a significant mineralised system."
Overview of the Saloon Trend
The Saloon Trend is a linear, multi-kilometre long, southwest-northeast trending structural zone up to 1km in width, that is parallel to and located 3.5km south of the shear zones that host the
The Saloon Trend has been a major focus of the 2024 and 2025 exploration drilling, with 27 drillholes completed along 8.8km of its strike length. Drilling in
Figure 1: 2025 Regional Drillhole Plan Map
Figure 2: Saloon East drilling to date
Table 1: 2025 Regional Exploration Drill Hole Summary
|
Collar |
Basement |
Total (m) |
2PGA-1000 Gamma probe (≥500 cps / ≥0.5 m minimum) |
|||||||||
Exploration |
Hole ID |
Easting |
Northing |
Elevation |
Azimuth |
Dip |
From |
To |
Interval |
Average cps |
Max cps |
||
Saloon East |
PLS25-685 |
601774.8 |
6388784.0 |
498.3 |
128 |
-70 |
44.4 |
558.0 |
263.6 |
272.1 |
8.5 |
694 |
2,009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
279.2 |
289.2 |
10.0 |
2,576 |
14,772 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
291.7 |
294.0 |
2.3 |
1,140 |
2,916 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
299.7 |
303.2 |
3.5 |
641 |
1,715 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
319.1 |
324.5 |
5.4 |
1,177 |
3,346 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
333.4 |
333.9 |
0.5 |
578 |
672 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
342.9 |
343.7 |
0.8 |
1,406 |
2,422 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
387.8 |
390.5 |
2.7 |
2,641 |
7,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
394.2 |
396.7 |
2.5 |
2,566 |
10,010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
428.5 |
429.1 |
0.6 |
3,713 |
6,165 |
|
PLS25-688A |
601789.1 |
6388769.2 |
498.0 |
129 |
-71 |
51.0 |
552.0 |
108.7 |
109.8 |
1.1 |
589 |
800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
204.6 |
205.1 |
0.5 |
598 |
687 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
210.2 |
215.4 |
5.2 |
1,115 |
3,962 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
223.1 |
223.8 |
0.7 |
576 |
637 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
225.8 |
236.1 |
10.3 |
2,474 |
11,660 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
289.7 |
290.8 |
1.1 |
1,377 |
2,152 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
312.0 |
312.5 |
0.5 |
1,402 |
2,002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
365.4 |
365.9 |
0.5 |
1,151 |
1,665 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
370.4 |
371.7 |
1.3 |
6,133 |
14,862 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
416.3 |
419.8 |
3.5 |
4,030 |
11,964 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
424.0 |
426.5 |
2.5 |
3,443 |
11,280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
433.2 |
445.5 |
12.3 |
3,582 |
13,657 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
497.0 |
498.7 |
1.7 |
773 |
1,046 |
|
PLS25-690 |
602270.6 |
6389053.9 |
498.2 |
321 |
-75 |
51.0 |
387.0 |
243.0 |
246.0 |
3.0 |
533 |
1,092 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
283.6 |
290.3 |
6.7 |
764 |
2,122 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
295.8 |
297.5 |
1.7 |
1,403 |
2,250 |
|
PLS25-691 |
601800.2 |
6388759.9 |
498.2 |
129 |
-71 |
50.6 |
492.1 |
180.9 |
184.3 |
3.4 |
682 |
919 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
227.3 |
227.9 |
0.6 |
778 |
961 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
251.4 |
254.7 |
3.3 |
531 |
802 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
268.1 |
272.0 |
3.9 |
960 |
1,951 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
418.3 |
424.8 |
6.5 |
627 |
1,847 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
427.8 |
431.2 |
3.4 |
1,057 |
2,625 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
443.0 |
443.8 |
0.8 |
536 |
647 |
|
PLS25-692 |
602270.4 |
6389065.4 |
498.0 |
305 |
-73 |
53.5 |
330.0 |
190.8 |
192.0 |
1.2 |
669 |
793 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
195.6 |
199.1 |
3.5 |
639 |
2,849 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
202.7 |
212.4 |
9.7 |
1,314 |
5,423 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
234.0 |
234.8 |
0.8 |
612 |
803 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
249.7 |
252.3 |
2.6 |
623 |
944 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
256.8 |
267.5 |
10.7 |
1,172 |
4,988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
273.5 |
277.9 |
4.4 |
1,650 |
4,837 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
317.0 |
317.6 |
0.6 |
1,360 |
2,015 |
|
PLS25-693 |
602270.4 |
6389065.4 |
498.0 |
310 |
-68 |
60.8 |
318.0 |
164.8 |
166.4 |
1.6 |
515 |
726 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
180.1 |
181.1 |
1.0 |
782 |
1,271 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
204.1 |
210.1 |
6.0 |
923 |
3,976 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
213.4 |
217.9 |
4.5 |
634 |
1,908 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
220.5 |
257.7 |
37.2 |
4,761 |
34,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
294.4 |
295.1 |
0.7 |
809 |
1,373 |
|
PLS25-694A |
601841.6 |
6388784.0 |
498.0 |
129 |
-75 |
46.8 |
348.0 |
185.7 |
190.1 |
4.4 |
1,418 |
3,856 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
195.9 |
196.4 |
0.5 |
867 |
1,208 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
198.5 |
205.5 |
7.0 |
1,548 |
3,010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
222.0 |
223.3 |
1.3 |
831 |
1,190 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
226.7 |
228.1 |
1.4 |
1,209 |
1,752 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
241.6 |
246.5 |
4.9 |
1,079 |
1,913 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
250.5 |
251.2 |
0.7 |
824 |
1,179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
264.0 |
273.7 |
9.7 |
928 |
2,466 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
288.4 |
294.1 |
5.7 |
871 |
1,783 |
|
PLS25-695 |
602270.4 |
6389065.4 |
498.0 |
305 |
-60 |
56.4 |
213.0 |
Drillhole lost, not gamma probed |
|||||
PLS25-696 |
601895.9 |
6388750.8 |
498.3 |
335 |
-80 |
64.9 |
351.0 |
161.5 |
164.8 |
3.3 |
652 |
1,185 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
185.3 |
218.3 |
33.0 |
1,101 |
6,723 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
222.9 |
224.3 |
1.4 |
703 |
896 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
227.6 |
232.3 |
4.7 |
738 |
2,057 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
241.9 |
253.4 |
11.5 |
8,957 |
51,303 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
258.8 |
260.9 |
2.1 |
1,750 |
4,473 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
306.5 |
307.2 |
0.7 |
662 |
943 |
|
PLS25-697 |
602252.2 |
6389079.1 |
498.2 |
304 |
-66.25 |
74.4 |
250.1 |
120.5 |
125.8 |
5.3 |
563 |
1,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138.6 |
139.5 |
0.9 |
604 |
798 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
141.0 |
141.5 |
0.5 |
675 |
793 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
152.4 |
161.5 |
9.1 |
611 |
1,960 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
172.7 |
173.6 |
0.9 |
618 |
677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
177.1 |
178.1 |
1.0 |
608 |
679 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
184.2 |
188.8 |
4.6 |
1,377 |
4,104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
193.9 |
195.7 |
1.8 |
925 |
1,446 |
|
PLS25-698 |
602019.0 |
6388634.2 |
510.7 |
316 |
-49 |
92.5 |
357.0 |
134.9 |
135.5 |
0.6 |
717 |
763 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
259.2 |
265.7 |
6.5 |
1,513 |
4,702 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
276.2 |
281.8 |
5.6 |
954 |
2,999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
291.6 |
304.1 |
12.5 |
4,198 |
27,730 |
|
Saloon |
PLS25-700A |
602083.8 |
6388022.1 |
527.1 |
313 |
-77 |
83.6 |
537.0 |
183.8 |
187.9 |
4.1 |
554 |
1,258 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
436.6 |
437.3 |
0.7 |
806 |
1,107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
446.7 |
447.3 |
0.6 |
947 |
1,232 |
|
PLS25-703 |
598710.0 |
6386314.0 |
565.0 |
320 |
-75 |
126.0 |
198.3 |
Drillhole lost |
|||||
South Patterson |
PLS25-686A |
599131.0 |
6388680.0 |
498.1 |
0 |
-90 |
51.0 |
201.0 |
129.0 |
131.0 |
2.0 |
624 |
1,038 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
134.5 |
135.5 |
1.0 |
568 |
721 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
142.7 |
147.3 |
4.6 |
536 |
821 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
149.3 |
152.1 |
2.8 |
589 |
1,145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
163.9 |
164.6 |
0.7 |
545 |
643 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
174.3 |
179.1 |
4.8 |
692 |
1,041 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
181.3 |
182.8 |
1.5 |
666 |
848 |
|
Far East |
PLS25-687 |
600112.8 |
6390497.2 |
498.3 |
348 |
-70 |
47.8 |
204.4 |
No anomalous radioactivity |
||||
PLS25-689 |
600359.3 |
6390575.5 |
501.9 |
158 |
-79 |
54.2 |
372.0 |
No anomalous radioactivity |
|||||
PLG Main |
PLS25-699 |
597359.7 |
6389781.8 |
536.4 |
157 |
-77 |
95.7 |
558.0 |
120.9 |
124.1 |
3.2 |
633 |
856 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
128.5 |
130.5 |
2.0 |
501 |
581 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
132.6 |
134.8 |
2.2 |
778 |
1,196 |
|
PLS25-701 |
596345.0 |
6389136.0 |
548.3 |
347 |
-77 |
111.0 |
270.0 |
104.4 |
124.5 |
20.1 |
1,796 |
4,076 |
|
PLS25-702 |
596058.2 |
6389209.5 |
554.4 |
155 |
-60 |
143.4 |
288.0 |
No anomalous radioactivity |
|||||
PLS25-704 |
596189.5 |
6389089.4 |
552.1 |
335 |
-78 |
110.3 |
318.0 |
105.0 |
137.6 |
32.6 |
2,117 |
5,133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138.3 |
141.2 |
2.9 |
634 |
866 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
142.8 |
152.4 |
9.6 |
1,036 |
6,415 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
170.8 |
171.4 |
0.6 |
795 |
980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
173.0 |
174.8 |
1.8 |
828 |
1,476 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
177.8 |
183.8 |
6.0 |
589 |
1,505 |
Competent Person's Statement / Qualified Person and Technical Information
The drilling and exploration results contained in this document have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). The information in this document as it relates to drilling and exploration results was provided by
The drilling and exploration results including verification of the data disclosed, has been completed by
The design of the drilling programs and interpretation of results is under the control of Paladin Canada's geological staff, including qualified persons employing strict protocols consistent with NI 43-101 and industry best practices. Natural gamma radiation that is reported in this news release was measured in counts per second every 10cm throughout the length of each drillhole, in the up and down direction, using a
All intersections are down-hole depths. All depths reported of core interval measurements including radioactivity and mineralization intervals widths are not always representative of true thickness.
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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
Criteria |
JORC Code explanation |
Commentary |
Sampling techniques |
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|
Drilling techniques |
|
|
Drill sample recovery |
|
|
Logging |
|
|
Sub-sampling techniques and sample preparation |
|
|
Quality of assay data and laboratory tests |
|
|
Verification of sampling and assaying |
|
|
Location of data points |
|
|
Data spacing and distribution |
|
|
Orientation of data in relation to geological structure |
|
|
Sample security |
|
|
Audits or reviews |
|
|
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
Criteria |
JORC Code explanation |
Commentary |
Mineral tenement and land tenure status |
|
|
Exploration done by other parties |
|
|
Geology |
|
|
Drill hole Information |
|
|
Data aggregation methods |
|
|
Relationship between mineralisation widths and intercept lengths |
|
|
Diagrams |
|
|
Balanced reporting |
|
|
Other substantive exploration data |
|
|
Further work |
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