Angus Gold Completes 100% Earn-in of the Mishi property from IAMGOLD, Golden Sky project, Wawa

TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Angus Gold Inc. (TSX-V: GUS | OTC: ANGVF) (“Angus” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has completed all the earn-in obligations and exercised its option to acquire 100% interest in the Mishi Property (the “Mishi Option Agreement”) from IAMGOLD Corporation (“IAMGOLD”) (TSX: IMG), part of the Golden Sky Project (see February 5, 2020 news release). Under the amended terms of the Mishi Option Agreement dated January 24, 2023, Angus shall issue 700,000 shares to IAMGOLD, subject to the receipt of all regulatory approvals including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The common shares issued have a statutory hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance.

Figure 1: Golden Sky Project, Wawa, Ontario – Geology Map

The Golden Sky Project
The 100%-owned Golden Sky Project is located within the Mishibishu Lake Greenstone Belt of Northern Ontario, which is host to the high-grade Eagle River and the Mishi open-pit gold mines of Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (“Wesdome”). The Company’s 267-square-kilometre land package is located approximately 50 kilometres west of the town of Wawa and is situated immediately between the two Wesdome mines. The project is host to the near-surface Dorset Gold Zone, which contains a historic estimated resource (using a 0.50 g/t Au cut-off) consisting of an indicated resource of 40,000 ounces of gold (780,000 tonnes grading 1.4 g/t Au), and an inferred resource of 180,000 ounces of gold (4,760,000 tonnes grading 1.2 g/t Au). For greater details on the Golden Sky Project, please refer to the NI 43-101 technical report for the Golden Sky Project entitled, “NI 43-101 Technical Report Wawa Property Ontario, Canada” dated February 18, 2020, and available on the Company’s SEDAR profile.

Qualified Person
The scientific and technical content of this press release has been reviewed and approved by Breanne Beh, P.Geo, who is an employee of the Company and a “Qualified Person” as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).

About Angus Gold:
Angus Gold Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of highly prospective gold properties. The Company’s flagship project is the Golden Sky Project in Wawa, Ontario. The Project is immediately adjacent to the Eagle River Mine of Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.