VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V:MMY) (FSE:D7Q1) “Monument” or the “Company” is pleased to announce the drill results received from the infill and extension drilling program (“the 2018 drilling program”) at the Peranggih Gold Prospect (“Peranggih”) initiated in February 2018.

Highlight of the Best Intercepts at Peranggih

*all holes dipping 60 degrees to Azimuth 270 degrees.

Peranggih is located approximately 10 km North of the Selinsing Gold Mine (Figure 1). It has been identified as a new Gold Field hosting a significant mineralized hydrothermal breccia system. It has 1.2 km strike length with width varying from 25m to 50m, and depth from 40m to 70m. The mineralization occurs in the same regional shearing structure hosting Selinsing and Buffalo Reef deposits. The country rock of argillite, felsic tuff and discreet black shale were highly deformed as observed at Peranggih North’s more exposed area. The shear zone is more pronounced at the boundary of black shale and argillite and these structures are significant for the gold emplacement and deposition and continue to be a prime target for exploration.

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The 2018 Drilling Program at Peranggih

The 2018 drilling program is designed to cover strike and down dip extensions of the high grade mineralization area at an historical mining site at Peranggih North.  This mineralization of 150m strike length x 80m width was identified in 2017 through a 5m x 5m close spaced RAB drilling program. The aim of the 2018 drilling is to test continuity of the mineralization, and to verify extension down dip and along the strike for other zones trenched and drilled previously including Peranggih South, North 114 and NW.

The 2018 drilling program has completed a total of 2,725m of drilling from 55 drill holes, comprised of 1,015m for 21 DD drill holes and 1,710m for 34 RC drill holes at Peranggih North, South and North 114 areas (Figure 2).

The location of the completed drill holes in relation to the four zones is shown in Figure 2.  All completed exploration drill holes are inclined and dipping 60 degrees to the west (azimuth 270 degrees), aiming to intercept approximately perpendicular to mineralized structure except for one vertical hole. Drill depths are ranging from 20m to 95m.

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An example of a cross-section showing the interpretation for the gold mineralization and significant gold intercepts is shown in Figure 3.

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The recent 2018 drilling program completed so far confirmed the down dip extension and boundary refinement of several high gold grade (HG) zones surrounded by a main low grade gold (LG) halo in Peranggih North, and the identification of HG bodies that can be surrounded or not by LG halos at Peranggih South area. The more continuous significant drill intersections (Au >2.0 g/t & >2.5m length) are presented in the table above.  PGDD holes are of diamond type, and PGRC holes are of RC type. Other more isolated medium to high grade intersects has also been recorded. The full set of drill results for the holes with significant intercepts are listed in Appendix A and Appendix B.

The work to date allowed a better delineation of the LG and HG mineralization, reducing the inclusion of internal dilution within the modeled gold lodes. The modelling is at the completion stage. A good part of the in-fill drilling confirming mineralization is going to be used to delineate Indicated Resources at the areas where the initial internal interpretation has been completed based on sparse regional drilling and trenching.

Follow up Bulk Sample and Exploration Programs

The Company plans to carry out a 10,000t bulk sample testwork through the existing Selinsing oxide gold processing plant to establish the average grade of the close spaced drilled area at Peranggih North; and test the metallurgical performance at plant scale. This work can commence as soon as the access road has been prepared targeting early 2019.  

Further infill/extension drilling targets have been identified around the higher to medium grade intercepts especially for Peranggih South and may start towards the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2019, depending upon successful results of the bulk sample testwork. The extension drilling at average spacing of 50m x 100m in the NW Peranggih area has also been planned to understand mineralization structure and to identify regional exploration targets.

Roger Stangler, Chief Managing Geologist of the Company, MEng, MAusIMM, MAIG, has prepared, reviewed, supervised the preparation and approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release as a Qualified Person under NI43-101 standards.

About Monument

Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V:MMY) (FSE:D7Q1) is an established Canadian gold producer that owns and operates the Selinsing Gold Mine in Malaysia. Its experienced management team is committed to growth and is advancing several exploration and development projects including the Mengapur Copper-Iron Project, in Pahang State of Malaysia, and the Murchison Gold Projects comprising Burnakura, Gabanintha and Tuckanarra in the Murchison area of Western Australia. The Company employs approximately 190 people in both regions and is committed to the highest standards of environmental management, social responsibility, and health and safety for its employees and neighboring communities.

Cathy Zhai, President and CEO
Monument Mining Limited
Suite 1580 -1100 Melville Street
     Vancouver, BC V6E 4A6

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION visit the company web site at www.monumentmining.com or contact:

Richard Cushing, MMY Vancouver
T: +1-604-638-1661 x102
rcushing@monumentmining.com

Wolfgang Seybold, Axino GmbH
T: +49 711-82 09 7211
wolfgang.seybold@axino.com

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Appendix A
Peranggih Infill and Extension RC and DD Drilling Campaign 2018: collar coordinates in Kertau MRSO Coordinate System

Appendix B
Assay Results for Peranggih Infill and Extension RC and DD Drilling Campaign 2018

Appendix B (continued)
Assay Results for Peranggih Infill and Extension RC and DD Drilling Campaign 2018