Ardiden Limited confirmed the completion of its Summer drilling campaign at the Kasagiminnis Gold Deposit, one of 22 identified Gold Deposits and Prospects at is district-scale Pickle Lake Gold Project in north-west Ontario. Planning is now well advanced to expand drilling further out to both the South Limb and Esker Gold Prospects next year, in addition to further resource drilling at Kasagiminnis in 2021. With the objective of expanding exploration activities into the Western Hub and commencing drilling at the Esker Gold Prospect during 2021, Ardiden has applied to the Mines Department for a Permit to undertake exploration work at Esker, which has been accepted. First Nation Agreement discussions are now also well underway. A review of airborne magnetics flown by the Company over the entire New Patricia Gold Prospect revealed multiple Tier-1 large-scale structural targets, similar to known gold mine settings in the District, namely Golden Patricia (Barrick) and Musselwhite (Newmont). Of these targets, the Esker Gold Prospect is the most obvious large-scale structure, that is a Brownfield target, directly along strike of the Golden Patricia Gold Mine. Mined between 1988 and 1997, the underground Golden Patricia Mine produced 619,796oz gold at 15.2 g/t Au to depths of 750m below surface. Drilling at Ardiden's South Limb Gold Prospect will commence in January 2020. South Limb is situated 17km north-east of Kasagiminnis and directly adjoins Newmont's Dona Lake Gold Mine. Dona Lake produced 246,500oz of gold at 6.6g/t Au* to a depth of 450m before its closure in 1993 as a result of a weak gold price. Ardiden has designed a five-hole, 1000m diamond drill programme at South Limb to provide an initial test of mineralisation within the Iron Formations extending south from the Dona Lake Gold mine. The concentration of Iron Formation in this largely untested area, in close proximity to a known gold deposit, makes this a high priority target to drill test. The Summer campaign at Kasagiminnis has been completed with 15 holes drilled from 5 Pads for a total of 3,117m of diamond core drilling. Winter drilling at Kasagiminnis over the frozen lake, will recommence in the new year after the short drill programme is completed at the nearby South Limb Gold Prospect. The Kasagiminnis Gold Deposit currently has a Maiden JORC (2012) Inferred Resource estimate of 110,000oz @ 4.30 g/t Au and as evident on the map below, Ardiden's two campaigns of drilling to date at Kasagiminnis, has demonstrated a significant mineralised gold system that warrants additional exploration work. Gold intercepts of 3.72g/t Au (KAS2005) from drilling at Pads 3 and 4 to the west, suggests the gold mineralisation here is either offset further north or is less pronounced in this near-surface western zone. Drilling was therefore relocated back to the central portion on Pad 1 to test further below (380m) the 6m @ 4.23g/t Au including 2m @ 9.53g/t Au intercept in KAS2002. Assays are still pending for this hole and for a subsequent new drill hole (KAS2014) drilled on the edge of the Lake at Pad 5. As illustrated on the Kasagiminnis long section below, structural measurements and geological interpretation is suggesting a significant plunge of the gold mineralisation to the east. The 4000m Winter drill campaign at Kasagiminnis will test to the east from the shallow Lake that is already starting to freeze, with temperatures in Pickle Lake already dropping to minus 20 degrees centigrade. Ardiden will also conduct a UAV-mounted Magnetic survey over the entire Kasagiminnis mineralised area in early January, to assist drill positioning onto the most prospective structures and lithologies. Access to the area will also be more efficient now that work permits have been approved and the construction of a Winter trail to Kasagiminnis from the main highway, is well underway. In addition to the main zone at Kasagiminnis, interpretation of geophysics has identified several other prospective structures nearby that have not been drill tested. Due to other priorities, the team were unable to test below the historical intercept of 4.24m @ 21.0 g/t Au from KAS87006,but with a Winter trail being constructed to Site, accessing these target areas will be more cost efficient in the New Year. Laboratories in Thunder Bay have been inundated with samples from what has been a very active drilling season in north-western Ontario but final assays should be received in early January. Ardiden has reported no safety issues across its exploration operations and all work has been conducted with strict COVID-19 protocols in place and in close communication with local First Nation Communities and stakeholders. The Exploration potential at the Kasagiminnis Gold Deposit remains outstanding due to the lack of systematic previous work and Ardiden is working progressively towards its Exploration Target of 4.0 to 5.8 million tons at a grade ranging between 3.9 to 6.6 g/t Au (500,000 oz - 1.2 Moz Au). This is potentially achievable through sensible and smart exploration drilling campaigns over time, however by expanding drilling to South Limb, Esker and then the massive Dorothy-Dobie mineralised system, the Company is enhancing its ability to make a significant Tier-1 scale gold Deposit discovery at its Pickle Lake Gold Project.