New Blast Zone results
Analyte | Symbol | Au (g/mt) | Ag (g/t) | As (%) | Cu (%) | Pb (%) | Zn (%) | ||
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Detection Limit | Field | 5,00 | 3 | 0.01 | 0.001 | 3 | 1 | ||
Analysis | Method | Trench | Description | FA-AA | FA-GRA | ICP-OES | ICP-OES | ICP-OES | ICP-OES |
E903305 | NBT01 | vuggy central vein | 2.57 | 866 | 0.02 | 0.033 | 4.37 | 0.062 | |
E903306 | NBT01 | vuggy qtz vein | 1.64 | 381 | < | 0.01 | 0.012 | 0.894 | 0.068 |
E903307 | NBT01 | fine grained galena | 1.01 | 2670 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 31.4 | 1.86 | |
E903308 | NBT01 | ‘gouge’ | 4.67 | 3070 | 0.11 | 0.035 | 18 | 0.105 | |
E902451 | NBT01 | Qtz sulphide bx | 0.212 | 30200 | 0.03 | 0.002 | 0.081 | 0.004 | |
E902454 | NBT01 | Qtz vein | 1.49 | 36 | 0.03 | 0.021 | 0.183 | 0.2 | |
E902456 | NBT01 | Rk1 & Rk 2 contract | 5.78 | 1020 | 0.13 | 0.523 | 5.47 | 7.51 | |
E902459 | NBT01 | Rk type 1 ‘ore’ | 5.03 | 1500 | 0.1 | 0.456 | 7.95 | 15.2 | |
E902462 | NBT01 | Rk type 2 footwall) | 1.43 | 787 | 0.1 | 0.339 | 5.89 | 11.6 | |
E902465 | NBT01 | massive sulphide (py) | 0.296 | 46 | 0.05 | 0.002 | 0.011 | 0.011 | |
E902467 | NBT01 | Rk type 3 (hanging wall) | 1.68 | 922 | 0.02 | 0.018 | 2.61 | 0.06 | |
E902468 | NBT01 | Qtz galena crystals | 1.11 | 45 | 0.02 | 0.045 | 0.231 | 0.749 |
Trenching continues with blasting on the Shiny Cliff vein mineralization. It has exposed mineralization which is similar in nature to that at the New Blast Zone. Blast rock samples from the Shiny Cliff area have been sent in for analysis.
Trenching and sampling is ongoing to see if the mineralization connects between the Shiny Cliff and New Blast. Based on the results, the Company intends on applying for a permit from the BC Ministry of Energy & Mines to remove a bulk sample of mineralized material from the Electrum property.
The bulk sample program is intended to investigate the metallurgical properties and determine mineralized grades. Walter Storm, President and CEO stated: “We are very pleased with the results of the work on the Electrum this summer as we have increased the known mineralized gold and silver zones.” The Electrum project (historical East gold mine) is located approximately 25 km south of Pretium’s Brucejack gold mine. The Electrum is road accessible and is only 45 km from world-class concentrate shipping port facilities located in Stewart.
Quality Assurance/Quality Control Analytical work for trench specimens are being carried out by Actlabs Kamloops, (Accredited Laboratory No. 790). Quality assurance and quality control programs include the use of analytical blanks and standards and duplicates in addition to the labs own internal quality assurance program. All specimens were first analyzed according to the following procedures.
- gold Au (0.005 – 10 ppm) by 30g Fire Assay / AA where Au >3 g/t, automatically analyse a new 250g reject split for Au by 50g Fire Assay / Gravimetric finish
- Ag (3 – 10,000 g/t) by 30g Fire Assay / Gravimetric finish
- Assay Grade, 0.5g Aqua Regia (Partial) Digestion with ICP-OES analysis for the following four elements and detection limits: As (0.01%), Cu (0.001%), Pb (0.003%), Zn (0.001%)
All samples were then treated by “Gold by Metallic Screen Fire Assay”. This entails a representative 1000g of pulverized sample sieved at 100 mesh (150 micron), with assays performed on the entire +100 mesh fraction and two splits of the -100 mesh fraction. A final assay is calculated based on the weight of each fraction.
The qualified person
The Qualified Person for the Electrum exploration program is Alex Burton, P. Eng., P. Geo. for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101.