Brixton Metals Corporation
(TSX-V: BBB, OTCQB:
BBBXF) (the “
Company” or
“
Brixton”) is pleased to announce additional 2024
drill results from the Trapper Gold Target at its wholly owned
Thorn Project. The project is located in Northwest British
Columbia, 90km east of Juneau, Alaska.
Highlights
- Hole THN24-308 yielded 61.95m of
1.02 g/t Au from 184.75m depth within 77.25m of 0.9 g/t Au
- Including 9.25m of 4.79 g/t Au
- Including 2.25m of 18.50 g/t
Au
- Hole THN24-309 yielded 28.00m of
0.70 g/t Au
- Including 6.00m of 1.24 g/t Au
- Gold occurs as native gold and is
associated with base metal veins as galena, sphalerite,
chalcopyrite, quartz-carbonate and pyrite
“We’re pleased with the recent drill results
which reveal encouraging gold grades and align well with our
exploration model,” stated Vice President of Exploration, Christina
Anstey. “These results strengthen our understanding of the
mineralization in the area and support our strategy to unlock
further potential through continued drilling.”
Figure 1. Gold Geochemistry and Trapper Target
Location Map.
Table 1. Select Mineralized Intervals for the
Trapper Target Drilling.
Hole ID |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
THN24-308 |
11.00 |
73.00 |
62.00 |
0.71 |
3.48 |
Including |
11.00 |
32.00 |
21.00 |
1.07 |
4.51 |
Including |
64.00 |
73.00 |
9.00 |
1.64 |
4.15 |
And Including |
184.75 |
262.00 |
77.25 |
0.90 |
1.41 |
Including |
184.75 |
246.70 |
61.95 |
1.02 |
1.63 |
Including |
184.75 |
194.00 |
9.25 |
4.79 |
5.87 |
Including |
184.75 |
187.00 |
2.25 |
18.50 |
22.27 |
THN24-309 |
19.00 |
47.00 |
28.00 |
0.70 |
3.97 |
Including |
26.00 |
32.00 |
6.00 |
1.24 |
4.70 |
All assay values are uncut weighted averages and
intervals reflect drilled lengths as further drilling is required
to determine the true widths of the mineralization.
Discussion
The 2024 drill campaign at the Trapper Gold
Target totaled 2,745.60m of drilling across 11 HQ-sized diamond
drill holes of which 762.00m are covered in this release. The
program was designed to test the extents and continuity of the main
mineralized corridor along the Lawless Fault zone through a
combination of infill and step-out drilling. Additional step-out
drilling was completed north of the main zone, following-up on
undercover mineralized zones that were identified during the 2023
drill program. Drilling was planned through a combination of
mapping, oriented core data analysis, geophysics, and soil
geochemistry. Additional assays from the 2024 drill campaign will
be released as they become available. Figure 2. Planview Map with
Collar Locations and Gold Drill Traces at the Trapper Target.
THN24-308 and THN24-309 were drilled from the
same pad location and planned as infill to assess grade continuity
between previously released holes THN22-251 and THN22-239 from the
2022 drill campaign. Both holes were successful in intercepting
broad intervals of near surface gold mineralization. Hole 308 was
drilled at an azimuth of 025 degrees and dip of -46 degrees to a
final depth of 353.00m returning 313.00m of 0.44 g/t Au including
61.95m of 1.02 g/t Au and including 9.25m of 4.79 g/t Au. Hole 309
was drilled at a steepened angle below hole 309 at an azimuth of
025 degrees and a dip of -65 degrees to a final depth of 255.00m.
Hole 309 returned 156.00m of 0.24 g/t Au including 28.00m of 0.70
g/t Au and including 6.00m of 1.24 g/t Au.
THN24-306 was drilled at an azimuth of 000
degrees and dip of -65 degrees to a final depth of 154.00m and was
drilled from the same pad location as previously released hole
THN24-304 testing a steeper inclination. The holes were planned as
southeastern step-outs along the Lawless Fault to determine the
extents of mineralization. Although THN24-304 returned 227.50m of
0.50 g/t Au including 27.00m of 3.49 g/t Au, no significant assays
were intercepted in hole 306 which drilled into the footwall of the
Lawless Fault at 65m depth. However, based on the broad gold
intervals intercepted in hole 304 the potential for future
extension to the east remains open along the hanging wall of the
main mineralizing structure.
Gold mineralization at Trapper is structurally
controlled along the Lawless Fault, trending northwest-southeast
and dipping moderately to the north in the main drilling area.
There are multiple CVG features (see news release dated October
10th, 2024) that could reflect similar parallel structures to the
Lawless Fault which remain open to test for new gold potential.
Mineralization appears to favour the contact between the Cretaceous
(85.2 +/- 1.2Ma) quartz diorite and the Triassic lapilli tuffs with
broad gold intervals largely hosted along the faulted contact. The
gold is associated with silver and base metal veins containing
pyrite-galena-sphalerite +/- chalcopyrite +/- bornite, which occur
conjugate to the Lawless Fault. Through a combination of oriented
core drilling, surface mapping, geochemistry and geophysics, the
aim is to achieve predictability of the gold-bearing zones. The
current drilling at the Trapper Target is located 7km southeast
from the Camp Creek Copper Porphyry Target. At surface, the Trapper
Target is expressed as a 4km northwest trending gold and zinc soil
geochemical anomaly which is part of the larger 11km gold
geochemical anomaly trending from Camp Creek to the Trapper Target.
Future drilling at the Trapper Target will focus on identifying new
zones of gold-bearing mineralization undercover within the
footprint of this larger gold geochemical anomaly.
Figure 3. Visible Gold Photographs of
THN24-308.
Drilling Information
Table 2. Drill Collar and Hole Information of
Current News Release.
Hole ID |
Easting |
Northing |
Elevation (m) |
Azimuth |
Dip |
Depth (m) |
THN24-306 |
630500 |
6485358 |
1230 |
000 |
-65 |
154.00 |
THN24-308 |
630426 |
6485407 |
1272 |
025 |
-46 |
353.00 |
THN24-309 |
630427 |
6485409 |
1272 |
025 |
-65 |
255.00 |
About the Trapper Gold Target
The geochemical footprint for the Trapper Gold
Target was expanded in 2021 to 4km by 1.5km with a gold-in-soil
geochemical signature that has a strong positive correlation to
zinc and lead. The Trapper Target represents an
intermediate-sulphidation epithermal system hosted in volcanic and
intrusive rocks. The volcanics are Triassic Stuhini lapilli tuff,
while the intrusive phase is a Cretaceous quartz diorite dated at
85.2Ma +- 1.2Ma. Visible gold has been identified in both drill
core and surface outcrops across the Trapper Target area and rock
grab samples have returned up to 152 g/t Au. Visible gold is
recognized in several environments: within base metal veins
(sphalerite-galena-pyrite-chalcopyrite), quartz-stockwork,
sulphosalt-pyrite veinlets, and rarely disseminated gold in the
diorite. In 2021, 2022 and 2023, Brixton drilled 3,107m, 9,119m and
6,625m, respectively. In 2011, forty-two drill holes were completed
by a previous operator. The Trapper Target is royalty free.
Quality Assurance & Quality
Control
Quality assurance and quality control protocols
for drill core sampling were developed by Brixton. Core samples
were mostly taken at 1.0m intervals. Blank, duplicate (lab pulp)
and certified reference materials were inserted into the sample
stream for at least every 20 drill core samples. Core samples were
cut in half, bagged, zip-tied and sent directly to ALS Minerals
preparation facility in Langley, British Columbia. ALS Minerals
Laboratories is registered to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025
accreditations for laboratory procedures. Samples were analyzed at
ALS Laboratory Facilities in North Vancouver, British Columbia for
gold by fire assay with an atomic absorption finish, whereas Ag,
Pb, Cu and Zn and 48 additional elements were analyzed using four
acid digestion with an ICP-MS finish. Over limits for gold were
analyzed using fire assay and gravimetric finish. The standards,
certified reference materials, were acquired from CDN Resource
Laboratories Ltd., of Langley, British Columbia and the standards
inserted varied depending on the type and abundance of
mineralization visually observed in the primary sample. Blank
material used consisted of non-mineralized siliceous landscaping
rock. A copy of the QAQC protocols can be viewed at the Company’s
website.
About the Thorn Project
The wholly-owned 2,945 square kilometer Thorn
Project is located in British Columbia, Canada, approximately 90 km
east of Juneau, AK. The southern limit of the Thorn claim boundary
is roughly 50 km from tide water. The Thorn Project hosts a
district-scale 80km megatrend of Triassic to Eocene,
volcano-plutonic complex with several styles of mineralization
related to porphyry and epithermal environments. Many large-scale
copper-gold targets have been identified for further exploration
work. Information on each of the targets may be found at the
following link:
https://brixtonmetals.com/thorn-gold-copper-silver-project/
Qualified Person
Mr. Corey A. James, P.Geo., is a Senior Project
Geologist for the company and a qualified person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101. Mr. James has verified the data
disclosed in this press release, including the sampling,
analytical and test data underlying the technical information and
has approved this press release.
About Brixton Metals
Corporation
Brixton Metals is a Canadian exploration company
focused on the advancement of its mining projects. Brixton wholly
owns four exploration projects: Brixton’s flagship Thorn
copper-gold-silver-molybdenum Project, the Hog Heaven
copper-silver-gold Project in NW Montana, USA, which is optioned to
Ivanhoe Electric Inc., the Langis-HudBay silver-cobalt-nickel
Project in Ontario and the Atlin Goldfields Project located in
northwest BC which is optioned to Eldorado Gold Corporation.
Brixton Metals Corporation shares trade on the TSX-V under the
ticker symbol BBB, and on the OTCQB under the
ticker symbol BBBXF. For more information about
Brixton, please visit our website at www.brixtonmetals.com.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Mr. Gary R. Thompson, Chairman and CEO
For Investor Relations inquiries please contact:
Mr. Michael Rapsch, Senior Manager, Investor Relations. email:
michael.rapsch@brixtonmetals.com or call Tel: 604-630-9707
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