Drill hole 029 intersects 15.0 m of 14.5% Zn, 5.5% Pb, 1.2% Cu, 156 g/t Ag
& 1.0 g/t Au
THUNDER BAY, ON, Nov. 19, 2018 /CNW/ - Wolfden Resources
Corporation (WLF.V) (the "Company" or
"Wolfden") is pleased to announce additional results
from its ongoing infill and expansion drilling at the Company's
wholly owned Pickett Mountain Project in northeastern Maine, USA. The Project represents one
of the highest grade zinc-rich, volcanogenic massive sulphide
("VMS") deposits in North America
and consists of two primary lenses (East and West) that remain open
for expansion.
Drill holes PM-18-028 (East Lens) and 029 (West Lens), both
intersected robust zones of high-grade VMS mineralization as
tabulated below. Horizontal widths for these intersections
are equal to 60% of the core length.
Hole
No.
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Length
(m)
|
Zn+Pb+Cu
(%)
|
Zinc
(%)
|
Lead
(%)
|
Copper
(%)
|
Silver
(g/t)
|
Gold
(g/t)
|
PM-18-028
|
389.3
|
394.3
|
5.0
|
19.8
|
13.9
|
5.3
|
0.6
|
115.4
|
0.9
|
|
Inc. 390.9
|
394.3
|
3.4
|
27.2
|
19.2
|
7.4
|
0.6
|
151.1
|
1.2
|
PM-18-029
|
653.2
|
668.2
|
15.0
|
21.1
|
14.5
|
5.5
|
1.1
|
155.9
|
1.0
|
|
Inc. 657.6
|
668.2
|
10.6
|
27.7
|
19.3
|
7.2
|
1.2
|
206.4
|
1.3
|
Hole 028 intersected the E1 Lens at a vertical depth of 350
metres below surface and returned 19.8% combined Zn+Pb+Cu over 5.0
metres including 3.4 metres at 27.2% combined Zn+Pb+Cu.
Hole 029, a step-out drill hole testing the W1 Lens, cut massive
sulphide at a vertical depth of 600 metres below surface, yielding
15.0 metres of 21.1% combined Zn+Pb+Cu including 10.6 metres of
27.7% combined Zn+Pb+Cu. This deep intercept is one of the best to
date on the project and correlates well with hole 022 (50 m to the east) that returned 34.7% combined
Zn+Pb+Cu over 4.7 metres.
In addition, hole 031 intersected new potential lens of massive
sulphide mineralization 150 metres to the north (deeper into the
footwall) below the East Lens at a vertical depth of 650
metres. Visual inspection indicates similar appreciable
amounts of zinc, lead and copper sulphide mineralization, as is
typical of the East and West lens, over a core length of 2.5
metres. Assay results are pending.
"This deeper mineralization is a very positive development in
terms of adding to the scale at Pickett Mountain", stated
Don Hoy SVP Exploration for Wolfden.
"The discovery warrants a follow-up program of down-hole EM
surveying in order to explore the extent of this potential new lens
of massive sulphide mineralization".
The Company is continuing to model the historical and recent
drill results in order to generate an updated mineral resource
estimate. Drill results obtained from both the West and East
Lenses of the Pickett Mountain deposit can be viewed on an updated
vertical longitudinal drill section in the Pickett Mtn.
presentation on the Company website.
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Wolfden adheres to strict Quality Assurance and Quality Control
protocols including routine insertion of blanks and certified
reference standards in each sample batch of drill core that is sent
to the lab for analyses. Drill core samples are split in half using
a diamond saw with one half saved for reference and the other half
shipped via secure transport to Activation Laboratories sample
preparation facility in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Core samples
are analyzed for zinc, lead and copper utilizing sodium peroxide
fusion, acid dissolution followed by ICP-OES (Code 8). Gold is
analyzed by fire assay (30 g) utilizing AA finish (Code 1A2) and
samples with over 5 g/t are analyzed by fire assay with gravimetric
finish (Code 1A3). Silver is analyzed by fire assay with
gravimetric finish (Code 8-Ag).
The information in this news release has been reviewed and
approved by Don Hoy, P.Geo., SVP
Exploration and Ron Little P.Eng.,
President and CEO, who are Qualified Persons' under National
Instrument 43-101.
About Wolfden
Wolfden is a Canadian Exploration and Development Company
focused on advancing high-quality polymetallic projects in
Canada and it's high-grade (Zn,
Pb, Cu, Ag) VMS Pickett Mountain Project in Maine, USA. Pickett Mountain consists of
a wholly owned 6,800 acre property, close to excellent
infrastructure, that includes complete ownership of the land and
all rights to minerals, timber and access without any historic or
aboriginal encumbrances. The Company plans to complete
sufficient exploration, definition drilling and various technical
studies in order to demonstrate the economic potential for an
underground mining scenario on the Project.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Information
This news release contains certain information that may
constitute forward-looking information or forward-looking
statements under applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation
(collectively, "forward-looking information"), including but not
limited to information about future drilling activities at the
Pickett Mountain Project; the timing and completion of an
anticipated mineral resource estimate and technical studies at
the Pickett Mountain Project; and the scope of and
the anticipated effect of new mining legislation in Maine. This forward-looking information
entails various risks and uncertainties that are based on current
expectations and actual results may differ materially from those
contained in such information. These uncertainties and risks
include, but are not limited to, the strength of the global
economy; the price of base metals and minerals generally;
operational, funding and liquidity risks; the degree to which
mineral resource estimates are reflective of actual mineral
resources; the degree to which factors which would make an
underground mineral deposit commercially viable are present; the
risks and hazards associated with mineral exploration and mining
operations; and the ability of Wolfden to fund its substantial
capital requirements and operations. Risks and uncertainties about
the Company's business are more fully discussed in the Company's
disclosure materials filed with the securities regulatory
authorities in Canada available at
www.sedar.com. Readers are urged to read these materials. Wolfden
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information or
to update the reasons why actual results could differ from such
information unless required by law.
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SOURCE Wolfden Resources Corporation