Highlights
- Significant assays over wide sections have been received from the first two diamond drill holes, NB20-001 and NB20-002, drilled in the central
Boundary Zone area. - Hole NB20-002 intersected 4.42% Zinc, 0.08% Lead and 10.7 g/t Silver over 212.70 m, including 25.58% Zinc, 0.14% Lead and 44.0 g/t Silver over 5.81 m.
- Hole NB20-001 intersected 2.60% Zinc, 0.06% Lead and 5.9 g/t Silver over 246.68 m from surface including 23.62% Zinc, 0.22% Lead and 53.7 g/t Silver over 4.95 m.
- Assays from other holes including the new discovery at Boundary Zone West are pending.
Table 1: Highlights of initial 2020 results from central
Drill Hole | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Zinc (%) | Lead (%) | Silver (g/t) | Bulk Density (t/m3) |
NB20-001 | 2.20 | 248.88 | 246.68 | 2.60 | 0.06 | 5.9 | 2.96 |
>including | 4.87 | 7.00 | 2.13 | 10.09 | 0.02 | 7.7 | 3.05 |
>and | 47.74 | 49.74 | 2.00 | 12.08 | 0.02 | 10.5 | 3.33 |
>and | 57.76 | 58.73 | 0.97 | 32.40 | 0.09 | 42.0 | 3.20 |
>and | 74.99 | 77.00 | 2.01 | 10.41 | 0.01 | 6.6 | 3.00 |
>and | 136.15 | 173.00 | 36.85 | 6.75 | 0.04 | 14.9 | 2.89 |
>>including | 136.15 | 141.10 | 4.95 | 23.62 | 0.22 | 53.7 | 3.15 |
>>and | 149.05 | 150.20 | 1.15 | 17.57 | 0.08 | 36.1 | 3.18 |
>>and | 156.42 | 157.70 | 1.28 | 14.96 | 0.01 | 26.4 | 2.95 |
>>and | 171.00 | 173.00 | 2.00 | 10.63 | 0.05 | 27.3 | 2.84 |
NB20-002 | 48.30 | 261.00 | 212.70 | 4.42 | 0.08 | 10.7 | 2.87 |
>including | 48.30 | 52.00 | 3.70 | 12.05 | 0.10 | 15.1 | 3.54 |
>and | 70.16 | 76.00 | 5.84 | 15.49 | 0.06 | 31.7 | 3.16 |
>and | 153.00 | 192.55 | 39.55 | 7.69 | 0.26 | 24.5 | 2.87 |
>>including | 160.00 | 171.00 | 11.00 | 11.46 | 0.25 | 33.7 | 2.89 |
>>and | 189.84 | 192.55 | 2.71 | 39.46 | 1.07 | 120.5 | 3.41 |
>including | 204.00 | 205.00 | 1.00 | 8.49 | 0.24 | 25.1 | 2.90 |
and | 227.00 | 260.00 | 33.00 | 8.38 | 0.04 | 14.7 | 2.88 |
>including | 228.19 | 234.00 | 5.81 | 25.58 | 0.14 | 44.0 | 3.15 |
>and | 239.00 | 250.00 | 11.00 | 8.20 | 0.01 | 14.2 | 2.87 |
CEO Statement
2020 Drill Results
The 2020 drill program was completed in October, but these are the first assays to be announced due to slow turn around at the lab operating under COVID-19 limitations. Infill and step-out drilling at
At central
A total of nine holes were drilled at
Boundary Zone Potential
There is no mineral resource for
Boundary Zone Background
Historical exploration work at
In 2019, Fireweed drilled two holes into the central part of the known
Notes on sampling, assaying, and data aggregation:
The diamond drill core logging and sampling program was carried out under a rigorous quality assurance / quality control program using industry best practices. Drill intersections in this release are all HQ3 (split tube) size core (61.1mm / 2.4-inch diameter) with recoveries typically above 85%. After drilling, core was logged for geology, structure and geotechnical characteristics, marked for sampling, and photographed on site. The cores for analyses were marked for sampling based on geological intervals with individual samples 1.5 metres or less in length. Drill core from the
A total of 5% assay standards or blanks and 5% core duplicates are included in the sample stream as a quality control measure and are reviewed after analyses are received. Standards and blanks in 2020 drill results to date have been approved as acceptable. Duplicate data add to the long-term estimates of precision for assay data on the project and precision for drill results reported is deemed to be within acceptable levels. Samples were sent to the Bureau Veritas preparation laboratory in
Results in this news release are length and bulk-density weighted averages as would be used in a Mineral Resource estimate. Readers are cautioned that in Fireweed news releases in prior years, only length weighted assay averages were reported which may result in slightly lower (under reported) average values. To allow comparison of 2019
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Boundary Zone reported in this news release are taken from historic reports prepared by previous operators. Neither the Company or the Qualified Person has done sufficient work to verify these results and therefore these results should not be relied upon. The Company is including them for information purposes to explain the basis for the exploration target and reasons for drilling.
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Table 2:
Drill Hole | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Zinc (%) | Lead (%) | Silver (g/t) | Bulk Density (t/m3) |
NB20-001 | 2.20 | 248.88 | 246.68 | 2.60 | 0.06 | 5.9 | 2.96 |
>including | 4.87 | 174.00 | 169.13 | 3.13 | 0.02 | 5.9 | 2.97 |
>>including | 4.87 | 7.00 | 2.13 | 10.09 | 0.02 | 7.7 | 3.05 |
>>and | 47.74 | 49.74 | 2.00 | 12.08 | 0.02 | 10.5 | 3.33 |
>>and | 57.76 | 58.73 | 0.97 | 32.40 | 0.09 | 42.0 | 3.20 |
>>and | 74.99 | 77.00 | 2.01 | 10.41 | 0.01 | 6.6 | 3.00 |
>>and | 82.48 | 83.38 | 0.90 | 10.26 | 0.02 | 14.2 | 2.82 |
>>and | 136.15 | 173.00 | 36.85 | 6.75 | 0.04 | 14.9 | 2.89 |
>>>including | 136.15 | 141.10 | 4.95 | 23.62 | 0.22 | 53.7 | 3.15 |
>>>and | 149.05 | 150.20 | 1.15 | 17.57 | 0.08 | 36.1 | 3.18 |
>>>and | 156.42 | 157.70 | 1.28 | 14.96 | 0.01 | 26.4 | 2.95 |
>>>and | 166.00 | 167.00 | 1.00 | 10.58 | 0.04 | 24.5 | 2.73 |
>>>and | 171.00 | 173.00 | 2.00 | 10.63 | 0.05 | 27.3 | 2.84 |
>and | 174.00 | 202.40 | 28.40 | 0.50 | 0.02 | 1.7 | 2.77 |
>and | 202.40 | 220.00 | 17.60 | 2.02 | 0.21 | 11.1 | 3.06 |
>and | 220.00 | 233.00 | 13.00 | 0.56 | 0.41 | 7.5 | 3.11 |
>and | 233.00 | 248.88 | 15.88 | 3.07 | 0.09 | 6.5 | 3.01 |
268.54 | 278.25 | 9.71 | 1.63 | 0.14 | 4.6 | 3.00 |
Table 3:
Drill Hole | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Zinc (%) | Lead (%) | Silver (g/t) | Bulk Density (t/m3) |
NB20-002 | 48.30 | 261.00 | 212.70 | 4.42 | 0.08 | 10.7 | 2.87 |
>including | 48.30 | 192.55 | 144.25 | 4.38 | 0.10 | 11.6 | 2.90 |
>>including | 48.30 | 52.00 | 3.70 | 12.05 | 0.10 | 15.1 | 3.54 |
>>and | 70.16 | 76.00 | 5.84 | 15.49 | 0.06 | 31.7 | 3.16 |
>>and | 153.00 | 192.55 | 39.55 | 7.69 | 0.26 | 24.5 | 2.87 |
>>>including | 160.00 | 171.00 | 11.00 | 11.46 | 0.25 | 33.7 | 2.89 |
>>>and | 189.84 | 192.55 | 2.71 | 39.46 | 1.07 | 120.5 | 3.41 |
>and | 192.55 | 227.00 | 34.45 | 0.72 | 0.02 | 3.0 | 2.77 |
>>including | 204.00 | 205.00 | 1.00 | 8.49 | 0.24 | 25.1 | 2.90 |
>and | 227.00 | 260.00 | 33.00 | 8.38 | 0.04 | 14.7 | 2.88 |
>>including | 228.19 | 234.00 | 5.81 | 25.58 | 0.14 | 44.0 | 3.15 |
>>and | 239.00 | 250.00 | 11.00 | 8.20 | 0.01 | 14.2 | 2.87 |
277.00 | 309.00 | 32.00 | 1.72 | 0.01 | 1.8 | 2.89 | |
>including | 282.00 | 283.00 | 1.00 | 5.98 | 0.001 | 3.8 | 2.97 |
>and | 293.00 | 296.00 | 3.00 | 4.26 | 0.002 | 4.4 | 2.98 |
>and | 304.00 | 307.00 | 3.00 | 4.12 | 0.003 | 1.5 | 2.92 |
Table 4: 2020 drill hole collar data.
Diamond Drill Hole Collars
Drill Hole | Length (m) | Zone | Easting* | Northing* | Elevation (m) | Dip (°) | Grid Azimuth (°) |
NB20-001 | 303.5 | 422440 | 7010418 | 1164 | -54 | 270 | |
NB20-002 | 320.0 | 422336 | 7010329 | 1132 | -50 | 020 | |
NB20-003 | 152.0 | 421557 | 7010456 | 1200 | -50 | 185 | |
NB20-004 | 333.0 | 422049 | 7010614 | 1218 | -50 | 215 | |
NB20-005 | 143.0 | 422277 | 7010313 | 1129 | -50 | 215 | |
NB20-006 | 203.0 | 422277 | 7010313 | 1129 | -80 | 215 | |
NB20-007 | 90.0 | 421951 | 7010538 | 1200 | -70 | 215 | |
NB20-008 | 324.0 | 422216 | 7010354 | 1139 | -50 | 215 | |
NB20-009 | 447.2 | 421951 | 7010538 | 1200 | -75 | 215 | |
MP20-001 | 632.0 | 240 Mile | 438698 | 7003094 | 1311 | -60 | 295 |
*
Reverse Circulation (RC) Drill Hole Collars
Drill Hole | Length (m) | Zone | Easting* | Northing* | Elevation (m) | Dip (°) | Grid Azimuth (°) |
TRC20-001 | 7.6 | 442065 | 7003667 | 1547 | -50 | 066 | |
TRC20-002 | 82.3 | 442071 | 7003663 | 1547 | -80 | 066 | |
TRC20-003 | 64.0 | 442071 | 7003663 | 1547 | -55 | 066 | |
TRC20-004 | 64.0 | 442071 | 7003663 | 1547 | -70 | 089 | |
TRC20-005 | 47.2 | 442071 | 7003663 | 1547 | -55 | 129 | |
TRC20-006 | 36.6 | 442049 | 7003678 | 1545 | -80 | 065 | |
TRC20-007 | 98.45 | 441654 | 7004507 | 1422 | -51 | 076 | |
JRC20-001 | 47.24 | 436437 | 7002774 | 1298 | -50 | 027 | |
JRC20-002 | 59.44 | 436533 | 7002772 | 1300 | -65 | 011 |
*
Table 5: 2020 drill hole results and observations.
Diamond Drill Hole Descriptions – assays pending where noted.
Drill Hole | Length (m) | Zone | Target | Results and Observations |
NB20-001 | 303.5 | BZ core infill | Wide zone encountered. Results reported in this news release. | |
NB20-002 | 320.0 | BZ core infill/step-out | Wide zone encountered. Hole abandoned at 320 m in mineralization due to drilling problems. Results reported in this news release. | |
NB20-003 | 152.0 | Gravity high anomaly ~800 m west of BZ | No significant mineralization. Gravity anomaly explained by dense sedimentary rock unit | |
NB20-004 | 333.0 | Gravity high anomaly 360 m west of BZ | Wide zone encountered. Assays pending. | |
NB20-005 | 143.0 | BZ step-out to south | No significant mineralization. | |
NB20-006 | 203.0 | BZ step-out to south | Minor mineralization encountered. | |
NB20-007 | 90.0 | Gravity high 360 m W of BZ | Hole abandoned due to drilling problems and re-drilled as NB20-009. | |
NB20-008 | 324.0 | Gravity high anomaly 200 m west of BZ and step-out 80 m west of previous drilling | Wide zone encountered. Assays pending. | |
NB20-009 | 447.2 | Gravity high anomaly 360 m W of BZ | Wide zone encountered. Assays pending. | |
MP20-001 | 632.0 | 240 | Gravity high anomaly between the Tom and Jason deposits | Hole suspended before reaching target horizon; casing left in place to allow resumption of drilling next season. |
Reverse Circulation (RC) Drill Hole Descriptions – assays pending.
Drill Hole | Length (m) | Zone | Target | Results and Observations |
TRC20-001 | 7.6 | Infill | Hole abandoned at casing due to drilling problems | |
TRC20-002 | 82.3 | Infill | ||
TRC20-003 | 64.0 | Infill | ||
TRC20-004 | 64.0 | Twin of historic hole | Successful twin with good recovery. Assays pending. | |
TRC20-005 | 47.2 | Step-out | Hole abandoned before target depth due to drilling problems | |
TRC20-006 | 36.6 | Infill | Hole abandoned before target depth due to drilling problems | |
TRC20-007 | 98.45 | Infill | ||
JRC20-001 | 47.24 | Infill | ||
JRC20-002 | 59.44 | Infill |
Table 6A: 2019 drill results from hole NB19-001 reported as length and bulk density weighted averages.
Drill Hole3 | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Estimated True Width (m) | Zinc (%) | Lead (%) | Silver (g/t) | Bulk Density (t/m3) |
NB19-001 | 6.00 | 278.45 | 272.45 | 230 | 3.72 | 0.47 | 13.1 | 3.08 |
>including | 6.00 | 117.00 | 111.00 | 97.3 | 6.08 | 0.05 | 10.4 | 3.08 |
>>including | 93.69 | 117.00 | 23.31 | 20.4 | 17.63 | 0.10 | 30.4 | 3.19 |
>>>including | 93.69 | 98.54 | 4.85 | 4.3 | 31.94 | 0.14 | 39.6 | 3.49 |
>>>>including | 94.84 | 95.85 | 1.01 | 0.9 | 47.70 | 0.21 | 50.2 | 3.57 |
>>>and | 111.40 | 117.00 | 5.60 | 4.9 | 29.95 | 0.20 | 65.9 | 3.40 |
>>>>including | 113.54 | 117.00 | 3.46 | 3.0 | 36.39 | 0.27 | 83.0 | 3.62 |
>and | 226.20 | 238.05 | 11.85 | Undetermined | 9.37 | 4.91 | 77.0 | 3.43 |
>>including | 230.30 | 236.00 | 5.70 | Undetermined | 12.13 | 7.92 | 118.3 | 3.45 |
>>>including | 230.30 | 233.22 | 2.92 | Undetermined | 19.00 | 3.01 | 74.9 | 3.27 |
>>>and | 233.88 | 236.00 | 2.12 | Undetermined | 6.34 | 15.07 | 190.4 | 3.84 |
Table 6B: 2019 drill results from hole NB19-002 reported as length and bulk density weighted averages.
Drill Hole | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Estimated True Width (m) | Zinc (%) | Lead (%) | Silver (g/t) | Bulk Density (t/m3) |
NB19-002 | 8.00 | 330.00 | 322.00 | 230 | 4.51 | 0.33 | 10.6 | 3.07 |
>including | 8.00 | 150.30 | 142.30 | 100 | 8.73 | 0.11 | 12.0 | 3.08 |
>>including | 8.00 | 14.00 | 6.00 | 4.2 | 5.60 | 0.02 | 5.4 | 3.44 |
>>and | 27.80 | 40.10 | 12.30 | 8.7 | 9.37 | 0.04 | 11.8 | 3.34 |
>>and | 82.35 | 83.13 | 0.78 | 0.6 | 41.00 | 0.91 | 72.2 | 3.38 |
>>and | 115.81 | 127.00 | 11.19 | 7.9 | 19.30 | 0.09 | 38.6 | 3.07 |
>>>including | 115.81 | 116.19 | 0.38 | 0.3 | 31.60 | 0.06 | 44.8 | 3.29 |
>>>and | 120.64 | 127.00 | 6.36 | 4.5 | 29.65 | 0.14 | 60.0 | 3.29 |
>>>>including | 122.80 | 124.94 | 2.14 | 1.5 | 44.32 | 0.27 | 94.0 | 3.60 |
>and | 139.35 | 148.42 | 9.07 | 6.4 | 43.53 | 0.72 | 42.5 | 3.79 |
>>including | 140.48 | 142.52 | 2.04 | 1.4 | 55.18 | 1.81 | 79.4 | 3.42 |
>>and | 145.65 | 146.53 | 0.88 | 0.6 | 61.67 | 0.20 | 61.2 | 3.93 |
>and | 150.30 | 330.00 | 179.70 | 130 | 1.15 | 0.50 | 9.5 | 3.06 |
>>including | 289.81 | 307.70 | 17.89 | undetermined | 3.16 | 1.92 | 31.2 | 3.59 |
>>>including | 289.81 | 291.98 | 2.17 | undetermined | 6.30 | 4.97 | 73.0 | 4.24 |
>>and | 304.65 | 307.70 | 3.05 | undetermined | 5.67 | 4.19 | 64.3 | 3.53 |
MACMILLAN PASS TARGETS
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Map 1 – Macmillan Pass Project : Locations of the 2020 exploration targets, advanced prospects, and known deposits.
BOUNDARY ZONE DRILLING
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Map 2 – Boundary Zone : Locations of the 2020 diamond drill holes and cross-section A-A’.
BOUNDARY ZONE CROSS SECTION
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Section 1: Boundary Zone Cross-Section A-A’.
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