Hole PM20-07 intersected 52.9% ZnEq over 0.75 metres that is comprised of 24.2% Zn, 11.2% Pb, 3.1% Cu, 514 g/t Ag and 2.1 g/t Au from 678.7 to 679.45 metres down the hole. The intersection occurs in a footwall lens that roughly parallels the East and West Lenses, 150 metres to the north. The intercept has an estimated true width of 0.52 metres and is situated approximately 100 metres to the east of holes PM18-31 and 31A (a wedge hole off 31) that previously intersected the same footwall lens returning 24.7% ZnEq over 7.1 meters and 9.0% ZnEq over 9.1 metres (5.7 and 7.8 metres true width). Assays are pending for additional narrow intervals of footwall massive sulphide mineralization, that appear to correlate with this intercept, including in recent drill holes PM-20-G56-ext (138 metres above and to the west), PM20-13 (785 metres above and to the west), PM20-15 (775 metres above and to the west) and PM20-16 (708 metres above and west). Further drill testing of this narrow and higher-grade massive sulphide lens, is expected to occur this winter, once all assays have been received and evaluated.
'As stated previously, the footwall of the Pickett Mt deposit remains largely untested by most of the previous drilling and provides a significant opportunity to potentially increase the total Project resource,' stated
Geology of the Footwall Lens
The footwall massive sulphide lens appears to be hosted or associated with a debris flow/carbonate-enriched interval that occurred between two pulses of felsic volcanism some 150 to 200 metres below the West and East massive sulphide lenses. Alteration varies from weak to intense chlorite and sericite and also includes variable amounts of sulphide stringer mineralization. The footwall lens remains largely untested as most of the drilling to date was not deep enough. To date 22 of 24 holes have intersected stringer to massive sulphide mineralization within a 1,000 by 700 metre initial target area.
Also associated and paralleling the footwall lens is stringer mineralization that is hosted in a moderate to intensely altered, quartz (+- feldspar) porphyry. Assays are pending for this mineralization type in holes PM20-16 and 17 as announced on
Laboratory turn-around time for assays has been approximately eight weeks and additional results are expected in the coming weeks. Drilling can be carried out on the project year-round.
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