Brixton Metals Discovers Multiple Porphyry Systems at the North Target on its Thorn Project
Brixton Metals (BBBXF) has announced significant discoveries from its 2024 drilling program at the North Target of its Thorn Project in British Columbia. The company has identified multiple porphyry systems, with the most notable being a Mo-Cu porphyry system at Wild Moly showing mineralization from surface. Key drilling results include:
- THN24-312: 638m of 0.023% Mo, 0.04% Cu from 12m depth
- THN24-313: 409m of 0.013% Mo, 0.06% Cu from 12m depth
The exploration program included a SPARTAN Magnetotelluric survey with 108 stations and four drill holes totaling 2,266m across the Wild Moly and Main Gossan target areas. The discovered system features multiple generations of porphyry-style quartz veins with molybdenite, pyrite, and chalcopyrite, accompanied by potassic alteration halos.
Brixton Metals (BBBXF) ha annunciato scoperte significative dal suo programma di perforazione 2024 presso il North Target del suo progetto Thorn nella Columbia Britannica. L'azienda ha identificato più sistemi di porfido, il più notevole dei quali è un sistema di porfido Mo-Cu a Wild Moly che mostra mineralizzazione dalla superficie. I principali risultati dalla perforazione includono:
- THN24-312: 638m di 0.023% Mo, 0.04% Cu a partire da una profondità di 12m
- THN24-313: 409m di 0.013% Mo, 0.06% Cu a partire da una profondità di 12m
Il programma di esplorazione ha incluso un sondaggio Magnetotellurico SPARTAN con 108 stazioni e quattro fori di perforazione per un totale di 2.266m nelle aree target di Wild Moly e Main Gossan. Il sistema scoperto presenta più generazioni di vene di quarzo in stile porfido con molibdenite, pirite e calcopirite, accompagnate da alti di alterazione potassici.
Brixton Metals (BBBXF) ha anunciado descubrimientos significativos de su programa de perforación 2024 en el North Target de su Proyecto Thorn en Columbia Británica. La empresa ha identificado múltiples sistemas de pórfido, siendo el más notable un sistema de pórfido Mo-Cu en Wild Moly que muestra mineralización desde la superficie. Los principales resultados de la perforación incluyen:
- THN24-312: 638m de 0.023% Mo, 0.04% Cu desde una profundidad de 12m
- THN24-313: 409m de 0.013% Mo, 0.06% Cu desde una profundidad de 12m
El programa de exploración incluyó un estudio magnétotelúrico SPARTAN con 108 estaciones y cuatro perforaciones que suman 2,266m en las áreas objetivo de Wild Moly y Main Gossan. El sistema descubierto presenta múltiples generaciones de vetas de cuarzo de estilo pórfido con molibdenita, pirita y calcopirita, acompañadas de halos de alteración potásica.
Brixton Metals (BBBXF)는 브리티시 컬럼비아의 Thorn 프로젝트 North Target에서 2024년 시추 프로그램의 주요 발견을 발표했습니다. 이 회사는 여러 개의 포르피리 시스템을 확인했으며, 그 중 가장 주목할 만한 것은 Wild Moly에서 표면에서부터 광물이 나타나는 Mo-Cu 포르피리 시스템입니다. 주요 시추 결과는 다음과 같습니다:
- THN24-312: 12m 깊이에서 0.023% Mo, 0.04% Cu의 638m
- THN24-313: 12m 깊이에서 0.013% Mo, 0.06% Cu의 409m
탐사 프로그램에는 Wild Moly와 Main Gossan 목표 지역에서 108개 지점을 포함한 SPARTAN 자기 전도 조사가 포함되어 있으며, 총 2,266m의 4개 시추 구멍이 있었습니다. 발견된 시스템은 몰리브데나이트, 피리타, 칼코파라이트가 포함된 포르피리 스타일의 여러 세대의 석영 정맥을 특징으로 하며, 칼륨 변형 홀로가 동반됩니다.
Brixton Metals (BBBXF) a annoncé des découvertes significatives de son programme de forage 2024 dans la North Target de son projet Thorn en Colombie-Britannique. La société a identifié plusieurs systèmes de porphyre, le plus remarquable étant un système de porphyre Mo-Cu à Wild Moly montrant une minéralisation à la surface. Les résultats clés de forage incluent :
- THN24-312 : 638m de 0,023% Mo, 0,04% Cu à partir d'une profondeur de 12m
- THN24-313 : 409m de 0,013% Mo, 0,06% Cu à partir d'une profondeur de 12m
Le programme d'exploration a inclus une enquête magnétotellurique SPARTAN avec 108 stations et quatre forages totalisant 2 266m dans les zones cibles de Wild Moly et Main Gossan. Le système découvert présente plusieurs générations de veines de quartz de style porphyre avec de la molybdénite, de la pyrite et de la chalcopyrite, accompagnées de halos d'altération potassique.
Brixton Metals (BBBXF) hat bedeutende Entdeckungen aus seinem Bohrprogramm 2024 im North Target seines Thorn-Projekts in British Columbia bekannt gegeben. Das Unternehmen hat mehrere Porphyrsysteme identifiziert, wobei das bemerkenswerteste ein Mo-Cu-Porphyrsystem bei Wild Moly ist, das Mineralisierung von der Oberfläche zeigt. Die wichtigsten Bohrergebnisse umfassen:
- THN24-312: 638m mit 0,023% Mo, 0,04% Cu aus einer Tiefe von 12m
- THN24-313: 409m mit 0,013% Mo, 0,06% Cu aus einer Tiefe von 12m
Das Explorationsprogramm umfasste eine SPARTAN-Magnetotellurik-Untersuchung mit 108 Stationen und vier Bohrlöchern mit insgesamt 2.266m in den Zielgebieten Wild Moly und Main Gossan. Das entdeckte System weist mehrere Generationen von Porphyr-Quarzadern mit Molybdänit, Pyrit und Chalkopyrit auf, begleitet von Kaliumalterations-Halos.
- Discovery of new Mo-Cu porphyry system at Wild Moly with mineralization from surface
- Significant drill intercepts including 638m of 0.023% Mo and 0.04% Cu
- Large exploration potential with 11km by 4km area of porphyry style alteration
- System remains open in all directions with 1.8km by 1.2km area of phyllic alteration
- Relatively low copper grades averaging 0.04-0.06% Cu in main intercepts
- No significant intercepts from Main Gossan drill holes
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brixton Metals Corporation (TSX-V: BBB, OTCQB: BBBXF) (the “Company” or “Brixton”) is pleased to announce North Target drill hole results of the 2024 season from its wholly owned Thorn Project located in NW British Columbia, Canada. The Thorn Project is an underexplored copper-gold porphyry district with many large scale exploration target areas identified.
Highlights
- Brixton Metals’ maiden drill program at the North Target has intercepted a Mo-Cu porphyry system with mineralization starting from surface consisting of:
- Multiple generations of porphyry-style quartz and quartz-anhydrite veins hosting molybdenite, pyrite, and chalcopyrite accompanied by potassic alteration halos
- Anomalous copper and molybdenum within multi-kilometer scale alteration zones of phyllic, potassic, and propylitic alteration centered around multi-phase crowded porphyritic diorites
- Multiple generations of porphyry-style quartz and quartz-anhydrite veins hosting molybdenite, pyrite, and chalcopyrite accompanied by potassic alteration halos
- A ground magnetotelluric geophysical survey has identified numerous conductive features that correlate with zones of hydrothermal alteration
- Geochronology sampling highlights discovery potential of Thorn Project with multiple metallogenic epochs identified
Vice President of Exploration, Christina Anstey, stated, “The results from the North Target highlight the extraordinary discovery potential of the Thorn Project. Intersecting multiple porphyry systems in an area that has seen minimal historical exploration is a testament to the strength of our technical approach. These early findings not only confirm the presence of a robust mineralized system, but also set the stage for further exploration to uncover higher-grade zones and additional targets across this expansive and underexplored district.”
Figure 1. Thorn Project Location Map with Copper Geochemistry.
Table 1. Select Assay Intervals for Drilling at the North Target.
| Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Mo (%) | Cu (%) | ||
| THN24-312 | 12.00 | 650.00 | 638.00 | 0.023 | 0.04 | ||
| including | 401.00 | 650.00 | 249.00 | 0.028 | 0.03 | ||
| including | 595.00 | 650.00 | 55.00 | 0.047 | 0.05 | ||
| THN24-313 | 12.00 | 421.00 | 409.00 | 0.013 | 0.06 | ||
| including | 202.40 | 219.28 | 16.88 | 0.019 | 0.11 | ||
| and including | 275.00 | 294.00 | 19.00 | 0.011 | 0.12 | ||
| THN24-296 | 491.00 | 530.00 | 39.00 | 0.005 | 0.04 | ||
| THN24-298 | No Significant Results | ||||||
HQ size core samples were cut in half and sampled predominantly at 1.5m intervals. Assay values are weighted averages. The true width of the mineralized intervals has not yet been determined.
Figure 2. Plan Map for the North Target.
Figure 3. Plan Map for the North Target with 2024 MT Geophysical Survey at 300m depth below surface.
Technical Discussion
The North Target is located approximately 10km northwest of the Camp Creek Porphyry Target. Prior to the 2024 field season, exploration at the North Target has been limited to small and sporadic surficial sampling programs and has never been drilled. Through compilation of historic work and geological mapping by Brixton Metals, multiple porphyry, epithermal, and skarn mineral occurrences accompanied by large alteration footprints have been identified within a north-northwest trending 11km by 4km area, highlighting the potential for a large mineral system. The North Target is underlain by Stuhini Group upper Triassic mafic volcanics and Laberge Group lower Jurassic sedimentary rocks. These units are intruded by multiple Late Cretaceous to Eocene intrusions.
The 2024 field season commenced with a SPARTAN Magnetotelluric (MT) geophysical survey consisting of a 108 station grid with 1-kilometer spacing. This was followed up by 4 drill holes at the Wild Moly and Main Gossan target areas for a total of 2,266m.
Wild Moly
Wild Moly has a surface expression of strong quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration with quartz-molybdenite-chalcopyrite veins and a coincident low resistivity feature identified from the MT survey. This target was tested with two drill holes for a total of 1,071m leading to the discovery of a previously unrecognized Mo-Cu porphyry system. While copper grades average
THN24-312 was drilled at an azimuth of 128.2 degrees, a dip -65.0 degrees, and to a depth of 650m, targeting the highest density of mapped quartz veins and center of the low resistivity anomaly. The drill hole collared into a crowded biotite-quartz-feldspar diorite porphyry from surface to 602.85m where Stuhini mafic volcanic tuffs and breccias were intersected until end of hole. Mineralization occurs in quartz-anhydrite veins with pyrite-molybdenite and rare chalcopyrite. Potassium feldspar and biotite alteration forms halos to veins with a pervasive sericite-pyrite overprint. THN24-312 returned 638.00m of
Figure 4. Photos of Mineralized HQ-Sized Drill Core from THN24-312.
THN24-313 was drilled from the same pad and collared at an azimuth 308.1 degrees, a dip of -65.1 degrees, and to a depth of 421m, testing a copper-in-soil anomaly. The hole collared into the diorite porphyry until 116.35m where the lithology became Stuhini mafic volcanic dominant with sub-50m intervals of porphyry. As with THN24-312, porphyry-style mineralized quartz veins with potassic halos were intersected throughout until alteration became chlorite-epidote-magnetite-pyrite dominant at depth where it is interpreted that the hole transitioned to the margins of the porphyry system. THN24-313 returned 409.00m of
Figure 5. Photos of Mineralized HQ-Sized Drill Core from THN24-313.
Figure 6. Cross-Section of Wild Moly Drill Holes.
Main Gossan
The Main Gossan consists of a 2.5km by 3.2km altered area with propylitic, sericitic, and locally potassic alteration assemblages, widespread pyrite, and isolated occurrences of chalcopyrite, copper oxides, and molybdenite at surface. It is underlain by Laberge Group sedimentary rocks which are cut by multiple intrusive phases. The Main Gossan was tested with two holes totaling 1,195m targeting areas where porphyry-style quartz veins were observed on surface with a coincident northeast trending conductive feature. The 2024 drilling has confirmed the presence of a porphyry system at the Main Gossan.
THN24-296 was collared at an azimuth of 159.5 degrees, a dip of -68.8 degrees, and to a depth of 530m and THN24-298 was collared from the same pad at an azimuth of 245.1 degrees, dip of -60 degrees, and to a depth of 665m. Both holes collared into Laberge mudstone to conglomerate horizons which are intruded by a hornblende-biotite-quartz-feldspar diorite porphyry. Chlorite-epidote-magnetite-pyrite was the dominant alteration assemblage with structurally controlled zones of sericite-pyrite overprint. Mineralization consisted of disseminated pyrite, commonly >
Figure 7. Photos of Mineralized HQ-Sized Drill Core from THN24-296.
Figure 8. Photos of Mineralized HQ-Sized Drill Core from THN24-298.
Figure 9. Cross-Section of Main Gossan Drill Holes.
Geophysics
The MT survey has identified numerous near-surface conductive features across the target area. With the survey successfully highlighting the Wild Moly porphyry discovery as a resistivity low, further ground-truthing of other anomalies is planned for the 2025 field season. One resistive feature of interest is a 3km wide donut-shaped conductor located at the south end of the target area (Figure 3). The flanks of the conductor correspond with quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration and the central portion is interpreted to be covered by post-mineral volcanics. The geophysical data will be further evaluated and will incorporate petrophysical properties collected on drill core and surface samples into a constrained inversion.
Geochronology
A Re-Os geochronology sample from a molybdenite vein at the Main Gossan has returned an age date of 58 +/- 0.2 Ma. While mineralization at the Main Gossan and Wild Moly are interpreted to be Paleocene in age, 3km south of the Main Gossan, U-Pb zircon age dating of a porphyritic intrusion with weak chalcopyrite mineralization has returned 85.5 +/- 0.7 Ma, coeval with the mineralizing PX porphyry at the Camp Creek Porphyry Target. Along with known Late Triassic mineralization in the central portions of the property and Neogene epithermal mineralization adjacent to the Thorn Project at Newmont’s Hearts Peak Property, these results highlight the discovery potential of the area with multiple metallogenic epochs identified.
Conclusion
The 2024 exploration program at the North Target has been successful through the integration of multiple dataset types into a maiden drill program that intersected a molybdenum-copper porphyry at the Wild Moly and the margins of a porphyry system at the Main Gossan. With only a small portion of the 11km by 4km area of porphyry style alteration tested, further work will utilize geochemistry from surface and drilling data, hyperspectral data, and geophysics to target for other porphyry centers.
Table 2. Collar Information for 2024 North Target Drilling.
| Hole ID | Easting | Northing | Elevation (m) | Azimuth | Dip | Depth (m) |
| THN24-296 | 620134 | 6503632 | 1244 | 159.5 | -68.8 | 530.00 |
| THN24-298 | 620130 | 6503633 | 1243 | 245.1 | -60.0 | 665.00 |
| THN24-312 | 619989 | 6507802 | 894 | 128.2 | -65.0 | 650.00 |
| THN24-313 | 619984 | 6507807 | 897 | 308.1 | -65.1 | 421.00 |
Quality Assurance & Quality Control
Quality assurance and quality control protocols for drill core sampling was developed by Brixton. Core samples were mostly taken at 1.5m 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 Whitehorse, Yukon or Langley, British Columbia depending on available lab capacity. 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.
Qualified Person (QP)
Mr. Daniel Guestrin, P.Geo., is a Senior Project Geologist for the Company who is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Guestrin has verified the referenced data and analytical results disclosed in this press release and has approved the technical information presented herein.
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
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