District Commences Drilling at the Stollberg Property in Sweden
District Metals Corp. (TSXV: DMX) (OTCQB: DMXCF) has commenced core drilling at the Stollberg Property in Sweden. The program includes 2,200 m of drilling in 5-6 holes at the historic Gränsgruvan Mine. Key points:
1. Drilling will be followed by Boliden's down-hole electromagnetic survey.
2. The property shares similarities with the Garpenberg Mineralized Trend.
3. Focus on expanding known mineralization and potential new discoveries.
4. The Stollberg Mineralized Trend is a 5.0 km long belt of Zn-Pb-Ag sulphide deposits.
5. Historical production at Gränsgruvan Mine: 0.26 Mt at 4.8% Zn, 2.1% Pb, and 29 g/t Ag.
The program aims to leverage geological data and advanced techniques to increase the probability of making new polymetallic discoveries in the region.
District Metals Corp. (TSXV: DMX) (OTCQB: DMXCF) ha avviato perforazioni di carotaggio presso il Stollberg Property in Svezia. Il programma prevede 2.200 m di perforazioni in 5-6 fori presso l'antica Gränsgruvan Mine. Punti chiave:
1. Le perforazioni saranno seguite da un sondaggio elettromagnetico in foro di Boliden.
2. La proprietà condivide somiglianze con il Garpenberg Mineralized Trend.
3. Focalizzazione sull'espansione della mineralizzazione conosciuta e sulle potenziali nuove scoperte.
4. Il Stollberg Mineralized Trend è una cintura lunga 5,0 km di depositi di solfuri di Zn-Pb-Ag.
5. Produzione storica alla Gränsgruvan Mine: 0,26 Mt al 4,8% di Zn, 2,1% di Pb e 29 g/t di Ag.
Il programma mira a sfruttare dati geologici e tecniche avanzate per aumentare la probabilità di fare nuove scoperte polimetalliche nella regione.
District Metals Corp. (TSXV: DMX) (OTCQB: DMXCF) ha comenzado la perforación de testigos en la Propiedad Stollberg en Suecia. El programa incluye 2.200 m de perforación en 5-6 pozos en la histórica Gränsgruvan Mine. Puntos clave:
1. La perforación será seguida por un sondeo electromagnético de Boliden.
2. La propiedad comparte similitudes con la tendencia mineralizada de Garpenberg.
3. Enfoque en expandir la mineralización conocida y posibles nuevos descubrimientos.
4. La tendencia mineralizada de Stollberg es una cintura de 5,0 km de longitud de depósitos de sulfuros de Zn-Pb-Ag.
5. Producción histórica en Gränsgruvan Mine: 0,26 Mt al 4,8% de Zn, 2,1% de Pb y 29 g/t de Ag.
El programa tiene como objetivo aprovechar datos geológicos y técnicas avanzadas para aumentar la probabilidad de realizar nuevos descubrimientos polimetálicos en la región.
District Metals Corp. (TSXV: DMX) (OTCQB: DMXCF)는 스웨덴 Stollberg Property에서 코어 드릴링을 시작했습니다. 이 프로그램은 역사적인 Gränsgruvan Mine에서 5-6개의 홀에 2,200m의 드릴링을 포함합니다. 주요 사항:
1. 드릴링 후에 Boliden의 다운홀 전자기 조사가 진행됩니다.
2. 이 재산은 Garpenberg 광물화 경향과 유사점을 공유합니다.
3. 알려진 광물화를 확장하는 것과 잠재적인 새로운 발견에 집중합니다.
4. Stollberg 광물화 경향은 5.0km 길이의 Zn-Pb-Ag 황화 광물의 벨트입니다.
5. Gränsgruvan Mine의 역사적 생산량: 0.26Mt에서 4.8% Zn, 2.1% Pb, 29g/t Ag.
이 프로그램은 지질 데이터를 활용하고 고급 기술을 통해 이 지역에서 새로운 다금속 발견의 가능성을 높이는 것을 목표로 하고 있습니다.
District Metals Corp. (TSXV: DMX) (OTCQB: DMXCF) a commencé le forage de carottage sur la propriété Stollberg en Suède. Le programme comprend 2 200 m de forage dans 5-6 trous à l'ancienne Gränsgruvan Mine. Points clés :
1. Le forage sera suivi par une étude électromagnétique en profondeur de Boliden.
2. La propriété présente des similitudes avec la tendance minéralisée de Garpenberg.
3. Concentration sur l'expansion de la minéralisation connue et les nouvelles découvertes potentielles.
4. La tendance minéralisée de Stollberg est une bande de 5,0 km de long de dépôts de sulfures Zn-Pb-Ag.
5. Production historique à la Gränsgruvan Mine : 0,26 Mt à 4,8 % Zn, 2,1 % Pb et 29 g/t Ag.
Le programme vise à utiliser des données géologiques et des techniques avancées pour augmenter la probabilité de nouvelles découvertes polymétalliques dans la région.
District Metals Corp. (TSXV: DMX) (OTCQB: DMXCF) hat mit Langlochbohrungen auf dem Stollberg-Grundstück in Schweden begonnen. Das Programm umfasst 2.200 m Bohrungen in 5-6 Löchern in der historischen Gränsgruvan Mine. Wichtige Punkte:
1. Die Bohrungen werden von einer Boliden-Downhole-Elektromagnetikuntersuchung gefolgt.
2. Das Grundstück weist Ähnlichkeiten mit dem Garpenberg mineralisierten Trend auf.
3. Fokus auf Erweiterung der bekannten Mineralisierung und mögliche neue Entdeckungen.
4. Der Stollberg mineralisierte Trend ist ein 5,0 km langer Gürtel von Zn-Pb-Ag-Sulfid-Ablagerungen.
5. Historische Produktion in der Gränsgruvan Mine: 0,26 Mt bei 4,8 % Zn, 2,1 % Pb und 29 g/t Ag.
Das Programm zielt darauf ab, geologische Daten und fortschrittliche Techniken zu nutzen, um die Wahrscheinlichkeit neuer polymetallischer Entdeckungen in der Region zu erhöhen.
- Commencement of 2,200 m drilling program at high-grade polymetallic Stollberg Property
- Collaboration with Boliden Mineral AB, including use of their advanced DHEM survey technology
- Property shows geological similarities to the productive Garpenberg Mineralized Trend
- Historical production at Gränsgruvan Mine: 0.26 Mt at 4.8% Zn, 2.1% Pb, and 29 g/t Ag
- Potential for expanding known mineralization and discovering new polymetallic bodies
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 16, 2024) - District Metals Corp. (TSXV: DMX) (OTCQB: DMXCF) (FSE: DFPP); ("District" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of core drilling at the high grade polymetallic Stollberg Property located 35 km to the southwest of the Tomtebo Property (Figure 1) within the Bergslagen Mining District of south-central Sweden. The Stollberg-Tomtebo Properties are being explored in collaboration with Boliden Mineral AB.
Highlights:
- A total of 2,200 m of drilling in five to six holes is planned at the historic Gränsgruvan Mine (operated from 1943 to 1978) located within the Stollberg Property (Figure 2).
- All drill holes will be followed up by Boliden's in-house, state of the art, down-hole, three component electromagnetic (DHEM) survey1.
- The Stollberg Property contains similar host rocks, structure, alteration, and mineralization styles as the Garpenberg Mineralized Trend, which gives significant support in making a similar new discovery2,3,4.
Garrett Ainsworth, CEO of District, commented: "Over the last year important geological, geochemical, and geophysical data from the Stollberg Property has been obtained and compiled by the technical team through a collaborative process that has delivered priority areas for drilling. During this process the historic Gränsgruvan Mine stood out as one of several priority areas to drill within the Stollberg Property. From a property-wide perspective, the whole rock geochemistry from historic drill core and outcrop rock sampling at the Stollberg Property is highly analogous to the setting associated with Boliden's operating Garpenberg Mine, which is a global tier one asset.
There are numerous historic drill holes with wide intervals of high grade polymetallic mineralization at the Gränsgruvan Mine. The Fall 2024 drill program will focus on step outs from known mineralization at the Gränsgruvan Mine to expand upon known mineralized bodies, and to potentially discover new polymetallic mineralized bodies.
Leading edge whole rock geochemistry and DHEM will be completed on all drill holes to increase the team's technical understanding of the Stollberg mineralized trend, and to increase the probability of making new discoveries."
Stollberg Property Description
The Stollberg Mineralized Trend is located in the Bergslagen region of the Fennoscandian shield. The Stollberg Trend comprises a 5.0 km long steeply east-dipping belt of manganese-rich, magnetite and Zn-Pb-Ag sulphide deposits hosted by marble, skarn and hydrothermally altered meta-volcanic rocks. The deposits have been mined continuously from medieval times until 1982.
Most deposits in the Stollberg Mineralized Trend occur along the N-S striking eastern limb of an upright to steeply east-dipping, steeply south plunging syncline. The historic Gränsgruvan Zn-Pb-Ag Mine is located 2.0 km west of the historic Stollberg workings and is interpreted to be stratigraphically equivalent, representing the western limb of the syncline.
The core of the syncline comprises meta-sediments, which are separated from the mineralized horizon by 800 m of massive to banded rhyolitic meta-volcanic rocks. These hanging-wall rocks are generally not strongly altered but locally contain abundant patchy, calc-silicate aggregates and local zones of elevated cordierite, muscovite and quartz, interpreted as regional metamorphosed syn-volcanic alteration zones. Proximal to the mineralized horizon on the eastern limb, gradation into biotite and quartz rocks with abundant porphyroblasts (locally more than 50 vol.%) of garnet, gahnite, cordierite, andalusite, sillimanite and amphibole is observed. These grade further eastward into marble and skarn, which is the main host to mineralization. Formation of these polymetallic deposits directly followed a major rhyolitic, volcanic eruption and formation of a submarine caldera. The earliest mineralization comprised exhalative iron oxides concurrent with limestone formation. Post-caldera subsidence and burial induced a shift in style of mineralization, whereby the limestone became a trap to replacement-type magnetite and Zn-Pb-Ag sulphide mineralization.
The polymetallic sulphide mineralization is dominated by sphalerite (Zn), pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite and lesser chalcopyrite (Cu) and pyrite. They grade irregularly into semi-massive and locally massive sulphide bodies, which are considerably richer in galena (Pb-Ag). Average grades in the mined deposits ranged between 0.5 to
Boliden acquired the historic Gränsgruvan Zn-Pb-Ag Mine in 1972 and produced 0.26 Mt at
The newly discovered mineralization at the Västansjö deposit is situated on the eastern limb of the Stollberg syncline. A mineral resource estimate, compliant with SveMin's procedures, was delineated by Boliden in 20165. Similarities in structural setting, alteration and mineralization style to the marble-skarn hosted Zn-Pb-Ag-(Cu-Au) deposit of Garpenberg imply potential for finding significant mineralization at the Stollberg Property2,3,4.
Figure 1: Location of Stollberg and Tomtebo Properties
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Figure 2: Proposed Drill Holes at the Historical Gränsgruvan Mine
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References
1 Allen, Rodney L., Jonsson, Rolf H. 2014. Boliden's Garpenberg Zn-Pb-Ag mine, Sweden - Critical factors behind the discoveries that turned mine closure into a large expansion project. SEG Conference Abstract 0393-000191. https://www.segweb.org/SEG/Events/Conference-Archive/2014/Conference-Proceedings/data/papers/abstracts/0393-000191.pdf
2 Frank, K.S., Spry, P.G., Raat, H., Allen, R.A., Jansson, N.F and Ripa, M. (2019). Variability in the Geologic, Mineralogical, and Geochemical Characteristics of Base Metal Sulfide Deposits in the Stollberg Ore Field, Bergslagen District, Sweden. Econ Geol 114: 473-512. doi: https://doi.org/10.5382/econgeo.4646
3 Jansson N, Erismann F, Lundstam E, Allen RL (2013). Evolution of the Paleoproterozoic volcanic-limestone-hydrothermal sediment succession and Zn-Pb-Ag and iron oxide deposits at Stollberg, Bergslagen region, Sweden: Econ Geol 108: 309-335
4 Raat, H., Jansson, N.F., and Lundstam, E., (2013). The Gränsgruvan Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, an outsider in the Stollberg ore field, Bergslagen, Sweden: Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, Biennial Meeting, 12th, Uppsala, Sweden, August 12-15, 2013, Proceedings, p. 12-15
5 Rönnblom-Pärson, E., (2016). Komplettering till ansökan om bearbetningskoncession Västansjö K nr 1, Smedjebackens Kommun, Dalarnas Län, 2016-02-29. Supporting document for mining concession application Västansjö K nr 1 from Boliden Mineral AB including a Mineral Resource Estimate to the Mining Inspectorate (Bergsstaten).
Technical Information
All scientific and technical information in this news release has been prepared by, or approved by Garrett Ainsworth, PGeo, President and CEO of the Company. Mr. Ainsworth is a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
The data disclosed in this news release is related to historical results. District has not undertaken any independent investigation of the sampling nor has it independently analyzed the results of the historical exploration work in order to verify the results. District considers these historical results relevant as the Company is using this data as a guide to plan exploration programs. The Company's current and future exploration work includes verification of the historical data through drilling.
Mr. Ainsworth has not verified any of the information regarding any of the properties or projects referred to herein other than the Tomtebo and Stollberg Properties. Mineralization on any other properties referred to herein is not necessarily indicative of mineralization on the Tomtebo and Stollberg Properties.
About District Metals Corp.
District Metals Corp. is led by industry professionals with a track record of success in the mining industry. The Company's mandate is to seek out, explore, and develop prospective mineral properties through a disciplined science-based approach to create shareholder value and benefit other stakeholders.
District is a polymetallic exploration and development company focused on the Viken and Tomtebo Properties in Sweden. The Viken Property covers
The advanced exploration stage Tomtebo Property is located in the Bergslagen Mining District of south-central Sweden and is situated between the historic Falun Mine and Boliden's Garpenberg Mine that are located 25 km to the northwest and southeast, respectively. Two historic polymetallic mines and numerous polymetallic showings are located on the Tomtebo Property along an approximate 17 km trend that exhibits similar geology, structure, alteration and VMS/SedEx style mineralization as other significant mines within the district.
For further information on the Tomtebo Property, please see the technical report entitled "NI 43-101 Update Technical Report on the Tomtebo Project, Bergslagen Region of Sweden" dated effective October 15, 2020 and amended and restated on February 26, 2021, which is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
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These statements and other forward-looking information are based on opinions, assumptions and estimates made by the Company in light of its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that the Company believes are appropriate and reasonable in the circumstances, as of the date of this news release, including, without limitation, assumptions about the reliability of historical data and the accuracy of publicly reported information regarding past and historic mines in the Bergslagen district; and in respect of the intention of the Swedish government to eventually lift or amend its moratorium on uranium exploration and mining in Sweden; the Company's ability to raise sufficient capital to fund planned exploration activities, maintain corporate capacity; and stability in financial and capital markets.
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