Dolly Varden Silver Intersects 12.23 g/t Au and 84 g/t Ag over 34.93m, 29.24 g/t Au and 16.94 g/t Ag over 13.94m at the Homestake Silver Deposit
Dolly Varden Silver has announced significant drill results from its 2024 program at the Homestake Silver deposit in BC's Golden Triangle. Key intersections include 12.23 g/t Au and 84 g/t Ag over 34.93m, and 29.24 g/t Au and 16 g/t Ag over 13.94m. The company completed 69 drill holes totaling 31,726m in the 2024 Kitsault Valley Project, with results pending for 23 holes. The drilling identified a gold-rich, wide and high-grade area within the deposit, with mineralization showing similar orientation to the Homestake Main Deposit. The deposit remains open for expansion.
Dolly Varden Silver ha annunciato risultati significativi dai suoi scavi del programma 2024 presso il deposito di argento Homestake nel Golden Triangle della Columbia Britannica. Le intercettazioni chiave includono 12,23 g/t Au e 84 g/t Ag su 34,93 m, e 29,24 g/t Au e 16 g/t Ag su 13,94 m. L'azienda ha completato 69 perforazioni per un totale di 31.726 m nel Progetto Kitsault Valley 2024, con risultati ancora in attesa per 23 perforazioni. Le perforazioni hanno identificato un'area ricca di oro, ampia e ad alta qualità all'interno del deposito, con mineralizzazione che mostra un'orientazione simile a quella del Deposito Principale Homestake. Il deposito rimane aperto per l'espansione.
Dolly Varden Silver ha anunciado resultados significativos de perforación de su programa 2024 en el depósito de plata Homestake en el Triángulo Dorado de BC. Las intersecciones clave incluyen 12,23 g/t Au y 84 g/t Ag a lo largo de 34,93 m, y 29,24 g/t Au y 16 g/t Ag a lo largo de 13,94 m. La empresa completó 69 pozos de perforación con un total de 31.726 m en el Proyecto Kitsault Valley 2024, con resultados pendientes para 23 pozos. La perforación identificó un área rica en oro, amplia y de alta calidad dentro del depósito, con una mineralización que muestra una orientación similar al Depósito Principal Homestake. El depósito sigue abierto para expansión.
돌리 바르든 실버(Dolly Varden Silver)는 BC의 골든 트라이앵글에 위치한 홈스테이크 실버 매장소(Homestake Silver deposit)에서 2024 프로그램의 중요한 시추 결과를 발표했습니다. 주요 교차 지점으로는 34.93m에 걸쳐 12.23 g/t Au 및 84 g/t Ag와 13.94m에 걸쳐 29.24 g/t Au 및 16 g/t Ag이 포함됩니다. 회사는 2024 키체우트 밸리 프로젝트에서 총 31,726m의 69개 시추홀을 완료했으며 23개 홀의 결과는 아직 대기 중입니다. 시추 작업을 통해 매장소 내에서 넓고 고등급의 금이 풍부한 지역을 확인했으며, 광물화는 홈스테이크 메인 매장소와 유사한 방향성을 보였습니다. 매장소는 확장을 위해 열려 있습니다.
Dolly Varden Silver a annoncé des résultats de forage significatifs pour son programme 2024 au dépôt d'argent Homestake dans le Triangle d'Or de la Colombie-Britannique. Les intersections clés incluent 12,23 g/t Au et 84 g/t Ag sur 34,93 m, et 29,24 g/t Au et 16 g/t Ag sur 13,94 m. L'entreprise a complété 69 trous de forage totalisant 31 726 m dans le projet Kitsault Valley 2024, avec des résultats en attente pour 23 trous. Le forage a identifié une zone riche en or, large et de haute qualité au sein du dépôt, avec une minéralisation présentant une orientation similaire à celle du dépôt principal Homestake. Le dépôt reste ouvert à l'expansion.
Dolly Varden Silver hat bedeutende Bohrergebnisse aus seinem Programm 2024 am Homestake-Silberlager im Goldenen Dreieck von BC bekannt gegeben. Wichtige Schnittstellen umfassen 12,23 g/t Au und 84 g/t Ag über 34,93 m sowie 29,24 g/t Au und 16 g/t Ag über 13,94 m. Das Unternehmen hat 69 Bohrlöcher mit einer Gesamtlänge von 31.726 m im Kitsault Valley Projekt 2024 abgeschlossen, wobei die Ergebnisse von 23 Löchern noch ausstehen. Das Bohren identifizierte einen goldreichen, breiten und hochgradigen Bereich innerhalb des Lagers, wobei die Mineralisierung eine ähnliche Orientierung wie das Homestake-Hauptlager zeigt. Das Lager bleibt für eine Expansion offen.
- High-grade gold and silver intersections with notable results of 12.23 g/t Au and 84 g/t Ag over 34.93m
- Successful completion of extensive drilling program with 69 holes totaling 31,726m
- Discovery of gold-rich zone with higher precious metal content than average grade of silver deposits
- Deposit remains open for expansion indicating growth potential
- Results pending for 23 drill holes creating uncertainty about full program outcomes
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 4, 2024) - Dolly Varden Silver Corporation (TSXV: DV) (OTCQX: DOLLF) (the "Company" or "Dolly Varden") is pleased to announce drill results from its 2024 program at the Homestake Silver deposit in BC's Golden Triangle. The five (5) drillholes reported in this release, targeted the plunge of a wide, high-grade zone within the Homestake Silver Deposit within a wide gap of previous drilling. The 2024 Kitsault Valley Project drill program is finished for the season, with 69 drill holes completed for a total of 31,726m; 41 holes totalling 15,5467 meters were drilled at the Dolly Varden area and 28 holes totalling 16,181 meters were drilled at Homestake Ridge. Results are pending on an additional 23 drill holes from Homestake Silver and property wide exploration drilling.
Highlights from the Homestake Silver Deposit (*intervals shown are core length):
- HR24-432: Mineralized envelope including veins: 8.85 g/t Au and 5 g/t Ag over 48.23 meters, including an internal zone of stronger breccia vein intervals grading 29.24 g/t Au and 16 g/t Ag over 13.94 meters, including one breccia vein grading 701 g/t Au and 184 g/t Ag over 0.54 meters.
- HR24-435: Mineralized envelope including veins: 4.64 g/t Au and 38 g/t Ag over 100.80 meters, including an internal interval of stronger breccia vein mineralization grading 12.23 g/t Au and 84 g/t Ag over 34.93 meters. High grade breccia veins include 166 g/t Au and 675 g/t Ag over 0.97 meters.
- HR24-442: Vein breccia zone: 4.58 g/t Au over 9.95 meters including 14.96 g/t Au over 1.69 meters.
*Estimated true widths vary depending on intersection angles and range from
**Assay results reported are uncapped
"The identification of a gold-rich, wide and high-grade area within the Homestake Silver Deposit is highly encouraging," said Shawn Khunkhun, CEO of Dolly Varden Silver. "Our geological team is encouraged by overlapping mineralizing phases of silver and gold rich veins and breccias; the deposit remains open for expansion."
Figure 1. Location along Dolly Varden's Kitsault Valley trend of Deposits
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Drill hole HR24-432 and drill holes HR24-434 + 435 were completed on vertical sections 65 meters apart along strike and targeted an area within the shallow, northerly plunging zone of wide and high-grade gold and silver mineralization in a sparsely drilled area. Results from the five holes in this release suggest that the plunge of mineralization at Homestake Silver has a similar orientation as the Homestake Main Deposit, located 300m to the northwest. The average grades within these core areas are higher, on a precious metal silver equivalent basis, than the average grade of the silver deposits at the Dolly Varden property further south, due to the increased gold content at the Homestake Ridge Deposits.
Figure 2. Drill hole HR24-435 targeting the central portion of the Homestake Silver deposit. Vein and vein breccias with strong pyrite mineralization and visible gold are associated with higher grade gold and silver.
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Drill holes HR24-442 and HR24-445 are step outs targeting approximately 250m vertically below the upper portion of the main plunge zone and encountered the mineralized and altered structural corridor of Homestake Silver (figure 5 and 6). Drill hole HR24-442 intersected a mineralized vein breccia stockwork zone grading 4.58 g/t Au over 9.95m, including individual breccias with stronger pyrite mineralization grading 14.96 g/t Au over 1.69m.
Figure 3. Homestake Silver Longitduinal section, looking southwest with 2024 drill hole lithology.
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Homestake Ridge
The Homestake Ridge deposits are interpreted as structurally controlled, multi-phase epithermal vein stockwork and vein breccia system hosted in Jurassic Hazelton volcanic rocks. Mineralization consists of pyrite, +/-galena and sphalerite with visible gold in a breccia matrix within a silica breccia vein system (see Figure 2). The northwest orientation of the main Homestake structural trend appears to have numerous subparallel internal structures that are interpreted to form the controls for higher grade gold and silver shoots within a broader Mineralized envelope at the Homestake Silver deposit. The main structural corridor dips steeply to the northeast at Homestake Main and rolls to vertical or steeply southwest at Homestake Silver (see Figure 5).
Figure 4. Plan View of the Homestake Silver and Main Deposits; 2024 drilling in bold lithology and red outline of mineralized zones.
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Figure 5. Homestake Silver Cross Section (B-B') looking Northwest, with 2024 and previous drill holes.
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Figure 6. Homestake Silver Cross Section (A-A') with 2024 and previous drill holes.
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Table 1. Completed Drill Hole Assays from the Homestake Silver Deposit central mineralized zone
Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Length* (m) | Au** (g/t) | Ag (g/t) | Base Metals (%) |
Section A-A' | ||||||
HR24-432 | ||||||
entire zone | 313.77 | 362.00 | 48.23 | 8.85 | 5 | |
vein zone | 338.75 | 352.69 | 13.94 | 29.24 | 16 | |
including | 352.15 | 352.69 | 0.54 | 701.00 | 184 | |
HR24-442 | ||||||
entire zone | 660.75 | 682.40 | 21.65 | 2.60 | 4 | |
vein zone | 664.54 | 674.49 | 9.95 | 4.58 | 6 | |
including | 672.80 | 674.49 | 1.69 | 14.96 | 14 | |
Section B-B' | ||||||
HR24-434 | ||||||
entire zone | 291.97 | 301.33 | 9.36 | 1.55 | 154 | |
including | 294.00 | 295.00 | 1.00 | 12.47 | 1374 | |
and | 310.55 | 396.21 | 85.66 | 0.76 | 8 | |
HR24-435 | ||||||
entire zone | 287.50 | 388.30 | 100.80 | 4.64 | 38 | |
including | 329.74 | 364.67 | 34.93 | 12.23 | 84 | |
including | 344.11 | 345.54 | 1.43 | 74.15 | 376 | |
including | 344.11 | 345.08 | 0.97 | 166 | 675 | |
including | 350.02 | 352.45 | 2.43 | 34.98 | 75 | |
including | 357.96 | 358.96 | 1.00 | 54.40 | 346 | |
HR24-445 | ||||||
entire zone | 629.37 | 643.48 | 14.11 | 2.18 | 5.25 | |
including | 630.95 | 631.65 | 0.70 | 12.64 | 10.1 | |
including | 635.00 | 635.50 | 0.50 | 8.75 | 28.2 |
*Estimated true widths vary depending on intersection angles and range from
**Assay results reported are uncapped
Table 2. Drill Hole Collar Data for 2024 Homestake Silver Deposit Drilling Reported in this release
Hole ID | Easting UTM83 (m) | Northing UTM83 (m) | Elev. (m) | Azimuth | Dip | Length (m) |
HR24-432 | 463637 | 6178878 | 831 | 239 | -45 | 510.00 |
HR24-434 | 463637 | 6178878 | 831 | 220 | -50 | 489.00 |
HR24-435 | 463637 | 6178878 | 831 | 220 | -45 | 444.00 |
HR24-442 | 463795 | 6179008 | 778 | 235 | -48 | 738.30 |
HR24-445 | 463795 | 6179008 | 778 | 226 | -45 | 705.00 |
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
The Company adheres to CIM Best Practices Guidelines for exploration related activities conducted on its property. Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) procedures are overseen by the Qualified Person.
Dolly Varden QA/QC protocols are maintained through the insertion of certified reference material (standards), blanks and field duplicates within the sample stream. Drill core is cut in-half with a diamond saw, with one-half placed in sealed bags and shipped to the laboratory and the other half retained on site. Third party laboratory checks on
Analytical testing was performed by ALS Canada Ltd. in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The entire sample is crushed to
Qualified Person
Rob van Egmond, P.Geo., Vice-President Exploration for Dolly Varden Silver, the "Qualified Person" as defined by NI43-101 has reviewed, validated and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release and supervises the ongoing exploration program at the Dolly Varden Project.
About Dolly Varden Silver Corporation
Dolly Varden Silver Corporation is a mineral exploration company focused on advancing its
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These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and assume, among other things, the ability of the Company to successfully pursue its current development plans, that future sources of funding will be available to the company, that relevant commodity prices will remain at levels that are economically viable for the Company and that the Company will receive relevant permits in a timely manner in order to enable its operations, but given the uncertainties, assumptions and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements or information. The Company disclaims any obligation to update, or to publicly announce, any such statements, events or developments except as required by law.
For additional information on risks and uncertainties, see the Company's most recently filed annual management discussion & analysis ("MD&A") dated August 22, 2024 and management information circular dated August 22, 2024 (the "Circular"), both of which are available on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca. The risk factors identified in the MD&A and the Circular are not intended to represent a complete list of factors that could affect the Company.
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