Sitka Drills 678.1 metres of 1.04 g/t Gold from Surface, Including 93.0 metres of 2.57 g/t Gold and 5.5 metres of 17.59 g/t Gold at Its RC Gold Project, Yukon
Sitka Gold Corp. (TSXV: SIG) (FSE: 1RF) (OTCQB: SITKF) has announced significant drill results from its RC Gold Project in Yukon. Hole DDRCCC-24-068 returned 678.1 metres of 1.04 g/t gold from surface, including 409.5 metres of 1.36 g/t gold and 93.0 metres of 2.57 g/t gold. This hole extended gold mineralization approximately 200 metres below previous drilling at the Blackjack Zone, with grades increasing at depth.
Key highlights include:
- Hole 68: 678.1m @ 1.04 g/t Au from surface, including 93.0m @ 2.57 g/t Au and 5.5m @ 17.59 g/t Au
- Hole 67: 99.2m @ 1.01 g/t Au, including 2.5m @ 18.39 g/t Au
The results demonstrate the potential for higher-grade mineralization to continue deeper in the system. Sitka is awaiting results from six additional drill holes, including the first holes drilled at the Rhosgobel intrusion, located 5 km south of Blackjack.
La Sitka Gold Corp. (TSXV: SIG) (FSE: 1RF) (OTCQB: SITKF) ha annunciato risultati significativi dalle perforazioni del suo progetto RC Gold nello Yukon. Il foro DDRCCC-24-068 ha restituito 678,1 metri di 1,04 g/t di oro dalla superficie, inclusi 409,5 metri di 1,36 g/t di oro e 93,0 metri di 2,57 g/t di oro. Questo foro ha prolungato la mineralizzazione aurifera di circa 200 metri sotto le precedenti perforazioni nella zona Blackjack, con gradi in aumento in profondità.
I punti salienti includono:
- Foro 68: 678,1m @ 1,04 g/t Au dalla superficie, inclusi 93,0m @ 2,57 g/t Au e 5,5m @ 17,59 g/t Au
- Foro 67: 99,2m @ 1,01 g/t Au, inclusi 2,5m @ 18,39 g/t Au
I risultati dimostrano il potenziale per una mineralizzazione a più alto grado che potrebbe continuare a profondità maggiori nel sistema. Sitka sta aspettando i risultati di sei ulteriori perforazioni, inclusi i primi fori perforati nell’intrusione Rhosgobel, situata a 5 km a sud di Blackjack.
La Sitka Gold Corp. (TSXV: SIG) (FSE: 1RF) (OTCQB: SITKF) ha anunciado resultados de perforación significativos de su Proyecto RC Gold en Yukón. El pozo DDRCCC-24-068 retornó 678.1 metros de 1.04 g/t de oro desde la superficie, incluyendo 409.5 metros de 1.36 g/t de oro y 93.0 metros de 2.57 g/t de oro. Este pozo extendió la mineralización de oro aproximadamente 200 metros por debajo de perforaciones anteriores en la Zona Blackjack, con grados que aumentan en profundidad.
Los puntos destacados incluyen:
- Pozo 68: 678.1m @ 1.04 g/t Au desde la superficie, incluyendo 93.0m @ 2.57 g/t Au y 5.5m @ 17.59 g/t Au
- Pozo 67: 99.2m @ 1.01 g/t Au, incluyendo 2.5m @ 18.39 g/t Au
Los resultados demuestran el potencial de continuar con mineralización de mayor grado más profundo en el sistema. Sitka está a la espera de los resultados de seis pozos adicionales de perforación, incluidos los primeros perforados en la intrusión Rhosgobel, situada a 5 km al sur de Blackjack.
시트카 골드 주식회사 (TSXV: SIG) (FSE: 1RF) (OTCQB: SITKF)는 유콘의 RC 골드 프로젝트에서 중요한 시추 결과를 발표했습니다. 구멍 DDRCCC-24-068에서 지표에서 1.04 g/t의 금을 678.1미터 동안 탐지했습니다, 여기에는 409.5미터에서 1.36 g/t의 금과 93.0미터에서 2.57 g/t의 금이 포함됩니다. 이 구멍은 블랙잭 존에서 이전 시추보다 약 200미터 깊은 곳에서 금 속성의 광물을 연장하였으며, 깊이에서 등급이 증가하고 있습니다.
주요 하이라이트는 다음과 같습니다:
- 구멍 68: 지표에서 678.1m @ 1.04 g/t Au, 여기에는 93.0m @ 2.57 g/t Au와 5.5m @ 17.59 g/t Au가 포함됩니다.
- 구멍 67: 99.2m @ 1.01 g/t Au, 여기에는 2.5m @ 18.39 g/t Au가 포함됩니다.
결과는 시스템에서 더 깊은 곳에 더 높은 등급의 광물화가 지속될 가능성을 보여줍니다. 시트카는 블랙잭에서 남쪽으로 5km 떨어진 로스고벨 침식체에서 시추한 첫 번째 몇 개의 구멍을 포함하여 여섯 개의 추가 시추 구멍 결과를 기다리고 있습니다.
La Sitka Gold Corp. (TSXV: SIG) (FSE: 1RF) (OTCQB: SITKF) a annoncé des résultats de forage significatifs issus de son projet RC Gold dans le Yukon. Le trou DDRCCC-24-068 a révélé 678,1 mètres de 1,04 g/t d'or depuis la surface, y compris 409,5 mètres de 1,36 g/t d'or et 93,0 mètres de 2,57 g/t d'or. Ce trou a prolongé la minéralisation aurifère d'environ 200 mètres en dessous des forages précédents dans la zone Blackjack, avec des teneurs augmentant en profondeur.
Les points clés incluent :
- Trou 68 : 678,1 m @ 1,04 g/t Au depuis la surface, y compris 93,0 m @ 2,57 g/t Au et 5,5 m @ 17,59 g/t Au
- Trou 67 : 99,2 m @ 1,01 g/t Au, y compris 2,5 m @ 18,39 g/t Au
Les résultats démontrent le potentiel d'une minéralisation à plus haut grade pouvant se poursuivre plus profondément dans le système. Sitka attend les résultats de six autres forages, y compris les premiers forages réalisés dans l'intrusion Rhosgobel, située à 5 km au sud de Blackjack.
Die Sitka Gold Corp. (TSXV: SIG) (FSE: 1RF) (OTCQB: SITKF) hat bedeutende Bohrergebnisse aus ihrem RC Gold Projekt im Yukon bekannt gegeben. Bohrung DDRCCC-24-068 lieferte 678,1 Meter mit 1,04 g/t Gold ab der Oberfläche, einschließlich 409,5 Meter mit 1,36 g/t Gold und 93,0 Meter mit 2,57 g/t Gold. Diese Bohrung erweiterte die Goldmineralisierung etwa 200 Meter unter den vorherigen Bohrungen in der Blackjack-Zone, wobei die Gehalte in der Tiefe anstiegen.
Wichtige Highlights sind:
- Bohrung 68: 678,1 m @ 1,04 g/t Au ab Oberfläche, einschließlich 93,0 m @ 2,57 g/t Au und 5,5 m @ 17,59 g/t Au
- Bohrung 67: 99,2 m @ 1,01 g/t Au, einschließlich 2,5 m @ 18,39 g/t Au
Die Ergebnisse zeigen das Potenzial für eine mineralisierte Zone mit höherem Gehalt, die tiefer im System weiter bestehen könnte. Sitka wartet auf Ergebnisse von sechs weiteren Bohrlöchern, einschließlich der ersten Bohrungen in der Rhosgobel-Intrusion, die sich 5 km südlich von Blackjack befindet.
- Significant gold mineralization extended 200 metres deeper than previous drilling
- High-grade intercepts: 93.0m @ 2.57 g/t Au and 5.5m @ 17.59 g/t Au in Hole 68
- Gold grades increasing with depth, suggesting potential for higher-grade mineralization at depth
- Consistent mineralization throughout Hole 68, with 678.1m @ 1.04 g/t Au from surface
- Multiple instances of visible gold observed in drill core
- Expansion of the Blackjack gold mineralization zone
- None.
DDRCCC-24-068 ("Hole 68") returned 678.1 metres of 1.04 g/t gold from surface, including 409.5 metres of 1.36 g/t gold, 93.0 metres of 2.57 g/t gold and 5.5 metres of 17.59 g/t gold; significantly expands Blackjack gold mineralization approximately 200 metres below previous drilling with grades increasing with depth.
DDRCCC-24-067 ("Hole 67") returned 99.2 metres of 1.01 g/t gold including 2.5 metres of 18.39 g/t gold, confirming the southern extension of mineralization intersected in Holes 58 and 62 both laterally and at depth.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 21, 2024) - Sitka Gold Corp. (TSXV: SIG) (FSE: 1RF) (OTCQB: SITKF) ("Sitka" or the "Company") is pleased to announce recently received assay results from from its ongoing 2024 diamond drilling campaign at its road accessible RC Gold Project ("RC Gold" or the "Project") located approximately 100 km east of Dawson City in Yukon's prolific Tombstone Gold Belt. Results from DDRCCC-24-068 returned 678.1 metres of 1.04 g/t gold starting from surface, including 409.5 metres of 1.36 g/t gold, and shows strong gold mineralization at depth. Hole 68 intersected mineralization approximately 200 metres deeper than any previous drilling with the bottom of the hole returning 93.0 metres of 2.57 g/t gold including 5.5 metres of 17.59 g/t gold (see Figure 1 and Table 1). Results are currently pending for six additional diamond drill holes currently at the assay lab, including the first diamond drill holes ever completed at the Rhosgobel intrusion located 5 kilometres south of the Blackjack deposit which had multiple occurrences of visible gold observed in the drill core (see news release dated October 9, 2024).
Table 1: Highlights from most recent assay results
Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m)* | Gold (g/t) |
DDRCCC-24-068 | 4.4 | 682.5 | 678.1 | 1.04 |
including | 273.0 | 682.5 | 409.5 | 1.36 |
including | 589.5 | 682.5 | 93.0 | 2.57 |
including | 589.5 | 595.0 | 5.5 | 17.59 |
and | 632.0 | 653.6 | 21.6 | 4.14 |
DDRCCC-24-067 | 448.5 | 547.7 | 99.2 | 1.01 |
including | 480.8 | 487.0 | 6.2 | 2.85 |
and | 516.6 | 519.1 | 2.5 | 18.39 |
*Intervals are drilled core length as insufficient drilling has been completed at this time to calculate true widths.
"The results from our latest drilling at the Blackjack Zone continue to highlight the persistence of strong gold values with Hole DDRCCC-24-068 delivering an impressive 678.1 metres of 1.04 g/t gold from surface, including a higher-grade intercept of 93.0 metres at 2.57 g/t gold at the bottom of the hole that also included 5.5 m of 17.59 g/t gold," commented Cor Coe, CEO and Director of Sitka Gold. "As the deepest hole ever drilled into this system, Hole 68 has significantly extended the gold mineralization at Blackjack, approximately 200 metres below any previous drilling, and demonstrates the potential for higher-grade mineralization to continue deeper in what appears to be a higher-grade component of this gold system and current drilling is focused on expanding this exciting new zone. While we eagerly await further assay results from our drilling at Blackjack, we are also looking forward to receiving assays from our initial drill holes at the Rhosgobel and Pukelman targets located 5 kilometres south and 2 kilometres southeast respectively from the Blackjack area (see Figure 3). Our systematic approach to drilling continues to unlock significant value at RC Gold and we look forward to further advancing this 431 square kilometre, contiguous, district-scale property that exhibits the potential to host several multi-million ounce gold deposits."
Figure 1: Cross section of DDRCCC-24-068 showing the longest and deepest intersection to date at the Blackjack Zone. Hole 68 was drilled to 708.7 metres, approximately 200 metres deeper than any previous drilling, and demonstrates the continuity of persistent gold mineralization within this zone which appears to be increasing in grade with depth.
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Figure 2: Plan map of drilling at the Blackjack Deposit showing the location of holes DDRCCC-24-063 to -068 (this release), as well as DDRCCC-24-069 to -071.
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Figure 3: Plan map showing multiple priority target areas across the recently consolidated Clear Creek Intrusive Complex with gold in soil geochemistry. Drilling is focused on testing multiple targets including Blackjack, Rhosgobel and Pukelman within this large mineralized system. Recently completed drilling within this 8 km x 15 km area at the Rhosgobel Stock encountered numerous instances of visible gold and intrusion-related gold mineralization similar to that seen at the Blackjack gold deposit located approximately 5 km to the north (see news release dated October 9, 2024).
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Figure 3b: Plan map showing multiple priority target areas across the recently consolidated Clear Creek Intrusive Complex. Previous work in the Clear Creek Intrusive Complex area has demonstrated that gold mineralization occurs in 090 to 110 degree (east - west) trending sheeted veins developed within multiple intrusions and intervening metasedimentary rocks. Sitka has discovered two deposits to date and recent drilling has tested the Rhosgobel and Pukelman intrusions where east-west extensional zones are present (results pending).
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FIGURE 4: Longitudinal section of completed drill holes at the Blackjack Zone. Higher-grade mineralization is defined in a southeast plunging mineralized corridor with gold grades increasing at depth, as observed with the increasing prevalence of higher-grade gold results in recently completed drill core (purple colour), and suggests that drilling is vectoring towards the source of this gold system.
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Figure 5: Images of core from DDRCCC-24-068 showing several occurrences of visible gold (red tape) in well mineralized and altered quartz monzonite.
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Figure 6: Examples of instances of visible gold observed throughout DDRCCC-24-068. Hole 68 has the most abundant visible gold observed in any drill hole to date at RC Gold with native gold observed numerous times from near surface at 4.4 metres to 679.8 metres. Additional images of visible gold observed in Hole 68 can be viewed HERE.
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Table 2: Summary of significant drill hole assays from this release
Hole ID | Easting | Northing | Azimuth (°) | Dip (°) | Depth (m) | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m)* | Au (g/t) |
DDRCCC-24-068 | 396818 | 7085383 | 100 | -75 | 708.7 | 4.4 | 682.5 | 678.1 | 1.04 |
including | 4.4 | 46.0 | 41.6 | 1.39 | |||||
including | 14.0 | 21.5 | 7.5 | 5.94 | |||||
and | 273.0 | 682.5 | 409.5 | 1.36 | |||||
including | 298.0 | 312.4 | 14.4 | 4.36 | |||||
including | 405.6 | 422.0 | 16.5 | 2.53 | |||||
including | 418.7 | 422.0 | 3.3 | 7.47 | |||||
including | 458.0 | 488.1 | 30.1 | 2.29 | |||||
including | 458.0 | 459.0 | 1.0 | 8.54 | |||||
including | 483.0 | 488.1 | 5.1 | 8.67 | |||||
including | 521.0 | 526.2 | 5.2 | 3.15 | |||||
including | 589.5 | 682.5 | 93.0 | 2.57 | |||||
including | 563.0 | 595.0 | 32.0 | 3.50 | |||||
including | 589.5 | 595.0 | 5.5 | 17.59 | |||||
including | 592.5 | 594.0 | 1.5 | 54.80 | |||||
including | 632.0 | 653.6 | 21.6 | 4.14 | |||||
including | 646.0 | 653.6 | 7.6 | 7.08 | |||||
including | 652.0 | 653.6 | 1.6 | 21.40 | |||||
including | 661.0 | 664.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | |||||
including | 674.0 | 682.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | |||||
DDRCCC-24-067 | 396840 | 7085165 | 65 | -50 | 547.7 | 3.1 | 547.7 | 544.7 | 0.30 |
including | 77.0 | 198.3 | 121.3 | 0.33 | |||||
and | 236.3 | 259.0 | 22.7 | 0.43 | |||||
and | 372.0 | 394.0 | 22.0 | 0.39 | |||||
and | 448.5 | 547.7 | 99.2 | 1.01 | |||||
including | 480.8 | 487.0 | 6.2 | 2.85 | |||||
and | 516.6 | 519.1 | 2.5 | 18.36 | |||||
including | 518.0 | 519.1 | 1.1 | 27.40 | |||||
DDRCCC-24-066 | 397239 | 7085173 | 225 | -55 | 394.7 | 304.5 | 324.0 | 19.5 | 0.28 |
DDRCCC-24-065 | 397215 | 7085260 | 225 | -70 | 511.2 | 86.0 | 118.0 | 32.0 | 0.35 |
and | 212.0 | 214.0 | 2.0 | 4.25 | |||||
DDRCCC-24-064 | 397215 | 7085260 | 225 | -55 | 492.2 | 66.0 | 91.0 | 25.0 | 0.34 |
and | 213.0 | 217.0 | 4.0 | 2.35 | |||||
and | 290.0 | 334.0 | 44.0 | 0.48 | |||||
including | 290.0 | 297.6 | 7.6 | 1.12 | |||||
and | 317.0 | 319.0 | 2.0 | 3.10 | |||||
DDRCCC-24-063 | 397114 | 7085325 | -225 | -60 | 494.7 | 204.6 | 220.0 | 15.4 | 0.34 |
and | 301.7 | 312.3 | 10.7 | 1.03 | |||||
including | 306.2 | 307.4 | 1.2 | 3.52 |
*Intervals are drilled core length as insufficient drilling has been completed at this time to determine true widths.
DDRCCC-24-068
Drill hole DDRCCC-24-068 was drilled to a length of 708.7 metres at an azimuth of 100 degrees and a dip of -75 degrees to fill in a gap between holes 047 and 041 and to test the down-dip continuity of mineralization encountered in holes 042, 057, and 062. The hole drilled down-plunge of the known mineralized system to test the depth continuity of Blackjack mineralization and successfully extended 200 metres below previous drilling at Blackjack. The hole intersected multiple zones of mineralized quartz monzonite and mineralized metasediments with over 40 instances of visible gold noted from near surface to 680 metres. The visible gold was consistently associated with bismuthinite and scheelite in sheeted quartz veins cutting both the intrusives and the metasediments.
DDRCCC-24-068 was mineralized through its entire length, with a 682.5 metre interval containing 1.04 g/t gold from surface (4.4 metres). The hole contained numerous higher grade intervals, with the most significant being 93.0 metres of 2.57 g/t gold from 589.5 metres (see Tables 1 and 2). The highest grade intersection returned from the hole was 5.5 metres of 17.59 g/t gold from 598.5 metres, including 1.5 metres of 54.80 g/t gold. These results suggest that gold mineralization is getting stronger at depth in the Blackjack system.
DDRCCC-24-067
Drill hole DDRCCC-24-067 was drilled from the same pad as hole DDRCCC-24-062 at an azimuth of 065 degrees and dip of -65 degrees to test the southern extent of the mineralization intersected in holes 062 and 058. This hole intersected 4 broad zones of mineralization associated with quartz monzonite intrusions and adjacent metasediments. Sheeted quartz-arsenopyrite veins were most abundant from 425.0 - 523.0 metres, and several instances of visible gold associated with bismuthinite were observed in sheeted quartz veins between 237.2 metres and 520.3 metres.
DDRCCC-24-067 was also moderately mineralized throughout its entire length, with the 544.7 metres interval from 3.03 metres returning 0.30 g/t gold (the cut off grade for the 900,000 ounce current resource at Blackjack is 0.25 g/t Au). Higher grade intervals within the hole included 99.2 metres of 1.01 g/t from 448.5 metres. These results also suggest that gold mineralization is getting stronger at depth in the system.
DDRCCC-24-063 to DDRCCC-24-066 were drilled above the main plunge of the mineralized zone and intersected anomalous gold with values up to 1.03 g/t gold over 10.7 metres, and 1.12 g/t gold over 7.6 metres and 2.0 metres of 4.50 g/t gold in hole 63, 64 and 65 respectively, indicating that gold mineralization persists above the higher-grade southeast plunging mineralized corridor.
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
On receipt from the drill site, the HTW/NTW-sized drill core was systematically logged for geological attributes, photographed and sampled at Sitka's core logging facility. Sample lengths as small as 0.3 m were used to isolate features of interest, otherwise a default 2 m downhole sample length was used. Each sample is identified by a unique sample tag number which is placed in the bag containing the core to be assayed. Core was cut in half lengthwise along a predetermined line, with one-half (same half, consistently) collected for analysis and one-half stored as a record. Standard reference materials, blanks and duplicate samples were inserted by Sitka personnel at regular intervals into the sample stream. Bagged samples were placed in secure bins to ensure integrity during transport. They were delivered by Sitka personnel or a contract expeditor to ALS Laboratories' preparatory facility in Whitehorse, Yukon, with analyses completed in North Vancouver.
ALS is accredited to ISO 17025:2005 UKAS ref. 4028 for its laboratory analysis. Samples were crushed by ALS to over 70 per cent passing below two millimetres and split using a riffle splitter. One-thousand-gram splits were pulverized to over 85 per cent passing below 75 microns. Gold determinations are by fire assay with an inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) finish on 50 g subsamples of the prepared pulp (ALS code: Au-ICP-22). Any sample returning over 10 g/t Au was re-analyzed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish on a 50 g subsample (ALS code: Au-GRA21). In addition, a 51-element analysis was performed on a 0.5 g subsample of the prepared pulps by an aqua regia digestion followed by an inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) finish (ALS code: ME-MS41).
About the flagship RC Gold Project
The RC Gold Project consists of a 431 square kilometre contiguous district-scale land package located in the heart of Yukon's Tombstone Gold Belt. The project is located approximately 100 kilometres east of Dawson City, which has a 5,000 foot paved runway, and is accessed via a secondary gravel road from the Klondike Highway which is usable year-round and is an approximate 2 hour drive from Dawson City. It is the largest consolidated land package strategically positioned mid-way between the Eagle Gold Mine and the past producing Brewery Creek Gold Mine.
On January 19, 2023 Sitka Gold announced an Initial Mineral Resource Estimate prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") guidelines for the RC Gold Property of 1,340,000 ounces of gold(1). The road accessible, pit constrained Mineral Resource is classified as inferred and is contained in two zones: The Blackjack and Eiger deposits with 900,000 ounces of gold grading 0.83 g/t and 440,000 ounces of gold grading 0.68 g/t respectively. Both of these deposits are at/near surface, are potentially open pit minable and amenable to heap leaching, with initial bottle roll tests indicating that the gold is not refractory and has high gold recoveries of up to
RC Gold Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate
COG g/t Au | Blackjack Zone | Eiger Zone | Combined | ||||||||
Tonnes 000's | Au g/t | 0z Au 000's | Tonnes 000's | Au g/t | 0z Au 000's | Tonnes 000's | Au g/t | 0z Au 000's | |||
0.20 | 35,798 | 0.80 | 921 | 32,523 | 0.45 | 471 | 68,321 | 0.63 | 1,391 | ||
0.25 | 33,743 | 0.83 | 900 | 27,362 | 0.50 | 440 | 61,105 | 0.68 | 1,340 | ||
0.30 | 31,282 | 0.88 | 885 | 22,253 | 0.55 | 393 | 53,535 | 0.74 | 1,279 | ||
0.35 | 29,065 | 0.92 | 860 | 17,817 | 0.60 | 344 | 46,882 | 0.80 | 1,203 | ||
0.40 | 26,975 | 0.96 | 833 | 14,506 | 0.66 | 308 | 41,481 | 0.86 | 1,140 |
Notes
1. Mineral resource estimate prepared by Ronald G. Simpson of GeoSim Services Inc. with an effective date of January 19,
2023. Mineral Resources are classified using the 2014 CIM Definition Standards.
2. The cut-off grade of 0.25 g/t Au is believed to provide a reasonable margin over operating and sustaining costs for open-pit
mining and processing.
3. Mineral resources are constrained by an optimised pit shell using the following assumptions: US
pit slope; assumed metallurgical recovery of
tonne; G&A of US
4. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.
5. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
To date, 72 diamond drill holes have been drilled into this system by the Company for a total of approximately 26,946 metres including 18 drill holes totalling 8,068 metres completed in 2024 (with two more currently in progress) focused on expanding the initial resource. The drilling in 2024, so far, produced results of up to 290.5 m of 1.10 g/t gold from 236.0 m including 105.0 m of 1.68 g/t gold from 421.6 m and 34.5 m of 2.61 g/t gold fro2m 492.0 m in hole DDRCCC-24-062 (see news release dated August 19, 2024).
(1) Simpson, R. January 19, 2023. Clear Creek Property, RC Gold Project, NI 43-101 Technical Report, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory.
RC Gold Deposit Model
Exploration on the Property has mainly focused on identifying an intrusion-related gold system ("IRGS"). The property is within the Tombstone Gold Belt which is the prominent host to IRGS deposits within the Tintina Gold Province in Yukon and Alaska. Notable deposits from the belt include: Fort Knox Mine in Alaska with current Proven and Probable Reserves of 230 million tonnes at 0.3 g/t Au (2.471 million ounces; Sims 2018)(1); Eagle Gold Mine with current Measured and Indicated Resources of 233 million tonnes at a grade of 0.57 g/t Au at the Eagle Main Zone (4.303 million ounces; Harvey et al, 2022)(2); the Brewery Creek deposit with current Indicated Mineral Resource of 22.2 million tonnes at a gold grade of 1.11 g/t (0.789 million ounces; Hulse et al. 2020)(3); the Florin Gold deposit, located adjacent to Sitka's RC Gold project, with a current Inferred Mineral Resource of 170.99 million tonnes grading 0.45 g/t (2.47 million ounces; Simpson 2021)(4) and the AurMac Project with an Inferred Mineral Resource of 347.49 million tonnes grading 0.63 gram per tonne gold (7.00 million ounces)(5).
(1) Sims J. Fort Knox Mine Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report. June 11, 2018. https://s2.q4cdn.com/496390694/files/doc_downloads/2018/Fort-Knox-June-2018-Technical-Report.pdf
(2) Harvey N., Gray P., Winterton J., Jutras M., Levy M.,Technical Report for the Eagle Gold Mine, Yukon Territory, Canada. Victoria Gold Corp. December 31, 2022. https://vgcx.com/site/assets/files/6534/vgcx_-_2023_eagle_mine_technical_report_final.pdf
(3) Hulse D, Emanuel C, Cook C. NI 43-101 Technical Report on Mineral Resources. Gustavson Associates. May 31, 2020. https://minedocs.com/22/Brewery-Creek-PEA-01182022.pdf
(4) Simpson R. Florin Gold Project NI 43-101 Technical Report. Geosim Services Inc. April 21, 2021. https://sedar.com/GetFile.do?lang=EN&docClass=24&issuerNo=00005795&issuerType=03&projectNo=03236138&docI d=4984158
(5) Thornton T., Jutras M., Malhotra D. Technical Report Aurmac Property Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada. JDS Energy and Mining Inc. February 6, 2024. https://banyangold.com/site/assets/files/5251/banyan_gold_ni_43-101_technical_report_2024_03_18.pdf
Upcoming Events
Sitka Gold will be attending and/or presenting at the following events*:
- Yukon Geoscience, Whitehorse, Yukon: November 17 - 20, 2024
- VRIC, Vancouver, BC: January 19 - 20, 2025
- RoundUp, Vancouver, BC: January 20-23, 2025
*All events are subject to change.
About Sitka Gold Corp.
Sitka Gold Corp. is a well-funded mineral exploration company headquartered in Canada with over
The Company recently announced an NI 43-101 compliant initial inferred Mineral Resource Estimate of 1,340,000 ounces of gold(1) beginning at surface and grading 0.68 g/t at its RC Gold Project in Yukon (see news release dated January 19, 2023).
(1) Simpson, R. January 19, 2023. Clear Creek Property, RC Gold Project, NI 43-101 Technical Report, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory.
*For more detailed information on the Company's properties please visit our website at www.sitkagoldcorp.com.
The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Cor Coe, P.Geo., Director and CEO of the Company, and a Qualified Person (QP) as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
SITKA GOLD CORP.
"Donald Penner"
President and Director
For more information contact:
Donald Penner
President & Director
778-212-1950
dpenner@sitkagoldcorp.com
or
Cor Coe
CEO & Director
604-817-4753
ccoe@sitkagoldcorp.com
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Cautionary and Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "intends" or "anticipates", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would" or "occur". This information and these statements, referred to herein as "forward‐looking statements", are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include without limitation, statements regarding discussions of future plans, estimates and forecasts and statements as to management's expectations and intentions and the Company's anticipated work programs.
These forward‐looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, market uncertainty and the results of the Company's anticipated work programs.
Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial out-look that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. We seek safe harbor.
To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/227265
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