Trifecta Gold Outlines a Large, Intrusion-Related Gold Target on its Mt. Hinton Project, Yukon
Trifecta Gold has identified a significant 3 km long geophysical anomaly at its Mt. Hinton Project in Yukon, located near Hecla Mining's Keno Hill Mine. The discovery comes from processing 2024 airborne magnetic and ZTEM survey data, revealing a strong resistivity feature at the GC target where granitic boulders were found. The anomaly shows resistivity values exceeding 1235 ohm-m at surface and is associated with a parallel magnetic anomaly, suggesting a buried intrusion that could drive mineralization. The project hosts four precious metal vein trends within the Keno Hill Quartzite Formation, and this new target shares characteristics with other gold-rich deposits in the Tombstone Gold Belt.
Trifecta Gold ha identificato una significativa anomalia geofisica lunga 3 km nel suo progetto Mt. Hinton nello Yukon, situato vicino alla miniera Keno Hill di Hecla Mining. La scoperta deriva dall'elaborazione dei dati del sondaggio magnetico aereo e ZTEM del 2024, rivelando una forte caratteristica di resistività nel target GC dove sono state trovate rocce granitiche. L'anomalia mostra valori di resistività superiori a 1235 ohm-m sulla superficie ed è associata a un'anomalia magnetica parallela, suggerendo un'intrusione sotterranea che potrebbe favorire la mineralizzazione. Il progetto ospita quattro tendenze di vene di metalli preziosi all'interno della Formazione di Quarzite Keno Hill, e questo nuovo target condivide caratteristiche con altri depositi ricchi d'oro nel Tombstone Gold Belt.
Trifecta Gold ha identificado una significativa anomalía geofísica de 3 km de longitud en su proyecto Mt. Hinton en Yukón, ubicado cerca de la mina Keno Hill de Hecla Mining. El descubrimiento se basa en el procesamiento de los datos del levantamiento magnético aéreo y ZTEM de 2024, revelando una fuerte característica de resistividad en el objetivo GC donde se encontraron bloques graníticos. La anomalía muestra valores de resistividad superiores a 1235 ohm-m en la superficie y está asociada con una anomalía magnética paralela, lo que sugiere una intrusión enterrada que podría impulsar la mineralización. El proyecto alberga cuatro tendencias de venas de metales preciosos dentro de la Formación de Cuarcita Keno Hill, y este nuevo objetivo comparte características con otros depósitos ricos en oro en el Tombstone Gold Belt.
트리펙타 골드는 유콘의 Mt. Hinton 프로젝트에서 3km 길이의 지구물리학적 이상을 확인했습니다. 이 프로젝트는 헤클라 마이닝의 케노 힐 광산 근처에 위치해 있습니다. 이 발견은 2024년의 항공 자기 및 ZTEM 조사 데이터를 처리한 결과로, 화강암 바위가 발견된 GC 목표 위치에서 강한 저항값 특성을 드러냈습니다. 이 이상은 표면에서 1235 오움-미터를 초과하는 저항 성능을 보이며, 평행한 자기 이상과 연관되어 있어 광물화가 발생할 수 있는 매장된 침입체를 시사합니다. 이 프로젝트는 케노 힐 쿼츠라이트 형성 내에서 네 가지 귀금속 광맥 트렌드를 보유하며, 이 새로운 목표는 탐스톤 골드 벨트의 다른 황금이 풍부한 매장지와 유사한 특성을 공유합니다.
Trifecta Gold a identifié une anomalie géophysique significative de 3 km de long dans son projet Mt. Hinton au Yukon, situé près de la mine Keno Hill de Hecla Mining. La découverte provient du traitement des données de levé magnétique aérien et ZTEM de 2024, révélant une forte caractéristique de résistivité au niveau de la cible GC où des blocs granitique ont été trouvés. L'anomalie affiche des valeurs de résistivité dépassant 1235 ohm-m à la surface et est associée à une anomalie magnétique parallèle, suggérant une intrusion enfouie qui pourrait favoriser la minéralisation. Le projet comprend quatre tendances de veines de métaux précieux au sein de la formation de quartzite Keno Hill, et cette nouvelle cible partage des caractéristiques avec d'autres dépôts riches en or dans la Tombstone Gold Belt.
Trifecta Gold hat eine signifikante 3 km lange geophysikalische Anomalie in seinem Mt. Hinton-Projekt im Yukon identifiziert, das sich in der Nähe der Keno Hill Mine von Hecla Mining befindet. Die Entdeckung stammt aus der Bearbeitung von Daten der Luftmagnetik- und ZTEM-Umfrage von 2024, die ein starkes Widerstandsmerkmal im GC-Zielgebiet zeigt, wo granitische Blöcke gefunden wurden. Die Anomalie weist Widerstandswerte von über 1235 Ohm-m an der Oberfläche auf und ist mit einer parallelen magnetischen Anomalie verbunden, was auf eine verborgene Einsprengung hindeutet, die Mineralisierungen begünstigen könnte. Das Projekt beherbergt vier wertvolle Metallader-Trends innerhalb der Keno Hill Quarzite-Formation, und dieses neue Ziel weist Ähnlichkeiten mit anderen goldreichen Lagerstätten im Tombstone Gold Belt auf.
- Discovery of a large 3 km long geophysical anomaly indicating potential gold mineralization
- Strategic location near Hecla Mining's Keno Hill Mine and Mill Complex
- Identification of new high-priority drill target at GC target area
- No significant intrusive rock identified on the property prior to 2024
- Drilling required to confirm presence of mineralization
Processing of 2024 geophysical surveys has identified a 3 km long "look-alike" anomaly that marks other Tombstone Gold Belt intrusions in the district
Future exploration will prioritize this new target, where Trifecta Gold previously identified granitic boulders on surface
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 2, 2024 / Trifecta Gold Ltd. (TSXV:TG)(OTCQB:TRRFF) ("Trifecta" or the "Company") is pleased to report the results of a 3D inversion of airborne magnetic and Z-Tipper Electromagnetic ("ZTEM") data collected from the Mt. Hinton Project ("Mt. Hinton"). Mt. Hinton is located immediately to the southeast of Hecla Mining's Keno Hill Mine and Mill Complex within the Tombstone Gold Belt ("TGB") of central and eastern Yukon. Processing of the geophysical data, which was collected earlier this year, has confirmed a large, strong resistivity anomaly at the GC target where granitic boulders were discovered in 2024 (Trifecta Gold Announces ZTEM and Magnetic Results from Mt. Hinton Project, Yukon and Describes Ongoing Research Studies). The resistivity feature, which extends along a 3 km axis oriented northwest-southeast, is defined by values in excess of 1235 ohm-m at surface and widening in size at depth. In addition, the resistivity anomaly is spatially associated with a parallel magnetic anomaly (see attached figures). These results are highly suggestive of a buried intrusion in the floor of Granite Creek that may be the driver of mineralization in the district.
Mt. Hinton hosts four major precious metal rich vein trends developed within the Keno Hill Quartzite Formation. Mid- to Late-Cretaceous granitic stocks of the Tombstone and Mayo suites intrude the quartzite sporadically throughout this portion of the TGB. Elsewhere in the belt, Tombstone and Mayo Suite stocks are associated with substantial gold endowments deriving from large arrays of sheeted, sulphide-poor quartz veins hosting native gold. Examples include Snowline Gold Corp.'s Valley deposit, and Sitka Gold Corp.'s RC deposit. Gold mineralization at Mt. Hinton is also thought to be related to this intrusive event, but prior to the 2024 exploration campaign no significant amount of intrusive rock had been identified on the property.
Tombstone and Mayo Suite intrusions commonly generate a contact metamorphic aureole of hornfels, where iron in the form of pyrite is converted to pyrrhotite and generates a concomitant magnetic response; however, pyrite is absent in the Mount Hinton quartzites, and as a result, hornfels mineralogy is expected to be dominated by biotite. The shape and amplitude of the resistivity anomaly at the GC target is highly suggestive of a buried intrusion, while the magnetic response is comparable to responses derived from other Tombstone and Mayo Suite intrusions that host large gold endowments. Combined with the recent discovery of abundant granitic boulders in the valley floor, the Company now considers the GC target to be a high priority drill target.
About Mt. Hinton
Mt. Hinton is a road accessible, camp-scale property with over 60 precious metals veins identified to date. The project is underlain by direct extensions of the stratigraphy that hosts Hecla's Keno Hill Mines and, because of this, much of the historical exploration at Mt. Hinton focused on its silver potential. Surprisingly, historical workers largely overlooked gold potential, despite visible gold that has been found in many of the known veins. There are active placer mines on the creeks draining in all directions from the property. Based on metal zonation within the district, the newly identified GC target may represent a reduced intrusion, theorized to be the driver for much of the mineralization in the district.
Tombstone Gold Belt
Extending more than 1000 km from the Fairbanks district in Alaska eastward across the entire width of Yukon, the Tombstone Gold Belt hosts many large Reduced Intrusion-Related Gold System (RIRGS) mines such as Fort Knox in Alaska (>10 million oz), Eagle and Olive in Yukon (>4 million oz) and the past-producing Brewery Creek Mine, also in Yukon. Since May 2020 over 17 million additional ounces of gold have been discovered in the Yukon portion of the belt, including Snowline Gold's Tier 1 Valley discovery, Sitka Gold's RC deposit, Banyan Gold's AurMac deposits and Victoria Gold's Raven deposit.
Tombstone Gold Belt systems are characterized by sheeted, auriferous quartz veins forming in the carapace zones of Cretaceous-age plutons. They have a characteristic geochemical signature with a gold-bismuth-tellurium±tungsten core within a broader gold-arsenic halo. The deposits are found within and surrounding the reduced intrusions, and typically exhibit a geophysical signature comprising a magnetic low (ie. reduced) coinciding with at conductivity low. Veining in RIRGS systems is typically zoned with a core of sheeted veins surrounded by more discrete gold-arsenic veins and more distal silver-lead-zinc veins.
Technical information in this news release has been approved by Trifecta's Vice President, Jackson Morton, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined under the terms of National Instrument 43-101.
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