Like Hurricane, the Thunderstruck target was immediately upgraded to high-priority due to the strong geochemistry returned from the high-grade samples. The area contained multiple quartz calcite veins of cm scale that spread over an area of hundreds of meters. Iron carbonate weathering and gossanous patches were visible through the deposited glacial moraine. The veins showed polymetallic signatures high in elements expected in epithermal environments such as
Thunderstruck Highlights:
Grab sample B0026845 assayed 7,013 g/t silver, 12.7 g/t gold, 3.9% zinc, 2.4% lead, and 0.2% copper;
Another grab sample taken 85 meters ('m') away also had very impressive silver results with 1,017 g/t silver, as well as significant gold, copper, lead and zinc;
Historic work from this area in 1983 suggest it was entirely under ice at that time;
The nearby
The nearby Heather vein 1,500 m southeast sampled 25 g/t gold, 332 g/t silver and 5.1% lead in 2019 and soil sampled** 9.5 g/t gold and >100 g/t silver in 1983; and
Further rock sampling to the south along the edge of the glacier, 200 m and 700 m south also returned rocks with elevated silver and gold (Click Here to View Map).
Through an extensive 20-day geological mapping and sampling program completed on the extended Rock & Roll claims this past summer, the team discovered numerous veins at or near the Thunderstruck target. These veins appear to show potential for precious metal mineralization including high-grade silver and gold, and often demonstrate elemental signatures representative of an epithermal system. They occur in a fine-grained sedimentary sequence of siltstones and calcareous sediments tentatively assigned to be Upper Stuhini Stratigraphy.
The Company is still waiting for additional sampling results from its 2020 exploration program. However, encouraged by results to date, the Company is already planning a larger, more defined sampling, mapping and prospecting program of the area for 2021. With recently unglaciated terrain, the area is mostly unexplored and has become very prospective for high-grade mineralization.
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QA/QC and Analytical Procedures
The Company has adopted a rigorous quality assurance and quality control ('QA/QC') program to ensure best practices in sampling both diamond drill core and surface rock chip samples of approximately 1 kg in weight. The Company's samples and drill core are being assayed by
Grab samples are selectively collected and are therefore not representative of all mineralization hosted on the property.
Historic samples cannot be verified by Etruscus but are deemed to be accurate to the best of our knowledge.
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