VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 21, 2022 / Golden Spike Resources Corp. (CSE:GLDS) ("Golden Spike" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received analytical results from a recent program of reconnaissance rock sampling over the northern half of the Gregory River Copper-Gold property (the "Property"), located in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Highlights:
- 43 reconnaissance rock samples were collected from both several volcanogenic massive sulphide ("VMS") and vein-style targets and many returned highly anomalous copper and gold values.
- 15 samples returned values greater than 1% copper, up to 18.7% copper.
- 8 samples returned values greater than 0.50 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold, up to 5.02 g/t gold.
- Two channel chip sample lines were collected at the Lower Mitchell vein-style target and returned anomalous values of copper, gold, zinc and silver.
- Chanel #2 returned 2.73% copper, 0.14 g/t gold and 0.34% zinc over 5 metres, including 12.9% copper, 0.23 g/t gold, 11.5 g/t silver and 0.27% zinc over 1 metre.
Golden Spike's President and CEO, Keith Anderson commented,
"We are excited to receive the results from this reconnaissance sampling program at our 100%-controlled Gregory River Property. These samples were collected from multiple target areas in the north half of the Property and provide further support for the range of grades reported from the historically collected samples. In addition to the significant copper grades, many of the samples returned anomalous values of gold ± silver and zinc and other pathfinder elements, further enhancing the exploration potential of the Property. Several of the samples returned gold values greater than 1.0 g/t gold, and as high as 5.02 g/t gold, and these areas will definitely be further evaluated during the next phase of exploration"
Reconnaissance Sampling Program
Between August 6 and September 13, 2022, the Company completed prospecting and sampling at selected target areas in the northern half of the Property (Figure 1). The prospects in the southern half of the property, including the recently acquired Steep Brook prospect, were not visited during this program, however, these areas remain key targets that will be evaluated during upcoming phases of exploration.
During the recent program, three VMS target areas (Gregory River, Lode 9 and Moose Brook) hosted within the Gregory River VMS-trend were briefly visited and sampled, each returning significant analytical results (Table 1). In addition, nine vein-style targets from the Copper-Gold Vein target area in the northeast corner of the Property were sampled (Court B, Court C, East of Lode 9, Hall, Palmer, Lode 2, Lode 6-7, Gossan Zone, Lower Mitchell) with seven of these target areas returning significant analytical results (Table 2).
Samples from the VMS targets are mostly from basaltic rocks with varying amounts of disseminated pyrite, chalcopyrite, as well as zones of quartz stringers and veinlets. Two of the samples, 815664 from Lode 9 and 815671 from Moose Brook are highlighted since they both returned significant values of gold (3.48 g/t and 5.02 g/t, respectively) and copper (18.70% and 0.96%, respectively). These areas will form part of follow-up work during Phase 2 next year to better determine mineralization controls and dimensions.
The samples collected from the vein-style targets are mostly from 1-2-metre-wide quartz veins and structurally controlled stockwork zones, hosted in basalt and gabbro and mineralized with varying amounts of pyrite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite and minor bornite and sphalerite.
The Lower Mitchell prospect appears to be a wider, east-to north-east trending, structurally controlled zone, hosted within intensely silicified basalt, mineralized with pyrite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite and traces of sphalerite. The alteration and mineralization are exposed in several outcrops and in an historically trenched area, spaced over an approximate 180 metre distance; however, the true width, orientation and dimension of this zone remains to be determined. Many of the grab and float samples returned anomalous copper and gold values, along with minor amounts of zinc, arsenic and occasional cobalt (Figure 2 and Table 2).
During the recent sampling program, the Company collected two, north-south oriented channel sample lines at Lower Mitchell, each spaced approximately 15 metres apart. Channel #1 is two metres in length and comprised of two, one-metre channel chip samples. Channel #2 is 5 metres in length and comprised of five, one-metre channel chip samples (Table 3). The sample results reveal multiple anomalous values of copper, gold and zinc, along with isolated silver anomalies and pathfinder elements, such as arsenic. A one-meter sample from Channel #2 returned a very high-grade value of 12.9% copper along with 0.23 g/t gold, 11.5 g/t silver and 0.27% zinc. Additional work is warranted at Lower Mitchell during Phase 2 exploration to better understand the mineralization controls and potential dimensions.
Figure 1: Location of Reconnaissance Samples and Targets in the North Half of Gregory River Property
Figure 2: Lower Mitchell Zone Reconnaissance Samples and Channel Chip Lines
Table 1: Significant Analytical Results from VMS Targets
Target Area | Sample Number | Sample Type* | Copper (%) | Gold (g/t) | Silver (g/t) | Zinc (%) | Cobalt (ppm) |
Gregory River | 815624 | Outcrop Grab | 0.61 | 0.16 | 9.0 | 0.02 | 123 |
815625 | Outcrop Grab | 2.43 | 0.08 | 14.2 | 0.09 | 243 | |
Lode 9 | 815663 | Outcrop Grab | 0.26 | 0.20 | <0.2 | 0.02 | 29 |
815664 | Outcrop Grab | 18.70 | 3.48 | 5.9 | 0.09 | 44 | |
815665 | Outcrop Grab | 1.60 | 0.21 | 0.7 | 0.02 | 14 | |
Moose Brook | 815671 | Outcrop Grab | 0.96 | 5.02 | 17.3 | 1.58 | 20 |
Table 2: Significant Analytical Results from Vein-Style Targets
Target Area | Sample Number | Sample Type* | Copper (%) | Gold (g/t) | Silver (g/t) | Zinc (%) | Cobalt (ppm) |
Court C | 815652 | Outcrop Grab | 2.45 | 0.11 | 1.8 | 0.01 | 115 |
815653 | Outcrop Grab | 3.47 | 0.06 | 1.1 | 0.01 | 94 | |
815654 | Outcrop Grab | 2.19 | 0.05 | 1.1 | 0.01 | 58 | |
East of Lode 9 | 815662 | Outcrop Grab | 12.20 | 0.11 | 11.7 | 0.10 | 1,350 |
Hall | 815659 | Outcrop Grab | 1.53 | 0.43 | 1.0 | 0.01 | 53 |
Palmer | 815658 | Outcrop Grab | 10.20 | 0.13 | 4.7 | 0.05 | 83 |
Lode 2 | 815660 | Outcrop Grab | 1.60 | 0.62 | 1.6 | 0.03 | 49 |
Lode 2 | 815672 | Outcrop Grab | 1.24 | 0.05 | 1.0 | 0.04 | 104 |
Lode 6,7 | 815655 | Outcrop Grab | 3.58 | 0.26 | 2.4 | 0.03 | 419 |
Lode 6,7 | 815656 | Outcrop Grab | 1.93 | 0.03 | 0.8 | 0.01 | 49 |
Lower Mitchell | 815602 | Outcrop Grab | 0.60 | 1.53 | 2.9 | 0.15 | 73 |
815603 | Outcrop Grab | 0.31 | 1.32 | 1.6 | 0.04 | 102 | |
815604 | Angular Float | 0.40 | 0.28 | 2.5 | 0.04 | 25 | |
815605 | Angular Float | 0.33 | 0.18 | 1.5 | 0.06 | 16 | |
815606 | Outcrop Grab | 0.14 | 0.64 | 1.0 | 0.12 | 15 | |
815607 | Angular Float | 0.27 | 0.35 | 1.2 | 0.35 | 22 | |
815608 | Outcrop Grab | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.5 | 0.07 | 25 | |
815609 | Angular Float | 0.07 | 0.60 | 0.3 | 0.05 | 5 | |
815612 | Angular Float | 2.15 | 0.05 | 1.0 | 0.02 | 58 | |
815613 | Angular Float | 2.45 | 1.17 | 1.9 | 0.07 | 199 | |
815614 | Angular Float | 0.72 | 0.49 | 2.3 | 0.41 | 28 | |
815615 | Angular Float | 0.30 | 0.11 | 0.4 | 0.01 | 127 |
*Outcrop Grab samples are representative chip samples from outcrop over an area generally around 0.5 - 1 metre square; Angular Float samples are pieces of rock interpreted to be sourced from nearby outcrops or historical trenches.
Table 3: Lower Mitchell Target - Channel Sample Weighted Average Analytical Results
Channel Chip | Number of Samples | Total Channel Length (m) | Copper (%) | Gold (g/t) | Silver (g/t) | Zinc (%) |
Channel #1 | 2 | 2 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.22 |
Channel #2* | 5 | 5 | 2.73 | 0.14 | 2.73 | 0.34 |
including | 1 | 1 | 12.9 | 0.23 | 11.5 | 0.27 |
The results of the recent reconnaissance sampling are significant since they support the general range of grades reported from historical sampling programs over the same prospects and they demonstrate that in additional to high-grade copper, anomalous values of gold, and other elements are present in many of the current target areas and should form an important part of on-going exploration. The reconnaissance samples also provide a database of potential associated metals and pathfinder elements that will be incorporated into data interpretations once the Phase 1 soil sampling program is complete and analytical results are returned.
Phase 1 Exploration Program Update
On November 9, 2022, the Company announced that Phase 1 exploration had been initiated over the Property (refer to press release "Golden Spike Initiates Field Program over Gregory River Property"). Soil sampling grids were designed over two separate areas, one over the Vein Zone target area and the other, in the southern half of the Property covering the Steep Brook North target area. Soil sampling was recently completed over the Vein Zone and samples will be submitted to Eastern Analytical Ltd in Springdale Newfoundland ("Eastern Analytical") for analyses. However, due to difficult weather conditions over the past several weeks, the Company decided to defer the soil sampling at the Steep Brook North target until H-1 2023, once conditions improve.
QA/QC and Qualified Person
Sampling and prospecting for the reconnaissance program and the soil sampling program was completed by Planet X Exploration Services Ltd., based out of Gander, Newfoundland, on behalf of the Company. All rock samples were submitted to Eastern Analytical, where they were analysed for gold by a 30-gram fire assay and a 34 -element ICP-OES package, using a 4-acid digestion. Samples that were over the upper detection limits for copper, zinc, silver and cobalt were further analysed by atomic absorption, using a 3-acid digestion. The soil samples will follow the same analytical protocols. The Company follows a rigorous quality assurance/quality control (QAQC) program for the sampling programs that includes the regular insertion of standards, blanks and duplicates into the sample stream.
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved for disclosure by Mr. Robert Cinits, P.Geo, a director of the Company and a "Qualified Person" within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Golden Spike
Golden Spike Resources Corp. (CSE:GLDS) is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on identifying, acquiring and unlocking value in mineral opportunities in Canada and other low-risk jurisdictions. The Company currently holds the rights to acquire 100% interest in the 3,425-hectare Gregory River Property in Newfoundland, strategically centered over an approximate 11-kilometer-long stretch of the Gregory River VMS-belt, a north-northeast trending corridor of very prospective ground with potential to host Cyprus-type polymetallic VMS deposits. In addition, the Property hosts a cluster of historically explored, high-grade, copper ±gold vein structures.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Keith Anderson
Golden Spike Resources Corp.
830 - 1100 Melville St.,
Vancouver, BC, V6E 4A6
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