Torr Metals Inc (TSX-V:TMET) has provided results from the compilation of 63 historical rock grab samples and reconnaissance field mapping at its Stain Creek target during the 2022 field program, outlining a significant at-surface copper-gold-molybdenum anomaly.
The Stain Creek target, which has never been drilled, showed representative high-grade historical rock grab samples that yield values up to 0.36% copper (Cu) with 1.30 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au) as well as 2.02% Cu with 0.71 g/t Au and 85.1 parts per million (ppm) molybdenum (Mo), the company said.
An additional 30 rock grab samples, assays pending, were collected in 2022 to confirm historically reported mineralization and alteration styles as well as test for potential extensions to a high-grade zone with a current length of 300 metres (m).
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“By leveraging our substantial historical database Torr has been able to significantly expedite the exploration process, with a systematic approach that has led to the identification of multiple extensive and undrilled at-surface copper-gold exploration targets at our road-accessible Dalvenie and Hu Zones,” Malcolm Dorseym Torr Metals president and CEO, said in a statement.
"These key target areas appear to have very robust copper-gold mineralization and demonstrate that we have just as much potential for major new discoveries in both the eastern and western portions of the largely underexplored Latham Project. We have incorporated the Hu, Dalvenie, and Gnat Pass zones into our drill permit application and look forward to being the first to test these promising targets," he added.
The high-grade zone remains open for testing and further definition along-strike to the east-northeast and west-southwest. The Stain Creek target is located in the eastern portion of the 8.5 kilometre (km) Hu Zone within Torr Metal's 100% owned 689 square kilometre (km2) Latham Project.
Highlights
- Observations from outcrop exposure and historical soil sampling indicate the potential for a km-scale copper-gold porphyry system within a historical over 100 ppm copper soil anomaly measuring 1,900m by 1,000m, which is approximately twice the surface footprint of the company's Gnat Pass copper-gold porphyry deposit located 28 km to the southeast.
- Historical rock grab samples occur within a regionally mapped complex of multi-phase monzonitic, dioritic, and syenitic intrusions hosted by Upper Stuhini Group sediments and volcanics.
- Mapping indicates an east-west trend to these units, which is a potentially comparable geological setting to significant copper-gold porphyry deposits within the region including the nearby Red Chris and Saddle North deposits respectively around 75 km and around 59 km to the south-southeast of the Hu Zone. The company noted that 21 historical rock grab samples yielded more than 300 ppm Cu, 11 samples more than 0.2 g/t Au, and 5 samples over 20 ppm Mo.
- Current reprocessing of 3.7 km2 of historical ground magnetic and induced polarization (IP) geophysical surveys overlapping Stain Creek will also prove essential for future follow-up exploration, the company said.
Torr Metals is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company focused on defining and developing the substantial exploration and resource potential of the around 689 square kilometre Copper-Gold Project, located within the prolific Golden Triangle of northern British Columbia.
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