Silver North Resources (TSX-V:SNAG, OTCQB:TARSF) is set to start its 2024 exploration drilling program at the Haldane Property in the Keno Hill Silver District, Yukon.
Crews are mobilizing in early September and drilling is set to start by mid-month, the company said in a statement.
The upcoming drilling program will focus on the West Fault and Bighorn areas, targeting high-grade silver mineralization.
At the West Fault, Silver North aims to expand on previous successful drill results, which included an intersection of 3.14 meters averaging 1,351 grams per ton (g/t) silver, 2.43% lead, and 2.91% zinc. The West Fault structure has been traced over a 650-meter strike length and is believed to extend up to 1.1 kilometers, potentially merging with the 2.2-kilometer-long Main Fault structure, known for surface silver mineralization.
The Bighorn area will also be a key focus, where earlier drilling in 2019 intersected four veins, with the best result being 2.35 meters averaging 125 g/t silver and 4.39% lead. The structure at Bighorn has been traced over a 525-meter strike length within a 900-meter-long lead-silver soil anomaly. Approximately 1,000 meters of drilling is planned for this program.
“We are eager to begin drilling at Haldane again, following on the heels of the Tim drilling program in southern Yukon,” said Jason Weber, CEO of Silver North.
The 8,579-hectare Haldane property hosts multiple occurrences of silver-lead-zinc-bearing quartz siderite veins, similar to those found throughout the historic district.