District Metals Corp. (TSX-V:DMX) reported on the positive results from a detailed soil sampling program at the polymetallic Gruvberget property located in the Bergslagen Mining District of south-central Sweden.
The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said the soil samples were recovered from four target zones (North zone extension, South zone extension, Gyllingen, and Backen) identified by historic data compilation and geophysical anomalies (conductive and magnetic) from its SkyTEM survey flown in late-2021.
In a statement, District CEO Garrett Ainsworth said: "These results from the detailed soil sampling program at Gruvberget provide an additional data set that will help us to prioritize our 2023 drill targets based on the occurrence of positive coincident geochemical and geophysical data layers."
District noted that soil geochemistry can be one of the most cost-effective field data acquisition methods available to delineate and prioritize drill targets. Much of the Gruvberget property is covered by a thin veneer of glacial till (2-to-20-meter), which makes traditional bedrock mapping and sampling a challenge, it added.
Based on the soil sampling orientation survey across and north of the Gruvberget North zone, the firm decided to conduct an extensive soil program covering four identified target areas. A total of 442 soil samples were analyzed by Ionic Leach (IL) methods, said the company. The main advantage of IL methods is the lack of drying and sieving, with the risk of contamination during sample preparation, besides a reduced turnaround time at the lab.
The company highlighted the following:
- Gruvberget North Zone Extension: Coincident multi-element anomalies for zinc, copper, silver, and cesium in soils have been identified 700 meters (m) north from the Gruvberget North zone. This coincides with the same magnetic high linear that acts as the hanging wall rocks found at the North zone.
- Gruvberget South Zone Extension: Coincident lead and zinc in soil anomalies have been identified 700m to the south of the Gruvberget South zone, which remains open to the south. These soil anomalies are associated with a magnetic high linear.
- Gyllingen Zone: Anomalous zinc (Zn), lead, copper (Cu), and silver values have been identified 500m south of the historic Gyllingen mineral occurrence in close association with elevated antimony and selenium, which are considered pathfinder elements in soils for base metal deposits. These soil anomalies remain open to the south.
- Backen Zone: Anomalous zinc, lead, copper, and silver values are patchy at the Backen zone, which is centered on historic high-grade polymetallic boulders that assayed up to 15% Zn, 4.8% Cu and 23 g/t silver (Ag).
The company noted that drill targets supported by coincident geochemical and geophysical anomalies provide an increased level of confidence when prioritizing targets.
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