Ore Grade Mineralization Encountered in Geochemical Sampling Program at Kibby Flats
Kibby Flats is located along the southern extension of the Cedar Mountains and is characterized by numerous old workings situated along north-northwest trending fault zones that occur near the contact of Tertiary volcanic tuffs and basement Jurassic age sedimentary and meta-volcanic rocks. Preliminary exploration conducted on the claims had identified strongly anomalous to ore-grade gold and silver mineralization, as well as highly anomalous lead, zinc, arsenic, antimony, mercury and copper mineralization.
No work had been completed on the property for many years until Consolidated geologists collected reconnaissance geochemical samples in the project area during the early 2000s. The majority of rock samples were highly enriched in gold and silver, including two very high grade samples that contained 75.8 ppm silver and 16.75 ppm gold (2.21 opt Ag and 0.489 opt Au), and 106.0 ppm silver and 14.15 ppm gold (3.10 opt Ag and 0.413 opt Au).
The property was revisited this summer to confirm the high grade precious metal mineralization and conduct preliminary geologic mapping. The results of the geochemical samples follow:
Sample # | Description | Au ppm | Ag ppm | Pb ppm | Cu ppm | Sb ppm | ||||||||||||
97368 | Select grab rock, quartz vein Northern workings | 10.01 | 107.3 | 5455 | 240 | 163 | ||||||||||||
97369 | Select grab rock, quartz vein Southern extension prospects | 23.43 | 191.3 | 8537 | 171 | 208 | ||||||||||||
97370 | 4 foot rock chip across alteration in Prospect pit | 0.002 | 1.8 | 44 | 89 | 685 |
These samples confirm the significant precious metal content of this mineralized polymetallic system and also the anomalous enrichment of these metals in adjacent altered zones. A detailed mapping and sampling program will follow to identify potential drill targets.
Lane Griffin, VP Exploration, Consolidated Goldfields, is a Registered Member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration and is a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101. Mr. Griffin has reviewed and verified the technical information contained in this news release.
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