Brixton Metals Drills 262m of 1.04 g/t Gold Including 75.49m of 2.35 g/t Gold Including 6.93m of 7.16 g/t Gold at its Trapper Target on the Thorn Project
Brixton Metals Drills 262m of 1.04 g/t Gold Including 75.49m of 2.35 g/t Gold
Including 6.93m of 7.16 g/t Gold at its Trapper Target on the Thorn Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, December 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Brixton Metals
Corporation (TSX-V: BBB, OTCQB: BBBXF) (the “ Company” or “ Brixton”) is pleased to
announce additional drill results from its wholly owned Thorn Project . The project is located in
Northwest British Columbia within the Taku River Tlingit and Tahltan First Nations ’ traditional
territory.
Highlights
• Hole THN22-255 returned 262m of 1.04 g/t Au from 12m depth
o Including 147.19m of 1.59 g/t Au
o Including 75.49m of 2.35 g/t Au
o Including 6.93m of 7.16 g/t Au
• Hole THN22-254 yielded 102m of 1.02 g/t Au from 4m depth
o Including 39.00m of 2.11 g/t Au
o Including 8.00m of 5.60 g/t Au
Vice President of Exploration , Christina Anstey, stated, “We are encouraged by the broad near
surface gold intercepts on the Trapper Gold Target. Gold mineralization including visible gold
observed in the quartz diorite host has significantly increased the scale of the Trapper Target
which remains open in all directions. We look forward to reporting on the additional 19 holes from
Trapper Target and the remaining 3 deep holes from the Camp Creek Copper Porphyry Target
as assays become available from the 2022 Thorn Program.”
Figure 1. Gold Geochemistry and Trapper Target Location Map.
Table 1. Select Mineralized Intervals for the Trapper Target Drilling.
All assay values are uncut weighted averages and intervals reflect drilled lengths as further drilling
is required to determine the true widths of the mineralized zone.
The 2022 program included 58 holes for 18,200m of drilling across 4 target areas, with most of
the drilling at the Camp Creek Copper dominant porphyry, the Trapper Gold Target and to a lesser
extent the Outlaw Gold Target and the Metla Copper-Gold Target. Assays will be released as they
become available. During 2022, a total of 520 rocks and 1,157 soil samples were collected with
a primary focus on the Metla and Trapper Targets, in addition to the East Copper Target and the
Val Copper Target. A total combined 1,229 line-kilometres of airborne magnetics and radiometrics
were flown over the Metla, Trapper, Val and East Targets.
Figure 2. Plan Map of Collar Locations and Drill Traces at the Trapper Target.
Hole ID From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Au (g/t)
THN22-245 2.70 193.96 191.26 0.53
including 20.21 131.00 110.79 0.74
including 103.00 160.00 57.00 0.87
including 103.00 131.00 28.00 1.33
THN22-254 4.00 106.00 102.00 1.02
including 6.00 45.00 39.00 2.11
including 20.00 35.45 15.45 3.37
including 20.00 28.00 8.00 5.60
Hole ID From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Au (g/t)
THN22-255 12.00 274.00 262.00 1.04
including 98.81 246.00 147.19 1.59
including 98.81 174.30 75.49 2.35
including 144.00 150.93 6.93 7.16
THN22-257 4.00 93.57 89.57 0.80
including 4.00 42.00 38.00 1.75
including 9.00 38.00 29.00 2.18
including 9.00 20.00 11.00 3.62
Discussion
The 2022 Phase 2 drill campaign at Trapper was designed to test the southern and eastern
extensions of the main mineralized trend previously identified in 2021 and early 2022. Step-out
drilling was planned through a combination of mapping, oriented core data, and soil geochemistry,
where soil samples collected during the 2022 field season extended the gold and zinc soil
anomaly to the south and east. Results from the 2022 drill program continue to demonstrate the
potential for broad intercepts of near surface gold mineralization which remains open in all
directions.
Drill hole THN22-255 was planned as part of a series of southern step -outs from the previously
identified mineralized trend targeting broader intervals of quartz diorite and the contact with the
lapilli tuff which have been identified as favorable hosts for gold-bearing mineralized structures at
Trapper. THN22-255 was collared from the south into quartz diorite where base metal sulphide
veins containing visible gold (Figures 4 to 7) were obse rved, assaying 262m of 1. 04 g/t Au,
including 75.49m of 2.35 g/t Au, and including 6.93m of 7.16 g/t Au. THN22 -252 collared off the
same pad location , drilling to the northeast , intercepted 123.00m of 0.20 g/t Au. Assays are
pending for THN22-249 from the same pad location, which was drilled at an azimuth of 5 degrees.
Drill hole THN22-245 was drilled as a 50m eastern step-out (azimuth of 8 degrees with a -60 dip)
from the THN22 -255 and collared into quartz -diorite from the south intercepting visible gold
hosted in base metal sulphide veins, assaying 28.00m of 1.33 g/t Au within a broader interval of
191.26m of 0.53 g/t Au. THN22 -247 was drilled down dip, from the same pad location and
intercepted 75.00m of 0.37 g/t Au including 7.00m of 1.51 g/t Au. Assays are pending for three
additional holes drill from this location.
Drill holes THN22-254 and THN22-257 were both drilled from the same pad location located 115m
east of THN22 -255 and 65m east of THN22 -245. The pad location was planned to test the
southeast extension of the projected diorite -lapilli tuff contact and the main mineralized trend
interpreted from soil geochemistry and oriented drill core data. Both holes were successful in
intercepting high-grade gold mineralization and visible gold (Figure 8) within a broader envelope
of low-grade gold mineralization, such as 8.00m of 5.60 g/t Au within 102 .00m of 1.02 g/t Au in
THN22-254 and 38.00m of 1.75 g/t Au within 11.00m of 3.62 g/t Au in THN22 -257. Assays are
pending for two additional holes drilled from this location.
Gold mineralization at Trapper is structurally controlled, and northwest, east-west and northeast
trends have been identified. Mineralization appears to favour the contact between the Cretaceous
(85Ma) quartz diorite and the Triassic lapilli tuff volcanic rocks with broad gold intervals largely
hosted within the quartz diorite unit. The gold is associated with silver and base metal veins as
pyrite-galena-sphalerite +/- chalcopyrite +/- bornite. With the use of oriented core measurements,
surface mapping, geochemistry and magnetics, the aim is to achieve predictability of the gold -
bearing zones. The current drilling at the Trapper Target is located about 7km southeast from the
Camp Creek Copper Porphyry Target. The Trapper Target at surface is expressed as a 4km
northwest trending gold and zinc soil geochemical anomaly which is part of the larger 11km gold
geochemical anomaly as seen in Figure 1.
Figure 3. Cross Section of Trapper Gold Drill Target, Southwest View.
Figure 4. Visible Gold Photograph of HQ Core from Hole THN22-255 at 130.92m Depth.
Figure 5. Visible Gold Photographs of HQ Core from Hole THN22-255 at 150.78m Depth.
Figure 6. Visible Gold Photographs of HQ Core from Hole THN22-255 at 171.41m Depth.
Figure 7. Visible Gold Photograph of HQ Core from Hole THN22-255 at 244.26m Depth.
Figure 8. Visible Gold Photograph s of HQ Core from Hole THN22-254 at 21.20m and 35.60m
Depth.
THN22-210 was drilled from the same pad location as previously released holes THN22-208 and
THN22-209. THN22-211 was drilled 1.5 kilometers north-west of the main Trapper zone to test a
strong geophysical conductor and returned insignificant results. Drill holes THN22-216, THN22-
217, THN22-218, and THN22 -219 were drilled from the same pad location 130 meters north -
northwest from THN22 -205 to test the mineralized trend from the opposite direction. It was
determined that the ideal orientation is north to nort heast. THN22-224 was targeting high grade
copper mineralization that was found on surface , but due to terrain limitations , the pad location
was not optimal for the target and the hole returned insignificant results. THN22-225 and THN22-
226 were targeting a visible gold vein found on surface, with grab sample assays up to 106.5 g/t
Au. Due to terrain limitations the pad location was not optimal for the target and holes 224-226
returned insignificant results.
Table 2. Additional Select Mineralized Intervals for the Tapper Target Drilling.
All assay values are uncut weighted averages and intervals reflect drilled lengths as further drilling
is required to determine the true widths of the mineralization.
About the Trapper Gold Target
The geochemical footprint for the Trapper Gold Target was expanded in 2021 to 4km by 1.5km.
The gold-in-soil geochemical signature has a strong positive correlation to zinc and lead. The
Trapper Target represents a volcanic and intrusive hosted gold target. The volcanics are Triassic
Stuhini lapilli tuff and at least two intrusive phases have been identified as diorite and quartz
diorite. Age-dating for the mineralized intrusive is Cretaceous of 85.2Ma + - 1.2Ma. Visible gold
has been identified in core and surface outcrops across the Trapper Target area . Rock grab
samples have returned up to 135 g/t Au. Visible gold is recognized in several environments: within
base metal -veins-veinlets (sphalerite -galena-pyrite-chalcopyrite), quartz-stockwork, sulphosalt-
pyrite veinlets, and disseminated gold in the diorite. In 2022, Brixton drilled 7836m. In 2021,
Brixton drilled 3107m. In 2011, forty -two drill holes were completed by a previous operator ,
totaling 8581m, where drill hole TG11-11 returned 32.64m of 1.78 g/t Au including 0.41m of 92.8
g/t Au with visible gold. The Trapper Target is royalty free.
Hole ID From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Au (g/t)
THN22-210 5.00 93.00 88.00 0.11
THN22-211
THN22-216 43.00 123.00 80.00 0.33
including 59.00 99.00 40.00 0.48
including 59.00 69.00 10.00 0.97
THN22-217 4.57 103.50 98.93 0.26
including 6.00 59.00 53.00 0.34
including 50.00 59.00 9.00 1.02
THN22-218 5.00 98.20 93.20 0.26
including 90.00 98.20 8.20 2.07
THN22-219 7.00 184.40 177.40 0.26
including 62.00 184.40 122.40 0.34
including 95.00 118.00 23.00 0.88
THN22-224
THN22-225
THN22-226
THN22-247 3.00 78.00 75.00 0.37
including 7.00 51.00 44.00 0.51
including 7.00 14.00 7.00 1.51
THN22-252 32.00 155.00 123.00 0.20
including 44.00 54.83 10.83 0.40
no significant results
no significant results
no significant results
no significant results