Brixton Metals Yields up to 33% Copper and 39 g/t Gold from 2023 Surface Sampling Results at the East Target and South Target, Thorn Project
Brixton Metals Yields up to 33% Copper and 39 g/t Gold from 2023 Surface Sampling
Results at the East Target and South Target, Thorn Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, October 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Brixton Metals
Corporation (TSX-V: BBB, OTCQB: BBBXF) (the “Company” or “Brixton”) is pleased to report new
assay results from surface rock samples collected in 2023 on the South Target, East Target, and
Metla Target as well as additional regional targets across the Thorn Project. Brixton has 14
recognized copper-gold-silver targets at the wholly owned Thorn Project, located in Northwestern
British Columbia, Canada.
The 2023 exploration season at the Thorn Project has concluded with a total of 16,730.92 m drilled
this year. Drill results and geochemical assay results will be released as they are received.
Geochemical Highlights
• 12 rock grab samples yielded greater than 1% copper and 3 rock grab samples assayed
greater than 1 g/t gold at the East Target
o Sample D132610 assayed 33.3% Cu, 7.0 g/t Au and 238 g/t Ag
o Sample D132601 assayed 20.8% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au and 149 g/t Ag
• 14 rock grab samples yielded greater than 1 g/t gold with 7 samples yielding greater than 5
g/t gold at the South Target
o 4 rock grab samples assayed greater than 10 g/t Au
o Sample D200985 assayed 39.0 g/t Au and 65.9 g/t Ag
o Sample D200991 assayed 19.7 g/t Au, 142 g/t Ag and 0.1% Cu
o Sample D200986 assayed 14.6 g/t Au, 120 g/t Ag and 0.1% Cu
o Sample D200994 assayed 5.4 g/t Au, 373 g/t Ag and 0.5% Cu
o Sample D200927 assayed 3.5% Cu and 15.6 g/t Ag
• 9 rock grab samples yielded greater than 1% copper and 3 rock grab samples assayed
greater than 1 g/t gold at the Metla Target
o Sample D200565 assayed 3.0% Cu, 0.6 g/t Au, and 75.9 g/t Ag
o Sample D200564 and 2.6% Cu and 104 g/t Ag
o Samples D200882 and D200891 assayed 4.2 g/t Au and 23.0 g/t Ag and 3.5 g/t Au
and 33.8 g/t Ag respectively
• 7 rock grab samples yielded greater than 1% copper and 2 rock grab samples assayed
greater than 1 g/t gold at the Plum Target
o Sample D201553 assayed 13.0% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au and 30.3 g/t Ag
o Sample D200635 assayed 9.9 g/t Au and 0.4% Cu
• 7 rock grab samples yielded greater than 1% copper at the South Trapper Target
Chairman & CEO, Gary Thompson, stated, “It’s great to see the volume of high-grade copper, gold,
and silver assay values coming from new target areas this season, and it demonstrates the
importance of having boots on the ground. We are looking forward to drill testing some of these
exciting new targets in 2024 on the massive Thorn Project.”
2023 Surface Sampling Summary
The 2023 exploration season at the Thorn Project concluded on October 18th, 2023 and a total of
1269 rocks, 1636 soils and 62 talus fine samples were collected. Surface geochemical sampling was
conducted across multiple target zones including the Metla, Plum, Trapper, North, East, West and
South Targets as well as additional regional target areas across the project. Regional fieldwork was
focused on advancing early-stage exploration targets, such as the Metla Target, North Target, and
Bing Zone (which is part of the East Target ), with the goal of generating drill -ready targets for the
2024 field season. Additional reconnaissance geochemical sampling has also been completed on
multiple regional exploration target areas across the 2,88 0 km² contiguous claim block to test new
areas for potential porphyry and epithermal style mineralization. While the majority of 2023 surface
sample assay results are yet to be received, highlights from recent assay results are reported herein
for the South, East, Metla, Plum, and Trapper Targets.
Figure 1. Location Map of the Thorn Project with Copper Geochemistry.
Solstice Zone - South Target
The Solstice Zone is part of the South Target claims, which were acquired by Brixton in 2018 and is
a vein-hosted Au-Ag target located ~44km south of Thorn Camp. Prior to 2023, minimal fieldwork
had been completed by Brixton field crews, with only limited historical work conducted in the area,
including a British Columbia Geological Survey (BCGS) regional silt sampling program where one
sample returned 60ppb gold. Fieldwork in 2023 consisted of reconnaissance prospecting in areas
upstream and around the historic silt sample to identify a potential source of the gold mineralization.
Prospecting at the Solstice Zone was successful in identifying previously undiscovered polymetallic
quartz veins containing pyrite +/- galena +/- sphalerite +/- sulfosalts and rare visible gold. Mineralized
veins are hosted within a deformed, bi-modal succession of Carboniferous age Stikine Assemblage
volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Additional work is required in 2024 to characterize this exploration
target and define the extents of mineralization in the area.
Initial assay results from the 2023 program at South Target yielded anomalous gold values with 14
rock grab samples yielding greater than 1 g/t gold and 7 samples yielding greater t han 5 g/t gold
including, 39.0 g/t gold and 19.7 g/t gold from samples D200985 and D200991, respectively.
Highlights from the 2023 sampling program at South Target are listed in Table 1 and illustrated in
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Location Map of the South Target with Gold Geochemistry.
Icy Zone - East Target
The Icy Zone is part of the East Target area, located ~45km east of Thorn Camp and acquired by
Brixton in 2022. Historic work on the claims included geological mapping, surface geochemical
sampling and limited diamond drilling, which identified a broad area of porphyry -copper style
mineralization. The 2023 exploration program focused on following-up on historic results as well as
expanding outward from the historical focus areas through a combination of mapping, prospecting,
and soil sampling. Sampling in 2023 was successful in discovering high-grade copper veins adjacent
to the historic focus area, outcropping along an east-west trending drainage. Quartz veins are hosted
in both foliated diorite and syenite with moderate pervasive hematite -carbonate alteration and
contain bornite +/- chalcocite +/- chalcopyrite. The initial assay results from surface rock samples
are listed in Table 2 and illustrated in Figure 3 and include 33.3% Cu, 7.0 g/t Au and 238 g/t Ag from
sample D132610.
Figure 3. Location Map of the Icy Zone, East Target with Gold & Copper Geochemistry.
Metla Target
The Metla Target is an early -stage porphyry-epithermal target located 25km southeast of Thorn
Camp, situated on claims that were acquired by Brixton in 2020. A large geochemical sampling
program completed in the 2022 field season returned significant assay results for both gold and
copper. See NR dated ‘January 23rd, 2023’. Initial assay results from the 2023 season were reported
in NR dated ‘September 6 th, 2023’ and subsequent assays are reported herein with many assay
results pending for the 2023 sampling program at the Metla Target.
Fieldwork at Metla in 2023 focused on expanding upon 2022 results through geological mapping and
geochemical sampling with the goal of generating drill -ready targets for the 2024 exploration
program. Highlights from recent assay results are listed in Table 3 . A total of 9 rock grab samples
assayed greater than 1% copper and 3 samples assayed greater than 1 g/t gold, including 3.0% Cu,
0.6 g/t Au, and 75.9 g/t Ag from rock grab sample D200565 and 4.2 g/t Au and 23.0 g/t Ag from
sample D200882.
Figure 4. Location Map of the Metla Target with Gold & Copper Geochemistry.
Plum Target
The Plum Target is an early-stage, porphyry-epithermal target located 30 km southeast of Thorn
Camp and borders Brixton’s Metla Target to the west as well as the historic Golden Bear Mine claims
to the south. Plum is characterized by a large iron- oxide clay alteration footprint that extends over
10km and is largely comprised of Stikine Assemblage volcaniclastic rocks and Triassic age intrusive
units. The area has seen both historical and recent exploration work including mapping, prospecting,
and soil sampling. Sampling in 2023 focused on infill sampling and mapping areas with little or no
previous data to better define the target potential for porphyry-copper mineralization. Highlights from
recent assay results are listed in Table 4 and include 13.0% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au and 30.3 g/t Ag from rock
grab sample D201553 as well as 9.9 g/t Au and 0.4% Cu and from sample D200635.
Figure 5. Location Map of the Plum Target with Gold & Copper Geochemistry.
South Trapper Target
The Trapper Gold Target is an intermediate-sulphidation epithermal target and has been one of the
main focus areas for drilling since 2021. The majority of 2023 fieldwork at Trapper has focused on
sampling areas outside of the main drilling zone to assist future drill targeting as well as test nearby
areas for a potential porphyry -related source to the Trapper mineralization. Recent assay results
received from the 2023 sampling at South Trapper were collected ~5km south of the main drilling
area and highlights include 6.5% and 5.3% Cu from samples D132583 and D200630, respectively.
Recent highlights are listed in Table 5 and Figure 6 and additional assays are pending.
Figure 6. Location Map of the South Trapper Target with Gold & Copper Geochemistry.
Table 1. 2023 South Target Surface Sampling Highlights.
Table 2. 2023 East Target Surface Sampling Highlights.
Table 3. 2023 Metla Target Surface Sampling Highlights.
Table 4. 2023 Plum Target Surface Sampling Highlights.