Cascadia Commences Drilling at Catch Property, Yukon, and Issues Options
Cascadia Commences Drilling at Catch
Property, Yukon, and Issues Options
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Aug. 10, 2023
/CNW/ - Cascadia Minerals Ltd. ("
Cascadia
") (TSXV: CAM) is
pleased to announce that it has commenced the first ever diamond drilling program at the Catch
copper-gold property ("
Catch
") located in central
Yukon
. Crews are also on-site at the Rosy
Property in
Yukon
, conducting soil sampling and prospecting, and at the PIL Property in BC,
conducting soil sampling, prospecting and a deep induced polarization geophysical survey.
Catch IP Chargeability (CNW Group/Cascadia Minerals Ltd.)
2023 Catch Exploration Program
2,500 m
maiden diamond drill program
at the Catch Property is underway;
Three to four holes at the Diorite Zone will test coincident surface mineralization and
geophysical response at depth, including under an outcrop which returned
3.88% copper with
30.00 g/t gold
;
Three holes at the Main Zone will test geophysical response at depth under a
500 m
long area
with extensive surface mineralization
;
Permits are in place to expand the drill program up to
4,000 m
if results warrant; and
Crews will continue to prospect, map and soil sample underexplored areas of the Property.
"
We're extremely excited to have drilling underway at Catch,
" stated Cascadia's President and
CEO,
Graham Downs
. "
The combined geophysical and geochemical signatures are incredibly
compelling, with broad target areas exhibiting strong anomalies. Stay tuned as we test these
targets at depth for the first time. Catch has good potential to host a very significant new copper
and gold porphyry discovery.
"
Figure 1 – Catch Property IP Chargeability
The initial holes at Catch will be drilled at the Diorite Zone, targeting the intersection of strong
surface mineralization with geophysical response at depth. The first hole will test underneath the
initial outcrop discovery, which returned
12 m
of 0.21% copper with 0.17 g/t gold
in an open-ended
chip sample from a hand trench. Subsequent holes will test other mineralization, including a showing
which returned
3.88% copper with 30.00 g/t gold
from an outcrop grab sample. Following initial
holes at the Diorite Zone, the drill will move to the Main Zone, where extensive surface mineralization
is present across a broad area. Drilling in this area will test chargeability anomalies at depth, as well
as a co-incident resistivity high.
Cascadia also announces the granting of incentive stock options to its directors, officers, employees
and consultants, pursuant to its Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the "
Plan
"), entitling them to
purchase up to 1,250,000 common shares at a price of
$0.20
per share. These options have a term
of five years and will vest on a quarterly basis, commencing three months from the date of grant.
In addition, Cascadia also announces the granting of 275,000 Restricted Share Units ("
RSUs
") to
certain of its executive officers pursuant to the Plan. These RSUs will vest one-third per year
commencing one year from the date of grant. Further terms of the RSUs and options can be found
in the Plan, which appears as Appendix J to Cascadia's TSX Venture Exchange Form 2B Listing
Application, as filed on SEDAR+ at
www.sedar.com
under the Cascadia Minerals Ltd. profile.
Property
Geology and Mineralization
The 71 km
2
Catch Property is located in central
Yukon
, 56 km southeast of the town of
Carmacks
,
in an underexplored part of the Stikine Terrane – a key geological terrane which extends from the
Golden Triangle in
British Columbia
into
Yukon
. It is immediately adjacent to the 1,000+ km long,
deep seated, crustal scale strike-slip Teslin-Thibert fault. The Stikine Terrane is characterized by
Late Triassic to early Jurassic volcanic-plutonic arc complexes that are well-endowed with copper-
gold-molybdenum porphyries including the Red Chris, Schaft Creek, Kemess, KSM and Galore
Creek deposits and mines.
Catch is mostly underlain by augite phyric basalt of the Semenof Formation, centered on a 7 x 3 km
regional magnetic high. Mineralization is associated with propylitic to sericitic alteration of basalt and
lesser diorite, intrusion breccias and hydrothermal breccias. Locally there is intense silicification,
brecciation and up to 10% disseminated to blebby pyrite, chalcopyrite and trace bornite and
pyrrhotite. Secondary copper minerals including malachite, azurite and tenorite are widespread at
surface, and coat fracture surfaces, and are often associated with gypsum.
The geology, alteration and mineralization observed throughout Catch are all indicative of a nearby
copper-gold ± molybdenum bearing porphyry system.
Catch is under option from a
Yukon
prospector, and Cascadia can earn up to a 100% interest. For
more information, see the Catch Property Technical Report filed on SEDAR+ at
www.sedar.com
under the Cascadia Minerals Ltd. profile.
QA/QC
Analytical work for Catch samples was completed by ALS Canada Ltd., with sample preparation in
Whitehorse
,
Yukon
and geochemical analyses in
North Vancouver, BC
. Samples were fine crushed
before a 250-gram split was pulverized to better than 85% passing 75 microns. Rock samples were
analyzed for gold by the Au-AA24 procedure which involves fire assay preparation using a 50-gram
charge with an atomic absorption spectroscopy finish. Multi-element data for 48 elements was
determined for all samples by the ME-MS61 procedure, which involves a four-acid digestion followed
by inductively coupled plasma – atomic emission spectrometry ("ICP-AES") and inductively coupled
plasma-mass spectrometry.
Overlimit values for gold were determined by the Au-GRA22 procedure which involves fire assay
preparation using a 50-gram charge with a gravimetric finish. Overlimit values for copper were
determined by the Cu-OG62 procedure which involves a four-acid digestion followed by ICP-AES
analysis.
Results referenced in this release represent highlight results only and include samples collected by
previous operators in 2022 and earlier years. Below detection values for gold and copper have been
encountered in soil and rock samples in these target areas.
The technical information in this news release has been approved by
Adam Coulter
, M.Sc., P.Geo.,
VP Exploration for Cascadia and a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101.
About Cascadia
Cascadia is a Canadian junior mining company focused on exploring for copper and gold in
Yukon
and
British Columbia
. Cascadia's flagship Catch Property is a brand-new grassroots discovery which
exhibits extensive high-grade copper and gold mineralization across a 5 km long trend, with rock
samples returning peak values of 3.88% copper and 30.00 g/t gold. The maiden diamond drill
program at Catch is underway. In addition to Catch, Cascadia is conducting exploration work at its
PIL Property in
British Columbia
and the Sands of Time and Rosy properties in
Yukon
, as well as
evaluating additional regional opportunities.
On behalf of Cascadia Minerals Ltd.
Graham Downs
, President and CEO
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THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS NEWS RELEASE.
Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements:
This press release may contain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable
securities laws. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking
information. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by
these statements. The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press
release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information, except as
required by securities laws.
SOURCE
Cascadia Minerals Ltd.
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For further information:
Andrew Carne, M.Eng., P.Eng., VP Corporate Development, Cascadia
Minerals Ltd., T: 604-688-0111 ext. 106, [email protected]
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