Cantex Details Upcoming Exploration Program at the North Rackla Claims, Yukon
Cantex Details Upcoming Exploration Program
at the North Rackla Claims, Yukon
KELOWNA, BC
,
Jan. 23, 2019
/CNW/ -
Cantex Mine Development Corp.
(CD: TSXV) (the
"Company") is pleased to announce details of the upcoming work program on its 100% owned
14,077 hectare North Rackla claim block.
Geophysics
Ground magnetic, electromagnetic, resistivity and gravity surveys are planned over 1 km
2
covering
2.3 kilometres of the strike length of the massive sulphide zone. These surveys will be focused on
determining the exact location of the massive sulphide mineralization beneath a region covered in
glacial till between the Discovery and Extension zones. The results will be used to fine tune the
proposed drill program as well as test areas at the extremities of the mineralized zone.
In addition, ground geophysics is proposed over a surrounding 6 km
2
area in which the Company's
soil-talus sampling has identified anomalous silver-lead-zinc values.
Drilling
The Company will be utilizing three diamond drills on the project this year. One core drill is currently
on site, a second drill is currently being refurbished and a third new drill has been ordered and is
nearing completion. These drill rigs will be tasked with completing a 75 hole, 17,000 metre drill
program on the massive sulphide zone and a three hole 1,000 metre program at the northern gold
area.
Geochemistry
Within the North Rackla claim block there are numerous discrete areas where the Company's
previous widely spaced soil-talus sample lines have detected anomalous metal values. Infill sample
lines are proposed in the areas, with an additional 7,500 soil-talus samples planned. This work
should constrain the bedrock sources of these anomalies.
Mineralogy
CF Minerals has undertaken scanning electron microscope and electron microprobe studies of the
mineralization intersected at the Extension Zone last year and reports that the massive sulphides
consist of fine to coarse grained sphalerite (zinc sulphide) intergrown with galena (lead sulphide) and
microcrystalline to coarsely crystalline light brown to grey siderite (iron carbonate).
The sphalerite is essentially pure zinc sulphide with up to 1% iron but without other elements such as
cadmium.
The galena locally contains +/- 5 micron elongated blebs of silver bearing tetrahedrite-tennanite
series minerals containing silver, copper, zinc and antimony.
The siderite analysed was iron rich, typically 38.7% iron oxide, 13.4% manganese oxide and 7.2%
magnesium oxide together with stochiometric lead and zinc sulphides and some silica. Small
amounts of pyrite are occasionally present.
Fine veinlets and vugs of siderite locally intergrown with galena and sphalerite are common. Vein
quartz has not been observed but quartz occurs randomly in trace to small amounts as globules
within the carbonates and adjacent to the sulphides.
The mineralogy and chemistry of the ore supports a Sedex (sedimentary exhalative) origin of the
mineralization, similar to the Broken Hill Deposit.
Eleven sections of mineralized core have had their densities measured. Their specific gravities
range from 2.93 to 4.69 g/cm
3
with an average of 3.83 g/cm
3
.
Financing
The Company intends to complete a
$10
to 15 million financing in February to fund the 2019
exploration program. The Board is considering various options, including a rights offering to existing
shareholders.
AGM and Core Display
The Company is pleased to invite its shareholders to its Annual General Meeting at 1:30pm on
Friday January 25
th
at the Ramada hotel in
Kelowna
, BC. In advance of the meeting shareholders
are invited to view the core from last year's drilling
between the hours of 11am and 12:30pm
at the
premises of CF Mineral Research Ltd., located at 1677 Powick Rd.,
Kelowna BC
.
Summary
The Directors are exceedingly optimistic about the summer program and hope to prove out one
kilometer of the 2.4 kilometre long massive sulphide zone which has been identified by soil-talus
sampling, prospecting, trenching and drilling.
The technical information and results reported here have been reviewed by Mr.
Chad Ulansky
P.Geol
., a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101, who is responsible for the technical
content of this release.
Signed,
Charles Fipke
Charles Fipke
Chairman
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