Decade Discusses Silver Potential of the Del Norte Property
Decade Discusses Silver Potential of the Del
Norte Property
Stewart, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 6, 2026) - Decade Resources Ltd (TSXV: DEC)
("Decade" or the Company) discusses the silver potential of the Del Norte property optioned in January
of 2020 from Teuton Resources Corp. with terms allowing the Company to earn up to a 55% interest in
the property by spending $4 million over a five year period.
The Company can an earn an additional 20%
interest by carrying the property to commercial production.
Decade has earned the 55% interest in the
property. It is situated within BC's "Golden Triangle", 34 kilometres east of Stewart, BC. The property
covers the contact of felsic volcanic rocks of the Hazelton Group and sedimentary rocks of Salmon River
Formation. This is the same horizon that hosts the Eskay Creek mine 60km north of Stewart, BC.
A deformation corridor along this contact, is composed of argillites and lapilli tuffs, brecciated and
sheared with quartz-carbonate-sulphide cemented breccias, replacement zones and veins. Breccia
fragments, composed mostly of argillite are very angular ranging in size from less than 1 cm to 10 cm
across. Mineralized zones host sulphides including pyrite, sphalerite, galena and tetrahedrite
mineralization along with sections mineralized by fine acicular arsenopyrite. Mineralization is located
within a pyrite-rich, graphitic black mudstone horizon within black matrix lapilli tuffs with sub-intervals of
dacite lapilli tuffs. The mudstone horizon contains small rounded fragments of pyrite as well as fine
stringers of sphalerite. Fracturing and faulting within this unit has resulted in the deposition of quartz and
sulphides. The faulting has resulted in black graphitic gouge, crushed sulphides and quartz fragments.
Within this deformation corridor related to thrust faulting, there are at least 3 distinct silver-gold rich veins
and breccias; these are the Kosciuszko (K-zone), Argo/ LG and Eagles Nest zones. Widths on these
veins and breccia can be up to 10-12 m over lengths exceeding 1.2 km.
Zones appear to occur along a
number of splays associated with the thrust faulting along the volcanic-sedimentary contact.
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Highlights of some of the 2020 and 2021 results previously released in drilling are as follows:
4.5 g/t gold and 754 g/t silver over 1.8 m in DDH-DN20-01 on the Kosciuszko zone.
5.3 g/t gold and 35.88 g/t silver over 6.2 m in DDH-DN20-10 on the Eagle's Nest zone.
6.03 g/t gold and 597.39 g/t silver over 4.95 m in DDH-DN20-18 on the LG/Argo zone.
17.5 g/t gold and 815.98 g/t silver over 2.46 m in DDH-DN20-20 on the LG/Argo zone.
7.13 g/t gold and 815.98 g/t silver over 4.27 m in DDH-DN21-09 on the LG/Argo zone.
1.56 g/t gold and 391.27 g/t silver over 7.01 m in DDH-DN21-12 on the LG/Argo zone.
4.28 g/t gold and 1091.6 g/t silver over 9.91 m in DDH-DN-21-10 on the LG/Argo zone.
3.43 g/t gold and 1039.95 g/t silver over 10.98 m in DDH-DN-21-15 on the LG/Argo zone.
Intersections are core length and do not necessarily represent true width. True width unknown at present.
Acanthite (silver sulphide with 87.1% silver content-silvery streaks) associated with sphalerite,
galena and pyrite in DDH-21-10.
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Highlights of surface sampling is shown below for the 2020-21 period including some historic sampling
800 m SW of the LG/Argo zone:
Eagle's Nest Zone Sampling
Sample
Sample
Ag
Au
Number
Type
g/t
g/t
KKM-37
Grab
20.1
13.8
KKM-44
Grab
2190
11.2
ENKM-76
Grab
5220
22.7
ENKM-77
0.6 m chip
675
15.9
ENKM-76
0.4 m chip
957
66.9
A20-180
0.2 m chip
82.2
47.3
New Zone Sampling
A20-75
Grab
1520
22.2
Sampling of Float Below New Zone
A20-188
Float
395
1.93
A20-189
Float
121
1.38
A20-199
Float
280
4.32
Kosciuszko/SP Zone
Chip Line
3.8m
411.12
6.12
including
1.4m
1100
15.6
Chip Line
2.0 m
242.95
2.2
including
1.0 m
484
4.26
Zone 800 m SW of Eagle's Nest
A20-133
Grab
649
12.4
A20-137
Grab
18.1
10.7
ERK 895**
Grab
2678.6
4.98
ERK 896**
Float
4232.2
13.59
** Historic sample collected by E. Kruchkowski in 1994 sampling. ARIS report 23832
Grab samples are solely designed to show the presence or absence of any mineralization and to characterize the metal tenor in this mineralization.
Grab samples are by definition selective and not intended to provide nor should be construed as a representative indication of grade or
mineralization at the project.
Samples from the 2020-21 program were assayed by MSA Labs in Langley BC and the historic assays
from 1994 by Activation Labs in Kamloops BC.
2026 Exploration Plans
The Company plans to further define areas for drill pads with the continued ablation of glacial ice in the
areas of the mineralized structures. In areas of structures exposed by melting ice, chip sampling to
determine grade of these zones. In addition, sampling will include:
Exploration in the vicinity of Samples ERK 896.
New zone discovered in 2024 below the Kosciuszko (K-zone) zone approximately 1 m wide
assaying 6.59 g/t gold and 946 g/t silver as well as 6.78 g/t gold and 5184 g/t silver.
Along strike of the Kosciuszko (K-zone) zone between it and the AP zone.
Along strike of the Eagles Nest zone.
Quartz-sericite zones with values of 30.9 g/t Au and 80 g/t Ag.
The sampling will include high angle personnel in order to test these zones.
Qualified Person
Ed Kruchkowski, P.Geo., President of Decade Resources Ltd., is the Qualified Person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release.
About Decade Resources Ltd.
Decade Resources Ltd. is a Canadian based mineral exploration company actively seeking
opportunities in the resource sector. Decade holds numerous properties at various stages of
development and exploration from basic grass roots to advanced ones. Its properties and projects are
all located in the "Golden Triangle" area of northern British Columbia. For a complete listing of the
Company assets and developments, visit the Company website at
www.decaderesources.ca
. For
investor information please call 250- 636-2264 or Gary Assaly at 604-377-7969.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All
statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments
that the Company expects to occur are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially
from those reflected in the forward-looking statements.
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release."
"This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements address future
events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from those currently anticipated in such statements."
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