Cassiar Gold Intersects 237.6 m of 0.69 g/t Au, Including 8.3 m of 2.39 g/t Au, at Cassiar South
Cassiar Gold Intersects 237.6 m of 0.69 g/t Au,
Including 8.3 m of 2.39 g/t Au, at Cassiar South
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - November 1, 2023) -
Cassiar Gold Corp. (TSXV: GLDC)
(OTCQX: CGLCF)
(the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results from an additional eight
diamond drill holes from its recently completed 2023 exploration program. The results reported here are
from the Main Mine and Bain targets located in the Cassiar South area of the Company's flagship
Cassiar Gold Property in northern British Columbia. The 2023 Cassiar South drilling program is part of a
continuing effort to further explore for a) new parallel veins associated with the high-grade, historically
producing mines at Cassiar South, and b) fault offsets of past producing vein systems. Results remain
pending for 21 drill holes totaling 7,588 metres (m) of drilling from the 2023 program.
Highlights:
The latest drilling results reported in this news release are from eight holes totaling 3,200 m from the
Cassiar South project area (Figure 1), which were drilled near the historically producing Main Mine and
Bain-Cusac areas (see results in Table 1).
Drill hole 23MM-004 at the Main Mine area intersected a broad mineralized intercept which
supports the interpretation of a more extensive mineralizing system than previously identified by
the 2022 drill program, returning long intervals of mineralization including:
237.6 m of 0.67 g/t Au
from 139.2 m downhole, including
8.3 m of 2.39 g/t Au
with
1.4 m of
5.93 g/t Au
, extending mineralization to vertical depths
150 m beyond
the extent of
intercepts identified in 2022 drill holes.
Drill hole 23WB-204 near West Bain encountered veining and mineralization 120 m east of
historical drilling and coincident with a VLF anomaly that occurs to the north and parallel to the Bain
vein system.
All holes drilled at Cassiar South intersected gold-bearing quartz veins across target areas
reported in this news release.
"Our 2023 program at Cassiar South encountered gold mineralization in all drill holes and we are
pleased to have expanded mineralization at the Main and Bain vein systems with these most recent
results, which suggest the potential for broader, bulk areas of mineralization than historically encountered
at Cassiar South," stated Marco Roque, CEO of Cassiar Gold Corp. "The Cassiar South vein systems
lie within an expansive permitted mine area with potential for continued growth and discovery and we
look forward to advancing exploration efforts here in future programs."
Table 1. Significant 2023 drilling results from Cassiar South based on a >0.5 g/t cutoff.
While true
thickness has not been established, drill holes are designed to cross at high to moderate angles within known corridors of mineralization based
on orientations of mineralized areas defined by previous drilling and structural data from oriented drill core and outcropping veins.
Target Area
Drillhole
From (m)
To (m)
Length* (m)
Grade (g/t Au)
Main Mine
23MM-004
80.3
88.1
7.8
0.55
139.2
376.8
237.6
0.69
incl.
251.5
252.5
1.0
3.63
and
257.3
258.2
0.9
3.98
and
285.9
294.2
8.3
2.39
with
292.8
294.2
1.4
5.93
and
305.1
306.8
1.7
3.71
and
336.5
350.7
14.2
1.64
with
340.4
341.3
0.9
3.61
and
356.2
368.8
12.6
1.61
with
364.4
365.4
1.0
3.38
399.4
407.3
7.9
0.72
23MM-005
405.4
406.8
1.4
0.79
23MM-006
108.3
113.4
5.1
0.63
125.1
132.0
6.9
0.85
179.0
182.7
3.7
1.03
23MM-007
112.3
118.4
6.1
0.75
Bain
23WB-204
23.6
25.4
1.8
3.49
incl.
23.6
24.6
1.0
5.58
128.2
129.2
1.0
2.45
133.2
133.7
0.5
2.67
23EBX-107
168.3
184.9
16.6
0.61
incl.
171.3
176.2
4.9
1.14
and
178.0
179.0
1.0
1.13
450.0
450.6
0.6
0.75
452.4
453.2
0.8
0.54
456.8
457.8
1.0
0.77
23EBX-108
196.2
200.1
3.9
0.61
354.3
355.5
1.2
0.68
23EBX-109
248.2
249.1
0.9
1.11
* Drill core lengths are reported here. True widths for these intervals have not been established
Cassiar South Project Area
The Cassiar South project area of the Cassiar Gold Property hosts numerous shear vein targets and
several past-producing underground mines including the Bain, Cusac, Vollaug and Main Mines, which
have historically produced over 315,000 ounces of gold grading between 10 to 20 g/t Au
[1]
. The past
producing high-grade Vollaug vein is known to have a strike length of up to 3 km.
Veins at Cassiar South are classic, orogenic-style, high-grade gold bearing quartz veins with free gold.
They occur in mafic volcanic rocks stacked between low-angle listwanite-bearing thrust surfaces and
lenses of fine-grained clastic sediments. Vein sets occur in multiple mafic volcanic units, and there is
potential to define: (1) stacked veins below known veins in mafic volcanic units of underlying thrust
panels; (2) parallel vein sets beneath overlying sedimentary and listwanite units within thrust panels; (3)
extensions of known vein systems.
Drilling at Cassiar South encountered gold-bearing quartz veins in altered mafic volcanics in all eight
holes, which continues to reinforce the potential for ongoing expansion of known mineralization and
potential to identify new mineralized areas along prospective structural corridors in this project area.
Figure 1. Cassiar South 2023 drill campaign location plan map, with the location of drill holes
reported within this release contained within the blue squares (shown in detail in Figures 4 and
5).
Dashed purple lines illustrate potential for periodicity of parallel vein systems in untested areas
between historical drilling and blind veins beneath sedimentary cover.
Notes - Historical production figures from
Zelligan, Moors, Jolette, April 28, 2022. National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Cassiar Gold Property, prepared for Cassiar Gold
Corp, and references therein.
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2023 Drilling at the Main Mine target area
The Main Mine vein system historically produced 150,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 17.14
g/t Au intermittently from 1979 to 2007
1
. In 2022, the Company drilled three holes at the Main Mine area
to evaluate the potential for: (1) parallel shear vein sets to occur near the historical mine, and (2) down
dip extensions of past-producing vein segments. Four drill holes which are reported here, totaling 1,556
m in cumulative length, aimed to expand mineralization identified in 2022 which occurred 260 m
northwest of previously mined vein segments at the Main Mine area (Figure 1), as well as test for
potential new veins parallel to the past-producing Rory vein at Main Mine.
All four drill holes reported here successfully intersected gold-bearing quartz veins at the Main Mine
target area. The 2023 drill campaign extended recently identified gold mineralization associated with
extensive strong alteration and minor quartz veining 180 m beyond mine infrastructure and confirmed the
down dip extension of mineralization associated with the Main Mine system.
Drill holes 23MM-004, 23MM-006, 23MM-007, and 23MM-005
Drill holes 23MM-004, 23MM-006, and 23MM-007 (Table 1; Figure 1, 2, 3) are southeast-oriented holes
designed to test for potential parallel vein sets north and west of Main Mine infrastructure as follow up to
mineralized intercepts encountered during the 2022 drill program, which intersected extensive quartz
veining, alteration, and gold mineralization in an area where veining had not previously been identified
(see
NEWS RELEASE, April 20, 2023
).
Drill hole 23MM-004 encountered extensive graphite-dolomite-quartz altered and sulphide-mineralized
basalt. Assays returned broad low-grade intercepts (Table 1, Figure 2, 3, 4) with more discrete higher
grades intervals within the mineralized zone surrounding a broad carbonaceous fault zone with minor
quartz veins and disseminated pyrite mineralization in previously untested areas >180 m beyond the
underground workings.
Results include:
237.6 m of 0.69 g/t Au
from 139.2 m down hole, including 8.3 m of 2.39 g/t Au, with 1.4 m 5.93 g/t
Au,
extending mineralization 65 m to the northeast and to vertical depths 150 m beyond
extent of intercepts identified in 2022 drill holes (
NEWS RELEASE, April 20, 2023
)
See Table 1 for additional results
Drill holes 23MM-006 and 23MM-007 encountered gold bearing quartz veins in strongly altered basalt
and returned multi-metre mineralized intercepts above 0.5 g/t Au. See Table 1 for additional results.
Figure 2. Vertical section showing 23MM-004 at the Main Mine target area, looking to the
southwest
. Assay results in red and higher-grade nested intervals in black are reported in this news
release. Section width +/- 50m.
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Figure 3. 23MM-004 drill core photo depicting strongly graphite and carbonate altered, pyrite-
mineralized basalt with minor quartz veinlets; encountered within a 125.4 m intercept of 0.91
g/t Au (drill core length). Assay results for individual samples indicated in yellow.
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23MM-005
Drill hole 23MM-005 (southeast directed) is a 200 m southwest step out drill hole that was designed to
test for an interpreted extension of mineralization identified by the 2022 program. This drill hole was also
planned to evaluate the potential for additional shallow vein systems parallel to past producing vein
segments of the Main Mine system, up to 200 m north of historical surface drill holes (Figure 4). This drill
hole intersected the potential down dip extension of the Rory vein of the Main Mine, 95 m beyond the
extent of the current vein model (Table 1, Figure 4).
Figure 4. Plan map of 2023 Main Mine drill holes reported in this news release.
The map location
is shown in Figure 1. The vertical projection of the mineralized intercepts which are reported here are
included for reference.
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2023 Drilling at the Bain vein system
The central Bain vein system historically produced 24,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 13.71
g/t Au from 1993 to 1995
1
. Historical drilling by a previous operator in 1990-91, 2002, 2008 and 2009 in
unmined areas demonstrated the eastern continuation of the vein system forming a 2 km long corridor of
known high-grade gold mineralization. The area was subject to additional mine development in 2009 to
within 30 m of the unmined East Bain area, allowing for ease of potential future underground access.
Four drill holes which are reported here, totaling 1,644 m in cumulative length, were drilled at the East
Bain Extension target and West Bain areas of the past-producing Bain vein system (Figure 1, 5). This
drilling was designed to test for lateral and downdip extensions of known mineralization, potential parallel
vein sets at the East Bain Extension and West Bain areas, as well as identify potential offset segments
of the past-producing vein system at East Bain Extension.
All four drill holes intersected significant gold-bearing quartz veins in the east and west Bain areas.
These intercepts expanded mineralization along the Table Mountain thrust fault at the east and identified
veining and mineralization in an untested area between historical vein prospects at the western extent of
the target area. The Bain system mineralization holds potential for continued lateral expansion as well as
extension at depth.
East Bain Extension
Mineralization encountered along the East Bain Extension occurs within an unmined mineralized trend
greater than 540 m in strike length below and eastward from existing underground development. Drilling
from the 2022 exploration program confirmed continuity of the auriferous Bain shear vein structure as a
highly prospective exploration corridor for further follow up in 2023.
Three drill holes (south oriented), totaling 1,312 m completed at East Bain Extension were designed to
follow up on mineralization encountered in drill hole 22EBX-103 during the 2022 drill campaign which
returned 14.6 m of 2.21g/t Au, including 4.0 m of 5.05 g/t Au, as well as 2.2 m of 32.95 g/t Au, including
0.6 m of 123.50 g/t Au (see
NEWS RELEASE, April 4, 2023
).
Drill holes 23EBX-107 and 23EBX-108 confirmed the extension of veining and gold mineralization along
the Table Mountain thrust fault contact south and north of drill hole 22EBX-103, while drill hole 23EBX-
109 tested the interpreted orientation of a high-grade mineralized intercept in 22EBX-103 as a 240 m
step out to the northeast.
Drill hole
23EBX-107
returned 16.6 m of 0.61 g/t Au from 168.3 m downhole, including 4.9 m of
1.14 g/t Au and 1.0 m of 1.13 g/t Au, expanding mineralization 20 m to the south along the Table
Mountain thrust contact.
Drill hole
23EBX-108
identified the extension of mineralization along the Table Mountain thrust
fault, 65 m north of 22EBX-103.
Veining and mineralization encountered in
23EBX-109
supports the interpreted orientation of
mineralized veining encountered in 22EBX-103.
See Table 1, Figure 5 for additional results.
Figure 5. Plan map of 2023 Bain target area drill holes reported in this news release.
The map
location is shown in Figure 1. The vertical projection of the mineralized intercepts which are reported
here are included for reference.
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West Bain
One drill hole (23WB-204), totaling 332 m, was designed to test for additional veins parallel to the
western extent of the Bain system, 120 m east, and over 200 m southwest of historical drilling. This
target area coincides with a very low frequency (VLF) electromagnetic anomaly that exhibits a similar
signature to anomalies coincident with select past-producing vein segments at Table Mountain. The drill
hole confirmed the presence of veining and mineralization in this previously untested area, encountering
multiple intervals of gold-bearing quartz veins with varying degrees of dolomite-sericite alteration and
minor sulphide mineralization.
23WB-204
returned (Table 1, Figure 5):
1.8 m of 3.49 g/t Au from 23.6 m downhole, including 1.0 m of 5.58 g/t Au,
1.0 m of 2.45 g/t Au from 128.2 m down hole, and
0.5 m of 2.67 g/t Au from 133.2 m down hole
The results of drilling reported from Cassiar South in 2023, coupled with the Company's previous drill
campaigns, continue to demonstrate the potential for further expansion of past-producing vein systems
and encountering previously untested gold-bearing veins on the property, highlighting the importance of
advancing exploration in these areas.
Qualified Person
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Jill Maxwell, P.Geo.,
Cassiar Gold Corp.'s VP Exploration, who is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-
101.
Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC)
The 2023 Cassiar drilling program comprises HQ drill core oriented using the REFLEX ACTIII system.
Drill core samples are selected and logged by geologists prior to being cut in half using a diamond
cutting saw at a secure facility located in Jade City, British Columbia. Certified gold reference standards
and blanks are routinely inserted into the sample stream as part of the Company's QA/QC program. All
samples are delivered to the ALS Global preparation facility in Whitehorse, Yukon, where they are
processed, and then shipped to the ALS Global analytical facility in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
Samples are analyzed for gold by 50-gram fire assay with finish by atomic absorption or gravimetric
methods. Screen metallic analysis is performed on selected samples. ALS Global quality systems and
technical aspects conform to requirements of ISO/IEC Standard 17025 guidelines.
About Cassiar Gold Corp.
Cassiar Gold Corp. is a Canadian gold exploration company holding a 100% interest in its flagship
Cassiar Gold Property located in British Columbia, Canada. The Cassiar Gold property spans 590 km
2
and consists of two main project areas: Cassiar North, which hosts a NI 43-101-compliant inferred
resource estimate of 1.4Moz at 1.14 g/t Au (cutoff grade of 0.5 g/t Au) known as the as the Taurus
Deposit (see National Instrument 43-101 Technical report on the Cassiar Gold property, April 28, 2022,
by S. Zelligan, J. Moors, C. Jolette, posted to SEDAR); and Cassiar South which hosts numerous gold
showings, historical workings, and exploration prospects. Historical underground mines in the Cassiar
South area have yielded over 315,000 oz of Au at average head grades of between 10 and 20 g/t Au
2
,
underscoring the high potential for further discovery and expansion of high-grade orogenic gold veins.
The Company also holds a 100% interest in the Sheep Creek gold camp located near Salmo, BC. The
Sheep Creek gold district ranks as the third largest past-producing orogenic gold district in BC with
historical gold production of 742,000 ounces gold at an average grade of 14.7 g/t gold from 1900 to
1951. Minimal exploration work has been conducted since the 1950s.
Cassiar Gold Corp. acknowledges, respects, and supports the rights of Traditional First Nations in the
lands and communities where we operate.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Cassiar Gold Corp.
E-mail:
Phone: 236-878-6160
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