Goldstorm Metals Completes Surface Sampling Expanding Numerous Precious and Base Metal Zones at Electrum and Crown Properties Within the Heart of the Golden Triangle of Northwest British Columbia
Goldstorm Metals Completes Surface
Sampling Expanding Numerous Precious and
Base Metal Zones at Electrum and Crown
Properties Within the Heart of the Golden
Triangle of Northwest British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 17, 2024) -
Goldstorm Metals Corp
.
(TSXV:
GSTM) (FSE: B2U)
("
Goldstorm
" or "
the Company
") is pleased to report that the 2024 exploration
campaign has been completed on its 100% owned Electrum and Crown Properties situated within the
prolific Golden Triangle region of British Columbia. Assays results from the first set of reconnaissance
surface samples from the program are discussed below.
The Crown and Electrum properties cover
16,469 hectares and are situated adjacent and due south of both Seabridge Gold Inc.'s KSM gold-
copper project and Newmont's Brucejack gold mine, (Click to view:
the location and concession
maps
).
Exploration carried out during the 2024 program on Electrum included seven diamond drill holes totaling
2,233 meters (m), as well as surface sampling and mapping.
Analytical results from the Electrum drill
core and surface samples will be announced once they are received and interpreted by the Company.
The extensive mapping and sampling programs undertaken by our crews on both Electrum and Crown
provided a total of 702 surface rock grab, chip, and channel samples, of which the Company has
received assays for 619 of the 627 samples collected at Crown.
Highlights from the mapping and
sampling reported in this release are from various mineral zones on the Crown Project, and full assay
results are reported with links to tables at the end of this release.
Ken Konkin, P.Geo., President and CEO, comments: "
We are very pleased with the successful
exploration results from our on-going exploration programs (OEX) by our reconnaissance team.
Crews
significantly expanded the dimensions of the recently discovered Copernicus, Orion, Triton, Launch and
Fairweather zones.
Mapping and prospecting have delineated numerous trends of mineralization for
hundreds of meters that appear to be both structurally and lithologically controlled. Base and precious
metal mineralization has been identified, suggesting multi-pulse mineralizing events. These trends have
been well-traced by systematic sampling of the mineralized zones, yielding high-grade gold, silver and
copper values. We plan to expand our efforts in these zones with our OEX team next year, paying
particular attention to areas where the ice continues to recede. We systematically revisit all areas where
zones trend under the ice sheets and we are seeing 10's to 100's of meters of glacial ablation annually
that reveals fresh new outcrops to examine.
Our goal is to fast-track and develop drill targets that may
host high-grade precious and base-metal mineralization, and additionally may point to the source of
mineralized structures that could be related to a much larger disseminated and veinlet system occurring
peripherally and/or at depth. We look forward to announcing the surface results as well as the assays
from the seven drill holes completed at the Dome and LP target at Electrum when they are available.
Visible gold was discovered at the LP Zone that prompted Goldstorm Metals to test this high-grade gold
showing at depth. We expect to receive final results to our drill hole program within a couple of weeks."
Results of the 2024 Sampling Program Crown Property
On the
Orion Concession
, crews have delineated multiple stratiform mineralized trends within
volcaniclastic rocks at the Copernicus Zone, located along the upper Orion Spine. Three structures
trending to the north, and one trending to the northwest, have been identified over 1,500 m of length.
Mineralization located over 500 m to the north suggests that the zone may extend under the Frank
Mackie Glacier, and is potentially a VMS style deposit associated with an anomalous magnetic high. At
the Cat in the Hat Zone, also on Orion, gold-bearing veins trending northeasterly within rhyolitic rocks
have been discovered, extending into previously unsampled glacial ablation zones. Click to view:
maps
of the sampled areas at Copernicus and Cat in the Hat
.
Sampling highlights from the Copernicus and Cat in the Hat Zones include:
Grab sample (C969903) returned
30.9 g/t gold and 42.39 g/t silver
from the Cat in the Hat Zone
1.9 meter continuous chip samples (C969719 and C969720) returned
2.53 g/t gold, 54.7 g/t
silver and 3.3% copper
located 290 meters south of the original Copernicus showing
1.0 meter chip sample (C970612) returned
8.76 g/t gold and 7.62 g/t silver
located 650 meters
south of the original Copernicus showing
16 samples taken within the Copernicus Zone returned greater than 1% copper, with one sample
(C969842) assaying
0.58 g/t gold, 625 g/t silver, and 6.57% copper
at the original Copernicus
showing
Mineralized samples were found to correlate with a magnetic high geophysical anomaly
On the
Fairweather Concession
, reconnaissance was conducted on three significant polymetallic
mineralized zones known as Triton, Launch and Galileo. Sampling at the Triton Zone identified a 400-
meter-long trend of gold-bearing veins within pyroclastic volcanic rocks. At the Launch Zone, crews found
northwest- and west-trending polymetallic mineralization, characterized by pods and veins within
siltstone beds, as well as crosscutting the formations. At the Galileo Zone, crews observed
mineralization trending west over 800 meters, with multiple parallel polymetallic veins found within
volcanic rocks and mudstones.
Click to view
:
maps of the sampled areas at Triton, Launch and
Galileo
.
Sampling highlights from the Launch, Galileo, and Triton Zones include:
Grab sample (C969905) returned
55.2 g/t g gold and 82.71 g/t silver
at the Launch Zone
Semi-massive sulphides within siltstone were discovered 650 m north of the Launch Zone
highlighted by grab sample (C969892), which returned
2.42 g/t gold, 345 g/t silver, 0.68%
copper, 12.22% lead, and 27.29% zinc
Grab sample (C969829) taken at the Galileo Zone returned
0.29 g/t gold, 925 g/t silver, 3.38%
lead, and 2.32% zinc
Analyses of 38 samples collected at the Triton Zone had a calculated average of 0.88 g/t gold
On the
Mackie West Concession
, initial sampling discovered molybdenum rich boulders and traced
them to source in basalt outcrop. Mineralogy of some of the boulders indicates there may be a porphyry-
type molybdenum deposit nearby associated with a buried felsic intrusion. Click to view:
maps of the
sampled areas at Mackie West
.
Sampling highlights include:
Float samples with high molybdenum (C969920) returned 8916 ppm molybdenum
Traced to source with grab sample (A0839824), which returned 2159 ppm molybdenum
Orion Concessions Sample Results
:
Click to view all Orion samples
Table 1: Select Rock Sample Results for the Orion Concession
Sample
Easting
UTM09
Northing
UTM09
Elev.
(m)
Sampled
From
Sample
Type
Width (m)
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(g/t)
Cu
(%)
Pb
(%)
Zn
(%)
C969903
422305
6246054
1565
Outcrop
Grab
30.90
42.39
0.00
0.02
0.00
C969901
422288
6246046
1557
Outcrop
Grab
14.30
67.66
0.00
0.02
0.00
C969842
421734
6247798
1657
Outcrop
Grab
0.58
625.00
6.57
0.18
1.10
A0905084
421966
6247168
1616
Outcrop
Grab
10.40
3.67
0.11
0.00
0.00
C969902
422290
6246046
1558
Outcrop
Grab
10.00
15.36
0.01
0.00
0.00
C969695
421928
6247203
1609
Outcrop
Grab
9.64
8.90
0.01
0.00
0.00
C970612
421929
6247200
1559
Outcrop
Chip
1
8.76
7.62
0.01
0.00
0.01
C970675
422205
6246022
1488
Outcrop
Grab
7.44
11.11
0.03
0.00
0.00
C969760
421946
6247179
1605
Outcrop
Grab
6.89
10.32
0.13
0.00
0.00
A0839840
422314
6246089
1550
Outcrop
Chip
0.5
5.13
17.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
C969904
422321
6246067
1569
Outcrop
Grab
4.71
12.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
C969994
421733
6247659
1670
Outcrop
Grab
0.14
273.00
3.85
0.09
0.71
C969720
421678
6247516
1602
Outcrop
Chip
1
3.09
59.90
3.02
0.00
0.11
C970703
422178
6245942
1487
Outcrop
Chip
0.1
4.33
5.48
0.00
0.00
0.00
A0905091
421736
6247773
1706
Outcrop
Chip
0.15
0.62
153.00
5.22
0.03
0.22
C970619
421930
6247200
1559
Outcrop
Grab
2.34
93.46
0.03
0.08
0.03
A0839845
422219
6246032
1481
Outcrop
Chip
0.65
3.48
4.92
0.01
0.00
0.00
C969719
421677
6247516
1602
Outcrop
Chip
0.9
1.98
49.55
3.04
0.00
0.06
C970667
421969
6247095
1602
Outcrop
Grab
3.17
2.98
0.10
0.00
0.00
C969686
421726
6247421
1609
Outcrop
Grab
0.38
91.85
4.55
0.00
0.73
Fairweather Concession Sample Results
:
Click to view all Fairweather samples
Table 2: Select Rock Sample Results for the Fairweather Concession
Sample
Easting
UTM09
Northing
UTM09
Elev.
(m)
Sampled
From
Sample
Type
Width (m)
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(g/t)
Cu
(%)
Pb
(%)
Zn
(%)
C969905
429601
6246010
1502
Outcrop
Grab
55.20
82.71
0.01
0.07
2.09
A0905336
428668
6244043
885
Float
Float
0.18
1306.00
0.08
17.90
0.01
C969829
429102.1
6244042
881
Outcrop
Grab
0.29
925.00
0.12
3.38
2.32
C969806
428781
6245886
1610
Outcrop
Grab
11.30
10.01
0.00
0.06
0.11
A0905315
429947.1
6245833
1397
Outcrop
Chip
0.3
8.88
51.31
0.60
0.11
0.07
C969831
429124.5
6244030
878
Outcrop
Grab
0.24
700.00
0.05
7.49
3.44
C969910
429514
6246233
1476
Outcrop
Grab
7.25
27.87
0.10
0.92
4.07
C969892
429646
6246268
1475
Outcrop
Grab
2.42
345.00
0.68
12.22
27.29
C969838
429946.4
6245831
1441
Outcrop
Grab
4.62
118.00
0.52
0.94
2.41
C969908
429482
6246223
1484
Outcrop
Grab
4.60
81.09
0.18
2.49
2.47
A0905334
428616
6243956
878
Outcrop
Chip
0.3
1.87
252.00
0.79
0.77
0.32
A0839801
430062
6245994
1379
Outcrop
Grab
0.03
384.00
0.80
19.14
33.86
C969839
429946
6245832
1398
Outcrop
Grab
4.43
32.93
0.28
0.18
0.75
C970583
429290
6243961
936
Outcrop
Grab
4.56
5.74
0.07
0.01
0.12
C970554
429514
6246231
1464
Outcrop
Grab
4.16
11.78
0.01
0.24
0.09
A0905328
429618
6246270
1451
Outcrop
Grab
1.45
220.00
0.25
7.20
13.70
A0905308
429103
6244042
881
Outcrop
Chip
0.9
0.21
308.00
0.06
1.86
1.72
C970605
429380
6243882
813
Outcrop
Grab
3.36
5.16
0.22
0.02
0.01
A0905331
428670
6243953
868
Outcrop
Grab
1.82
101.00
0.41
0.17
1.20
A0905314
429311.1
6243993
872
Outcrop
Chip
0.3
3.03
1.41
0.01
0.01
0.01
A0905345
429367
6243949
849
Outcrop
Chip
0.35
2.82
5.35
0.07
0.00
0.01
C969836
429255
6244023
869
Float
Float
2.33
29.04
0.57
0.01
0.33
C970580
429365
6243957
922
Outcrop
Grab
1.68
45.65
0.12
0.01
0.03
A0905335
428616
6243956
878
Outcrop
Grab
0.15
166.00
0.10
2.21
0.51
Mackie West Concession Sample Results
:
Click to view all Mackie West samples
Table 3: Select Rock Sample Results for the Mackie West Concession
Sample
Easting
UTM09
Northing
UTM09
Elev.
(m)
Sampled
From
Sample
Type
Width
(m)
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(g/t)
Cu
(%)
Mo
(ppm)
Pb
(%)
Zn
(%)
C969923
418049
6245878
1314
Float
Float
26.50
1028
0.05
28
18.28
0.00
A0905076
417653
6245444
1506
Float
Float
2.21
419.00
1.13
10
5.29
0.01
C969920
418007
6246009
1247
Float
Float
0.04
6.81
0.01
8916
0.05
0.01
C969922
418011
6246016
1271
Float
Float
0.02
5.09
0.04
3522
0.01
0.00
A0839824
418156
6246261
1297
Outcrop
Grab
0.00
0.21
0.02
2159
0.00
0.02
Qualified Person
The Qualified Person for this news release for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 is the
Company's President and CEO, Ken Konkin, P.Geo. He has read and approved the scientific and
technical information that forms the basis for the disclosure contained in this news release.
QA/QC
All samples were prepared at MSA Labs' Preparation Laboratory in Terrace, BC and assayed at MSA
Labs' Geochemical Laboratory in Langley, BC. Gold was assayed using a fire assay with atomic
absorption (AA) spectrometry finish. Samples over 10 ppm gold were fire assayed with gravimetric
finish. All samples were analyzed by four acid digestion with multi-element ICP-MS, with silver and base
metal over-limits being reanalyzed by emission spectrometry. MSA Laboratories quality system
complies with the requirements for the International Standards ISO 17025 and ISO 9001. MSA Labs is
independent of the Company.
About Goldstorm Metals
Goldstorm Metals Corp. is a precious and base metals exploration company with a large strategic land
position in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia, an area that hosts some of the largest and highest-
grade gold deposits in the world. Goldstorm's flagship projects, Crown and Electrum, cover an area that
totals 16,469 hectares over 6 concessions, of which 5 are contiguous.
The Crown Project is situated
directly south of Seabridge Gold's KSM gold-copper deposits and Newmont Corporation's
Brucejack/Valley of the Kings gold mine.
Electrum, also located in the Golden Triangle of BC, is situated
directly between Newmont Corporation's Brucejack Mine, approximately 20 kilometers to the north, and
the past producing Silbak Premier mine, 20 kilometers to the south.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
GOLDSTORM METALS CORP.
"
Ken Konkin
"
Ken Konkin
President and Chief Executive Officer
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or
contact:
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