Kodiak Drills New Shallow High-Grade Copper Mineralization at 200m Step-Out from Adit Zone
Kodiak Drills New Shallow High-Grade Copper
Mineralization at 200m Step-Out from Adit
Zone
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 19, 2024) - Kodiak Copper Corp. (TSXV:
KDK) (OTCQB: KDKCF) (FSE: 5DD1) (the "
Company
" or "
Kodiak
") today reports drill results from the
2024 drill program at its 100% owned MPD copper-gold porphyry project in southern British Columbia.
Results from 10 holes drilled at the Adit, South, Mid and 1516 Zones are presented herein.
Chris Taylor, Chairman of Kodiak commented, "We intersected shallow high-grade copper
mineralization with bornite in a 200 metre step-out from the Adit Zone.
We lost the drill hole just as we
entered what has the potential to become a significant extension, returning 0.73% CuEq over the 4
metres in the last box of core.
The mineralized core is identical to the high-grade sulphide facies
discovered by Kodiak below the historic Adit Zone.
If confirmed through future drilling, the footprint of the
Adit Zone could expand significantly, which due to its shallow high grades would mark the most
significant new discovery at the MPD project since the Gate Zone."
Highlights
Two new holes drilled 390 metres north of Kodiak's initial collars at Adit focused on
regional
geochemical / geophysical responses and a historic
surface sample which assayed
0.70% Cu, 0.094 g/t Au and 2.63 g/t Ag
(Evrim, 2018).
AXE-24-013 and 015 discovered "Adit-type" mineralization (copper oxide at surface with
sulphides at depth +/- molybdenum) in an area not previously drilled,
and although ground
conditions prevented holes from reaching target depths,
they extended the north-south strike
of Adit to 500 metres
(Figures 2, 3 & 5).
All mineralization drilled by Kodiak at Adit to date is within 350 metres of surface
due to the
slope of the topography, and the expanded area remains open in several directions (Figures 2 &
3).
Drill Hole AXE-24-015
at Adit ended in four metres of high-grade mineralization (with bornite)
assaying
0.64% Cu, 0.14 g/t Au, 2.23 g/t Ag (0.73% CuEq)
from 151 to 155 metres before the
hole was lost, within an increasingly mineralized 24 metre copper envelope starting at 131 metres
and assaying 0.15% Cu, 0.04 g/t Au, 0.60 g/t Ag (0.18% CuEq) (Figures 3 & 5).
Holes AXE-24-008, 010, and 012 drilled at the South and Mid Zones
tested the western flanks
of these zones and
intersected higher grade intervals within lower grade envelopes,
expanding the footprint of mineralization in these areas
.
When combined with the new Adit intercepts,
Kodiak has intersected copper mineralization in
over two kilometres of north-south strike
from the South Zone to the Adit Zone (Figures 2, 4,
5).
Results to date suggest the Adit, South, Mid and 1516 Zones are part of a larger near
surface porphyry system covering three kilometres of strike and straddling the Summer's
Creek fault.
Kodiak's future drilling in this area will continue to target shallow copper within
coincident copper-in-soils and a broad 3D induced polarization (3D IP) chargeability anomaly
(Figure 2).
Claudia Tornquist, President and CEO of Kodiak, said, "The results from the two latest drill holes at the
Adit Zone are important as they show that this near-surface high-grade zone is significantly larger than
previously known. Drilling to date has extended Adit to a length of 500 metres and it is still open in
multiple directions. Our last hole this year at the Adit Zone, hole 15, turned out to be a real cliff hanger
and we will definitely drill this area further. Our 2024 exploration program, including our regional work is
now complete and we are looking forward to more results in 2025."
Figure 1:
2024 Significant Mineralized Zones and Target Location Map - MPD Project, Southern BC
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Figure 2:
Plan map showing significant mineralized zones with historic and Kodiak drilling to date.
New 2024 holes at Adit, South, Mid and 1516 reported herein are yellow traces with assays. Bar
graphs show downhole copper (green) and gold (red) values for the Kodiak drilling. Background is
colour-contoured copper-in soil data.
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Adit Zone Drilling
Drill holes AXE-24-013 and 015 were drilled from a set-up located 390 metres north of Kodiak's first
setup (AXE-24-007, 009 and 011 (see news releases
September 10
and
October 15
, 2024). These
holes did not reach target depths due to difficult ground conditions, ending at 246 and 155 metres,
respectively. However, both holes successfully intercepted "Adit-style" mineralization (copper oxide
<200 metres with sulphides facies at depth), significantly extending Adit beyond its previously known
extents. In particular, AXE-24-015 ended in strong copper-gold-silver (+/- molybdenum) mineralization
that included bornite, assaying
0.64% Cu, 0.14 g/t Au, 2.23 g/t Ag (0.73% CuEq) over the last 4
metres before the hole was lost at 155 metres
. More drilling is warranted in 2025 to extend shallow
high-grade mineralization at the Adit Zone even further (see Figures 2, 3 and 5, Tables 1 and 2).
Figure 3:
Adit Zone north-south long section at 678380mE (looking west into steep slope).
Background is colour-contoured 3D IP Chargeability (SJV Geophysics, 2005). Results from new holes
AXE-24-013 and AXE-24-015 are in Table 1.
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South and Mid Zone Drilling
At the South Zone, drill holes AXE-24-008 and 010 were drilled from two pads 150 metres apart on the
western flank of copper-in-soil and 3D IP anomalies known to correlate with copper intercepts in
Kodiak's drilling last year. Both holes intersected a broad lower grade copper envelope, with hole AXE-
24-010 encountering a higher-grade interval, intersecting
0.34% Cu , 0.15 g/t Au, 2.56 g/t Ag (0.45%
CuEq) over 16 metres from 445 to 461 metres
(see Figures 2, 4 and 5, Tables 1 and 2).
Hole AXE-24-012 was drilled east toward the Mid Zone and approximately 200 metres north of the
South Zone collars. Similarly, this hole encountered a higher-grade zone within a lower-grade envelope,
albeit at shallower depths. It intersected
0.37% Cu, 0.08 g/t Au, 2.14 g/t Ag, (0.44% CuEq) over 14
metres from 174 to 188 metres.
Hole AXE-24-014 was drilled north from the same setup and returned
no significant assays, except for two metres at 113 metres with patchy chalcopyrite assaying 0.20% Cu,
0.63 g/t Au, 5.65 g/t Ag and 0.003% Mo (see Figures 2 and 4, Tables 1 and 2).
All four holes drilled at the South and Mid Zones in 2024 were designed to determine the extent and
nature of copper mineralization along the broad geochemical and geophysical response that links the
South, Mid and Adit Zones. When combined with the new Adit intercepts, the Company has intersected
copper mineralization over two kilometres of north-south strike from the South Zone to the Adit Zone (see
Figures 2, 4 and 5, Tables 1 and 2).
Figure 4:
South Zone
- holes AXE-24-008 and 010 north-south long section at 678610mE (looking
west).
Mid Zone
- hole AXE-24-012 north-south long section at 5502325mN (looking north). Results are in
Table 1.
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Figure 5:
Examples of core from 2024 drilling at the Adit and South
Zones:
a)
Axe-24-013 (Adit)
:
Oxidized quartz gabbro with strong propylitic alteration and
pyrite-chalcopyrite-epidote-malachite in
veinlets at 80 m;
b)
Axe-24-015 (Adit):
gabbro with propylitic alteration and veinlets/disseminated
pyrite-chalcopyrite +/- bornite
within 4 m high grade interval assaying 0.64% Cu, 0.14 g/t Au and 2.23
g/t Ag from 151 to 155;
c)
Axe-24-010 (South):
Semi massive chalcopyrite-pyrite in quartz flooded
porphyritic andesite breccia at 264 m
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1516 Zone Drilling
The 1516 Zone was discovered by the Kodiak last year drilling within a 2-kilometre-long, zoned
polymetallic soil anomaly (copper-gold-molybdenum-bismuth-tungsten), and coincident historic 3D IP
anomaly (see news release April 25, 2024). This year, four additional holes were drilled from three pads
with various azimuths. However, similar to 2023, the Company encountered very difficult ground
conditions, and only one of the four drill holes reached its target depth. Hole AXE-24-003 at the south
end of the broad 1516 Zone intersected patchy low-grade Cu mineralization (>0.03 %Cu) below 381
metres. Three other holes (AXE-24-001, 002, and 004) did not warrant assaying at this time. With recent
successes at the Adit, West, Man, South and Gate Zones, 1516 is a lower priority target and will not
receive additional drilling in the near term.
Table 1: Weighted assay intervals for 2024 drill holes AXE-24-013 and AXE-24-015 (Adit Zone),
AXE-24-008 and AXE-24-010 (South Zone) & AXE-24-012 (Mid Zone)
See Figures 2 to 5.
Hole ID
From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval**
(m)
%Cu
Au g/t
Ag g/t
%CuEq*
Adit Zone
AXE-24-013***
47
86
39
0.12
0.04
0.51
0.15
AXE-24-015***
131
155
24
0.15
0.04
0.60
0.18
includes
151
155
4
0.64
0.14
2.32
0.73
South Zone
AXE-24-008
239
513
274
0.14
0.03
1.08
0.17
includes
239
375
136
0.17
0.05
1.24
0.21
AXE-24-010
216
314
98
0.11
0.03
1.04
0.14
and
437
500
63
0.20
0.08
1.60
0.26
includes
445
461
16
0.34
0.15
2.56
0.45
Mid Zone
AXE-24-012
174
329
155
0.08
0.04
0.65
0.11
includes
174
188
14
0.37
0.08
2.14
0.44
* Copper equivalent grades (%CuEq) are for comparative purposes only to express the combined abundance of copper, gold, and silver.
Metallurgical work has not been done at the MPD Project and metal recoveries used in equivalency calculations are from comparable deposits
and/or mines. Metallurgical recovery is assumed as 88% for copper, 67% for gold and 68% for silver. Metal prices used in calculations are:
US$4.10/lb copper, US$2,200/oz gold, and US$26/oz silver, using the formula: CuEq % =Cu % + Au g/t x 0.5959 + Ag g/t x 0.0071
** Intervals are downhole drilled core intervals. Drilling data to date is insufficient to determine true width of mineralization.
***
Hole did not reach target depth.
Table 2:
2024 MPD Drill Collar Information
Hole ID
Easting
(UTM Z10)
Northing
(UTM Z10)
Elevation
(m)
Azimuth
(degrees)
Dip
(degrees)
EOH
(m)
Target
Reported
AXE-24-013
678402
5503175
1254
75
-50
246
Adit
2024-11-19
AXE-24-015
678402
5503175
1254
220
-50
155
Adit
2024-11-19
AXE-24-008
678489
5501289
1342
70
-50
531
South
2024-11-19
AXE-24-010
678555
5501451
1328
320
-50
500
South
2024-11-19
AXE-24-012
678241
5502271
1323
65
-50
383
Mid
2024-11-19
AXE-24-014
678241
5502271
1323
330
-50
305
Mid*
2024-11-19
AXE-24-001
680124
5502076
1136
190
-50
99
1516*
2024-11-19
AXE-24-002
680124
5502076
1136
190
-60
198
1516*
2024-11-19
AXE-24-003
680146
5501423
952
110
-50
459
1516*
2024-11-19
AXE-24-004
680139
5501677
995
320
-50
147
1516*
2024-11-19
* Drill hole had no significant assays or did not warrant assaying at this time.
Drilling at MPD in 2024 was comprised of 9,252 metres in 25 holes which evaluated seven targets
and/or zones. The 2024 field program now complete and included a 2,400-sample soil geochemistry
program, and 25-line kilometres of 3D IP surveying. Results from the remainder of drilling and other
exploration activity
in 2024 will be reported in Q1 2025.
MPD is a large land package (338 square kilometres) located near several operating mines in the
southern Quesnel Terrane, British Columbia's primary copper-gold producing belt. The project is located
between the towns of Merritt and Princeton, with year-round accessibility and excellent infrastructure
nearby.
QA/QC Procedures
All core samples were sent to ALS Canada Ltd. (ALS) in North Vancouver, BC for preparation and
analysis. ALS meets all requirements of International Standards ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and ISO
9001:2015 for analytical procedures. HQ and NQ size core was split and sampled over approximately
1.5 to 3.0 metre intervals depending on core size. Samples were analyzed using ALS's Fire Assay
Fusion method (Au-AA24) with an AA finish for gold and by a 48-element four acid digest ICP-AES
analysis (MS61) with additional analysis for Ore Grade Elements (ME-OG62) and Ore Grade Cu (Cu-
OG62). Results were reported in parts per million (ppm) and converted to percent (%), or grams per
tonne (g/t) when applicable. In addition to ALS Laboratory quality assurance- quality control (QA/QC)
protocols, Kodiak implements an internal QA/QC program that includes the insertion of sample blanks,
duplicates, and standards in the field.
Jeff Ward, P.Geo, Vice President Exploration and the Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101, has reviewed, and approved the technical information contained in this release.
Kodiak believes historic results referenced herein to be from reliable sources using industry standards at
the time. However, the Company has not independently verified, or cannot guarantee, the accuracy of
this historic information.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Kodiak Copper Corp.
Claudia Tornquist
President & CEO
For further information contact:
Nancy Curry, VP Corporate Development
+1 (604) 646-8362
About Kodiak Copper Corp.
Kodiak is focused on its 100% owned copper porphyry projects in Canada and the USA that have been
historically drilled and present known mineral discoveries with the potential to hold large-scale deposits.
The Company's most advanced asset is the MPD copper-gold porphyry project in the prolific Quesnel
Terrane in south-central British Columbia, Canada, a mining district with producing mines and excellent
infrastructure. MPD has all the hallmarks of a major, multi-centered porphyry district with the potential to
become a world-class mine. Work to date has outlined ten substantial mineralized zones across the
project, with large, high-grade zones at Gate, West and Adit. With known mineralized zones open to
expansion and more target areas yet to be tested, Kodiak continues to systematically explore the project
and build critical mass. The Company also holds the Mohave copper-molybdenum-silver porphyry
project in Arizona, USA, near the world-class Bagdad mine.
Kodiak's founder and Chairman is Chris Taylor who is well-known for his gold discovery success with
Great Bear Resources. Kodiak is also part of Discovery Group led by John Robins, one of the most
successful mining entrepreneurs in Canada.
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