Sitka Samples up to 67.9 G/T GOLD from Surface ROCK Samples and Drills Visible GOLD at Its Recently Acquired Pukelman Intrusive Target at the Rc GOLD Project, Yukon
NEWS RELEASE
October 31, 2024
NR 24-25
www.sitkagoldcorp.com
SITKA SAMPLES UP TO 67.9 G/T GOLD FROM
SURFACE ROCK SAMPLES AND DRILLS VISIBLE
GOLD AT ITS RECENTLY ACQUIRED PUKELMAN
INTRUSIVE TARGET AT THE RC GOLD PROJECT,
YUKON
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Soil sampling, geological mapping and prospecting, along with initial diamond drilling of 843.7 m
in 2 holes completed in Sitka’s first phase of exploration at the newly acquired Pukelman
intrusive target.
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Visible gold and abundant sheeted quartz veining were observed in initial drill holes
completed at the Pukelman intrusion with assays pending.
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East-Southeast trending zone of sheeted quartz veining and brecciation with visible gold
identified at the Contact zone, located immediately south of the Pukelman intrusion, with surface
rock samples returning up to 67.9 g/t Au.
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Sheeted quartz veining with arsenopyrite and pyrite identified on surface within the Pukelman
intrusion with rock samples returning up to 1.08 g/t Au.
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1,354 soil samples were collected in the area between the Blackjack and Eiger deposits and the
Pukelman intrusion significantly extends the gold-in-soil anomaly and yields up to 1645.8 ppb
Au (1.65 g/t Au).
VANCOUVER, CANADA – October 31, 2024: Sitka Gold Corp. (“Sitka” or the “Company”)
(TSXV:SIG) (FSE:1RF) (OTCQB:SITKF) is pleased to report on recently completed exploration at the
Pukelman reduced-intrusion related gold target at its road accessible, 431 square kilometre RC Gold
Project (“RC Gold” or the “Project”) located in Yukon’s prolific Tombstone Gold Belt. The Pukelman
intrusion target is one of several high-quality targets located within the Clear Creek Intrusive Complex
(CCIC), a cluster of known gold-bearing intrusions, which is now controlled entirely by Sitka with the
recent acquisition of claims encompassing the southern portion of the CCIC (see news release dated
June 24, 2024). Assay results are currently pending for recently completed diamond drilling at the
Blackjack, Rosghobel and Pukelman intrusive targets (see Figure 1).
Figure 1 - A map of the Clear Creek Intrusive Complex, on the RC Project, showing the Blackjack
and Eiger Deposits with relation to the newly acquired Pukelman and Rhosgobel Intrusions.
Drilling is focused on testing multiple targets including Blackjack, Rhosgobel and Pukelman within this
large mineralized system. Recently completed drilling within this 8 km x 15 km area at the Rhosgobel
and Pukelman Stocks has encountered visible gold and intrusion-related gold mineralization in drill
core, similar to that seen at the Blackjack and Eiger gold deposits (see news release dated October 9,
2024).
"Sitka’s initial drilling at the Pukelman target has yielded highly encouraging visuals, with visible gold
observed in both the drill core and on a surface rock sample that returned 67.9 g/t gold, reinforcing the
potential of this area to host strong gold mineralization," commented Cor Coe, CEO and Director of
Sitka Gold. “Since acquiring the Clear Creek property in June of this year, the Company has made
impressive advances with the first ever diamond drilling at the Rhosgobel intrusion returning numerous
instances of visible gold and the recent completion of two diamond drill holes at the Pukelman intrusion
where visible gold has also been observed in the drill core. Additional exploration work included a large
soil geochemical survey that yielded up to 1,645.8 ppb gold between the Blackjack deposit and
Pukelman stock along with mapping and prospecting with rock samples returning strong gold
mineralization (see Figure 3). These results underscore the potential for discovering another intrusion
related gold deposit at RC Gold and we look forward to receiving the drill hole assays from Pukelman,
Rhosgobel and our expansion drilling at Blackjack in the near future, with eight drill holes currently in
the lab.”
Figure 2 - A map of the northern extent of the Clear Creek Intrusive Complex showing the
location of the 2024 soil grid with the historical soils grid and Tombstone suite reduced
intrusions. Sitka’s 2024 soil sampling has substantially expanded the gold-in-soil anomaly
approximately 2.5 kilometres between the Blackjack Deposit and the Contact Zone, with strong values
of up to 1645.8 ppb Au returned.
Figure 3 -
A map of the Pukelman Intrusion showing the location of the 2024 drilling and
surface rock sampling. Extensive sheeted vein sets along with several lamprophyre dykes have been
mapped within the intrusion and within the metasediments at the Contact Zone.
Exploration on the Pukleman target in 2024 included soil sampling, limited geologic mapping and
prospecting, and two diamond drill holes totalling 843.7 metres. Soil sampling was conducted to infill a
gap in the historical data between the Saddle and Pukleman stocks. The samples were collected on
100 metres spaced lines with 50 metres spaced samples and targeted “C” horizon material. The
samples returned values ranging from trace to 1645.8 ppb gold (1.65 g/t gold) with 149 samples
returning >100 ppb gold (see Figure 2). The soils are coincident with strongly anomalous arsenic and
bismuth and, when combined with historical sampling from the area, form a 3.5 km x 4 km continuous
NNW trending gold in soil anomaly >50 ppb gold covering the Blackjack, Saddle, Eiger, G2, and
Pukleman-Contact target areas.
Prospecting in the Pukelman target area returned values in rock samples from 0.166 - 67.9 g/t gold.
One sample was collected from the central portion of the Pukleman stock from strong sheeted quartz
veins in quartz monzonite intrusive with pyrite-arsenopyrite mineralization and returned 1.08 g/t gold.
The zone of sheeted quartz veining trends ENE and was the target of the 2024 diamond drilling
discussed below. Three samples were collected from the Contact zone approximately 430 metres south
of the Pukleman stock target and returned values of 3.53, 16.9, and 67.9 g/t gold (see Figure 3). The
mineralization is associated with an ENE trending zone of sheeted quartz veining and brecciation with
pyrite, arsenopyrite, and, localised, bismuthinite and visible gold, within a quartz feldspar porphyry dike
and adjacent hornfelsed metasediments that has been traced over 400 metres along strike and is open
in both directions. Additional sampling, detailed mapping, and follow up drilling is planned for this area
in 2025.
DDRCCC-24-073 and DDRCCC-24-074 were drilled from the same site testing sheeted quartz vein
mineralization in the Pukelman intrusion where historical drill hole CCRC-92-1 returned 10.0 metres of
1.02 g/t Au and 4.0 metres of 1.55 g/t Au. The holes were located approximately 500 metres north of
the Contact Zone where 2,368 metres of historical shallow reverse circulation and diamond drilling had
returned broad zones of gold mineralization such as 74.3 metres of 1.0 g/t Au as well as intervals of
higher-grade mineralization such as 10.7 metres of 20.46 g/t Au and 1.52 metres of 137.5 g/t Au
(See Figure 3 and Sitka press release dated June 24, 2024).
DDRCCC-24-073 was drilled at an azimuth of 190 degrees and a dip of -55 degrees to a total length of
406.3 metres. The hole intersected 406.3 metres of moderately to well mineralized, feldspar
megacrystic quartz monzonite. Mineralization consisted of 1-2 cm sheeted quartz veins (1-2 per several
metres up to 5-8 per metre) with potassium feldspar, minor scheelite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, and
pyrite. One instance of visible gold was noted at 310.6 metres. Three lamprophyre dykes were noted at
100.92-104.03 metres, 155.82-165.57 metres, and 167.15-168.87 metres demonstrating that the drilled
area is within one of the east west extensional corridors that have been demonstrated to control gold
mineralization in the CCIC.
DDRCCC-24-074 was drilled at an azimuth of 190 degrees and a dip of -75 degrees to a total depth of
437.4 metres. The hole intersected 437.39 m of moderately to well mineralized, feldspar megacrystic
quartz monzonite. Mineralization consisted of 1-2 cm sheeted quartz veins (1-2 per several metres up
to 5-8 per metre) with potassium feldspar, minor scheelite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, and pyrite (trace
Molybdenite). One example of visible gold was noted at 342.08 metres. Two lamprophyre dykes were
noted at 279.5-287.5 and 404.4-421.4 metres. Lamprophyre dykes in the Clear Creek Intrusive
Complex area are often associated with extensional corridors that host the gold mineralization.
Figure 4 - Cross section of the 2024 Pukelman diamond drill holes. Sitka’s initial diamond drill
holes have extended mineralization approximately 300 metres deeper than previous drilling with visible
gold observed at 310.6 metres and 342.1 metres in holes 73 and 74 respectively.
Figure 5 - Visible gold from a) DDRCCC-24-073, and b) DDRCCC-24-074, Sitka’s first diamond
drill holes completed at the Pukelman intrusive target, showing the association of gold with
arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, and bismuthinite.
Figure 6 - Drill core from hole DDRCCC-24-073 showing a narrow lamprophyre dyke (a), and
abundant sheeted quartz veins (b).
Figure 7 - Sheeted quartz veining with pyrite-arsenopyrite mineralization in quartz monzonite
from the Pukelman stock (a) and Brecciated and silicified quartz feldspar porphyry from the
Contact Zone with arsenopyrite - pyrite - bismuthinite - visible gold mineralization where a rock
sample returned 67.9 g/t gold (b).
About the flagship RC Gold Project
The RC Gold Project consists of a 431 square kilometre contiguous district-scale land package located
in the heart of Yukon's Tombstone Gold Belt. The project is located approximately 100 kilometres east
of Dawson City, which has a 5,000 foot paved runway, and is accessed via a secondary gravel road
from the Klondike Highway which is usable year-round and is an approximate 2 hour drive from
Dawson City. It is the largest consolidated land package strategically positioned mid-way between the
Eagle Gold Mine and the past producing Brewery Creek Gold Mine.
On January 19, 2023 Sitka Gold announced an Initial Mineral Resource Estimate prepared in
accordance with National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) guidelines for the RC Gold Property of
1,340,000 ounces of gold(1). The road accessible, pit constrained Mineral Resource is classified as
inferred and is contained in two zones: The Blackjack and Eiger deposits with 900,000 ounces of gold
grading 0.83 g/t and 440,000 ounces of gold grading 0.68 g/t respectively. Both of these deposits are
at/near surface, are potentially open pit minable and amenable to heap leaching, with initial bottle roll
tests indicating that the gold is not refractory and has high gold recoveries of up to 94% with minimal
NaCN consumption (see News Release July 13, 2022). The Mineral Resource estimate is presented in
the following table at a base case cut-off grade of 0.25 g/t Au:
RC Gold Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate
Blackjack Zone
COG g/t Au
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
Tonnes
000's
35,798
33,743
31,282
29,065
26,975
Au g/t
0.80
0.83
0.88
0.92
0.96
Eiger Zone
0z Au
000's
921
900
885
860
833
Tonnes
000's
32,523
27,362
22,253
17,817
14,506
Au g/t
0.45
0.50
0.55
0.60
0.66
Combined
0z Au
000's
471
440
393
344
308
Tonnes
000's
68,321
61,105
53,535
46,882
41,481
Au g/t
0.63
0.68
0.74
0.80
0.86
0z Au
000's
1,391
1,340
1,279
1,203
1,140
Notes
1. Mineral resource estimate prepared by Ronald G. Simpson of GeoSim Services Inc. with an effective date of January 19,
2023. Mineral Resources are classified using the 2014 CIM Definition Standards.
2. The cut-off grade of 0.25 g/t Au is believed to provide a reasonable margin over operating and sustaining costs for open-pit
mining and processing
3. Mineral resources are constrained by an optimised pit shell using the following assumptions: US$1800/oz Au price; a 45°
pit slope; assumed metallurgical recovery of 85%; mining costs of US$2.00 per tonne; processing costs of US$8.00 per
tonne; G&A of US$1.50/t.
4. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.
5. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
To date, 76 diamond drill holes have been drilled on the property by the Company for a total of
approximately 28,535 metres including 20 drill holes totalling 9,263 metres completed in 2024 focused
on exploration and expanding the initial resource. The drilling in 2024, so far, produced results of up to
678.1 m of 1.04 g/t gold from 4.4 m including 409.5 m of 1.36 g/t gold from 273.0 m in hole
DDRCCC-24-068 (see news release dated October 21, 2024). Assay results for a total of eight drill
holes at Blackjack, Rhosgobel (5 kms south of the Blackjack deposit) and Pukelman (2 kms SE of the
Blackjack deposit) targeting known intrusion related gold mineralization are pending.
(1)
Simpson, R. January 19, 2023. Clear Creek Property, RC Gold Project, NI 43-101 Technical Report, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory
RC Gold Deposit Model
Exploration on the Property has mainly focused on identifying an intrusion-related gold system
(“IRGS”). The property is within the Tombstone Gold Belt which is the prominent host to IRGS deposits
within the Tintina Gold Province in Yukon and Alaska. Notable deposits from the belt include: Fort Knox
Mine in Alaska with current Proven and Probable Reserves of 230 million tonnes at 0.3 g/t Au (2.471
million ounces; Sims 2018)(1); Eagle Gold Mine with current Measured and Indicated Resources of 233
million tonnes at a grade of 0.57 g/t Au at the Eagle Main Zone (4.303 million ounces; Harvey et al,
2022)(2); the Brewery Creek deposit with current Indicated Mineral Resource of 22.2 million tonnes at a
gold grade of 1.11 g/t (0.789 million ounces; Hulse et al. 2020)(3); the Florin Gold deposit, located
adjacent to Sitka’s RC Gold project, with a current Inferred Mineral Resource of 170.99 million tonnes
grading 0.45 g/t (2.47 million ounces; Simpson 2021)(4) and the AurMac Project with an Inferred Mineral
Resource of 347.49 million tonnes grading 0.63 gram per tonne gold (7.00 million ounces)(5).
(1) Sims J. Fort Knox Mine Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report. June 11, 2018.
https://s2.q4cdn.com/496390694/files/doc_downloads/2018/Fort-Knox-June-2018-Technical-Report.pdf
(2) Harvey N., Gray P., Winterton J., Jutras M., Levy M.,Technical Report for the Eagle Gold Mine, Yukon Territory, Canada. Victoria Gold Corp. December
31, 2022. https://vgcx.com/site/assets/files/6534/vgcx_-_2023_eagle_mine_technical_report_final.pdf
(3) Hulse D, Emanuel C, Cook C. NI 43-101 Technical Report on Mineral Resources. Gustavson Associates. May 31, 2020.
https://minedocs.com/22/Brewery-Creek-PEA-01182022.pdf
(4) Simpson R. Florin Gold Project NI 43-101 Technical Report. Geosim Services Inc. April 21, 2021.
https://sedar.com/GetFile.do?lang=EN&docClass=24&issuerNo=00005795&issuerType=03&projectNo=03236138&docI d=4984158
(5) Thornton T., Jutras M., Malhotra D. Technical Report Aurmac Property Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada. JDS Energy and Mining Inc.
February 6, 2024. https://banyangold.com/site/assets/files/5251/banyan_gold_ni_43-101_technical_report_2024_03_18.pdf
Soil and Rock Preparation and Analysis Procedures
Soil samples were shipped to Bureau Veritas preparation facility in Whitehorse in securely sealed
containers and prepared using the SS80 method. Prepared samples were shipped to the Bureau
Veritas facility in Vancouver and analysed by the AQ201+U method.
Rock samples were shipped to the ALS Global analytical facility in Whitehorse in securely sealed
containers and prepared using the PREP31 method. Prepared material was shipped to the ALS facility
in North Vancouver and analysed by the ME-ICP41 and Au-ICP22 methods. Rock samples were "Grab
Samples" and thus do not imply any thickness or areal extent of mineralization.
Both Bureau Veritas and ALS Global are ISO 17025:2005 certified facilities that employ rigorous
internal QA-QC procedures.
Upcoming Events
Sitka Gold will be attending and/or presenting at the following events*:
● Takestock Investor Forum, Calgary, AB: November 6, 2024
● MEG Technical Talk, Vancouver, BC: November 13, 2024
● Yukon Geoscience, Whitehorse, Yukon: November 17 - 20, 2024
● American Exploration and Mining Association Conference, Reno, NV: December 1 - 6, 2024
● Metal Investors Forum, Vancouver, BC: January 17-18
● VRIC, Vancouver, BC: January 19 - 20, 2025
● RoundUp, Vancouver, BC: January 20-23, 2025
*All events are subject to change.
About Sitka Gold Corp.
Sitka Gold Corp. is a well-funded mineral exploration company headquartered in Canada with over $10
million in its treasury and no debt. The Company is managed by a team of experienced industry
professionals and is focused on exploring for economically viable mineral deposits with its primary
emphasis on gold, silver and copper mineral properties of merit. Sitka is currently advancing its 100%
owned, 431 square kilometre flagship RC Gold Project located within the Tombstone Gold Belt in the
Yukon Territory. The Company is also advancing its Alpha Gold Project in Nevada and currently has drill
permits for its Burro Creek Gold and Silver Project in Arizona and the Coppermine River Project in
Nunavut.
The Company recently announced an NI 43-101 compliant initial inferred Mineral Resource
Estimate of 1,340,000 ounces of gold(1) beginning at surface and grading 0.68 g/t at its RC Gold
Project in Yukon (see news release dated January 19, 2023).
(1)
Simpson, R. January 19, 2023. Clear Creek Property, RC Gold Project, NI 43-101 Technical Report, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory
*For more detailed information on the Company’s properties please visit our website at www.sitkagoldcorp.com
The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Cor Coe,
P.Geo., Director and CEO of the Company, and a Qualified Person (QP) as defined by National
Instrument 43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
SITKA GOLD CORP.
“Donald Penner”
President and Director
For more information contact:
Donald Penner
President & Director
778-212-1950
or
Cor Coe
CEO & Director
604-817-4753
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