Sun Summit Intersects 43.5 Metres of 1.4 g/t Au Including 3.6 Metres of 7.3 g/t Au in First Hole Drilled at the Creek Zone, JD Project, Toodoggone District, B.C.
Sun Summit Intersects 43.5 Metres of 1.4 g/t
Au Including 3.6 Metres of 7.3 g/t Au in First
Hole Drilled at the Creek Zone, JD Project,
Toodoggone District, B.C.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 19, 2024) - Sun Summit Minerals Corp.
(TSXV: SMN) (OTCQB: SMREF) announces initial drill results from its inaugural exploration program at
the JD Project in the Toodoggone District, north-central B.C. The first three drill holes at the Creek Zone
intersected high grade vein-hosted mineralization found within broad zones of disseminated gold
mineralization. Results demonstrate the presence of both high-grade and bulk-tonnage gold
mineralization in this under-explored target area of the highly prospective JD Project.
Highlights:
Intersected multiple zones of high-grade, vein-hosted gold + base metal mineralization
within broad zones of bulk-tonnage style gold mineralization:
61.52 metres of 1.07 g/t gold, including 43.49 metres of 1.40 g/t gold,
3.60 metres of
7.28 g/t gold, and including 0.50 metres of 24.30 g/t gold, 43.7 g/t silver, and 4.46% zinc (CZ-
24-001)
29.08 metres of 1.64 g/t gold,
including 9.52 metres of 3.89 g/t gold, and including 0.87
metres of 16.60 g/t gold, 11.6 g/t silver, and 4.47% zinc (CZ-24-002)
95.50 metres of 0.70 g/t gold, including 34.0 metres of 1.32 g/t gold,
and including 0.50
metres of 18.0 g/t gold and 1.37% zinc (CZ-24-003)
Results demonstrate continuity of strong gold grades and the presence of significant, near-
surface disseminated mineralization previously unrecognized due to selective sampling in
historical drill programs.
Additional assay results pending:
Assays from the remaining nine drill holes (1,870 metres)
are pending, including three additional holes from the Creek Zone.
Final results pending from numerous project-wide surveys:
Results from soil and rock
geochemical surveys together with final data products from an Induced Polarization (IP)
geophysical survey are pending.
Sharyn Alexander, President of Sun Summit Minerals, stated: "The first three drill holes at the Creek
Zone intersected broad zones of continuous near-surface mineralization, which
confirm the potential
for both high-grade and bulk-tonnage style gold mineralization.
These three holes support our
initial thesis that selective sampling by previous operators missed the bulk-tonnage gold
potential.
These findings not only confirm the presence of significant gold mineralization at the Creek
Zone but also highlight the untapped potential of this under-explored area. Further drilling is clearly
warranted at Creek to fully evaluate the high-grade and bulk-tonnage gold potential. We will release
additional results from our summer program as they become available."
Figure 1. Plan map showing drill collar locations with selected highlights
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Drill Program Details
The first three holes of the 2024 exploration program were drilled on the western extent of the 4.5
kilometre-long, target-rich Finn to Creek Corridor. The drill program consisted of 2,537 metres of
diamond drilling across 12 holes.
At the Creek Zone, drilling was primarily designed to build on results from past programs where previous
drill holes were selectively sampled, vein orientation data was lacking, and disseminated mineralization
was not considered. The primary objective of the drilling at the Creek Zone was to; 1) confirm the
presence of high-grade gold mineralization, 2) collect systematic downhole data to define a structural
model to inform future drill programs and, 3) investigate the presence of disseminated mineralization by
continuously sampling from collar to bottom of hole.
Figure 2. Oblique view through Creek Zone drill holes
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All three holes intersected a bedded sequence of volcaniclastic and intermediate volcanic rocks
interpreted to be a sequence within the McClair Member of the Early Jurassic Toodoggone formation.
Higher-grade gold mineralization is hosted in epithermal-related and locally banded quartz-carbonate
veins, veinlets and breccias with strong potassium feldspar alteration halos. Vein-hosted sulfides include
pyrite, sphalerite, ± chalcopyrite and galena (Figures 3 and 4). Bulk-tonnage mineralization is
associated with selectively pervasive epidote-chlorite-pyrite alteration, proximal to vein-associated
potassic alteration. The 2024 drill core was oriented and new structural data is being used to build a new
targeting model to inform future drill programs.
Table 1. Assay Results
1,2
Hole ID
From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval
(m)
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(g/t)
Zn
(%)
CZ-24-01
63.0
124.5
61.52
1.07
0.8
0.09
inc.
78.0
121.5
43.49
1.40
1.1
0.12
inc.
104.0
107.6
3.60
7.28
9.4
0.98
inc.
104.0
104.5
0.50
24.30
43.7
4.46
CZ-24-02
41.9
71.0
29.08
1.64
1.4
0.45
inc.
48.7
58.3
9.52
3.89
3.6
1.10
inc.
51.1
52.0
0.87
16.60
11.6
4.47
and
111.0
123.0
12.00
0.33
0.2
0.01
CZ-24-03
4.0
138.0
134.00
0.57
0.4
0.07
inc.
4.0
99.5
95.50
0.70
0.5
0.09
inc.
58.0
92.0
34.00
1.32
1.1
0.22
inc.
58.0
66.5
8.50
2.82
1.9
0.61
inc.
61.5
62.0
0.50
18.00
2.9
1.37
inc.
84.0
92.0
8.00
1.83
2.0
0.14
1
.
Intervals are downhole core lengths. True widths are unknown.
2
.
Calculations are uncut and length-weighted using a 0.10 g/t gold cut-off.
Holes CZ-24-001 and 002 were collared from the same pad and drilled to the east (Figure 1). Both holes
confirm the presence of
strong, high-grade gold + base metal mineralization
(e.g.,
24.30 g/t Au
with 4.46 % Zn over 0.5 metres in CZ-24-001
and
16.60 g/t Au with 4.47% Zn over 0.87 metres in
CZ-24-002
) and extend the zone of high-grade gold mineralization up-dip 50 metres to the south as
demonstrated by
29.0 metres of 1.64 g/t Au
including
9.52 metres of 3.89 g/t Au in hole CZ-24-002
(Figure 2). Both holes also returned broad zones of >1.0 g/t gold mineralization and support the
presence of bulk-tonnage style mineralization cored by higher-grade veins, central to the Creek Zone
target area.
Figure 3.
Core photos of CZ-24-002; A. Box photos showing core from 49.30m to 56.0m downhole
which includes a high-grade interval of 16.60 g/t Au with 4.47% Zn over 0.87m; B.
carbonate+sphalerite cemented breccia with strong potassium feldspar alteration halos at 50m
downhole; C. carbonate+sphalerite cemented breccia at 54.6m downhole.
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Hole CZ-24-003 was collared on the north side of the creek (Figure 1) and drilled to the south at a dip of
-55
o
. A broad interval of continuous mineralization, from top of hole, was intersected highlighted by
95.50
metres of 0.70 g/t Au including 34.0 metres of 1.32 g/t Au
. This hole
demonstrates the presence
of previously unrecognised, near-surface bulk-tonnage style disseminated gold
at the Creek
Zone. Most historic holes drilled at the Creek Zone in 1997 or 1998 were not completely sampled and
therefore failed to recognise the bulk-tonnage potential (Figure 2). Hole CZ-24-003 also intersected
vein-hosted, high-grade gold + base metal mineralization highlighted by
18.0 g/t Au with 1.37% Zn
over 0.50 metres
.
Figure 4.
Core photos of CZ-24-003; A. Box photos showing core from 60.1m to 66.2m downhole
which includes a high-grade interval (B) of 18.0 g/t Au with 1.37% Zn over 0.5m; B.
quartz+carbonate+sphalerite+hematite banded vein at 61.6m downhole; C. carbonate+sphalerite
cemented breccia with potassium feldspar halo at 64.2m downhole.
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Assays from the remaining drill holes, as well as surface sampling results, are pending and expected to
be released as they are received and reviewed.
Table 2. Drill Collar Locations
Hole ID
Easting
Northing
Elevation (m)
Azimuth
Dip
Depth (m)
CZ-24-001
608166
6368268
1500
82.4
-50.9
203
CZ-24-002
608165
6368268
1500
100.2
-70.3
281
CZ-24-003
608257
6368317
1508
199.5
-55
186.2
Coordinates are in UTM NAD83 Zone 9N
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Quality Assurance and Quality Control
All drill core sample assay and analytical results have been monitored through the Company's quality
assurance and quality control program (QA/QC). Drill core was sawn in half at Sun Summit's dedicated
and secure core logging and processing facility at the Lawyers exploration camp owned by Thesis Gold.
Only Sun Summitt and assigned APEX Geoscience field staff were allowed access to the core.
Half of the drill core was sampled and shipped by a bonded courier in sealed and secured woven
polyester bags to the ALS Global preparation facilities in Langley, BC and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Core
samples were prepared using ALS standard preparation procedure PREP-31A which involves crushing
the sample to 70% less than 2mm, followed by a riffle split of 250g, and then a pulverised split to better
than 85% passing 75 microns.
Following sample preparation, the pulps were sent to the ALS Global analytical laboratory in North
Vancouver, B.C. for analysis. ALS Global is registered to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditations for
laboratory procedures.
Drill core samples were analyzed for 48 elements by ICP-MS on a 0.25-gram aliquot using a four-acid
digestion (method ME-MS61). This method is considered a "ultra trace element" analytical method with
low detection limits on key pathfinder elements such as Ag, As, Sb, Se and Tl.
Gold was analyzed by fire assay on a 30-gram aliquot with an AES finish (inductively coupled plasma
atomic emission spectroscopy - method Au-ICP21). Samples that returned >10 parts per million (ppm)
gold were re-analyzed by fire assay using a gravimetric finish on a 30-gram aliquot.
Overlimit samples (e.g. Ag, Cu, Pb & Zn) were re-analyzed using an ore-grade, four-acid digestion and
ICP-AES finish. Overlimits for key elements: samples with >100 ppm silver, >10,000 Cu, >10,000 Pb
and >10,000 Zn. In addition to ALS Global laboratory QA/QC protocols, Sun Summit implements a
rigorous internal QA/QC program that includes the insertion of duplicates, certified reference materials
(standards prepared by an independent lab) and blanks into the sample stream.
National Instrument 43-101 Disclosure
This news release has been reviewed and approved by Sun Summit's Vice President Exploration, Ken
MacDonald, P. Geo., a "Qualified Person" as defined in National Instrument 43-101
Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects
of the Canadian Securities Administrators. He has not been able to
verify the historical exploration data disclosed, including sampling, analytical and test data, underlying
the technical information in this news release since such data is historical and the original drill core is not
readily available. Technical information contained in this release is historical in nature and has been
compiled from public sources believed to be accurate. The technical information has not been verified by
Sun Summit and may in some instances be unverifiable dependent on the existence of historical drill
core and grab samples.
Community Engagement
Sun Summit is engaging with First Nations on whose territory our projects are located and is discussing
their interests and identifying contract and work opportunities, as well as opportunities to support
community initiatives. The Company looks forward to continuing to work with local and regional First
Nations with ongoing exploration.
About the JD Project
The JD Project is located in the Toodoggone mining district in north-central British Columbia, a highly
prospective deposit-rich mineral trend. The project covers an area of over 15,000 hectares and is in
close proximity to active exploration and development projects, such as Thesis Gold's Lawyers and
Ranch projects, TDG Gold's Baker-Shasta projects, Centerra's Gold's Kemess East and Underground
projects, as well as the past-producing Kemess open pit copper-gold mine.
The project is 450 kilometres northwest of the city of Prince George, and 25 kilometres north of the
Sturdee airstrip. It is proximal to existing infrastructure in place to support the past-producing Kemess
mine, including roads and a hydroelectric power line.
The JD Project is in a favourable geological environment characterized by both high-grade epithermal
gold and silver mineralization, as well as porphyry-related copper and gold mineralization. Some
historical exploration, including drilling, geochemistry and geophysics, has been carried out on the
property, however the project area is largely underexplored.
About Sun Summit
Sun Summit Minerals (TSXV: SMN) (OTCQB: SMREF) is a mineral exploration company focused on
expansion and discovery of district scale gold and copper assets in British Columbia. The Company's
diverse portfolio includes the JD Project in the Toodoggone region of north-central B.C., and the Buck
Project in central B.C.
Further details are available at
www.sunsummitminerals.com
.
Link to Figures
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On behalf of the board of directors
Brian Lock
For further information, contact:
Sharyn Alexander
President
Matthew Benedetto
Simone Capital
Tel. 416-817-1226
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