Tribeca Resources drills 30 metres of 0.58% copper within 172 metre wide mineralized interval at its La Higuera Copper-Gold
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6 FEBRUARY, 2024 | VANCOUVER, BC
Tribeca Resources drills 30 metres of 0.58% copper within 172
metre wide mineralized interval at its La Higuera Copper-Gold
Project in northern Chile
Tribeca Resources Corporation (TSXV: TRBC) (OTCQB: TRRCF) (“ Tribeca Resources ”, the
“Company”) is pleased to announce results from an additional four diamond drill holes of the
Phase 2 drilling program at the Company’s La Higuera Project (“the Project”) in the Coastal Iron
Oxide Copper-Gold (IOCG) Belt of northern Chile. Drill holes GBY009, GBY011 and GBY012 all
intersected thick intervals of copper-gold mineralization from immediately below the base of
shallow gravel cover.
Highlights:
Drill hole GBY012 intersected an interval of 30 metres at 0.58% copper, 0.14 g/t gold
within 172m @ 0.23% copper, 0.05 g/t gold in IOCG-style mineralization from 70m
downhole, approximately 10m below the base of gravel cover.
Drill hole GBY011 intersected an interval of 22 metres at 0.56% copper, 0.11 g/t gold within
122m @ 0.21% copper, 0.04 g/t gold from the base of gravel cover at 74m down hole depth.
Drill holes GBY009 and GBY010, drilled 150m to 230m south of GBY011, intersected zones
of magnetite breccia, some of which host significant copper-gold mineralization.
Two additional drill holes, GBY013 and GBY014, designed to test a 600m strike length
beyond the northern end of the known 1km long mineralized Gaby copper-gold discovery,
are currently being logged and sampled.
Drilling continues with holes being drilled to separately test gravity and IP chargeability
anomalies approximately 300m east of the main known mineralized trend.
The four holes reported here were designed to test continuity of the currently known mineralized
body within the existing 1km strike length and to determine the location and dip of the eastern
margin of the mineralized system.
The assay results from the remaining holes in this planned 10-hole program of approximately 4,000
metres are planned to be released progressively as they are received, with drilling expected to
continue until the end of February 2024.
Tribeca Resources CEO, Dr Paul Gow commented:
“The first five holes reported from our Phase 2 drilling program have all intersected significant
copper-gold mineralization. Three of the four holes reported here have strongly mineralized
intersections of between 100m to 200m downhole thickness, consistent with our interpretation of
a wide mineralized trend stretching over one kilometre of strike length.”
“Drill testing of several geophysical targets adjacent to the Gaby trend has commenced to test
whether the mineralizing system is represented in more than one structural trend.”
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Table 1. Summary of significant mineralized intersections in drill holes GBY009 to GBY012.
HoleID From
(m) To (m) Downhole
Interval (m)
Cu
(%)
Au
(g/t)
Co
(ppm)
CuEq
(%)
GBY012 70 242 172 0.23 0.05 211 0.28
incl. 98 118 20 0.23 0.04 184 0.27
incl. 172 189 17 0.26 0.05 176 0.30
incl. 191 221 30 0.58 0.14 358 0.68
GBY011 74 196 122 0.21 0.04 159 0.25
incl. 126 148 22 0.56 0.11 356 0.64
incl. 262 272 10 0.71 0.23 103 0.78
GBY010 140 162 22 0.21 0.05 333 0.30
GBY009 64.9 238 173.1 0.14 0.03 158 0.18
incl. 82 102 20 0.27 0.08 132 0.31
incl. 208 238 30 0.29 0.05 272 0.35
Note: Apart from the summary intersections in GBY009, GBY011 and GBY012, the grade intersections are calculated over intervals >0.20% Cu with
maximum internal dilution of 10m @ 0.05% Cu and a minimum interval width of 10m. CuEq (%) grades have been calculated using recoveries from
metallurgical test work undertaken in 2006 on drill core from the Project, which are 90% for copper, 65% for gold and 50% for cobalt. Metal prices utilised
were US$3.50/lb copper, US$1,900/oz gold and US$15.88/lb cobalt.
Drill holes GBY009 – GBY012 discussion
Drill hole GBY009 comprised a 130 m northern step-out on section 4400N (Figure 1) from the high-
grade intersection in GBY001 (268m @ 0.66% Cu, 0.14 g/t Au). GBY009 intersected magnetite
breccias of variable thickness from 1m to 10m, within strongly altered andesitic host rocks. Copper
mineralization is related to both the magnetite breccias and later hematite-chalcopyrite veins.
Mineralization was present from the base of the gravel cover at 65m downhole depth, returning a
down hole interval of 173.1m @ 0.14% Cu.
Drill hole GBY010 was designed as a scissor-hole from the west on section 4270N to better
constrain the geometry of the strong mineralization encountered in drillholes GBY001 and
GBY008. The hole intersected several magnetite breccias, with one, between 146-162m, hosting
mineralization (22m @ 0.21% Cu, 0.05 g/t Au).
Drill holes GBY011 and GBY012 were designed as 50m step-out holes east of holes GBY006 and
GBY007, respectively (Figure 2). The two sections are 280m apart along strike, with both holes
intersecting significant widths of copper-gold mineralization (122m @ 0.21% Cu and 172m @ 0.23%
Cu, respectively). The objective of the holes was to provide constraints on the location of the
eastern margin of the main mineralized north-south body. Both holes penetrated the eastern
margin of the body, terminating in altered but barren andesitic host rocks. Notably, GBY011
intersected a zone of late coarse-grained magnetite-chalcopyrite veins approximately 30m east of
the main mineralized body, which returned 10m @ 0.71% Cu, 0.23 g/t Au. This indicates
mineralization is not restricted to the 100m to 130m wide interpreted vertical zone that has been
the focus of drilling to date (Figure 2).
As evident from previous drilling at the project, and within the Chilean Coastal IOCG Belt in
general, the copper-gold mineralization reported here is also strongly anomalous in cobalt. The
60° dip of the drillholes and the interpreted vertical orientation of the mineralized body suggest
true thicknesses will be approximately 50% of the downhole thickness.
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Figure 1. Location of drill holes GBY009 to GBY012 at the Gaby discovery.
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Figure 2. Cross-sections 4520N and 4800N, with the location of drill holes GBY011 and GBY012 shown. Both holes were
drilled as 50m step-outs to the east to test up-dip of pre-existing holes and to constrain the eastern margin of the
mineralized body.
Notes on sampling and assaying
Analytical samples were produced using ½ HQ core and sent to ALS Lab in La Serena, Chile for
preparation and then to ALS Labs in Santiago, Chile and Lima, Peru for analysis. Preparation
included crushing the core samples to 70% < 2mm and pulverizing 1000g of crushed material to
better than 85% < 75 microns. All samples are assayed using 30g nominal weight fire assay with
AAS finish (Au-AA23) and a multi-element four acid digest ICP-AES method (ME-ICP61). Where the
ME-ICP61 results were greater than 10,000 ppm Cu the assays were repeated with ore grade four
acid digest method (Cu-OG62). The QA/QC procedure for this drilling program utilizes field
duplicates, standards and blanks that comprise approximately 10% of the total samples submitted.
The QAQC results indicate good accuracy and precision in the assaying program.
Qualified Person
All scientific and technical information in this press release has been prepared by, or approved by,
Dr. Paul Gow, who is the CEO of Tribeca Resources. He is a Member of the Australian Institute of
Geoscientists (MAIG), a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM)
and a qualified person for the purposes of NI 43-101. Dr. Gow has not verified any of the
information regarding any of the properties or projects referred to herein other than the La Higuera
IOCG Property. Mineralization on any other properties referred to herein is not necessarily
indicative of mineralization on the La Higuera IOCG Property.
About Tribeca Resources
Tribeca Resources is a copper exploration company focused on discovering and developing assets
in the Coastal IOCG Belt of northern Chile. The Company’s management team, whose members
are significant shareholders of the Company, has world-leading expertise and a discovery history
with iron oxide copper-gold deposits in the world’s great IOCG Belts of the Carajás district in Brazil
and the Gawler and Cloncurry provinces of Australia.
Tribeca Resources’ objective is to provide the mineral resources for the next generation of copper
mines in Chile. It is focused on building a portfolio of projects, with emphasis on mid to advanced-
stage copper exploration and resource development projects. To this end, mineral targets are
regularly assessed in pursuit of acquisition, strategic exploration and significant discovery.
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Tribeca’s flagship property is the La Higuera IOCG project that comprises 4,147 hectares of
granted mining and exploration licences and is located towards the southern end of the Chilean
Coastal IOCG Belt in the Coquimbo Region of northern Chile. Further information about the project
can be found in the NI 43-101 Technical Report lodged by Tribeca on SEDAR on 24 October 2022.
On behalf of Tribeca Resources Corporation
Paul Gow Thomas Schmidt
CEO and Director President and Director
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