Vizsla Copper Expands Woodjam Copper-GOLD Project
VIZSLA COPPER EXPANDS WOODJAM
COPPER-GOLD PROJECT
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Jan. 16, 2024
/CNW/ - Vizsla Copper Corp. (TSXV: VCU) (OTCQB: VCUFF)
(
FRANKFURT
: 97E0) ("
Vizsla Copper
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce it has acquired,
or has agreed to acquire, an additional 16,008 hectares of prospective exploration ground
contiguous with the Company's Woodjam Copper-Gold Project (the "
Woodjam Project
"). A majority
of the additional claims were acquired via low-cost staking, while a small portion are to be
purchased from an arm's length vendor.
HIGHLIGHTS
Expansion of Flagship Woodjam Project:
With the addition of these claims, the Woodjam
Project will cover 90,163 hectares of prospective southern Quesnel Terrane.
Prospective Geology:
The newly staked claims are largely underlain by intrusive rocks of the
Takomkane batholith, which hosts porphyry-related copper-gold mineralization at the nearby
Southeast deposit. The purchased claims are largely underlain by Nicola Gp. volcaniclastic
rocks.
"I am pleased that we've been able to add over 16,000 hectares of prospective geology to the
Woodjam Project area,"
commented
Steve Blower
, Vice President of Exploration
. "High-grade gold
and zinc mineralization outcrops on the purchased claims and the newly staked claims extend the
Woodjam property over highly prospective and underexplored geology covered by a thin mantle of
glacial till. We intend to explore both of these areas in 2024.
"
The Claims
The claims to be purchased (see Figure 1) total 1,226 hectares and cover a zone of outcropping
quartz-carbonate veins in Nicola volcaniclastic rocks with high-grade sphalerite and gold
mineralization. Grab samples collected by Vizsla Copper contain up to 26.8% Zn and 9.01 g/t Au
over thicknesses estimated to be 0.2 metres, summarized in Table 1 below. No known drill holes
have been completed in the area and Vizsla Copper will complete detailed geological, ground
geophysical and surficial geochemistry surveys to develop drill targets.
Table 1: Rock chip assays from purchased claims.
Sample
Ag g/t
Au g/t
Cu %
Zn %
C00367757
244.0
9.01
1.54
10.8
C00367758
3.2
3.20
0.67
26.8
C00367759
0.6
0.57
0.14
7.6
C00367760
3.1
3.10
0.66
19.0
C00367761
1.3
1.30
1.01
23.4
These claims will be acquired from an arms-length vendor for 200,000 common shares of Vizsla
Copper. The claims will be subject to a 2.0% net smelter returns royalty, of which Vizsla Copper has
the right to purchase 1.0% (one-half) for
$1.0 million
in cash. The acquisition is subject to standard
closing conditions, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "
TSXV
"), and should
close in the coming weeks.
The newly staked claims have an area of 14,782 hectares and are in two blocks contiguous with the
southern end of the Woodjam Project. They are largely underlain by intrusive rocks of the
Takomkane batholith, the same intrusive complex that hosts the large Southeast porphyry related
copper-gold deposit at the Woodjam Project. Outcrop is rare in the area, particularly in the western
block, where the highly prospective Takomkane margin is hidden by a mantle of unconsolidated
glacial till. Geophysical and soil geochemical surveys will be required to develop drill targets here.
Figure 1 – Woodjam New Claims Location
Figure 1 – Woodjam New Claims Location (CNW Group/Vizsla Copper Corp.)
The Woodjam Project
The 90,163-hectare Woodjam Project is located 55 kilometres east of the community of
Williams
Lake
in an area characterized by a low elevation, flat to gently undulating landscape that is easily
accessed by logging roads. Geologically, the Woodjam Project is located within the prolific Quesnel
Terrane – a large regional depositional belt commonly dominated by alkalic volcanic units and related
volcaniclastic lithologies. The
Quesnel
terrane hosts both alkaline and calc-alkaline porphyry
copper+/-gold+/-molybdenum deposits, including the Copper Mountain, New Afton, Highland Valley,
Mount Polley, Mount Milligan and Kemess mines.
To date, six zones of porphyry-related mineralization (Megabuck, Deerhorn, Takom, Three Firs,
Southeast, Megaton) have been identified at the Woodjam Project by drilling. These six mineralized
zones form a cluster approximately 5 kilometres in diameter.
In 2023 Vizsla Copper completed a total of 7,599 metres in 18 holes, successfully extending the
Deerhorn and Takom deposits while also intersecting the strongest mineralization to date at the
Megaton zone.
About Vizsla Copper
Vizsla Copper is a Cu-Au-Mo focused mineral exploration and development company headquartered
in
Vancouver, Canada
. The Company is primarily focused on its flagship Woodjam project, located
within the prolific Quesnel Terrane, 55 kilometers east of the community of
Williams Lake, British
Columbia
. It has three additional copper exploration properties: Copperview, Redgold and
Carruthers Pass
, all well situated amongst significant infrastructure in
British Columbia
. The
Company's growth strategy is focused on the exploration and development of its copper properties
within its portfolio in addition to value accretive acquisitions. Vizsla Copper's vision is to be a
responsible copper explorer and developer in the stable mining jurisdiction of
British Columbia,
Canada
and it is committed to socially responsible exploration and development, working safely,
ethically and with integrity.
Vizsla Copper is a spin-out of Vizsla Silver (TSX.V: VZLA) (NYSE: VZLA) and is backed by Inventa
Capital Corp., a premier investment group founded in 2017 with the goal of discovering and funding
opportunities in the resource sector. Additional information about the Company is available on
SEDAR+ (
www.sedarplus.ca
) and the Company's website (
www.vizslacopper.com
).
QA/QC
Samples were submitted to ALS Canada Ltd.'s preparation site in
Kamloops, BC
before being
shipped to the ALS analytical laboratory in
North Vancouver, BC
. Each sample was fine crushed
before a 250 g split was pulverized with greater than 85% passing 75 microns. Samples were
analysed using ALS's 30 g Fire Assay Fusion method (Au-ICP21) with an ICP-AES finish for gold,
and with a 48-element four-acid digest method (ME-MS61) with an ICP-AES/MS finish. Overlimit
values for copper, silver, and zinc were determined using the ME-OG62 method, which involves a
four-acid digest followed by an ICP-AES finish.
Qualified Person
The Company's disclosure of technical or scientific information in this press release has been
reviewed and approved by
Ian Borg
, P.Geo., Senior Geologist for Vizsla Copper. Mr. Borg is a
Qualified Person as defined under the terms of National Instrument 43-101.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in
the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
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statements relating to: completion of the acquisition of mineral claims; the Company's growth and
business strategies; and the exploration and development of the Company's properties.
Such forward-looking information and statements are based on numerous assumptions, including
among others, that the results of planned exploration activities are as anticipated, the anticipated
cost of planned exploration activities, that general business and economic conditions will not change
in a material adverse manner, that financing will be available if and when needed and on reasonable
terms, that third party contractors, equipment and supplies and governmental and other approvals
required to conduct the Company's planned exploration activities will be available on reasonable
terms and in a timely manner. Although the assumptions made by the Company in providing forward-
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Forward-looking information and statements also involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties
and other factors, which may cause actual events or results in future periods to differ materially from
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or statements, including, among others: negative operating cash flow and dependence on third party
financing, uncertainty of additional financing, no known mineral reserves or resources, the limited
operating history of the Company, the influence of a large shareholder, aboriginal title and
consultation issues, reliance on key management and other personnel, actual results of exploration
activities being different than anticipated, changes in exploration programs based upon results,
availability of third party contractors, availability of equipment and supplies, failure of equipment to
operate as anticipated; accidents, effects of weather and other natural phenomena and other risks
associated with the mineral exploration industry, environmental risks, changes in laws and
regulations, community relations and delays in obtaining governmental or other approvals.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information or implied by forward-
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or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information and statements will prove
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looking information as a result of new information or events except as required by applicable
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