Wolfden Continues to Hit High-Grade in Deep Drilling at Pickett Mtn. Wedge Hole 22A yields 5.9 m at 24.0% Zn, 11.8% Pb, 1.0% Cu, 324 g/t Ag & 1.4 g/t Au
Wolfden Continues to Hit High-Grade in Deep
Drilling at Pickett Mtn.
Wedge Hole 22A yields
5.9 m
at 24.0% Zn, 11.8% Pb, 1.0% Cu, 324 g/t Ag & 1.4 g/t Au
THUNDER BAY, ON
,
Sept. 25, 2018
/CNW/
- Wolfden Resources Corporation (WLF.V)
(the
"
Company
" or "
Wolfden
") is pleased to announce that additional deep drill holes in the Company's
ongoing infill and expansion drill program on its wholly-owned Pickett Mountain Project in
Maine USA
,
have intersected high-grade massive sulphide mineralization, in the West lens of the deposit.
Drill hole 22A, a wedge hole driven from and above the previously announced hole 22, intersected
the West Lens at a vertical depth of 520 metres from surface (approximately 40 metres above hole
22). The massive sulphide intersection is 5.9 metres in core length and contains
24.0% Zn, 11.8%
Pb, 1.0% Cu, 324 g/t Ag & 1.4 g/t Au.
Hole 22, announced on
July 9
th
, 2018, intersected 4.7
metres at
24.0% Zn, 10.0% Pb, 0.9% Cu, 267 g/t Ag & 1.6 g/t Au. over 4.7 metres
. These
grades are amongst the best in the deposit and similar to the deepest intersection at 800 metres
where the deposit remains open. True widths are approximately 70% of the core length.
In another wedge hole 23A, driven from and above hole 23, assay results are pending for multiple
intercepts of massive sulphide mineralization. This intersection is located 70 metres east of hole
22A and 30 metres above hole 23, at approximately the same depth of 520 metres. Of interest, in
this area there are multiple lenses of massive sulphides with hole 23 returning 2.5 metres at 20.3%
Zn, 3.8% Pb, 1.4% Cu, 78 g/t Ag, 1.0 g/t Au and 5.9 metres at 7.5% Zn, 3.2% Pb, 1.3% Cu, 65 g/t
Ag, 0.7 g/t Au (see press release
August 1
, 2018).
The above drill intercepts in combination with recently released results, comprise the deepest drilling
completed by the Company to date in the West Lens and clearly demonstrate the potential to
expand resources below a depth of 400 metres, where there was minimal historical drilling. The
latest results can be viewed on an updated vertical longitudinal drill section in the Pickett Mtn.
presentation
on the Company website
.
Furthermore, ongoing exploration work both local and regional to the main deposit, includes
prospecting, geological mapping, soil sampling and trenching on a number of prospective targets
generated by the Company's airborne VTEM and ground IP geophysical surveys. Several VTEM
conductors display similar geophysical signatures to those associated with both the East and West
lenses of the Pickett Mountain deposit and will be drill tested in further efforts to discover additional
massive sulphide lenses.
A second and larger drill rig is expected to arrive on the property in the coming weeks and will focus
on the deeper expansion drilling and allow the current smaller rig to focus on more shallow
intersections in the main zone and other exploration targets.
The Company is in the process of modelling the historical and recent drill results in order to generate
a an initial 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate during the forth quarter and could be further
updated in 2019 as the drilling continues.
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Wolfden adheres to strict Quality Assurance and Quality Control protocols including routine insertion
of blanks and certified reference standards in each sample batch of drill core that is sent to the lab
for analyses. Drill core samples are split in half using a diamond saw with one half saved for
reference and the other half shipped via secure transport to Activation Laboratories sample
preparation facility in
Fredericton
, New Brunswick. Core samples are analyzed for zinc, lead and
copper utilizing sodium peroxide fusion, acid dissolution followed by ICP-OES (Code 8). Gold is
analyzed by fire assay (30 g) utilizing AA finish (Code 1A2) and samples with over 5 g/t are analyzed
by fire assay with gravimetric finish (Code 1A3). Silver is analyzed by fire assay with gravimetric
finish (Code 8-Ag). The information in this news release has been prepared and approved by
Don
Hoy
, P. Geo., SVP Exploration and
Ron Little P. Eng
., President and CEO for the Company who are
both Qualified Persons under National Instrument 43-101.
About Wolfden
Wolfden is a Canadian exploration and development company focused on advancing its wholly
owned high-grade (Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag-Au) VMS Pickett Mountain Project in
Maine, USA
. Located close to
excellent infrastructure, the company plans to complete sufficient exploration, definition drilling and
various technical studies in order to demonstrate the economic potential for an underground mining
scenario on the Project.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains certain information that may constitute forward-looking information or
forward-looking statements under applicable Canadian and
United States
securities legislation
(collectively, "forward-looking information"), including but not limited to information about future
drilling activities at the Pickett Mountain
Project; the timing and completion of an anticipated
mineral resource estimate and technical studies at the
Pickett Mountain
Project; and the scope of
and the anticipated effect of new mining legislation in
Maine
. This forward-looking information
entails various risks and uncertainties that are based on current expectations and actual results
may differ materially from those contained in such information. These uncertainties and risks
include, but are not limited to, the strength of the global economy; the price of base metals and
minerals generally; operational, funding and liquidity risks; the degree to which mineral resource
estimates are reflective of actual mineral resources; the degree to which factors which would make
an underground mineral deposit commercially viable are present; the risks and hazards associated
with mineral exploration and mining operations; and the ability of Wolfden to fund its substantial
capital requirements and operations. Risks and uncertainties about the Company's business are
more fully discussed in the Company's disclosure materials filed with the securities regulatory
authorities in
Canada
available at
www.sedar.com
. Readers are urged to read these materials.
Wolfden assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information or to update the reasons
why actual results could differ from such information unless required by law.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
SOURCE
Wolfden Resources Corporation
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For further information:
Ron Little, President and CEO at (613) 862-3699, or Don Hoy SVP
Exploration at (807) 624-1131.
CO: Wolfden Resources Corporation
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