Transition Metals Provides an Update on Its Pike Warden Project and Will Present Results at the Yukon Geoscience Forum & Trade Show Assays from field sampling completed in September 2023 confirm three new polymetallic mineralized areas, named Nemean Lion, Minotaur, and Hercules showings
Transition Metals Provides an Update on Its
Pike Warden Project and Will Present Results
at the Yukon Geoscience Forum & Trade Show
Assays from field sampling completed in September 2023 confirm three new polymetallic
mineralized areas, named Nemean Lion, Minotaur, and Hercules showings
Highlight assay values from grab samples include: 2.91 g/t Au, 6.57 g/t Ag, and >1% Mo
Results from high-resolution LiDAR, orthophotography, and multispectral alteration
mapping products highlight new target corridors
Transition Metals Co-founder and COO, Greg Collins, will present results from Pike
Warden at 2:10pm on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at the Yukon Geoscience Forum &
Trade Show
Sudbury, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 20, 2023) - Transition Metals Corp. (TSXV: XTM)
("Transition", "the Company") is pleased to provide an update regarding results from sampling
conducted in September 2023 on its Pike Warden project ("the Property") located 65km southwest of
Whitehorse, Yukon.
Three new polymetallic mineralized areas were confirmed on the property, named the
Nemean Lion
,
Minotaur
, and
Hercules
showings, bringing the total number of showings on the Property to 25 (see
figure 1). Geochemical results from select grab samples returned highlight values up to 2.91 g/t Au and
>1% Mo (see table 1). In September, the Company completed a follow-up program of fieldwork resulting
in the collection of 78 surface grab and float samples from across the underexplored northeast section of
the property. These mineralized areas, among others, were successfully identified from the final products
received from the remote sensing surveys previously announced in a press release dated
October 24,
2023
.
Scott McLean, P.Geo., CEO of Transition Metals, commented,
"The polymetallic nature of the
observed mineralization and field relationships from the collected samples, display characteristics of
the molybdenum rich halo that often occurs peripheral to a copper porphyry-style system.
We are
highly encouraged with the wide distribution of mineralization and alteration across the Property and
view Pike Warden as a large, emerging, previously unrecognized mineralized system."
Table 1.
Zone
Sample
Type
Gold (g/t)
Silver (g/t)
Copper %
Lead %
Mo%
Minataur
D938889
Grab
2.91
1.22
Tr
Tr
Tr
Hercules
D938883
Grab
0.04
2.43
Tr
Tr
0.53
Nemean Lion
D938892
Grab
Tr
6.50
Tr
Tr
>1
Yukon Geoscience Forum & Trade Show
This week, Company representatives will present the results from two years of work at its Pike Warden
project at the
Yukon Geoscience Forum & Trade Show
on November 21 at 2:10 local time in the KDCC
Longhouse.
The Forum (Nov 19
th
to 22
nd
) is the largest geoscience and minerals industry conference
"North of 60", and provides an opportunity for the mining sector, First Nations, government, and local
communities to meet and explore challenges and opportunities related to advancing the Yukon's
exploration and mining industry.
Next Steps
The Company is working to integrate recently received data into the growing geological database for
this project. Over the coming months, the Exploration Team will continue to refine the geological model,
initiate petrographic studies to better understand controls on mineralization, and highlight and refine
priority targets for diamond drilling on the Property. Results from sampling have been encouraging thus
far, and the Company will seek appropriate permits for next season from the Government of Yukon while
continuing to engage with Carcross/Tagish First Nation about future planned work programs.
About the Pike Warden Property
The Pike Warden property is located approximately 65 kilometres southwest of Whitehorse, Yukon, and
is composed of 203 contiguous mining claims totaling approximately 41 km². The property
encompasses a combination of historic and recently discovered high-grade polymetallic gold, copper,
and silver epithermal showings that are indicative of a large epithermal-porphyry system in the vicinity of
the Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex. In June 2022, Transition entered into an option agreement to
acquire a 100% interest in the property from the Vendor in exchange for cash, shares, and work
expenditures over a four-year period (see Company news release dated
June 28, 2022
).
Yukon Mineral Exploration Program
Transition Metals Corp. would like to acknowledge financial support from the 2023-24 Yukon Mineral
Exploration Program (YMEP). This program supports placer and hard rock exploration projects by
reimbursing a percentage of approved exploration expenditures, with the intent to support early-stage
projects and stimulate new mineral discoveries. It's important to note that the opinions and views
expressed in this announcement are those of Transition Metals Corp., and do not necessarily reflect
those of the Government of Yukon.
Qualified Person
The technical elements of this press release have been approved by Mr. Benjamin Williams, P.Geo.
(PGO), who is a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101.
About Transition Metals Corp.
Transition Metals Corp. (TSXV: XTM) is a Canadian-based, multi-commodity explorer. Its award-winning
team of geoscientists has extensive exploration experience which actively develops and tests new ideas
for discovering mineralization in places that others have not looked, often allowing the company to
acquire properties inexpensively. Joint venture partners earn an interest in the projects by funding a
portion of higher-risk drilling and exploration, allowing Transition to conserve capital and minimize
shareholder's equity dilution.
Further information is available at
www.transitionmetalscorp.com
or by contacting:
Scott McLean
President and CEO
Transition Metals Corp.
Tel: (705) 669-1777
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Figure 1:
Pike Warden property scale preliminary alteration mapping figure, with prominent structural
trends, highlighting polymetallic showings and new molybdenite occurrences.
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