Juggernaut Receives Permit for Goldstandard Discovery
16 November 2020 - 11:45PM
Juggernaut Exploration Ltd. (TSX-V: JUGR) (OTCQB: JUGRF)
(FSE: 4JE)
(the “Company” or “Juggernaut”) is
pleased to report it has received its five year advanced
exploration permit for drilling its 100% controlled Goldstandard
property. The property contains multiple extensive newly
discovered outcropping orogenic gold veins including
the
Goldzilla vein
that
measures up to
20 meters
wide and has been traced at surface
for
938 meters along
strike with 300 meters of
vertical relief and remains open to the
southeast. The fully funded inaugural
drilling will focus on the Godzilla Hinge Zone that
is part of the
large-scale Goldzilla orogenic vein system where
channel cut assayed up to 6.00
g/t AuEq (gold equivalent)
over 12 metres including 5 metres of 13.03
g/t AuEq true
width.
The planned inaugural drill program will be
designed to test the Goldzilla hinge zone both along strike and to
depth. The discovery zones are located in alpine areas of recently
exposed bedrock due to glacial and snowpack abatement. The
Goldzilla Zone is an original new orogenic gold discovery located
in a world-class geological setting (high strain zone) that remains
largely unexplored, providing tremendous additional untapped gold
potential. This discovery has already garnered the attention of the
miners and institutions alike, further demonstrating the potential
of the Goldstandard property and surrounding area to evolve into a
new orogenic gold camp. Approximately 67 % of Canadian gold
production comes from this world class geologic
setting. (Link to Video)
The company also successfully completed a
property wide LiDAR and orthophoto survey in Sept 2020 covering
both its Goldstandard and Goldstar properties located in the same
area. This data will used to assist in future exploration on both
properties.
The Goldstandard property is located in the
Central Coastal region of British Columbia Canada, only 4km from
major infrastructure and 1km to tidewater and logging roads,
providing excellent, cost-effective exploration.
GOLDZILLA HINGE ZONE
Detailed mapping and surface sampling,
identified a 100m by up to 20m wide hinge zone
containing high grade gold mineralization of up to 6.00
g/t AuEq over 12m including 5m of
13.03 g/t AuEq and 1m of
31.66 AuEq (schematic of hinge zone).
This hinge zone is part of the large-scale Goldzilla orogenic
system that is traced on surface for 938m with 320m of vertical
relief and remains open (hinge zone Image)
The Goldzilla hinge zone planned inaugural drill
program will target the high grade gold mineralization discovered
at surface and trace it to depth. Drilling will be designed to
unlock the full potential of this newly discovered high-grade
orogenic vein system and to understand the relationship between the
multiple other newly discovered large en-echelon gold bearing
orogenic veins at depth.
HIGHLIGHTS OF OTHER OROGENIC VEINS ON
GOLD STANDARD:
- The Leviathan
Vein: has been traced on surface for 500 m with 50
m of vertical relief and remains open. Channel sampling
from 2019 returned grades of up to 3.65g/t
AuEq over 3 m including 10.55g/t
AuEq over 1 m true width.
(Leviathan Video) (Leviathan Schematic)
- The Kraken Vein:
has been traced on surface for 1000 m with
520 m of vertical relief and remains open. Channel samples
from 2019 returned grades of 29.48g/t
AuEq over 0.7 m and a 1m chip taken 305m
along strike grading 6.52g/t Au. (Kraken Video) (Kraken
Schematic)
- The East Vein: is
a newly discovered large vein system with grab samples up to
7.22 g/t Au and a 3 m chip sample grading 5.75 g/t
Au. The discovery of this vein system has increased the
Big Show High Strain zone from 2 km by 1 km to 4.6 km by 1.5 km.
(East Vein)
In addition several other en-echelon gold
bearing orogenic veins have been found within the Big
Show high strain zone that has been expanded in 2019 from
2km by 1km, to 4.5km by 1.5km, containing multiple
large en-echelon gold bearing mineralized quartz veins and shear
zones. Exploration has further confirmed the extent of gold
mineralization within multiple quartz veins and shear zones, within
the Big Show high-strain, confirming an extensive orogenic gold
system within the property. (link to image)
This mineralized orogenic system is part of a
regional high-strain zone, a brittle and ductile, sub-vertical
shear zone system that is proximal to the boundary between the
Intermontane and Insularsuperterranes, demarked by the Coast shear
zone. Localization of high-strain zones within the system are
associated with sheeted, oxidized, sulphide-bearing quartz veins
and shear zones that have been identified in outcrop with a
strike length of 4.6 km and 1.5 km wide, which remains open
in all directions. Discrete gold bearing quartz veins and
shears trend up to ~1 km in strike with 500m of vertical extent and
are up to 15m in width. They host variable amounts of gold
mineralization, oxidized pyrite and disseminated pyrite with
chalcopyrite.
GEOLOGIC MODEL - NEW OROGENIC GOLD
SYSTEM
Exploration programs have confirmed the extent
of high grade gold mineralization within multiple quartz veins and
shear zones, within the Big Show high-strain zone confirming an
extensive orogenic gold system within the Gold Standard property.
The prolonged faulting and shearing within this structural corridor
on the Gold Standard property provided extensive conduits for
mineralizing fluids and favorable sites for mineralization (link to
image). Within the Big Show Zone, veins occur in an en-echelon
pattern to the regional north-northwest orientation of the major
shear zones. These orogenic characteristics are consistent
with gold-bearing mineralized veins and shear zones in several
mining districts globally.
Orogenic gold systems are often deep rooted and
are mined to depths of 1 to 3 kilometres (orogenic Model 1).
Approximately 67 % of Canadian gold production comes from this type
of geologic setting, with examples including nearby to the south
Talisker Resources Bralorne Pioneer camp in British Columbia (4.17
Moz) with depths to 2km, and Couer Mining’s Kensington mine just to
the North in Juneau Alaska also including many regions within the
Canadian shield including Kirkland Lake (>40 Moz), Timmins
(>70 Moz), Val d’Or/Noranda (>69 Moz) and Red Lake gold camps
(>29 Moz). These gold deposits typically contain average mining
grades of ~5 gpt Au to ~15 gpt Au, similar to what is found at the
Gold Standard property. Other orogenic systems are currently being
explored such as Great Bear Resources Dixie project that confirm
similar grades in drilling (orogenic model 2).
Dan Stuart President and CEO states:
“The Goldstandard property has demonstrated
its tremendous gold potential with the discovery of the Goldzilla
hinge zone and several other high-grade orogenic gold veins. These
orogenic gold systems are commonly mined to depths of 1 to 3
kilometres. This geologic setting and model have proven to host
several world-class, high grade, multimillion ounce deposits.
Future exploration has excellent potential to expand on these
discoveries both along strike and at depth. This project has
already garnered the interest of several miners and institutions
alike confirming the significance of this discovery. We look
forward to the inaugural drill program designed to trace the
discovery zone to depth and along strike.”
Qualified Person
Rein Turna, P. Geo. is the qualified person as
defined by National Instrument 43-101, for Juggernaut Exploration
Ltd., and supervised the preparation of, and has reviewed and
approved, the technical information in this release.
Other
All samples were crushed and pulverized at ALS
Global ISO 17025:2005 accredited geochemistry lab in North
Vancouver, BC. Drill core samples were crushed, split and
pulverized to 250 g pulp. The sample pulps were analyzed for gold
by fire assay method (Au-AA24) and were also assayed using
multi-element aqua regia digestion. Samples were analyzed using ALS
assay procedure ME-ICP41m and MS-ICP61m. ME-ICP is an aqua regia
(partial) digestion with inductively-coupled plasma (ICP)mass
atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) finish for 36elements.
MS-ICP61m is a four acid digestion with ICP mass spectrometry
finish for 49 elements. Over-limit samples for copper, lead and
zinc were reanalyzed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish (OG46
and OG62). Rigorous procedures are in place regarding sample
collection, chain of custody and data entry. QA/QC samples
including blanks, standards, and duplicate samples were inserted
regularly into the sample sequence.
For more information please contact:
Juggernaut Exploration Ltd.Dan
Stuart604-559-8028Director, President and Chief Executive
Officerwww.juggernautexploration.com
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