Prosper Gold Corp. ("
Prosper Gold" or the
"
Company") (TSXV:PGX) is pleased to announce that
crews and equipment have been mobilized to initiate a property-wide
ZTEM geophysical survey at the Company’s Cyprus Project in
north-central British Columbia, Canada. The Cyprus Project is a
district-scale porphyry copper-gold project with several
historically defined copper ± gold porphyry prospects and
significant drill results including 138.2 metres at 0.55% copper.
“We are very excited to get this district-scale
survey underway at the Cyprus Project. ZTEM surveys are the best
available geophysical tool for detecting large porphyry deposits
under cover,” commented Peter Bernier, CEO. “The Project is host to
several known porphyry copper prospects. This survey will bolster
existing drill targets and outline additional targets within the
regional-scale fault zone on the western half of the Project.”
The heli-borne ZTEM (z-axis tipper
electromagnetic) survey will comprise 3,731 line-kilometres
covering 675 square kilometres at a line-spacing of 200 metres
(Figure 1). The survey will collect magnetic and electromagnetic
field data that will serve to define structural lineaments,
resistive intrusive bodies, conductive vein and fracture arrays and
conductive or resistive alteration assemblages with the objective
of outlining copper ± gold porphyry targets, including known
hydrothermal systems present at the Kaza, Northstar and Big-Time
prospects.
Figure 1 – Proposed ZTEM flight lines at Cyprus
Project.
The ZTEM survey will help to define the footprints
of the hydrothermal systems present at the Kaza, Northstar and
Big-Time Prospects as well as defining copper porphyry targets
within a 15 kilometre-wide, northwest trending fault zone that
underlies the western half of the Cyprus Project. The broad valley
has limited bedrock exposure given the presence of glaciofluvial
cover, though Eocene aged intrusive rocks have been mapped by the
British Columbia Geological Survey. The characteristics of the ZTEM
survey are ideally suited for exploration in covered terrains.
About ZTEM Technology
Unique in the geophysical exploration industry,
Geotech’s exclusive ZTEM™ (Z-Tipper Axis Electromagnetic) system
leverages the earth’s natural fields from global thunderstorm
activity as a source of transmitted energy. ZTEM™ is ideal for
mapping deeply buried, porphyry hosted and structurally controlled
targets.
Helicopter flown ZTEM™ (Z-axis Tipper
Electromagnetic) uses the natural or passive fields of the Earth’s
worldwide thunderstorm activity as the source of transmitted
energy. These natural fields are planar and due to the manner in
which they propagate, are horizontal. Any vertical field response
is caused by the lateral conductivity contrasts in the Earth and is
measured by the ZTEM™. The vertical EM field is remotely referenced
to the horizontal base station coils positioned within the survey
area. The proprietary receiver design, along with new advances made
in modern digital electronics and signal processing, allows the
ZTEM™ to acquire data at exceptionally low-noise levels. This makes
the ZTEM™ an effective deep resistivity mapping solution, unique
among airborne EM methods.
About the Cyprus Project
The road-accessible Cyprus Project is situated
in north-central British Columbia, Canada. The 623 square kilometre
Project includes the historical Kaza and Northstar copper prospects
(see the Company’s February 20th, 2024 and February 26th, 2024 news
releases for details) and represents a district-scale copper-gold
porphyry exploration Project.
At the historical Kaza copper-gold prospect,
soil samples up to 5.09 gpt gold and 10,000 ppm copper and surface
rock chip samples from 1973 including 0.88% copper, 15.4 gpt gold
and 120 gpt silver over 4.0 metres coincide with a 2,000 by 600
metre area of high IP chargeability and low magnetic response. The
presence of sparse feldspar porphyry dikes and the sulphide
assemblages present at surface suggest copper-gold porphyry
mineralization may improve at depth.
Copper mineralization at the Northstar prospect
consists of vein-hosted and disseminated chalcocite and bornite
within faulted and fractured andesite. Surface trench sampling
results includes 23.0 metres grading 2.1% copper and historical
drilling intercepts include 0.55% copper over 138.2 metres. Zones
of copper mineralization outlined by previous operators at the
Northstar prospect are likely driven by a magmatic-hydrothermal
system in the immediate vicinity.
The Big-Time prospect has not seen historical
drilling despite the presence of a pronounced copper-bearing area
of phyllic alteration that coincides with strong copper-molybdenum
geochemistry, high IP chargeability and northeast trending feldspar
porphyry dikes.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information in this
news release has been reviewed by Rory Ritchie, P.Geo.,
Vice-President of Exploration for Prosper Gold and a Qualified
Person under National Instrument 43-101. The results contained in
this release were completed by previous operators of the Property.
Although the Company was not involved in the original work in
respect of these results, proper industry data verification
procedures appear to have been followed.
For an overview of Prosper Gold please visit
www.ProsperGoldCorp.com
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Per: “Peter Bernier”Peter BernierPresident &
CEO
For further information, please contact:
Peter BernierPresident & CEOProsper Gold
Corp.Cell: (250) 316-6644Email: Pete@ProsperGoldCorp.com
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