Vulcan Minerals Inc. – Exploration Update
18 April 2023 - 2:39AM
Vulcan Minerals Inc. (“the Company” - “Vulcan” TSX-V:
VUL), is pleased to provide an exploration update on its
activities in Newfoundland and Labrador as follows:
Highlights:
- Vulcan has exposure to
mineral exploration and development on 144,550
hectares
- Soil sampling at the
Springdale Project identified a very anomalous gold trend at Pine
Pond with results up to 1.5 grams per tonne(g/t)
- Company looks forward to an
active exploration season in 2023
Direct Ownership
Vulcan owns a 100% interest in 1,463 mineral
clams covering 36,575 hectares as indicated below:
Vulcan Minerals Projects |
Colchester VMS Cu-Au & Springdale-Au |
|
Claims |
Hectares |
273 |
6,825 |
Red Cross Lake Magmatic Ni-Cu-Au |
|
Claims |
Hectares |
122 |
3,050 |
Carbonear SEDEX Pb-Zn-Co-Au |
|
Claims |
Hectares |
812 |
20,300 |
Voisey's Bay West Ni-Cu-Co |
|
Claims |
Hectares |
256 |
6,400 |
Total: |
1,463 |
36,575 |
|
The priority for 2023 field work will focus on
the Colchester – Springdale project where further geochemical work
and drilling is planned (see below).
The Carbonear project is an expansive claim
position focussed on sedimentary exhalative zinc – lead potential
in an area with geologic attributes similar to the giant Sullivan
zinc-lead mine in British Columbia. Significant unexplained gold
and other metallic geochemical signatures are also present in the
historic data. The company will finish an extensive soil
geochemical program initiated last year which will provide
direction for further ground work.
Carried Interests
Vulcan has carried interests in excess of
107,795 additional hectares by way of option agreements, royalties
and equity ownership in active explorers, most notably as
follows:
Optioned Properties + Royalties |
Atlas Salt Inc. - 31.2% Ownership + Royalty |
|
Claims |
Hectares |
321 |
8,025 |
Triple Point Resources Ltd.- Salt-Energy
Storage 7.5% Ownership +
Royalty |
|
Claims |
Hectares |
904 |
22,600 |
Rocky Island Gold Corp. - Au - Royalty |
|
Claims |
Hectares |
2,440 |
61,000 |
Gander Gold Corp. - Au- Option Agreement |
|
Claims |
Hectares |
624 |
15,600 |
Fjordland Exploration Inc. -
Ni-Cu-Co Option Agreement |
|
Claims |
Hectares |
30 |
750 |
Total: |
4,319 |
107,975 |
|
These projects provide the Company with diverse
exposure to varying stages of exploration and development, ranging
from gold exploration in the emerging Gander Gold Belt to the
development of the Great Atlantic Salt deposit in western
Newfoundland by Atlas Salt, a related company. All of these
projects have the potential to further materially impact the value
of the company. A map of Vulcan’s interests can be found at
www.vulcanminerals.ca and here.
Springdale Gold
In late 2022, 457 soil samples were taken over
the Pine Pond grid where two regional faults intersect along an
oblique splay structure. This area has potential for orogenic gold
in quartz veins and copper/gold mineralization. The Maple Leaf
showing occurs approximately 4 km along strike where quartz veins
have yielded up to 54 g/t gold with associated heavy mineral
samples yielding up to 840 g/t gold from historic sampling by
Noranda. A grid over the Maple Leaf showing was partially sampled
in late 2022 and will be completed as soon as ground conditions
allow. The Pine Pond grid delivered highly anomalous gold values
with 10 soil samples assaying greater than 100 parts per billion
(ppb) gold with the highest sample yielding 1540 ppb (1.54 g/t
gold). A map of the soil results can be found at
www.vulcanminerals.ca and here.
The grid runs along the east side of the
Springdale highway with good access for an aggressive exploration
program of further soil sampling, mapping, trenching and drilling
in 2023.
President Patrick Laracy commented “The
Springdale/Colchester area is well endowed with numerous gold
showings which are underexplored. Given the high grade nature of
the historic showings, combined with the very impressive gold in
soil anomalies identified in our current program, we are excited
about the prospects for the area as we systemically generate
results in 2023.”
About Vulcan
Vulcan Minerals is a precious and base metals
exploration company based in St. John's NL, with strategic land
positions in multiple active Newfoundland gold exploration and
development belts. The Company has leveraged its exploration
exposure in most of this land position through equity ownership of
other explorers obtained by way of option and royalty agreements.
It also holds 31.2% of the outstanding shares in Atlas Salt (TSXV:
SALT). Atlas Salt is nearing completion of a feasibility analysis
on its Great Atlantic salt deposit in western Newfoundland
strategically located in the robust road de-icing market of eastern
North America.
Patrick J. Laracy, P. Geo. President, is the
qualified person responsible for the technical contents of this
news release as defined in National Instrument 43-101.
We seek safe harbour.
For information please contact:Patrick J.
Laracy, P.Geo.President (709)
754-3186info@vulcanminerals.cawww.vulcanminerals.ca
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