Acquisition of Colt Mesa Copper-Cobalt Property, Utah, Surface Grab Samples Return 0.88% Copper and 2.31% Cobalt
June 13 2018 - 3:15AM
Glacier Lake Resources Inc. (TSXV:GLI)
–
(“Glacier” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce
the acquisition of the
“Colt Mesa” copper-cobalt
property in Garfield County, southcentral Utah. The property is
readily accessible by gravel roads from Boulder, the closest
community with services and support. Key takeaways:
- Property covers the past producing Colt Mesa mine, a copper
deposit with associated cobalt, zinc, nickel and molybdenum
mineralization.
- Recent sampling (CM-18-01) by Company personnel, on a site
visit with the vendor of the property, returned values of 0.88
percent (%) copper (Cu), 2.31% cobalt (Co), 9.31 %
zinc (Zn), +1.00 % nickel (Ni), and 0.29 % molybdenum (Mo), over a
0.3 meter chip sample of surface exposure near the adit portal.
Tables below,
- Area recently became open for staking and exploration after a
21 year period moratorium, due to the reduction of the “Grand
Staircase Escalante National Monument” by President Trump in
December 2017.
- 1975 grab sampling reported values from 0.07% to 29.50
% copper (Cu), 0.01% to 0.67 % cobalt
(Co), 0.03% to 3.30 % zinc (Zn), 0.02% to 0.27 % nickel
(Ni), and trace to 0.17 % molybdenum (Mo). The Company cautions
investors grab samples are selected samples and are not necessarily
representative of the mineralization on the Colt Mesa
property.
- Sedimentary (sandstone) hosted, tabular strata-bound
mineralization.
- Excellent year-round logistics, road accessible. No reclamation
issues from historic mining activity.
“The Colt Mesa acquisition broadens our focus on
sedimentary hosted copper deposits, with a significant bonus of
cobalt and nickel mineralization indicated. There is strong
investor interest in the “Battery Metals” sector, including cobalt,
nickel and copper. With this new interest coupled with the growth
of the EV sector and strong demand for cobalt, the Colt Mesa
project is a welcome addition to the Company’s ever growing
portfolio of projects,” says Saf Dhillon, president and chief
executive officer. “Surface exploration work will start this summer
on the Colt Mesa property and drill permitting will be initiated
shortly.”
The Colt Mesa deposit was discovered in 1968 and
was mined intermittently from 1971 to 1974. While little data
survived from the copper mining activities, a 1975 Master Thesis
(G.M. Collings, 1975, Geology and Geochemistry of the Colt Mesa
Copper Deposit”) completed at the University of Utah, is an
invaluable source of information on the geology and mineralization
at the Colt Mesa mine.
Tabular, strata-bound copper mineralization lies
within a paleochannel at the contact of two distinct sedimentary
(sandstone) units. The trackless, room-and-pillar mining was
focused on the copper mineralization meaning the mine and
surrounding area were never systematically explored for cobalt
mineralization.
Recently a site visit was made to the property,
and sampling by a Company geologist include the following
results:
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width(m) |
Cu % |
Co % |
Zn % |
Ni % |
Pb % |
Mo % |
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CM-18-01 |
0.80 |
0.88 |
2.31 |
9.31 |
1.00 |
0.29 |
0.291 |
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CM-18-02 |
0.25 |
0.01 |
0.10 |
0.19 |
0.08 |
0.01 |
0.013 |
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CM-18-03 |
0.30 |
0.01 |
2.13 |
4.35 |
0.82 |
0.01 |
0.001 |
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CM-18-04 |
grab |
1.39 |
0.09 |
0.13 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
0.058 |
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CM-18-05 |
0.50 |
0.23 |
0.98 |
2.76 |
0.47 |
0.11 |
0.054 |
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All of the above samples were taken at surface, near the adits.
The underground working was examined (see website for photos), but
not sampled. Samples CM-18-01, 02, and 03, were chip sampled from
the same location over a width of 1.35 meters, averaging 0.52 % Cu,
1.51 % Co, 6.52 % Zn, 0.79% Pb, and 0.17 % Mo.
Sample CM-18-01 and CM-18-03 had conspicuous “cobalt bloom”,
whereas CM-18-02 was barren, unmineralized sandstone. Sample
CM-18-04 was a select grab sample of bright, copper oxide float
from the dump. The Colt Mesa is renowned for brilliant,
multicolored copper oxides, attributed to the association with
cobalt and molybdenum.’
The 1975 Master Thesis reports: “The ore
body is tabular in form and is composed of chalcopyrite, bornite,
digenite, covellite and chalcocite”. Sampling of the underground
mineralized zone was completed in 1975 with a total of eight
samples from the mineralized zone taken as follows:
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Sample # |
Type |
Cu % |
Co % |
Zn % |
Ni % |
Pb % |
Mo % |
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#4 |
grab |
12.00 |
0.23 |
0.83 |
0.16 |
0.10 |
0.083 |
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#5 |
grab |
19.00 |
0.06 |
0.31 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.001 |
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#7 |
grab |
6.55 |
0.21 |
2.00 |
0.12 |
0.03 |
0.015 |
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#10 |
grab |
0.07 |
0.67 |
2.80 |
0.27 |
0.04 |
0.033 |
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#11 |
grab |
17.00 |
0.04 |
3.30 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.020 |
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#12 |
grab |
10.50 |
0.23 |
0.93 |
0.15 |
0.11 |
0.093 |
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#13 |
grab |
0.22 |
0.03 |
1.24 |
0.02 |
0.10 |
0.166 |
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#17 |
grab |
29.50 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
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Again, the Company cautions investors grab samples are selected
samples and are not necessarily representative of the
mineralization on the Colt Mesa property.
The Colt Mesa area has seen significant
exploration for uranium in the 1950s and 1960s, modest exploration
for copper and base metals but minimal exploration was focused on
cobalt and nickel. The Colt Mesa mine area was sterilized from
exploration and development in 1996, when President Clinton created
the “Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument”, however, the
size was recently reduced by Presidential proclamation in 2017,
placing Colt Mesa outside the new boundaries of the restructured
national monument.
For more information on the Colt Mesa project go
to https://www.glacierlake.ca/colt-mesa/
In consideration for the property, Glacier Lake
will issue one million common shares, and make a cash payment of US
$120,000, staged over a two (2) year period. The vendors retain a
one-and-three-quarters percent (1.75%) Net Smelter Returns (“NSR”).
Glacier shall be entitled to purchase one percent (1.00%) of the
Royalty at any time through a one-time cash payment of $1,000,000
to the vendors. Completion of the acquisition is subject to the
approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. All common shares issued will
be subject to a four-month-and-one-day statutory hold period. A
finder’s fee may be payable related to this acquisition.
Quality assurance/quality control
All recent surface samples from the Colt Mesa
property were hand delivered to the ALS Minerals Ltd. North
Vancouver, B.C., laboratory, an 17025:2005 certified facility. All
samples were collected by Company personnel and securely stored
until delivery to ALS Minerals. At this early stage of exploration,
Glacier Lake is relying on the certified standards utilized by ALS
Minerals as part of it analysis protocols. No QA/QC anomalies were
noted in the analyses.
The technical content of this news release has
been reviewed and approved by R. Tim Henneberry, P.Geo, a member of
the Glacier Lake advisory board and a qualified person as defined
by National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for
Mineral Projects.For additional information please feel free to
contact:
Saf DhillonPresident/CEOGlacier Lake Resources
Inc.Tel:866-687-7059 Dir: 604-688-2922saf@glacierlake.ca
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www.glacierlake.ca
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