Juggernaut Exploration Ltd (JUGR.V) (OTCQB: JUGRF) (FSE:
4JE) (the “Company” or “Juggernaut”) is pleased to
announce results from the 2022 filed program on the Midas, Gold
Standard and Gold Star properties.
2022 MIDAS EXPLORATION
PROGRAM
Eskay-style VHMS Target (Kokomo showing)
highlights:
- Elight (8) Bulk Leach
Extractable Gold (BLEG) samples returned high-grade gold ranging
from 24.31 ppb Au to 107.35 ppb Au within a 650 meters by 200
meters area located immediately to the southeast draining the
Kokomo showing and surrounding area along strike.
(Midas - Alteration and
BLEG).
- Multiple high-grade gold
grab, chips and channel samples including Kokomo showing where a 1
m chip sample assayed 9.343 gpt Au, 117 gpt Ag, 1.58 % Cu and 1.77
% Zn.
- Relatively shallow Induced
Polarization (IP) chargeability and resistivity anomaly extends
under the Kokomo showing for 120 meters by 150 meters and remains
open to the South and East on trend conducive for semi-massive to
massive sulphides. (3D Inversion IP Model
Map).
- Alteration zones extracted
from Worldview 3 satellite spectral data show a strong silica, iron
and phyllic alteration (quartz-sericite-pyrite) signature
coinciding with the Kokomo showing and the area immediately to the
south where high-grade BLEGs were collected, further indicating the
presence of a mineralized VHMS system at depth.
(Midas - Alteration and
BLEG).
- Regional and local geology
highly prospective for VHMS deposits including the presence of a
rhyolitic tuff with strong phyllic alteration
(quartz-sericite-pyrite) from the Mt Attree volcanics which are
Mississipian in age. Mississipian age rocks are known to host the
majority of significant VHMS deposits. (Midas -
VHMS Mineralization Potential).
- Widespread Zn signature
with secondary Au, Ag, Pb, Cu and trace element signature (elevated
Au, Te, As, Sb, Bi, Cd, Hg, Ba).
(Midas
Geochemistry).
- Midas is within a world
class geologic setting with strong potential for Eskay-style VHMS
mineralization
Eight (8) Bulk Leach Extractable Gold (BLEG)
samples collected during the 2022 exploration program on Midas
returned significant gold values from 24.31 ppb Au to 107.35 ppb Au
within an area measuring 650 meters by 200 meters located
immediately southeast of the Kokomo showing (see
(Midas - Alteration and
BLEG). and Table 1). The elevated
concentration of high grade BLEG samples in this area coupled with
multiple other lines of evidence confirmed to date strongly
indicates the presence of an extensive buried gold source. Surface
sampling of outcrops over 1.1 km contain assays up to 0.80 gpt Au
and 19.55 gpt Ag. The Surface sampling results indicate they are
likely not the source of the high-grade extensive BLEG anomaly
observed over 650 meters from multiple drainages. The results
indicate a blind or buried gold mineralized source at depth of that
has been covered by overburden (glacial debris and talus). This
hypothesis is further supported by the relatively shallow Induced
Polarization (IP) chargeability and resistivity anomaly at depth
that extends under the Kokomo showing for 120 meters by 150 meters
and remains open to the South and East conducive for semi-massive
to massive sulphides like those confirmed at surface on Kokomo
(3D Inversion IP Model
Map). Alteration zones extracted from
recently acquired Worldview 3 satellite spectral data shows a
strong silica, iron and phyllic alteration signature coinciding
with the Kokomo showing and the area where high-grade BLEGs were
collected, further indicating the presence of a mineralized VHMS
system at depth (Midas - Alteration and
BLEG). Additional compilation and
interpretation of this year’s results and results from previous
exploration campaigns is ongoing focused on delineating drill
targets. (Midas
Summary)
Table 1: Assay results for Bulk Extractable Gold Leach (BLEG)
samples
Sample_ID |
Au ppb |
Au ppm |
Ag ppm |
Cu ppm |
Pb ppm |
Zn ppm |
W487401 |
5.94 |
0.0095 |
0.32 |
134 |
16.55 |
432 |
W487402 |
24.63 |
0.0498 |
2.02 |
205 |
457 |
722 |
W487403 |
34.05 |
0.0385 |
0.6 |
427 |
79 |
480 |
W487404 |
24.31 |
0.03 |
2.85 |
353 |
36.2 |
219 |
W487405 |
47.61 |
0.0446 |
0.611 |
145.5 |
27.9 |
122.5 |
W487406 |
107.35 |
0.1215 |
0.836 |
498 |
44.9 |
235 |
W487407 |
42.05 |
0.0657 |
1.395 |
363 |
45.6 |
171 |
W487408 |
44.13 |
0.0513 |
1.455 |
425 |
46.6 |
160.5 |
Based on additional strong targets generated,
the claim block has been expanded from 19,105 hectares to 20,992
hectares.
The Midas property is located 24 km southeast of
Terrace, British Columbia in close proximity to logging access
roads, power, railway and major infrastructure. Kokomo is an
Eskay-style VHMS showing that contains high-grade gold-silver
polymetallic mineralization in semi-massive to massive sulphides
(chalcopyrite, sphalerite and pyrite) where a 1 m chip sample
assayed 9.343 gpt Au, 117 gpt Ag, 1.58 % Cu and 1.77 % Zn. The
showing is located in the headwaters of a drainage where a BLEG
sample collected in 2021 assayed 29 ppb Au, 613 ppb Ag, 137 ppm Cu,
54.4 ppm Pb and 462 ppm Zn. The geology, geochemistry, alteration,
and extensive underlying geophysical anomaly confirmed on the Midas
property coupled with the high-grade polymetallic Au, Ag, Cu and Zn
mineralization in semi-massive to massive sulphides seen in outcrop
at Kokomo strongly indicates excellent potential for a buried
Eskay-style VHMS discovery.
2022 GOLD STANDARD AND GOLD STAR DRILL
PROGRAM
Follow up 2022 drilling on the Gold Standard and
Gold Star properties did not duplicate the grades and widths
confirmed in 2021 drilling and or previous surface channel
sampling. Anomalous gold intervals characterized by high
concentration of sulphides within shear-hosted massive quartz veins
have been intercepted in drill holes from the 2022 season. Drill
results from the Goldzilla vein returned anomalous gold with grades
from background levels up to 2.01 gpt Au over 2.00 meter, including
1.37 gpt Au over 1.00 meters (GS-22-12), whereas drill samples from
the Goldilocks vein returned grades from background levels up to
1.16 over 1.00 meters (GS-22-06). Additional detailed data
compilation, interpretation and modeling is required to determine
the extent and distribution of the gold mineralization on the Gold
Standard and Gold Star properties and understand their remaining
gold potential.
The Gold Standard and the Gold Star properties
are original discoveries with no previous recorded work in the area
and are located within a few kilometers of major infrastructure
along the Central Coast of British Columbia. Both properties are
situated in a key geologic setting along a regional scale and
under-explored high-strain zone that contains a series of newly
discovered gold mineralized shear-hosted quartz-chlorite-sulphide
veins. Extensive regions of snow-pack abatement and glacial
recession along the regional high-strain zone provide for large,
recently exposed areas with excellent discovery potential. The Gold
Standard property comprises 7 known extensive veins up to 20 meters
wide and 1000 m long outcropping at surface. Of these veins, only a
small section of the Kraken, Phoenix and Goldzilla veins has been
drill tested to date leaving the majority of these veins untested.
The Gold Star property comprises 2 veins up to 10 meters wide and
300 meters long, of which only one, namely the Goldilocks vein, has
been drill tested to date.
Dan Stuart, President and CEO of
Juggernaut Exploration, states: “The encouraging results
from earlier exploration campaigns coupled with the strong 2022
BLEG results and the recently reported IP anomaly in the subsurface
on Midas, strongly indicates the potential for an extensive gold
mineralizing system at depth. The exploration results to date
demonstrate that we have vectored in on a potential gold rich VMHS
source at depth. Continued compilation and interpretation of the
data will focus on refining drill holes targeting the indicated
VMHS at depth. Kokomo is drill ready and fully permitted for 5
years. The company is looking forward to reporting 2022 exploration
results from our 100% controlled Bingo gold property. The Bingo
discovery is drill ready and located in a world class geological
setting in the Golden Triangle, B.C, Canada, within the Eskay rift.
The Bingo property contains an extensive newly discovered gold
mineralizing system confirmed in outcrop that was recently exposed
due to glacial and snowpack abatement. The Bingo property has never
been drilled and with continued exploration success the company
plans for a maiden drill program for the summer of 2023 to test
this gold discovery both to depth and along strike. Results from
Bingo will be released once they are received compiled and
interpreted.”
Qualified PersonRein Turna P.
Geo is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument
43-101, for Juggernaut Exploration projects, and supervised the
preparation of, and has reviewed and approved, the technical
information in this release.
OtherOriented HQ-diameter
diamond drill core from the drill campaign is placed in core boxes
by the drill crew contracted by the Company. Core boxes are
transported by helicopter to the staging area, and then transported
by truck to the core shack. The core is then re-orientated,
meterage blocks are checked, meter marks are labelled, Recovery and
RQD measurements taken, and primary bedding and secondary
structural features including veins, dykes, cleavage, and shears
are noted and measured. The core is then described and transcribed
in MX DepositTM. Drill holes were planned using Leapfrog GeoTM and
QGISTM software and data from the 2017-2019 exploration campaigns.
Drill core containing quartz, chlorite-schist, sulphide(s), or
notable alteration are sampled in lengths of 0.5 to 1.0 meters.
Core samples are cut lengthwise in half, one-half remains in the
box and the other half is inserted in a clean plastic bag with a
sample tag. Standards, blanks and duplicates were added in the
sample stream at a rate of 20%.
Grab, channels, chip and talus samples were
collected by foot with helicopter assistance. Prospective areas
included, but were not limited to, proximity to MINFile locations,
placer creek occurrences, regional soil anomalies, and potential
gossans based on high-resolution satellite imagery. The rock grab
and chip samples were extracted using a rock hammer, or hammer and
chisel to expose fresh surfaces and to liberate a sample of
anywhere between 0.5 to 5.0 kilograms. All sample sites were
flagged with biodegradable flagging tape and marked with the sample
number. All sample sites were recorded using hand-held GPS units
(accuracy 3-10 meters) and sample ID, easting, northing, elevation,
type of sample (outcrop, subcrop, float, talus, chip, grab, etc.)
and a description of the rock were recorded on all-weather paper.
Samples were then inserted in a clean plastic bag with a sample tag
for transport and shipping to the geochemistry lab. QA/QC samples
including blanks, standards, and duplicate samples were inserted
regularly into the sample sequence at a rate of 10%.
All samples, including core, rock grabs,
channels, and talus samples, are transported in rice bags sealed
with numbered security tags. A transport company takes them from
the core shack to the ALS labs facilities in North Vancouver. ALS
is either certified to ISO 9001:2008 or accredited to ISO
17025:2005 in all of its locations. At ALS samples were processed,
dried, crushed, and pulverized before analysis using the ME-MS61
and Au-SCR21 methods. For the ME-MS61 method, a prepared sample is
digested with perchloric, nitric, hydrofluoric and hydrochloric
acids. The residue is topped up with dilute hydrochloric acid and
analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission
spectrometry. Overlimits were re-analyzed using the ME-OG62 and
Ag-GRA21 methods (gravimetric finish). For Au-SCR21 a large volume
of sample is needed (typically 1-3kg). The sample is crushed and
screened (usually to -106 micron) to separate coarse gold particles
from fine material. After screening, two aliquots of the fine
fraction are analysed using the traditional fire assay method. The
fine fraction is expected to be reasonably homogenous and well
represented by the duplicate analyses. The entire coarse fraction
is assayed to determine the contribution of the coarse gold.
The reader is cautioned that grab samples are
spot samples which are typically, but not exclusively, constrained
to mineralization. Grab samples are selective in nature and
collected to determine the presence or absence of mineralization
and are not intended to be representative of the material
sampled.
For more information, please
contact:
Juggernaut Exploration Ltd.
Dan StuartPresident and Chief Executive
Officer
(604)-559-8028www.juggernautexploration.com
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