Klondike Silver Corp. Discovers Multiple Gold Zones on ATAC Resources Joint Venture
September 14 2010 - 9:03AM
Marketwired
Klondike Silver Corp. (TSX VENTURE: KS) (the "Company") is pleased
to announce that a significant exploration program has resulted in
several new discoveries at its Connaught Project (50-50 Joint
Venture with ATAC Resources Ltd.). The program expanded on the
highly successful soil geochemical programs of the past three
years, and followed up with mapping and prospecting in areas of
multi-element anomalies.
The Connaught property lies in the headwaters of the 60 Mile
placer gold district, within the Tintina Gold Belt, and at the
northwestern end of the White Gold District. The Yukon has seen
increasing interest as a gold exploration target in the past few
years. Great success has been achieved by Kinross at their White
Gold project, Kaminak at their Coffee project, and by ATAC
Resources at their RAU gold project, along with many other high
potential gold properties in the region.
"Klondike Silver continues to discover significant
mineralization by prospecting. These new zones warrant further
exploration by mechanized trenching and diamond drilling. We are
optimistic in the potential for both gold and silver," commented
Company President, Richard Hughes.
Camp Area: Three veins have been discovered in the area of the
exploration camp and across the intrusive body to the southeast.
The "Kitchen Vein" is exposed beneath the camp kitchen, and extends
for at least 80m in float. The best results from four samples were
1.08 g/t gold and 783 g/t silver. The "69-2 Vein" is exposed about
300m to the southeast of the Kitchen in a 1969 era bulldozer trench
that was not previously sampled, and returned 3.00 g/t gold and
1660 g/t silver. A similar undocumented trench located a further
500m southeast contains the "69-3 Vein", which was discovered in
2009 and returned 4.13 g/t gold and 406 g/t silver (reported
previously in Klondike Silver news release dated October 30, 2009).
These three veins lie within a robust multi-element soil anomaly
that measures roughly 600m by 1100m, and lies at the west end of
the intrusive trend, adjacent to a regional scale normal fault.
Cross Fault Area: A second area of newly discovered
mineralization lies in the central part of the property, in the
vicinity of a newly mapped north-south trending cross fault that
displaces the intrusive body and appears to control the location of
a zone of intense hornfels alteration that forms a prominent ridge
to the north of the intrusion. Gold in soil values are elevated in
this area, and three new veins were discovered here in 2010. One
vein (not named yet) returned 1.2 g/t gold and 528 g/t silver from
a single cobble in an anomalous soil geochemical sample pit in an
area near the cross fault. "Sandro's Vein" is located about 1000m
southwest in a previously undocumented 1969 era bulldozer trench,
and returned 5.77 g/t gold and 70.7 g/t silver. The "Woodpecker
Vein" is located about 350m south of Sandro's, and returned 2.52
g/t gold and 343 g/t silver from a single boulder in an area with
almost no rock exposure. The Woodpecker is the first vein
discovered on the south side of the intrusion, which expands the
area of high potential on the property.
Ridge Junction Area: A new vein was discovered in another 1969
era bulldozer trench southwest of the main road junction. This vein
returned 0.915 g/t gold and 182 g/t silver from vein material in
the trench. Mineralized pebbles 50m to the southwest of the trench
returned 1.825 g/t gold and 111 g/t silver.
Skarn Zones: Several bands of marble, locally altered to skarn
are present on east side of the property. Initial mapping and
sampling of these zones in 2010 has returned values up to 0.386 g/t
gold, 16.5 g/t silver and 7.24% zinc. This target warrants further
investigation by mapping, prospecting and soil geochemistry.
Mineralization at Connaught is intrusion related, with narrow
polymetallic veins discovered over an area of 11km by 4km. Late
Cretaceous age granitic intrusions are present on the property,
with metamorphic country rocks of the Yukon Tanana terrane.
Hornfels and skarn zones present on the property may hold potential
for bulk tonnage gold deposits. The project area has not been
subject to glaciation, and therefore soils and rocks are thought to
be locally derived. Prospecting on the south side of the property
was enhanced by an intense forest fire in 2009 that removed moss
and lichen from rocks. The 1969 exploration in the area was focused
on lead-rich silver veins suitable for direct shipping to smelters,
and on porphyry copper-molybdenum. The silver- quartz veins
discovered in that era were not considered to be significant.
The Qualified Person for the purpose of National Instrument
43-101 is William Mann, P.Geo., who has read and agreed with the
technical information in this news release.
About the Connaught Property:
Exploration at the Connaught Property has now revealed silver,
gold and lead mineralization in 20 veins over an area measuring
roughly 11 kilometres by 4 kilometres. Porphyry and skarn
mineralization is also present in the area.
About Klondike Silver:
Klondike Silver is a member of the Hughes Exploration Group of
Companies and is led by a team with an excellent track record of
discovery and development in Canada.
Klondike Silver Corp. has assembled a quality portfolio of
silver properties in historic mineral districts in North America,
and is applying advanced exploration technologies to add value to
these core assets. Klondike Silver is reviving the Gowganda and Elk
Lake silver camps in Ontario, and the world-famous Klondike
district of Yukon Territory. The Company owns a 100 TPD fully
operational flotation mill in Sandon, BC, which processes material
from local mines in the historic Slocan Silver Camp.
Visit Klondike Silver's web-site: www.klondikesilver.com to see
Smartstox interviews with Company President, Richard Hughes.
The statements made in this news release may contain
forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially
from the Company's expectations and projections.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy or contents of this news release.
Contacts: Corporate Inquiries: Klondike Silver Corp. Kevin Hull
or Alan Campbell (604)-685-2222 info@klondikesilver.com
www.klondikesilver.com
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