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Summary
The 2023 diamond drill program focused on three target areas: the Cliff porphyry, the
Cliff Porphyry Target
Two diamond holes tested a 200 x 100 m chalcopyrite-bearing quartz stockwork body at surface, located in the core of a Cu-Au-Ag-Mo soil anomaly and coincident magnetic high. The initial hole (M-23-001) collared above the stockwork body, drilling across the stockwork body to the southeast. The second hole (M-23-004) collared in the stockwork body and drilled to the northwest, to cross the stockwork body and drill at-depth below it.
Lithology in the two holes comprises sub-horizontal layers of volcaniclastic to coherent basalt with lesser rhyolite and multiple phases of cross-cutting hornblende monzonite to monzodiorite porphyry and biotite hornfels in the contact zones. Three broad alteration domains were identified within the two drill holes:
An 'inner propylitic' alteration panel overlies the stockwork body with quartz, actinolite, chlorite, epidote, white mica, carbonate, galena, sphalerite, and pyrite (0-72 m; M-23-001).
A principle 'potassic' stockwork alteration body with 5-35% quartz veins, secondary K-feldspar, biotite, magnetite, pyrite, chalcopyrite and trace covellite (72-264 m, M-23-001; 0-126 m, M-23-004).
A deeper level 'sodic-potassic' alteration domain with secondary K-feldspar, quartz, albite, magnetite, diopside, actinolite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, chalcopyrite and molybdenite; (264-384m, M-23-001; 126-300 m, M-23-004).
Two diamond holes targeted a coincident chargeability-resistivity anomaly starting at depth in holes M-23-002 and M-23-003. Host lithology includes a matrix-supported, volcaniclastic andesite and multiple phases of hornblede monzonite to hornblende monzodiorite porphyry. The holes intersected three vertically zoned alteration domains:
An upper panel of 'inner propylitic' alteration with secondary albite, actinolite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, and carbonate stringers (0-80 m, M-23-002).
A mid-level 'phyllic' alteration, with stringers and disseminations of pyrite (average 8%), white mica, carbonate, pervasive quartz, green fluorite, clay, disseminations, and stringersthroughout of sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite (80-270 m, M-23-002; 145-308 m, M-23-003).
A deeper level, higher temperature 'sodic' to 'sodic-potassic' alteration domain includes pervasive secondary K-feldspar, albite flooding, white mica, quartz, fluorite, anhydrite, disseminated pyrite (average 5%), anddisseminations of sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite (270-417 m, M-23-002; 308-372 m, M-23-003).
Mary Deposit Step-Out
The planned hole is a 100 m step-out that follows-up on a drillhole from 2019, which intersected 0.5 g/t Au, 0.1% Cu over 291.5 m from 15.5 m (BCK-MZ-19-01). The initial hole (M-23-005) faced difficult drilling conditions and the hole was lost at 189 m. The second hole (M-23-006) was drilled from the same pad with a change in azimuth and dip. Both holes collar in a coherent to volcaniclastic basalt:
An upper 'potassic' alteration assemblage with secondary K-feldspar, biotite, quartz with disseminated pyrite, chalcopyrite andmolybdenite) in a basalt host (0-189 m, M-23-005; 0-199 m; M-23-006).
A mid-level chlorite-magnetite alteration with pervasive chlorite, quartz, albite and disseminated magnetite, pyrite, chalcopyrite and molybdenite in host of basalt, diorite, and monzonite (199-449 m, M-23-006).
Additional Field Work
Surface geological mapping was undertaken by geological mapping expert Dr.
Target is a new area of interest identified by geophysical and structural patterns. Kingfisher carried out prospecting and identified chalcopyrite in quartz stockwork in a region with no previous rock or soil samples. Prospecting was followed-up with a soil grid of 47 samples conducted over the area with results pending.
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