Copper Ridge announces Clear Lake zinc-lead-silver resource
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Deposit Description -------------------
Clear Lake was first explored in 1965. Drill programs in the late 1970's and the early 1990's have included a total of 18,219 m in 71 drill holes have delineated the deposit and tested a number of outside targets. Clear Lake is a sedimentary-exhalative (SEDEX) massive sulphide deposit that occurs in Devonian to Mississippian aged shales of the Earn Group. The pyritic massive sulphide body is sigmoidal in shape, approximately 1,000 m in length and up to 120 m wide. Base metal mineralization occurs in two discrete horizons. In the massive sulphide-siliceous horizon, combined zinc-lead mineralization grading +5% occurs in three elongate-shaped lenses, 5 to 30 m thick and 450 m in length that extend at least 300 m down dip. The tuff-barite horizon, 75 m into the hanging wall of the deposit, has a number of intersections of +10% Zn over widths of one to six metres.
Resource Estimate -----------------
SRK was engaged to complete a NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate for the Clear Lake deposit. The estimate was made utilizing 1,842 assays from within the deposit, from a total of 13,168 m of drilling in 63 historical drill holes. An average density of 4.07 gm/cc was used, based on a limited number of field measurements that were confirmed in the laboratory, and with a minimum thickness of 2 m. Mineral resources were estimated by ordinary kriging in 12m by 12m by 9m blocks. The mineral resources are reported at a 4% (Pb+Zn) cut-off. Pb grades have been capped at 1.5% and Ag grades were capped at 60 g/t. The inferred resource utilizing a range of cut-off values is shown in the table below:
Capped Inferred Mineral Resources ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cut-off (Zn+Pb) Tonnes Pb% Zn% Ag g/t ------------------------------------------------------------------------- greater than 7% 5,146,000 1.18 8.93 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- greater than 6% 6,391,000 1.14 8.27 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- greater than 5% 7,290,000 1.10 7.84 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- greater than 4% 7,765,000 1.08 7.60 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,765,000 1.08 7.60 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
The property is located within Category B Settlement Lands of the Selkirk First Nation (SFN) and agreement with the SFN is required prior to development of the mineral resource. There are no other known environmental, permitting, legal or title issues potentially affecting the development of the mineral resource.
Although SRK placed this resource in the inferred category due to uncertainties related to the historical nature of the available data, they noted that most of the resource has been drilled at a sufficiently close enough spacing to support indicated classification. With a few well located twinned drill holes, the mineral resources could be re-classified as an indicated mineral resource.
Exploration Potential ---------------------
SEDEX mineral deposits such as Clear Lake often occur in clusters. In order to search for additional deposits, the Company completed a 235 km VTEM helicopter-borne EM and magnetics survey over the Clear Lake property and adjoining ground to the east and south in 2008. Three target areas, with geophysical signatures similar to Clear Lake, were identified for follow-up. A program of Induced Polarization and gravity geophysical surveys was completed over the three target areas in 2009. In all three areas, coincident gravity, EM and IP anomalies indicate the potential for the occurrence of additional massive sulphide mineral deposits.
Recommended Program -------------------
SRK has recommended a two stage,
The exploration portion of the report was prepared by Don MacIntyre, Ph.D., P.Eng. Mineral resources were prepared by
Copper Ridge is committed to exploring in areas of high mineral potential with a current focus on the Duke Island platinum/copper/nickel project in southwest Alaska and the Clear Lake zinc/lead/silver massive sulphide in central Yukon. By exploring quality projects in mining-friendly jurisdictions, Copper Ridge is increasing the chance for discovery to maximize shareholder value.
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For further information: Gerald G. Carlson, President & CEO, Copper Ridge Explorations Inc., Suite 500 - 625 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6C 2T6, Phone: (604) 688-0833, 1-888-278-2288, Fax: (604) 688-0835, [email protected]
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