Encouraged by drill results from the newly discovered Wolverine zone in south-central Yukon, Westmin Resources (TSE) has added a second rig to the Foot claims and will extend the program until late October.
The Foot property and the Toe and Pak claims are near Wolverine Lake. Westmin is earning a 60% interest in the properties from Atna Resources (VSE) by spending $3 million on exploration over five years.
The latest assay results are for hole 95-4, which intersected a zone of massive and semi-massive sulphides over a drilled interval of 152.6 to 161.0 metres. The hole returned 14.22% zinc, 3.45% lead and 0.56% copper, as well as 7.62 grams gold and 1,348.9 grams silver per tonne, over 8.4 metres.
Hole 95-4 was drilled 135 metres downdip from hole 95-1, which intersected a previously reported 3.9 metres of massive and semi-massive sulphides grading 10.2% zinc, 0.49% lead and 0.3% copper, plus 0.34 gram gold and 59.6 grams silver, over 82.2 to 86.1 metres. This massive sulphide horizon, previously referred to as the Fettish zone, is now called the Wolverine zone.
A further stepout, 75 metres downdip of hole 95-4, intersected 6.8 metres of massive and semi-massive sulphides from 179.4 to 186.2 metres for hole 95-5. The grade is described as being visually similar to holes 95-1 and 95-4. Assay results for hole 95-5 are pending.
While one drill continues to step out along the Wolverine zone, the second rig will systematically test altered, mineralized horizons occurring over a 12-km strike length. The Fischer zone, situated 8 km to the north of Wolverine, is the present target.
The Foot claim block is 20 km east of Cominco’s Kudz Ze Kayah project and occurs in a similar stratigraphic package of rocks. Cominco has outlined an inferred resource of 13 million tonnes grading 5.5% zinc, 1.3% lead and 1% copper, plus 1.2 grams gold and 125 grams silver per tonne.
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