Millrock Resources successfully completed a late-season drilling program at the Stellar Project in the Valdez Creek Mining District in the Central Alaska Range, reporting "visible results" during drilling at the high-grade Zackly copper-gold
skarn deposit with mineralization observed in all holes.
Mason Valley Copper Properties is prospective for high grade
skarn copper mineralisation with historical mined grades averaging 2% to 6% copper with gold and silver credits.
Zircon U-Pb age of the quartz diorite is 88[+ or -]2Ma, which is consistent with the Re-Os isotope age (86.89 Ma) of molybdenite in
skarn (Li et al., 2011).
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Geographically, the area of the project is located in the northern areas of Manavand village to the south east of Moein Abad that is centralized in line with
Skarn outcrop.
- The adjacent Basin One prospect is a tin-copper
skarn with intercepts including 16m at 0.3% Sn, 1.5% Cu from 4m depth
'Several Cu-Au-Ag bearing
skarn bodies will be drill tested including the NW
skarn, a 1200x300m magnetic body that lies about 120m below surface and has never been drill tested,' he said.
Highlights of the programme included porphyry copper (Cu) - gold (Au) - silver (Ag) intersection of 39metres @ 1.75% Cu equivalent (from depth of 159m to 198m),
skarn mineralization with molybdenum (Mo), silver and copperintersection of 30.5 meters of 0.165% Mo Equivalent (from depth of 109m to139.5m).
The showings are hosted by hornfelsic wacke and
skarn which are cut by late stage, greissenized quartz stockworks carrying Asp (Arsenopyrite) and Au with attendant W, Bi and Mo mineralization.
The Cuyoaco property is a great strategic fit in our project portfolio and has significant potential as both a high-grade gold system and as a large copper-gold
skarn deposit.