Rockhaven Commences Drilling at its Klaza Gold-Silver Project, Yukon - Seite 2
The 2021 drilling will also explore for extensions to known higher-grade gold-silver vein systems, including the high-grade Western BRX, Western Chevron and newly discovered Rusk vein complex. The Rusk Zone is located 3 km south of the Klaza Deposit and was discovered in 2020 when drilling intersected several zones of gold-silver-lead-zinc mineralization over thicknesses of 1-10 m. The program will evaluate the strike extent and grade continuity of the strongest veins. The Western BRX Zone is the highest-grade gold zone identified on the property to date and is only lightly explored to the west of the current mineral resource. The 2021 drilling will test for strike extensions of the vein to the west, where coincident magnetic and VLF-EM anomalies have been defined which are similar to those that mark the main mineralized structures at Klaza, including the Western BRX vein. The Western Chevron Zone is located south of the Western BRX Zone but within the same fault block. This promising target has only been tested by two holes and one trench over a 500m inferred strike length, all of which produced strong gold-silver intercepts.
Klaza Deposit Infill Drilling
Infill drilling of the Klaza Deposit will focus on upgrading inferred resources into indicated resources. At present, 60% of the total mineral resources at Klaza are classified as indicated and 40% as inferred. A total of 5,000m of infill drilling in 33 holes is planned for 2021. This drilling will also support additional metallurgical test work and engineering studies as the Klaza project continues towards pre-feasibility.
Regional Target Evaluations
In addition to the drill program, 2021 work will evaluate four other promising prospects on the Klaza property. Depending on the results, these prospects may be drill tested later in the season. Maps showing details of these prospects can be viewed on the Rockhaven website at www.rockhavenresources.com.
Rusk Creek
The Rusk Creek prospect is located 5km south of the Klaza Deposit and features a broad silver, lead, zinc, copper and molybdenum soil geochemical anomaly that surrounds a pronounced vegetative kill zone. Kill zones are typically caused by an increased metal content in soil. A single historical diamond drill hole, collared well above the main geochemical anomalies and 500m west of the kill zone was weakly mineralized yet cut porphyry-style alteration throughout the length of the hole. A single rock sample collected near the kill zone in 2020 returned 0.7g/t gold, 382g/t silver and 7.73% lead. Additional prospecting, followed by excavator trenching, is planned at this target in 2021.