Trailbreaker Resources Ltd. (TBK.V)
(“Trailbreaker” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce it has
entered into an option agreement to acquire 100% of the
2,071-hectare Liberty property in central British Columbia (BC).
The Liberty property covers a copper-molybdenum
(Cu-Mo) porphyry target, located approximately 60 km northwest
of Quesnel, BC, and accessible by forest service roads.
Highlights of the Liberty
Property
- TARGET: Strong
porphyry target is defined by a coincident Induced Polarization
(IP) chargeability and Cu-Mo±Gold (Au)±Silver (Ag) soil and rock
geochemical anomalies on the margin of a poly-phase Mesozoic
granitic pluton.
- POTENTIAL:
Multiple styles of mineralization across the property, including
porphyry-style mineralization, as well as associated skarn
mineralization.
- PROVEN RESULTS:
Historic drilling in the 1960s by Rio Tinto, to the south of the
modern coincident IP and geochemical anomaly, returned an assay
result of 123.1 m of 0.11% Cu and 0.04% MoS21, from the top of
bedrock to the end of hole.
- UNDEREXPLORED:
Coincident geophysical and geochemical anomalies were defined in
the 2010s but have never been drill-tested.
- ACCESS: Fully
road-accessible through a network of forestry service roads. Low
annual precipitation allows for year-round access to the
property.
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VALUE: Trailbreaker has the option to acquire 100%
of the project with a value-driven deal.
Message from the President
“We are excited to add the Liberty project to
our portfolio. Liberty shows many of the key characteristics of a
strong porphyry target which has never been adequately tested. With
this option agreement and great access, we will be able to
effectively and efficiently advance the project.” – Daithi Mac
Gearailt
Figure 1: Location of the Liberty
property relative to other advanced stage mining projects and mines
within the region.
Geology and Exploration
Potential
The Liberty property is located in the Cache
Creek Terrane, which hosts significant calc-alkaline porphyry Cu-Mo
deposits such as the second largest open-pit copper mine in
Canada2, the Gibraltar Mine (Figure 1). The Gibraltar Mine
contained 6.4 billion pounds of copper from past production and in
current reserves3. The current reserves have an average copper
grade of 0.24% Cu and a cut-off grade of 0.15% Cu3.
The Liberty property covers a poly-phase
granitic to dioritic pluton of presumed Jurassic to Cretaceous age,
which has intruded into the Cache Creek Complex, comprising a
package of sedimentary rocks (Figure 2). Eocene Endako Group
basalt flows and Miocene to Pleistocene Chilcotin Group basalt
flows cover the older Cache Creek Complex on the eastern and
western margins of the property, respectively.
The primary target of interest on the Liberty
property is a 1,750 m by 750 m northwest-trending Cu-Mo±Au±Ag
mobile metal ion (MMI) soil anomaly1 (Figure 3), which overlaps a
moderate to strong IP chargeability1 feature on the margin of the
granitic intrusion. Historic trenching rarely reached bedrock, but
where exposed, results include a weighted average chip sample of
0.11% Cu over 10 m 4. Additionally, Rio Tinto conducted exploration
on the southern portion of the property between 1967 and 1969,
culminating in a small ~1,000 m drill program. Rio Tinto’s
northernmost hole is believed to have been drilled at the southern
margin of the MMI and chargeability anomalies, returning an
interval of 123.1 m of 0.11% Cu and 0.04% MoS21. Drill holes to the
south did not intersect significant Cu-mineralization, but did
intersect abundant disseminated pyrite, potentially representing
the pyrite-halo surrounding porphyry-style mineralized core. These
results indicate potential for a Cu-Mo porphyry-style system, and
represent a high-priority exploration target.
Figure 2: Target zones and past
exploration highlights of the Liberty property overlain on the
local geology.
Other target areas on the property, likely
associated with the magmatic-hydrothermal system that formed the
Cu-Mo porphyry target, include the Cu Skarn target (Figure 2).
Historic trenching has returned assay values of >8% Cu2, which
is believed to be associated with coeval skarn mineralization.
Due to overall low bedrock exposure, much of the
rest of the property remains underexplored, with only minor amounts
of prospecting having been completed. Systematic geochemical and/or
geophysical surveys designed to identify additional prospective
areas within the hydrothermal system have not been completed
yet.
Figure 3: Copper, molybdenum, silver,
and gold MMI soil geochemical response within the northwest
trending anomaly, which overlaps with the chargeability high. The
strong correlation between all four elements and the high
chargeability feature, along with historic drill results along the
south margin, signifies strong prospectivity of this
target.
Readers are cautioned that all data presented in
this news release are historical in nature. Sufficient work to
independently verify the historical results has not been completed
at this time. Historical results should not be treated as fact and
reproduction of these results is not guaranteed.
Terms of Acquisition
Trailbreaker consolidated the Liberty property
through an option agreement with Mr. Bernie Kreft.
This option agreement enables Trailbreaker to
acquire a 100% interest in five claims held by Mr. Kreft. This
agreement is subject to the approval of the TSX-Venture Exchange.
The terms of the option agreement consist of:
- Upon signing: a
cash payment of CAD$5,000 and a transfer of 50,000 Trailbreaker
common shares
- First anniversary:
a cash payment of CAD$5,000 and a transfer of 50,000 Trailbreaker
common shares
- Second anniversary:
a cash payment of CAD$5,000 and a transfer of 50,000 Trailbreaker
common shares
- Third anniversary:
a cash payment of CAD$30,000 and a transfer of 150,000 Trailbreaker
common shares
- Fourth anniversary:
a cash payment of CAD$57,500 and a transfer of 450,000 Trailbreaker
common shares
- The claims are
subject to a 2% net smelter return (NSR), 1% of which can be
purchased back for CAD$1,000,000
About Trailbreaker
Resources
Trailbreaker Resources is a mining exploration
company focused primarily on mining-friendly British Columbia and
Yukon Territory, Canada. Trailbreaker is committed to continuous
exploration and research, allowing maintenance of a portfolio of
quality mineral properties which in turn provides value for
shareholders. The company has an experienced management team with a
proven track record as explorers and developers throughout the
Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alaska and Nevada.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Daithi Mac GearailtPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Carl Schulze, P. Geo., Consulting Geologist with
Aurora Geosciences Ltd, is a qualified person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 for Trailbreaker's BC and Yukon
exploration projects, and has reviewed and approved the technical
information in this release.
Other
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References1)
https://apps.nrs.gov.bc.ca/pub/aris/Report/32899.pdf/2)
https://www.tasekomines.com/properties/gibraltar-mine/3)
https://www.tasekomines.com/properties/reserves-and-resources/ 4)
https://apps.nrs.gov.bc.ca/pub/aris/Report/35992.pdf/
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are not historical facts are "forward-looking information" or
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Reform Act of 1995. Forward-Looking Information includes, but is
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or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. In
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Trailbreaker has applied several material assumptions, including
the assumption that general business and economic conditions will
not change in a materially adverse manner. There can be no
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accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
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Forward-Looking Information contained in this news release to
reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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