Illinois Creek Project Exploration Update
Critical Ore Controls
The secret ingredients for CRD's:
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Fluid source (Intrusive stock/porphyry)
☐ Currently undiscovered for the IC district
Permissive carbonate host rocks for replacement
>400 m of dolostone at IC
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>600 m of dolostone at WPC
Plumbing (faults) for the mineralized fluids
WPC fault, Warm Springs fault (target), and
IC fault
Cap rock to concentrate the fluids
3 cap rocks in district: 2 schists (WPC) and
greenstone (IC)
How are CRD's formed?
The mineralizing fluids coming from the intrusive stock
(source/porphyry) are very hot and acidic. The metals are
transported in this fluids along faults, following the path of
least resistance. When the hot, acidic fluid interacts with
the basic carbonate rocks, an acid neutralization reaction
occurs (think baking soda and vinegar), which causes the
metals to deposit as sulfides and causes the system to
self-stope, creating km-scale mineralized bodies
TSX-V: WAM
WPC22-20
185.2-185.8 m
195 gpt Ag, 41.1% Zn, 5.0% Pb
2016 gpt (64.8 opt) AgEq
WPC22-22
167.5-168.6 m
1355 gpt Ag, 22.3% Zn, 38.2% Pb
3449 gpt (110.9 opt) AgEq
WPC22-20
193.4-194.7 m
392 gpt Ag, 3.4% Zn, 12.7% Pb
926 gpt (29.7 opt) AgEq
WPC22-17
130.4-131.4 m
614 gpt Ag, 24.4% Zn, 31.5% Pb
2884 gpt (92.7 opt) AgEq
WPC22-20
203.3-204.0 m
270 gpt Ag, 11.5% Zn, 9.6% Pb
1035 gpt (33.3 opt) AgEqView entire presentation