공시 • Aug 27
Torr Metals Reports Robust Copper-Gold Grades, Expands with Sonic Zone Discovery At Kolos Project
Torr Metals Inc. announced the final assay results from a total of 33 rock grab samples collected during 2024 reconnaissance programs, revealing additional high-grade rock grab assays within the Kirby, Rea, and Clapperton exploration target zones as well as a new copper-gold discovery in the northern portion of the Kolos Copper-Gold Project, now termed the Sonic Zone . Located approximately 30 kilometers (km) southeast of Canada’s largest open-pit copper mine at Highland Valley, the 100% owned ~240 km2Kolos Project is located on Highway 5 just 23 kilometers (km) north-northeast of the city of Merritt, British Columbia. Highlights: New Sonic Zone Discovery: Initial rock grab samples from the Sonic Zone have revealed anomalous copper (Cu) and gold (Au) values in outcropwithin a 1,000 by 2,000 meter footprint of strong magmatic-hydrothermalalteration that aligns with the margins of a high magnetic geophysical signature, identified as a potential source monzodiorite intrusion . With no previous exploration recorded in this area, the discovery reinforces Torr's exploration model and suggests the potential for another large-scale cluster of anomalies comparable in scale to the already established Kirby, Lodi, Ace, and Rea targets to the south. Expansion of Exploration Targets: The potential for expanding the Clapperton Zone has been bolstered by the discovery of large angular boulders, which are interpreted as being close to their original source. These boulders returned anomalous copper values up to 816 parts per million (ppm) more than 1,000 meters east of the 2023 soil sampling grid boundaries; in an area coincident with multiple high-resistivity geophysical anomalies that are identical to that associated with the host intrusion at the main Clapperton . Confirmation of Multiple Areas with Strong Mineralization: The 2024 rock grab reconnaissance sampling programs have identified new sample locations and notable increases in copper (Cu) grades across multiple zones within the Project area. Out of 33 rock grab samples collected, 9 returned values exceeding 500 parts per million (ppm) Cu. This includes an outcrop sample of malachite stained magnetic diorite from the Kirby Zone, which yielded 0.38% Cu and 0.22 grams per tonne (g/t) Au within a ZTEM geophysical anomaly that extends over 1,000 meters in depth, yet to be tested by drilling. Sonic Zone Comparisons to New Afton Key surface indicators within the Sonic Zone suggest significant potential for a silica-saturated porphyry system with similar geological characteristics to the nearby high-grade1 New Afton copper-gold deposit. New Afton is characterized by monzonite to monzodiorite intrusions and alteration patterns that include potassic alteration (dominated by biotite, with K-feldspar and magnetite) and propylitic alteration (chlorite, epidote, and calcite). Surface features such as these, along with narrow quartz veins, silicification (increased silica content in the rock), and location along the margins of a high magnetic geophysical anomaly are strong indicators of underlying mineral potentia2. Similar parallels have been observed at the Sonic Zone, underscoring the high degree of prospectivity for this area to host a substantial mineralizing system. The Sonic Zone's geophysical and geological similarities to New Afton make it a compelling target for further exploration, with an extensive soil and rock sampling program planned for 2024. 1New Afton: 34,087,000 @ 0.67 g/t Au, 1.69 g/t Ag, 0.73% Cu (P & P), 73,976,000 @0.57 g/t Au, 2.14 g/t Ag, 0.70% Cu (M & I), 10,219,000 @0.33 g/t Au, 1.36 g/t Ag, 0.45% Cu (inferred). New Afton Reserves and Resources Summary December 31, 2023.Lecuyer et al. 2020. NI 43-101 Technical Report on the New Afton Mine, British Columbia, Canada. New Gold Inc.