Announcement • Jan 22
Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp. Provides an Update on Its Ongoing, Fully Funded 25,000-M Diamond Drilling Program At Its Kl West Property in the Kirkland Lake Region of Ontario
Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp. provided an update on its ongoing, fully funded 25,000-m diamond drilling program at its KL West Property in the Kirkland Lake region of Ontario. Recent drilling and associated geochemical results have confirmed altered syenite intrusions as a primary control on gold mineralization at the Wolverine Bend target. These results validate the Company's exploration model and significantly expand the interpreted scale and style of intrusion-related gold mineralization along the Winnie Lake Stock ("WLS") contact corridor. Multiple Mineralizing Systems Confirmed. Broad, low-grade gold mineralization accompanied by elevated bismuth and copper, consistent with system-scale mineralization. Confirmation of gold vectoring within visually altered syenite, supported by elevated geochemical elements characteristic of fertile intrusion-related gold systems. Results reinforce potential for both large-volume and low-grade gold mineralization targets. Winnie Lake. Geochemical results demonstrate widespread low-level gold values accompanied by elevated bismut and copper, a signature consistent with the outer to intermediate zones of a fertile intrusion-related gold system. The spatial association of gold with hematite alteration further supports a magmatic-hydrothermal contribution to mineralization and highlights the potential for a larger alteration-hosted system. Drill Hole, From (m), Interval (m), Au (g/t), Ag (g/t), Cu (ppm), Bi (ppm), W (ppm), Mo (ppm), As (ppm), Sb (ppm), Pb (ppm), Zn (%), S (%), Zone, KLD25-39, 43.06, 49.34, 6.28, 0.617, 7, 6.8, 12.5, 5.8, 0.2, 0.1, 33.4, 0.005, 1.12, 0.15, Wolverine Bend, KLD25-40, 24.95, 33.2, 8.25, 0.863, 0.36, 175.3, 18.8, 8.7, 45.9, 0.863,0.36, 175.8, 8.8, 8.7., 0.7, 0.57, 0.13, Wolverine Bend, Including, 26, 31.5, 5.5, 1.213, 0.41, 244, 24.2, 9.4, 49.2, 0.7, 0.1, 19.7, 0.002, 4.91, 0.14, Wolverine Bend. The sulphide mineralization is spatially associated with iron-oxide-rich selvages and late quartz, indicating deposition during a late hydrothermal phase. These textures are consistent with structurally focused sulphide mineralization within a reactivated vein system. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: <URL> Nine Mile Area. KLDC plans to drill-test a 1.5 km2 intrusion-related gold soil anomaly along the northwestern margin of the WLS. This anomaly is characterized by elevated Au-Bi-Cu-Mo-W values and is coincident with electromagnetic conductivity anomalies and zones of magnetic destruction, geophysical signatures commonly associated with hydrothermal alteration surrounding mineralized intrusive systems. Gold analyses were completed using industry-standard fire assay methods with atomic absorption finish, with selected samples re-analyzed using gravimetric methods where warranted.
