CORE SAMPLE VEIN MINERALIZATION

Star Mineralization

Typical porphyry style mineralization in supergene and hypogene settings.

Supergene zone locally extends to between 80-100 m depth and is characterized by disseminated azurite and malachite with fractures coated in tenorite. Covellite, cuprite, turquoise, and native copper are less common and are found in veins and fractures.

Hypogene mineralization is defined by vein-hosted and disseminated sulfides (i.e., chalcopyrite, pyrite, bornite, and molybdenite). Chalcopyrite is volumetrically the most abundant copper sulfide, typically within quartz veins and sulfide stringer veins, blebs and disseminations.  Molybdenite is locally present as very fine-grained disseminations or within quartz-sulfide veins as elongate, medium- to coarse-grained blebs along vein centres

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Stockwork veining (A) with Cu-sulfides and albite alteration. Half-core width approximately 7.5 cm

Intrusive Phases

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Quartz Monzodiorite.

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Quartz Diorite. 

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Crowded pink feldspar porphyry.

EARLY VEINS

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Sinuous qtz-cpy-stockwork

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S037 408.00-416.00m  0.64% Cu, 0.19 g/t Au

1- qtz-cpy-py, 2- cpy, 3- py-cpy±qtz

Early Veins: Proximal to QMD – Hotter Sinuous A- veins

Sinuous qtz-cpy-stockwork

B Veins

Sheeted evenly spaced 1 – 10 mm sinuous to planar quartz-pyrite-magnetite-chalcopyrite veins, developing internal banding

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A&D Veins

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Late Veins

Late – D Veins – Vertical 8-12 mm sinuous quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite-molybdenite vein with sericite halo

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Copper Oxides

Supergene zone locally extends to between 80-100 m depth and is characterized by disseminated azurite and malachite with fractures coated in tenorite. Covellite, cuprite, turquoise, and native copper are less common and are found in veins and fractures.

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Banded Vein displaying multi-episode fluid flow

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“copper-crete” azurite -malachite

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disseminated azurite

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disseminated azurite

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tenorite

TARGETS: Copper Creek

  • Two soil anomalies spread over 550m x 1000m.
  • Soil and associated geophysical anomalies open to north, south and east.
  • Extensive malachite-azurite gossans over the area.

TARGETS: Pyrrhotite Creek

  • Linear 1800m by 750m altered and mineralized corridor.
  • High copper in soil anomalies on margin of 1.2 kmIP anomaly.
  • Historical hand trenching results of 130m @ 0.40 % Cu.

TARGETS: Star East

  • Located 1000m east/southeast of Star.
  • 500m x 500m copper & gold in soil and IP anomaly.
  • Open in all directions.
  • Confirmed by surface sampling.

TARGETS: Star North

  • Located 1000m northeast of Star.
  • IP, Magnetics, copper & gold in soil anomalies covering 500m x 700m.
  • No history of drilling or surface trenching.

TARGETS: The Star

  • Porphyry proven by drilling to extend to 700m below surface.
  • 550 m by 950m copper and gold in soil anomaly.
  • Coincident IP Chargeability and magnetic anomaly.
  • Consistent copper to gold ratios.
  • Surface trench results include 0.43% Cu and 0.25 g/t Au over 214m.