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Clarity Metals outlines drill targets at Fecteau
Mr. James Rogers reports
CLARITY METALS OUTLINES DRILL TARGETS FOR FORTHCOMING PROGRAM
Clarity Metals Corp. has confirmed receipt of all permits required to conduct drilling on its 100-per-cent-owned Fecteau gold project located in the province of Quebec. The company is committed to further investigating the great potential in the Abitibi.
The company believes that Fecteau property has demonstrated the mineral potential on the property from historic work and Clarity's last drill campaign intersected some solid results, including high-grade mineralization in FEC-22-05, which intersected 14.91 grams per tonne Au (gold) from 149.4 to 150.4 and 5.98 g/t Au and No. 38; 0.87 per cent Cu (copper) in FEC-22-13 over 0.6 metre from 168.8 m in the Fecteau Est showing. With only $1.4-million spent to date on exploration at the Fecteau property, Clarity has only started to test the potential of this system and build a geologic model for the belt. Work to date has identified 11 showings, all of which merit further evaluation and have potential to expand.
Clarity's intends to execute 5,000 metres of high-priority drill targets (approximately 25 holes) identified, with planned optionality to expand based on in-field outcomes. This campaign aims to test a number of targets favourable for both gold and base metal mineralization. In particular, this proposed program would take substantial stepouts on mineralized trends, testing both known trends as well as investigate geologic targets not previously drill tested.
The Fecteau stratigraphy is amenable to volcanogenic-massive-sulphide-style mineralization with several semi-massive and massive sulphide intercepts containing anomalous copper and zinc in previous drilling. To date the sulphide intercepts are comprising pyrite and pyrrhotite, but with several kilometres of untested strong conductors identified at the contact between volcanic units represent one of the high-priority target areas for the next exploration program. The trend between the intermediate and mafic volcanic rocks along the northern boundary is a strong conductive trend identified through modelling of VTEM EM data in conjunction with the magnetic response and regional geology. Previous drilling in the area was conducted in 1988 may have been collared too far north, drilling over the contact and conductive rocks.
Inclusion of the 2022 field work into the property's data set has been valuable in adding to the understanding of the Fecteau property. Clarity's previous drilling in 2022 included gold intercepts in hole FEC-22-05 and FEC-22-13 at the Fecteau East showing. A prominent structure was encountered in FEC-22-14 which intersected 0.80 m of 1.08 g/t Au starting at 262.0 m into the Porphyre showing. Drill holes in the VMS targets have successfully intercepted exhalative material containing disseminated to locally massive sulphides and returned anomalous Cu and Zn values in holes FEC-22-04 and FEC-22-09, but follow up drilling is required to continue to target potentially thicker portions of the same stratigraphic horizon.
The airborne triaxial magnetic survey completed in January of 2023 has also been a key piece for lineament identification and structural interpretation unavailable during the previous drill campaigns to identify the current drill targets, particularly around the main regional faults and syncline. Further processing and interpretation of the previous work has identified a number yet untested drill targets. The success of these drill holes will allow further refinement of the model for the property, particularly testing the VMS potential in the north of the project and further delineation of the structural story around the Fecteau fault that cuts the nose of the Fecteau syncline, which transects the property and as well as the concession fault which also perpendicularly cuts the syncline.
Follow-up drilling to investigate the potential for additional high-grade structures not previously drilled due to lack of magnetic data to be able to target the second order structures and to follow up on the success of FEC-22-05 (14.91 g/t Au over 1.0 m) intercepting high-grade at depth. Five holes planned, with additional metres deployable at the time, if merited.
Testing the southern limb of the syncline at the main reverse fault and at lithologic boundaries. In this setup it could allow for testing a couple different structures obliquely. This area has not been previously tested through drilling, particularly with the structural complexity of the area and absence of previous work to hone in, this is an area that will likely see additional drilling come through these initial holes.
North-central target (600 m of drilling three holes)
The two northern-most conductors, drilling east of 88-21 and 88-22, which appears to have been too far west and the more recent geophysical surveys indicate that those previous holes were actually drilling into the magnetic and electromagnetic low to the trend. These three holes are meant to test where the conductors coalesce and then the highest response on each limb to east of that. These are broadly spaced, so if initial drilling looks prospective, additional holes along trend will planned as the team conducts the drilling.
Anticline drill area (nine holes for 1,300 m of drilling)
West of Fecteau Est, focusing on the other side of the structural features, relative to the previous drilling and the main northeast-southwest fault offsetting the western portion of the Fecteau belt, targeting second order structures interpreted from the magnetics and also the regionally mapped syncline hinge.
These holes are designed as potential scissor holes, if the first hole hits a promising looking structure at negative 45, aim to undercut on the same setup negative 65 (this will give approximately 50 m separation vertically, quickly testing down dip).
Buteux-Marceau (two holes, 400 m)
Buteux-Marceau base and precious metal showing. Previous work included 4.11 g/t Au, but represents an approximately 1.2-kilometre conductor and magnetic high in an oddly mapped part of the belt and a lack of information presently. Mineralization can occur at the boundaries between the mafic to intermediate volcanics or within the basalt transition from pillow to hyaloclastite. This target has strong conductors and surface trench gold values. Previous drilling was prior to the VTEM survey and was stepped too far off now-known EM and also not drilled deep enough to test that conductor. Drilling also predated the trenching in the area, which has provided greater information on the quartz orientation and presence at surface.
A total of 17,815 m have been drilled on the property and in the surrounding area since the mid-1970s with an average depth of only 207 m.
Qualified person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Babak V. Azar, PGeo, Geo (EGBC No. 62313, OGQ No. 10876), a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Historical reports provided by the optionor were reviewed by the qualified person. The information provided has not been verified and is being treated as historic.
About Clarity Metals Corp.
Clarity Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration project generator company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of precious and base metals projects. Clarity's exploration mandate is global and focused on countries with established legal and regulatory systems supporting mining investment. The company is based in Vancouver, B.C., and is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol CMET.
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