Drilling Identifies New Copper/Gold Targets
VANCOUVER - Kiska Metals Corporation reported that the recently completed shallow-hole grid drilling program at the Whistler Project, Alaska, has defined a new zone of near-surface gold-copper porphyry mineralization and veining at the Raintree North prospect, and has significantly expanded the footprint of the Raintree West prospect. In addition to the 53 holes (3,505 metres) of shallow grid drilling, six deep holes have been completed for a total of 3,071 metres at the Raintree West, East and North discoveries. Assay results are pending.
The grid drilling program consisted of 53 shallow vertical diamond drill holes completed on 200 metre centres with hole lengths averaging 66 metres.
This aspect of the 2011 Whistler exploration program was designed to test prioritized areas with shallow drilling to penetrate glacial sediments which cover the Whistler Orbit (50km2 area in the vicinity and surrounding the Whistler Deposit). The drill holes were targeted to sample the upper 50 metres of bedrock. The objective was to both identify new zones of proximal and distal porphyry-style mineralization and collect geologic information to improve targeting of conventional drill holes in the 2011 summer drill campaign. This approach of shallow grid drilling is often employed in covered terranes in Africa and Australia, but is rarely considered on North American projects in areas with glacial overburden cover. This grid drilling program has proven to be highly successful in terms of speed, cost effectiveness and information gained. The company's address is 575-510 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC V6C 3A8, (604) 669-6660, fax: (604) 669-0898, email: [email protected].