Reviewed by Lexie CornerDec 18 2024
VR Resources Ltd. ("VR" or the "Company") has completed its Phase 1 reconnaissance drilling program at the Westwood target, part of the Empire District Project in Northwestern Ontario. The program focused on a 1 x 2 km magnetic anomaly.
Five holes were drilled, totaling 1,188 meters. Drilling targeted the central portion of the copper-gold-PGE mineral system observed at the surface near the Trans Canada Highway, located on the southwestern margin of the magnetic anomaly.
Hole 5 (WW24-005) was drilled to a depth of 201 meters, building on results from Hole 4, which intersected a coarse-grained, cumulate-textured mafic-ultramafic intrusive. Hole 5 was drilled along the same azimuth as Hole 4 but at a steeper inclination to better intersect the steeply dipping mafic rock to the southeast and test the center of the 18 mV/V chargeability anomaly. Both Holes 4 and 5 provided examples of cumulate-textured mafic-ultramafic rock with variable interstitial sulfide.
Initial Summary
Drill holes, spaced approximately 800 meters apart on either side of the Westwood magnetic anomaly, intersected the target: cumulate-textured mafic rock containing sulfide. The drilling results also confirm that the Westwood magnetic anomaly represents a polyphase intrusive complex. This complex includes a light-colored leucogabbro that dominates the outer zones and extends over 2.5 km along the highway transect, progressively darker mafic magma mixing zones toward the anomaly, and a core composed of steeply southeast-dipping mafic-ultramafic units.
With drilling complete on the Phase 1 reconnaissance program on our Westwood target at Empire, we are pleased that a consistent story has emerged as we methodically tested each of the chargeability targets from the recent IP survey and their relationship with different geophysical features from the magnetic and DIGEM surveys.
Justin Daley, CEO, VR Resources Ltd.
Justin Daley adds, “The geology across the large intrusive complex is also proving to be consistent, showing the same zonations, timing relationships, and intrusive contacts across the five holes drilled so far. The polyphase nature of Westwood is an important development if one appreciates the complexities of the Cu-Au-PGE mineralization at the Lac des Iles complex to the east.”
We look forward to providing updates as we receive assay results and update our 3D model with geochemistry, lithologic observations, and structural measurements.
Justin Daley, CEO, VR Resources Ltd.
About the Empire Project
The Empire Project consists of 313 mineral claims in a single contiguous block covering 10,254 hectares. It is located on Federal Crown land, with mineral rights regulated by the Ontario Ministry of Mines. The claims carry a 2 % net smelter royalty.
Although there are no annual payment requirements, the Ministry requires annual exploration expenditures and reporting, such as mineral assessment reports, to maintain the claims in good standing. The project is situated within the traditional territories of the Lac de Mille Lacs First Nation.
Technical Information
Surface grab samples and drill core samples were sent to the AGAT laboratory in Thunder Bay, Ontario, for geochemical analysis. Drill core logging, cutting, and sampling were conducted at the Holbik Exploration warehouse in Upsala, Ontario, with sample preparation performed by AGAT in Thunder Bay. Gold and PGE analyses were conducted using atomic absorption assay, while ICP-MS analyses for base metals, whole rock, and trace elements were performed at AGAT’s laboratory in Calgary, Alberta.
Analytical procedures followed industry-standard and NI 43-101-compliant QA/QC protocols. These included the systematic insertion of sample duplicates, blanks, and certified reference materials (CRMs), both internally and externally, as outlined by AGAT.