The deposit resource was defined in 1998, from 121 shallow drill holes, with limited exploration in the surrounding claims, as then owner, Yukon Zinc Corp, concentrated on developing the nearby Wolverine mine. All but five of the holes were drilled in a 600m by 400m area.
The best assay results are located near the centre of the deposit in a 350m long x 50m wide zone consisting predominantly of primary massive sulphide mineralization, including: 5.92m @ 8.56% Cu from 88.57m (drill hole ID97-11); 28.55m @ 3.57% Cu from 90.02m (lD97-13); 28.51m @ 3.20% Cu from 13.25m (lC97-57); 25.09m @ 3.47% Cu from 19.26m (lC97-46); 20.56m @ 5.20% Cu from 72.10m (lC96-34) and 19.75m @ 4.31% Cu from 79.55m (lD97-36).
Bastion is acquiring 260 claims containing the deposit that lies ~100km from the Wolverine mine and processing plant, which have been closed since 2015.
The high grade deposit…
