American Creek's JV Partner Tudor Gold Files NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Goldstorm Deposit
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May 02, 2023 08:11AM
Indicated Mineral Resource of 23.37 Million Ounces of Gold Equivalent
American Creek Resources Ltd. (TSXV: AMK) (OTCQB: ACKRF) ("the Corporation" or "American Creek") is pleased to report that project operator and JV partner Tudor Gold announced the filing of the technical report (the "Report") for the updated Mineral Resource Estimate on the Goldstorm Deposit (the "MRE" or "2023 Treaty Creek MRE") at their flagship Treaty Creek Project (the "Project") located in the Golden Triangle region of British Columbia. The Report is entitled "NI-43-101 Technical Report for the Treaty Creek Project", with an effective date of April 28, 2023 and was prepared for Tudor Gold by Garth Kirkham Geosystems and JDS Energy & Mining Inc. ("JDS"). The Report is available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com or from the Company's website at www.tudor-gold.com.
Highlights of the 2023 Treaty Creek MRE:
Table 1: Summary of Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource as of March 15, 20231-5
Mine Area |
Tonnage (Mt) |
AuEQ (g/t) |
Au (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
Ag (g/t) |
AuEQ (koz) |
Au (koz) |
Cu (Mlb) |
Ag (koz) |
Indicated Mineral Resource | |||||||||
Pit | 389.11 | 1.05 | 0.90 | 0.08 | 5.44 | 13,138 | 11,320 | 687 | 68,168 |
Underground | 252.82 | 1.26 | 0.91 | 0.27 | 5.44 | 10,237 | 7,429 | 1,493 | 44,275 |
Combined | 641.93 | 1.13 | 0.91 | 0.15 | 5.45 | 23,375 | 18,750 | 2,180 | 112,443 |
Inferred Mineral Resource | |||||||||
Pit | 160.94 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.07 | 6.50 | 4,404 | 3,648 | 248 | 33,628 |
Underground | 72.96 | 1.25 | 0.80 | 0.37 | 4.87 | 2,946 | 1,888 | 600 | 11,452 |
Combined | 233.90 | 0.98 | 0.74 | 0.16 | 5.99 | 7,349 | 5,536 | 848 | 45,080 |
The Goldstorm sensitivity tables (Tables 2 and 3) report the variation of resource grade and tonnage with respect to the change in cut-off grades for the Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources.
Table 2: Indicated Mineral Resource Cut-off Sensitivity - Combined Pit and Underground1
Cut-off |
Tonnage (Mt) |
AuEQ (g/t) |
Au (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
Ag (g/t) |
AuEQ (koz) |
Au (koz) |
Cu (Mlb) |
Ag (koz) |
0.3 | 730.20 | 1.06 | 0.85 | 0.14 | 5.06 | 24,823 | 19,907 | 2,324 | 118,689 |
0.4 | 714.16 | 1.07 | 0.86 | 0.15 | 5.13 | 24,640 | 19,742 | 2,318 | 117,896 |
0.5 | 682.72 | 1.10 | 0.88 | 0.15 | 5.28 | 24,180 | 19,346 | 2,291 | 115,831 |
0.5 / 0.72 | 641.93 | 1.13 | 0.91 | 0.15 | 5.45 | 23,375 | 18,750 | 2,180 | 112,443 |
0.6 | 631.15 | 1.15 | 0.92 | 0.16 | 5.50 | 23,262 | 18,588 | 2,218 | 111,644 |
0.7 | 559.69 | 1.21 | 0.97 | 0.17 | 5.81 | 21,762 | 17,386 | 2,076 | 104,501 |
0.8 | 479.37 | 1.29 | 1.03 | 0.18 | 6.18 | 19,820 | 15,854 | 1,878 | 95,239 |
0.9 | 397.39 | 1.38 | 1.10 | 0.19 | 6.59 | 17,577 | 14,114 | 1,633 | 84,212 |
1.0 | 319.20 | 1.48 | 1.20 | 0.19 | 7.02 | 15,186 | 12,293 | 1,352 | 72,067 |
Table 3: Inferred Mineral Resource Cut-off Sensitivity - Combined Pit and Underground1
Cut-off |
Tonnage (Mt) |
AuEQ (g/t) |
Au (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
Ag (g/t) |
AuEQ (koz) |
Au (koz) |
Cu (Mlb) |
Ag (koz) |
0.3 | 488.34 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.10 | 4.01 | 10,524 | 8,170 | 1,070 | 62,885 |
0.4 | 326.54 | 0.83 | 0.63 | 0.13 | 5.00 | 8,729 | 6,658 | 961 | 52,510 |
0.5 | 244.18 | 0.96 | 0.72 | 0.17 | 5.89 | 7,553 | 5,652 | 896 | 46,261 |
0.5 / 0.72 | 233.90 | 0.98 | 0.74 | 0.16 | 5.99 | 7,349 | 5,536 | 848 | 45,080 |
0.6 | 198.02 | 1.06 | 0.78 | 0.19 | 6.68 | 6,739 | 4,952 | 849 | 42,527 |
0.7 | 163.26 | 1.15 | 0.83 | 0.22 | 7.34 | 6,015 | 4,355 | 796 | 38,506 |
0.8 | 135.32 | 1.23 | 0.88 | 0.25 | 7.83 | 5,341 | 3,830 | 732 | 34,060 |
0.9 | 108.48 | 1.32 | 0.94 | 0.27 | 8.25 | 4,607 | 3,285 | 647 | 28,786 |
1.0 | 84.17 | 1.43 | 1.02 | 0.29 | 8.56 | 3,864 | 2,759 | 547 | 23,169 |
The Goldstorm Deposit consists of six mineral domains with unique geological characteristics. Five of the domains are gold-dominant with lesser proportions of silver and copper. Domain CS-600 is dominantly gold and copper rich, with lesser silver. The CS-600 hosts the majority of the copper at the Goldstorm Deposit and consists of a well-defined intrusive porphyry system. Table 4 summarizes the Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources for each mineral domain.
Table 4: Mineral Resource by Domain - Combined Pit and Underground1
Indicated Mineral Resources | |||||||||
Domain |
Tonnage (Mt) |
AuEQ (g/t) |
Au (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
Ag (g/t) |
AuEQ (koz) |
Au (koz) |
Cu (Mlb) |
Ag (Moz) |
300H | 234.13 | 1.02 | 0.95 | 0.03 | 3.90 | 7,700.29 | 7,173.49 | 131.05 | 29.36 |
CS-600 | 278.02 | 1.10 | 0.70 | 0.32 | 5.71 | 9,860.70 | 6,217.37 | 1,983.30 | 51.06 |
DS5 | 114.83 | 1.32 | 1.21 | 0.02 | 7.89 | 4,865.34 | 4,456.37 | 56.68 | 29.14 |
R66 | 5.02 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 0.04 | 1.07 | 219.44 | 209.10 | 4.71 | 0.27 |
NS STK | 6.37 | 2.28 | 2.20 | 0.01 | 6.16 | 467.60 | 451.30 | 1.57 | 1.26 |
Copper Belle | 3.57 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.03 | 5.50 | 114.45 | 103.58 | 2.53 | 0.63 |
Inferred Mineral Resources | |||||||||
300H | 6.41 | 1.03 | 0.95 | 0.03 | 4.92 | 213.19 | 195.00 | 4.52 | 1.02 |
CS-600 | 96.77 | 1.19 | 0.75 | 0.36 | 6.01 | 3,711.82 | 2,321.60 | 761.68 | 18.71 |
DS5 | 2.78 | 1.37 | 1.22 | 0.05 | 8.69 | 122.28 | 109.30 | 2.84 | 0.78 |
R66 | 0.55 | 2.19 | 2.07 | 0.01 | 9.32 | 38.90 | 36.84 | 0.15 | 0.17 |
NS STK | 1.30 | 2.26 | 2.09 | 0.01 | 14.26 | 94.06 | 86.95 | 0.37 | 0.59 |
In Pit, External2 | 126.64 | 0.79 | 0.69 | 0.03 | 5.86 | 3,206.88 | 2,821.68 | 78.73 | 23.90 |
Figure 1: 2023 Treaty Creek MRE Domains
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Quality Assurance
The 2023 Treaty Creek MRE was prepared under the supervision of Garth Kirkham, P.Geo, FGC, of Kirkham Geosystems Ltd., and Dino Pilotto, P.Eng., of JDS who are independent Qualified Persons, for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). Mr. Kirkham and Mr. Pilotto have reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release.
Qualified Person
The Qualified Person for this news release for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") is Tudor Gold's President and CEO, Ken Konkin, P.Geo. He has read and approved the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for the disclosure contained in this news release.
About Treaty Creek
The Treaty Creek Project hosts the Goldstorm Deposit, a large gold-copper porphyry system, as well as several other mineralized zones. As disclosed in the March News Release, the Goldstorm Deposit has an Indicated Mineral Resource (as defined in NI 43-101) of 23.37 Moz of AuEQ grading 1.13 g/t AuEQ (18.75 Moz gold grading 0.91 g/t, 2.18 Blbs copper grading 0.15 %, 112.4 Moz silver grading 5.45 g/t) and an Inferred Mineral Resource (as defined in NI 43-101) of 7.35 Moz of AuEQ grading 0.98 g/t AuEQ (5.54 Moz gold grading 0.74 g/t, 0.85 Blb copper grading 0.16 %, 45.08 Moz silver grading 5.99 g/t), with a pit constrained cut-off of 0.5 g/t AuEQ and an underground cut-off of 0.7 g/t AuEQ. The Goldstorm Deposit has been categorized into three dominant mineral domains and several smaller mineral domains. The CS-600 domain largely consists of an intermediate intrusive stock and hosts the majority of the copper mineralization within the Goldstorm Deposit. CS-600 has an Indicated Mineral Resource of 9.86 Moz AuEQ grading 1.10 g/t AuEQ (6.22 Moz gold grading 0.70 g/t, 1.98 Blbs copper grading 0.32 %, 51.1 Moz silver grading 5.71 g/t) and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 3.71 Moz AuEQ grading 1.19 g/t AuEQ (2.32 Moz gold grading 0.75 g/t, 0.76 Blb copper grading 0.36 %, 18.71 Moz silver grading 6.01 g/t). The Goldstorm Deposit remains open in all directions and requires further exploration drilling to determine the size and extent of the deposit.
Treaty Creek JV Partnership
American Creek is a proud partner in the Treaty Creek Project.
The project is a Joint Venture with Tudor Gold owning 3/5th and acting as operator. American Creek and Teuton Resources each have a 1/5th interest in the project creating a 3:1 ownership relationship between Tudor Gold and American Creek.
American Creek and Teuton hold fully carried 20% interests, which means no development costs are incurred by these companies until a production notice is issued. This gives shareholders a unique opportunity, to avoid the dilutive effects of exploration while maintaining their full 20% exposure to one of the world's most exciting mega deposits.
About American Creek
American Creek is a Canadian junior mineral exploration company with gold and silver properties in British Columbia, Canada.
The Corporation has an interest in the Treaty Creek property, a joint venture project with Tudor Gold located in BC's prolific "Golden Triangle".
The Corporation also holds the Austruck-Bonanza gold property located near Kamloops.
For further information please contact Kelvin Burton at:
Phone: 403 752-4040 or Email: info@americancreek.com.
Information relating to the Corporation is available on its website at www.americancreek.com