Mining News: Northern Neighbors: Skeena identifies five targets at GJ

Skeena Resources Ltd. Feb. 12 reported that its compilation of historical work on high-grade gold-silver and bulk tonnage copper-gold exploration targets on its GJ copper-gold project in northwestern British Columbia has resulted in the discovery of five high-grade gold prospects. Skeena’s review focused on targets within the northern portion of GJ and does not include the Donnelly, North Donnelly, GJ and Camp porphyry copper-gold deposits in the central core of the property. Those deposits are the subject of a pending NI 43-101 technical report. Skeena said four of the five high-priority targets have received minimal or no previous drilling. Two are drill-ready bulk tonnage copper-gold porphyry targets, and three are high-grade gold-silver vein targets that require only minimal work to bring to the drill stage. Skeena President and CEO Walter Coles said, “We are enthusiastic about the blue-sky potential of the GJ property, especially the opportunity to focus on the high-grade gold-silver targets, which are complementary to the on-going exploration work at our adjacent Spectrum project.” Detailed compilation of historical work at GJ continues, and Spectrum is planning and permitting for the 2016 exploration season at the northwestern B.C. copper-gold-silver project. Work at GJ will benefit from an existing 40-man field camp purchased from previous operators.

- Shane Lasley