Sampling in 1996 yielded values of 26.81 g/t gold, 475.89 g/t tonne silver and approximately 1.5 per cent combined lead and zinc from a selected sample of sulphide-rich vein (Assessment Report 25993).
In 2010, Kingsman Resources Inc. released tellurium results for samples from low-grade dumps, rock piles and an erratic float boulder on the property. The highest values include sample 90829.12 with 85.79 grams per tonne gold and 315 parts per million tellurium (Press Release, Kingsman Resources Inc., March 12, 2010)
In R.C. Well’s December, 2000 report for Conlon Resources he states; “The gold-silver mineralization at Pathfinder has several features in common with the past producing mines in the Rossland mining camp, 60 km to the southeast. This camp was historically the 2nd largest BC gold producer.”
“Sulfide-rich ores consisted of massive pyrrhotite-rich replacement ‘veins’ averaging close to .5 ounces per ton (17.1g/T) gold, with significant Copper and Silver.”
”The Pathfinder visit confirmed the high mineral potential of the property with polymctallic sulfide replacement, skarn and quartz vein settings”
“At the Pathfinder the results to date indicate that the mineralization is probably more extensive than previously reported”
He further suggested that “Drilling in the 1980’s did not involve adequate sampling.’
Well’s noted that;
- Core sections with 5 to 2.3 g/t gold values with associated copper up to 0.5% plus silver were missed.
- The gold potential of ‘wallrocks’ with disseminated sulfides may not have been recognized during production early last century.
- Siliceous areas proximal to cross-cutting dykes hold potential for much higher gold and copper grades. Sampling in 2000 returned gold values up to 9 g/t, 3.70% copper and 99 g/t silver.
“A second area of gold mineralization lies 100 metres southeast of the Pathfinder workings and may be linked along a northwest trending dyke contact.
This area produced gold values up to 5.88 g/t, has never been drill tested, and holds some potential for bulk tonnage gold zones.”
2019 Sampling Program
On July 30, 2019, Belmont announced results from fifteen (15) surface rock samples from outcrops and old mine waste piles collected by Belmont’s contract geologist Bob Lane, P. Geo.
The mapping and sampling program verified the presence of multiple zones of quartz sulphide vein and massive pyrite-pyrrhotite-chalcopyrite replacement/skarn mineralization that warrant follow-up.
Sampling Results
On October 17, 2019 the Company announced additional very encouraging Gold, Silver, and Copper assay results were identified in all samples as well as one anomalous Cobalt value as seen in the tables in the “Images” section of this site.
