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Hercules Strengthens New Porphyry Copper/Skarn Target with Gold Grades up to 4.5 g/t and Uncovers New Silver Zone
Select rock chip samples previously reported were fire assayed for gold, returning grades consist...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Hercules Strengthens New Porphyry Copper/Skarn Target with Gold Grades up to 4.5 g/t and Uncovers New Silver ZoneSelect rock chip samples previously reported were fire assayed for gold, returning grades consistent with a porphyry copper/skarn system at the Metheny, Lightning Breccia and Big Cut Zones1Supports the thesis of a potential buried porphyry copper (+/- gold) intrusion on the east side of Property, with further evidence including:Widespread phyllic and argillic alteration, typically found above a porphyry intrusion, with distal propylitic alteration to the eastVolcanics and limestones exposed at surface, suggesting the porphyry intrusion lies at depthHigh-grade skarns grading up to 21% copper, 4.5 g/t gold and 1,085 g/t silver (skarn occurs when limestone is altered and mineralized by a nearby porphyry copper intrusion)Large hydrothermal breccia pipe (the Lightning Breccia)Textbook metal zonation, with a high temperature core of copper-gold (bismuth-tellurium) overlain by silver-lead-zinc (manganese-arsenic-antimony-mercury) in the younger Hercules Rhyolite to the westHistorical mining tunnel re-discovered at the new South Camp Creek Zone, indicating a potentially significant extension to the CRD-style silver system beyond the 3.5 kilometers of known strike lengthClick below for a summary of today's news from CEO Chris Paul.To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9425/163640_0e4ef8e0b43e5bac_002full.jpgToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 25, 2023) - Hercules Silver Corp. (TSXV: BIG) (OTCQB: BADEF) (FSE: 8Q7) (\"Hercules Silver\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce new gold geochemical results from mineralized skarns and breccias at the Metheny, Big Cut and Lightning Breccia Zones on the Hercules Property located in western Idaho (\"Hercules\" or the \"Property\"). On January 24, the Company announced 4-acid assay results for silver, lead, zinc and copper from over 800 rock chip samples within soil anomalies across the Property. A 4-acid digest provides superior analytical results versus a typical aqua regia digest, due to the complete digestion of the sample, however gold values are not reported. The Company subsequently fire assayed select rock samples within the porphyry copper target area, which revealed the presence of gold in bedrock. The gold is ...