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Kapa Gold Provides Update on Blackhawk Sampling Program
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 22, 2023) - KAPA GOLD INC . (TSXV: KAPA)...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Kapa Gold Provides Update on Blackhawk Sampling ProgramVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 22, 2023) - KAPA GOLD INC. (TSXV: KAPA) (\"Kapa\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to provide the following update on recent geological mapping and sampling at its 100% owned Blackhawk property.Kapa has received the final report summarizing an extensive geological mapping and rock sampling program undertaken on the Blackhawk project, Lucerne Valley, California (Figure 1). This program took place during October 2022 and was focused on areas distant from the property's historic underground precious metals workings which are located on patented claims (Figure 1). Figure 1. Areas investigated during the 2022 exploration program, Blackhawk property.To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/8847/155725_570d5b9824ec7864_001full.jpgThe areas investigated were the Partin Quarry area and the Mill Site area, (Figure 1). Sixty nine rock grab samples were collected, with over 80% returning enhanced to highly anomalous abundances of ore related elements. All samples were analyzed for 53 elements by ICP at ALS Labs in Vancouver.Grab samples from outcrops in the reclaimed Partin Quarry area and historic prospects and outcrops-sub crops with secondary minerals across the Mill Site area returned highly significant precious and base metal concentrations: some samples returned greater than 25 grams per tonne gold, greater than 100 grams per tonne silver, and values of copper, lead and zinc greater than 1%. The Company is proceeding with check assays for all samples with metallic abundances greater than the upper detection limit. Of particular note, several samples returned highly anomalous values of tellurium and indium, both of which have been deemed strategic metals by the US Government. Samples with anomalous precious and base metal abundances extend from the western end of the Mill Site area to the eastern most claims of the Blackhawk property. These mineralized samples confirm that the mineralized trend extends eastward from the historic workings for a distance of approximately 4.5 km (Figure 2). Figure 2. Distribution of enhanced to highly anomalous grab samples collected during the October 2022 exploration program (image from Google Earth, 2023).To view an enhanced version of this ...