FURY GOLD MINES LTD
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed May 7, 2024.
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FY2023 · Filed May 7, 2024
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Recommendations
The limited metallurgical testwork conducted so far suggests that the gold can be recovered by conventional means, such as a combination of gravity followed by cyanide leaching of the concentrate. Additional metallurgical testwork will be warranted if further exploration increases the size of the resource.
In 2018, significant gold mineralization was identified at the Percival prospect located 14 kilometres (km) to the east of the Eau Claire deposit. The Eau Claire deposit, the Percival prospect and various other mineral occurrences, displayed on Figure 3, are all located within the Eau Claire Property, also referred to as the Eau Claire Project. Gold mineralization at Percival has been defined within a 500x100x300m footprint within folded sulphidized and silicified breccias and quartz veining in an interbedded volcanic and sedimentary sequence. Fury recognized that the high-grade core of the Percival mineralization, represented by historical drill intercepts of 9.0m of 6.26 g/t gold, 8.5m of 7.13 g/t gold, and 2.0m of 8.47 g/t gold was parallel and slightly offset to magnetic stratigraphic units that define a steep westerly plunging fold hinge. Targeting of the fold hinge geometry has significantly expanded the Percival mineralized footprint with intercepts of up to 13.5m of 8.05 g/t Au, including 3m of 25.8 g/t Au. Exploration historically has focussed on Quartz-tourmaline veins (VQTL) within mafic volcanic sequences at Eau Claire, the recent identification of the Percival mineralization indicates there is good potential to discover additional mineralization and to add to the resource base within the Eau Claire Project.
Recommendations
The following summarizes the work programs recommended by the authors of the Eau Claire Technical Report Summary.
Future exploration efforts should continue to focus on the Eau Claire deposit and Percival prospect styles of mineralization identified to date as it has been shown these can host significant gold grades over width. The recommended Phase 1 work program consists of a regional portion focussed on refining known gold occurrences within the Project and attempting to define new prospects in areas with favourable geological and structural settings. In addition to the regional program, a drill program, focussed on the Eau Claire deposit, designed to tie-in the mineralization identified 450m west of the current resource with the aim of updating the current mineral resource should be completed. Additional drilling would focus on the Percival prospect and other nearby geochemical anomalies to determine the continuity and scale of gold mineralization.
The Phase 1 program is anticipated to include collection of 15,000 infill till and biogeochemical samples and 30,000 m of Diamond drilling, 20,000m at the Eau Claire deposit and 10,000m at Percival. The Phase 1 program is estimated to cost approximately $13.5 million. The estimated costs of the recommended work program are derived from Mr. Frappier-Rivard's extensive knowledge of working in Northern Quebec gained over the past 20 years with upward adjustment for the current supply and labour markets.
The Phase 2 exploration program will continue to be drill intensive. An additional 20,000 - 30,000m of diamond drilling should be completed at the Eau Claire deposit to explore the down dip potential of the limb mineralization as well as tying in the newly identified mineralization at the Gap zone and to the east of the defined resource with the ongoing goal of continuing to update the Mineral Resource Estimate. An additional 20,000m of drilling should be allocated to regional targets defined from the Phase 1 program. The Phase 2 program is estimated to cost between $18 and $22.5 million, as set forth in the table below:(Table 18).
Recommended Work Programs
| Phase 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Details | CostEstimate(C$) |
| Labour | Staff Wages, Technical and Support Contractors | 1,750,000 |
| Assaying | Sampling and Analytical | 750,000 |
| Drilling | Diamond Drilling (30,000m at $175/m) | 5,250,000 |
| Till Sampling | Detailed sampling program | 1,500,000 |
| Land Management | Consultants. Assessment Filing, Claim maintenance | 750,000 |
| Community Relations | Community Tours, Outreach | 75,000 |
| Information Technology | Remote site communications and IT | 35,000 |
| Safety | Equipment, Training and Supplies | 75,000 |
| Expediting | Expediting | 150,000 |
| Camp Costs | Equipment, Maintenance, Food, Supplies | 250,000 |
| Freight and Transportation | Freight, Travel, Helicopter | 450,000 |
| Fuel | 1,200,000 | |
| General and Administration | 100,000 | |
| Sub-total | 12,335,000 | |
| Contingency (10%) | 1,233,500 | |
| Total | 13,568,500 | |
| Phase 2 | ||
| Type | Details | CostEstimate(C$) |
| Labour | Staff Wages, Technical and Support Contractors | 2,250,000 |
| Drilling | Diamond Drilling (40,000 - 50,000m) | 7,875,000 |
| Assaying | Sampling and Analytical | 1,000,000 |
| Community Relations | Community Tours, Outreach | 100,000 |
| Information Technology | Remote site communications and IT | 100,000 |
| Safety | Equipment, Training and Supplies | 125,000 |
| Expediting | Expediting | 250,000 |
| Camp Costs | Equipment, Maintenance, Food, Supplies | 750,000 |
| Freight and Transportation | Fright, Travel, Helicopter | 1,950,000 |
| Fuel | 3,000,000 | |
| General and Administration | 500,000 | |
| Sub-total | 17,900,000 | |
| Contingency (10%) | 1,790,000 | |
| Total | 19,690,000 | |
2021 - 2023 Eau Claire Exploration Program
From 2020 through to 2022, Fury completed a total of 79 diamond drill holes for approximately 52,960m on the Eau Claire Project. The drill program consisted of i) an extension phase focused on extensions to the known vein corridors along strike from the Eau Claire resource ("Extension Program"); ii) an exploration phase designed to test targets along the 4.5km long deposit trend ("Exploration Program") and iii) an exploration phase of drilling designed to test targets at the Percival prospect 14km east of the Eau Claire Deposit.
The focus of the 2022 exploration campaign has been on the Exploration and Regional Programs, with an emphasis on extending the resource within the Western Hinge Target as well as along the southeast margin of the Eau Claire deposit, and drill testing the Percival target. The Company completed its 2022 drilling program in October 2022, drilling 28 holes, approximately 17,700m, exceeding the original planned drilling program of 15,000m. Overall, the Company drilled approximately 52,700m during 2021 and 2022, compared to a target of 50,000m due to certain efficiencies achieved. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2022, the Company completed a soil sampling surveys on three grids targeting five priority regional exploration targets within the adjacent Lac Clarkie property.
The Expansion Program at the Eau Claire deposit targets the southeast margin of the existing inferred mineral resource, which is currently defined by 204,000 ounces ("oz") at 11.81 grams per tonne ("g/t") Au (using a 2.5 g/t Au cut-off grade). This drill program is designed to connect isolated defined resource blocks as well as to expand the resource to the east. Results from the four holes completed in the second quarter of 2022 were released on August 3, 2022 including 4.43 g/t Au over 1.43m and 4.60 g/t Au over 1.25m, with hole 22EC-048 exhibiting four zones of high grade and broad widths of more moderate grade, including 3.50m of 4.79 g/t gold, 1.00m of 14.19 g/t gold, 3.50m of 5.86 g/t gold, 1.00m of 20.6 g/t gold and 17.50m of 1.29 g/t Au.
On January 23, 2023, the Company released results for the final hole completed at the Hinge Target in 2022. Drill hole 22EC-059 was drilled oblique to all other drilling at the Hinge Target (at an angle of 150 degrees) and provides confirmation of the current geological interpretation. The hole intercepted eight zones of gold mineralization across 350m drilled width including 1.50m of 22.77 g/t gold, 1.50m of 15.30 g/t gold and 1.50m of 6.46 g/t gold. These intercepts extend the gold mineralization and represent a 100m offset to the west and a 150m vertical offset of the defined shallow 850 Zone within the Hinge Target. Notably, the reported intercept of 1.50m of 22.77 g/t gold at a downhole depth of 181.5m, approximately 155m below surface, is one of the shallowest high-grade intercepts to date within the Hinge Target zone.
The exploration drilling program along the Eau Claire deposit trend continues to demonstrate the potential to significantly expand the Eau Claire deposit to the west. The focus during 2022 has been on the Western Hinge, and Gap Zone as well as along the north limb of the anticline. All exploration targets within the Deposit Trend have the potential to significantly expand the Eau Claire mineralized footprint. To date the footprint of gold mineralization has been increased by over 455m or 25% at the Hinge Target alone and remains open to further expansion to the West. The eleven holes drilled into the Hinge Target have had a hit rate of nearly 55% above the Eau Claire underground measured and indicated resource grade of 6.3 g/t gold and over 80% above the underground cut-off grade of 2.5 g/t gold.
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