Trailbreaker Resources Ltd. (TBK.V) has announced the completion of its maiden drill program at the Swan Zone, part of the company's 100%-owned Atsutla Gold Project in northwestern British Columbia. The drilling comprised two holes totaling 801 meters, targeting a 1.5 km by 1.5 km multi-element soil geochemical anomaly coincident with a 2.1 km by 1.4 km chargeability anomaly. This initial program tested a strike length of 1,000 meters and a vertical extent of 395 meters.
The Swan Zone is a copper-gold-silver porphyry target hosted in the Cretaceous Glundebery batholith, distinct from the Highlands Zone, which is hosted in the Jurassic Christmas Creek batholith and located 26 km away. The Highlands Zone drilling, consisting of four holes totaling 883.4 meters, tested a strike length of 500 meters and a vertical extent of 412 meters. Together, these programs represent the first significant testing of two quality targets developed over the past five years.
The company submitted 1,000 drill core samples, including standards and blanks, to Bureau Veritas' prep lab in Whitehorse, Yukon. Assay results will be released following compilation and data verification.
Daithi Mac Gearailt, President and CEO, stated, "This was a well-executed drill program that provided us with an excellent opportunity to finally test two quality targets that we have been developing for the past five years. This was a first-pass, exploratory program, and we achieved our goals while remaining within budget."
The Atsutla Gold Project is centered over the regional-scale Teslin-Thibert fault system, which marks the contact between the Quesnel and Cache Creek terranes. Gold mineralization is associated with two distinct Mesozoic batholithic intrusions. Since discovery in 2020, Trailbreaker has outlined five significant zones of gold mineralization over a 26 km span: Highlands, Christmas Creek, Snook, Willie Jack, and Swan.
The Swan Zone is defined by a multi-element soil anomaly (Au-Cu-Ag-As-Mo-Sb-Bi), with rock grab samples grading up to 11.7 g/t Au, 212 g/t Ag, and 0.81% Cu. The anomaly is coincident with a donut-shaped chargeability high from a 2024 induced polarization survey and a magnetic low signature indicating elevated potassium from a 2024 airborne survey.
Trailbreaker Resources is a mining exploration company focused on British Columbia and Yukon Territory, Canada. The company maintains a portfolio of quality mineral properties and has an experienced management team with a proven track record in exploration and development.
The technical information in this release has been reviewed and approved by Carl Schulze, P. Geo., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
