Stampede Gap

District Scale Copper-Moly Porphyry System with numerous target anomalies identified (CRD).

Overview

The Stampede Gap Cu-Au-Mo Project is an underexplored porphyry system that has already revealed the hallmarks of a large-scale copper-molybdenum deposit. Despite limited drilling, evidence suggests the presence of a significant porphyry center, supported by geophysical anomalies, surface alteration, and encouraging mineralization at depth.

Geological Context and Exploration Model

The project is located approximately 150 km south of the Ely-Robinson-Ruth Mine, a well-known porphyry copper-gold deposit with measured and indicated resources of 358 Mt @ 0.45% Cu and 0.18 g/t Au (PorterGeo Consultancy, December 2014).

Note: The reference to Ely-Robinson-Ruth is conceptual in nature. While it provides a geological model, there has not been sufficient exploration to determine if Stampede Gap hosts similar mineralization or economic potential.

Regional-Scale Alteration

A substantial alteration halo, approximately 3 km² in size, surrounds the intrusive rocks at Stampede Gap. This zone is characterized by sericite alteration, oxidized pyrite (gossan), iron alteration, and quartz with or without sulphide veining—features indicative of a widespread hydrothermal fluid overprint. Three-dimensional inversions of IP-resistivity data reveal a large-scale alteration system interpreted as a phyllic zone or pyrite shell. Surface geochemistry shows trace element anomalism consistent with a porphyry-style mineral system.

LARGE SKARN BODIES

Geology at surface and intersected by drilling indicate high-temperature, garnet-pyroxene-magnetite skarn formed from fluids derived from the porphyry intrusives. Ore grade molybdenite and anomalous copper.