Liberty Gold Announces Results from Field Sampling at the Antimony Ridge Discovery, Goldstrike Oxide Gold Project, Southwest Utah
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liberty Gold Corp. (TSX:LGD; OTCQX:LGDTF) (“Liberty Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the successful completion of a first pass field sampling program at the Antimony Ridge discovery, part of the Company’s Goldstrike Oxide Gold Project (“Goldstrike”) in southwestern Utah. Following a strategic staking program that added 3.2 square kilometers to the Goldstrike claim block in September (see press release dated September 5, 2024), recent field work has confirmed the presence of significant high-grade antimony and gold oxide mineralization at surface. A follow-up detailed surface sampling and mapping program has been initiated to better define the key target areas and exploration drill testing is being planned for 2025.
Pete Shabestari, Vice President, Exploration for Liberty Gold, commented: “Our successful fieldwork at Antimony Ridge confirms the high-grade potential of this discovery, not only for antimony but for gold as well. This program demonstrates our commitment to unlocking value from all parts of the Goldstrike project. We look forward to advancing Antimony Ridge into the next phase of exploration with an expanded field program and preparation for drilling in 2025.”
Key Sampling Results and Discoveries
Liberty Gold’s recent fieldwork has significantly increased the size and grade of the identified antimony mineralized zone at Goldstrike, with new sampling returning values of up to 5.7% (57,000 parts per million (“ppm”)) antimony (“Sb”) and 3.94 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”), surpassing previous high-grade results of 2.0% antimony and 0.84 g/t gold. A total of 112 surface samples were taken from across the 6 square kilometer target area. The known high-grade mineralized zone is hosted within a laterally extensive jasperoid breccia body. The known mineralized zone spans greater than 450 meters along strike length and is five to locally over 10 meters thick. Sampling has been focused on areas of good exposure and regionally, the jasperoid is present throughout the eastern area at the contact between Eocene sediments and Miocene volcanics and dips 20-25 degrees to the northeast.
In addition to mapping and sampling at the main antimony and gold zone, the field program discovered a 300 meter exposure of mineralized jasperoid breccia area 1,500 meters to the east, along the same contact. See Figure 1 below:
FIGURE 1: ANTIMONY RIDGE AREA SAMPLING MAP
TABLE 1: HIGHLIGHT ASSAY RESULTS FOR GOLD AND ANTIMONY1
| Easting | Northing | Au ppm | Sb ppm | Sample Description |
| 249463 | 4140115 | 0.051 | 57,700 | Weakly silicified breccia with pervasive strong Sb as 4-5 cm stibnite laths |
| 249487 | 4140089 | 0.130 | 50,700 | Stibiconite in jasperoid breccia float near sub cropping jasperoid breccia |
| 249267 | 4140087 | 1.230 | 29,500 | Strong jasperoid breccia with strong Sb as darker gray infilling in the breccia matrix |
| 249334 | 4140045 | 0.223 | 27,600 | Strong fe-ox jasperoid breccia with strong disseminated stibnite near the Lejaiv Mine |
| 249289 | 4140070 | 0.848 | 20,600 | Jasperoid breccia, multi-phase silicified with disseminated stibnite, quartz veinlets |
| 247572 | 4140071 | 0.014 | 5,380 | Strongly oxidized zone of multi-phase jasperoid breccia, quartz veinlets |
| 249211 | 4140119 | 0.201 | 3,890 | Strongly silicified with disseminated stibnite throughout, milky white quartz veins |
| 247614 | 4140034 | 0.048 | 1,505 | Silicified breccia zone along fault, strong oxidation, lenses of milky white quartz |
| 249316 | 4140048 | 0.512 | 1,440 | Strongly silicified jasperoid breccia with fe-ox, thin quartz veins and disseminated Sb |
| 249092 | 4140139 | 0.117 | 1,440 | Variable fe-ox jasperoid breccia, disseminated Sb in dark gray quartz breccia |
| 249361 | 4140025 | 3.940 | 1,215 | Increasing fe-ox and jasperoid weakly silicified and speckled with white clays |
| 249335 | 4140041 | 0.212 | 1,110 | Jasperoid breccia with fe-ox alt and clotty stibnite-stibiconite |
1Assay results from surface rock sample have been analyzed at ALS Labs in Reno, Nevada for assay using a fire assay for gold and silver and aqua regia ICP-MS for Antimony with over-limit results re-run using a KClO3/HCl digestion. 10,000 ppm = 1%; “fe-ox”=iron oxide
The mineralization at Antimony Ridge occurs as large, bladed to massive disseminated stibiconite in a multi-phase jasperoid breccia with gold. Stibiconite, is an antimony oxide formed from the in-situ oxidation of stibnite, the primary antimony sulfide mineral. The stibiconite occurs in a large, bedding-parallel jasperoid breccia. This same jasperoid breccia has also been identified at multiple locations throughout the property. We would expect for the near-surface antimony oxide mineralization to transition into primary antimony sulfide mineralization down dip, below the limit of oxidation.
The Antimony Ridge mineralization occurs in the younger stratigraphy, along an easily traceable contact. See Figure 2 below:
FIGURE 2: ANTIMONY RIDGE GEOLOGIC CROSS SECTION
Antimony Ridge Phase 2 Exploration Program
Building on these positive results, Liberty Gold intends to initiate a second-phase work program designed to further expand and refine the high-grade zones, along with the following next steps:
- Focused Rock Sampling: Conduct detailed sampling to extend the high-grade antimony and gold zones, with a focus on northeast continuity under thin volcanic cover.
- Drill Program Development: Initiate planning for a drill program, including preparation for a "Notice of Intent" permit application, to evaluate the mineralized zones further and at depth.
- Geological Mapping: Refine existing geologic mapping to better define the structural controls and mineralized trends of the antimony system.
Update on Process Water Supply for Goldstrike
In support of advancing Goldstrike, Liberty Gold has completed a hydrological desk study in collaboration with Loughlin and Associates and LRE Water, identifying potential water sources within the sub-basin. The findings of this study are commercial-in-confidence, and as such, the report has not been released. The Company is actively engaged in discussions with the Washington County Water Conservancy District to establish a collaborative approach to new water exploration and permitting in the Goldstrike project area. Securing a sustainable water supply for Goldstrike is a key priority as we continue to de-risk and advance the project.
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Peter Shabestari, P.Geo., Vice-President Exploration, Liberty Gold, is the Company's designated Qualified Person for this news release within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and has reviewed and validated that the information contained in the release is accurate.
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