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KELOWNA, BC, March 14, 2024 /CNW/ - Cantex Mine Development Corp. (TSXV: CD) (OTCQB: CTXDF) (the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its 100-percent-owned 14,077 hectare North Rackla claim block in the Yukon.
Dr. Charles Fipke reports
Bulk Germanium Results
Cantex's directors are pleased to now have a method that can reliably be used to determine the bulk concentration of germanium within drill core. Determining the bulk concentration of germanium within drill core has the advantage of providing an average germanium content of the sphalerite and other minerals in the sample, as well as being more cost effective and possible to complete in a more timely fashion.
Main and GZ Zone Results
Cantex has undertaken an evaluation of thirty samples from the Main and GZ Zones in order to identify a technique suitable for bulk analysis of germanium.
These samples were selected to represent the full spectrum of grades seen on the project to best assess the techniques. Five different analytical techniques were evaluated. Of the five methods evaluated three techniques produced results with tight precision.
Table 1 presents the newly received germanium results from these three techniques. It also contains the corresponding silver-lead-zinc grades from these samples.
The results show that, as expected, there is strong correlation between germanium content and zinc grade. This correlation was expected as it is the zinc sulphide mineral (sphalerite) that contains the germanium. Analyses of sphalerite grains from 97 intercepts within the Main Zone average 654 grams per tonne. Sphalerite grains from 14 intercepts within the GZ Zone average 521 grams per tonne. Thus, higher grade zinc mineralization is expected to have substantial germanium content.
It is important to note that even the higher germanium values will be further upgraded prior to being sent to a smelter. The mineralization contains other minerals beyond sphalerite and galena which will dilute the germanium content. Many of these gangue minerals would be removed from the mineralization prior to it being sent to a smelter, increasing the germanium, silver, lead and zinc content.
Table 1. Germanium results from the Main and GZ Zones
Pad | Hole | Depth | ALS | ALS | ActLabs | ALS | |||
From | To | Brisbane | N. Van. | Ancaster | N. Vancouver | ||||
(m) | (m) | Ge (ppm) | Ge (ppm) | Ge (ppm) | Ag (g/t) | Pb (%) | Zn (%) | ||
GZ02D | YKDD21-209 | 36.45 | 37.15 | 494 | 549 | 513 | 363 | 11.20 | 42.59 |
GZ03E | YKDD21-214 | 111.90 | 112.85 | 101 | 100 | 105 | 13 | 2.62 | 16.40 |
MZ03 | YKDD19-047 | 120.50 | 121.50 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 2.09 | 4.59 |
MZ05 | YKDD19-042 | 41.10 | 42.10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 13.05 | 1.00 |
YKDD19-043 | 72.20 | 73.30 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 214 | 44.82 | 3.38 | |
MZ06 | YKDD18-012 | 102.87 | 103.87 | 243 | 258 | 247 | 281 | 18.45 | 37.97 |
YKDD18-013 | 121.45 | 122.45 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 190 | 5.79 | 3.27 | |
YKDD18-013 | 124.25 | 125.15 | 310 | 327 | 312 | 341 | 16.65 | 42.70 | |
YKDD18-014 | 191.40 | 192.40 | 109 | 107 | 111 | 653 | 32.92 | 10.40 | |
YKDD18-014 | 198.40 | 199.40 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 3.08 | 3.14 | |
YKDD18-014 | 201.40 | 202.40 | 92 | 99 | 95 | 106 | 4.08 | 15.45 | |
YKDD18-015 | 130.28 | 131.28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 5.35 | 6.64 | |
MZ30 | YKDD21-187 | 163.90 | 164.60 | 125 | 148 | 124 | 263 | 41.37 | 16.65 |
MZ33 | YKDD19-146 | 233.55 | 234.10 | 350 | 366 | 350 | 49 | 1.93 | 43.32 |
YKDD19-155 | 357.60 | 358.20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 78 | 0.94 | 3.76 | |
MZ36 | YKDD21-190 | 182.00 | 183.00 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 18 | 4.02 | 5.05 |
YKDD21-194 | 324.45 | 325.00 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.11 | 0.30 | |
MZ50A | YKDD21-191 | 224.75 | 225.25 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 0.49 | 4.00 |
YKDD21-192 | 211.80 | 212.30 | 148 | 158 | 147 | 134 | 26.28 | 16.20 | |
YKDD21-192 | 215.80 | 216.40 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 0.82 | 3.82 | |
YKDD21-192 | 251.70 | 252.40 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 90 | 2.16 | 11.65 | |
MZ51 | YKDD20-178 | 77.70 | 78.20 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 94 | 18.90 | 5.44 |
YKDD21-183 | 85.00 | 85.50 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 0.96 | 3.32 | |
YKDD21-186 | 96.50 | 97.00 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2.28 | 1.55 | |
YKDD21-189 | 108.85 | 109.35 | 88 | 92 | 87 | 35 | 2.90 | 17.15 | |
YKDD21-189 | 123.50 | 124.15 | 123 | 128 | 128 | 32 | 1.84 | 15.55 | |
MZ51A | YKDD21-195 | 155.00 | 155.50 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 0.95 | 2.33 |
YKDD21-200 | 222.50 | 223.05 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0.37 | 1.72 | |
MZ52 | YKDD22-245 | 59.00 | 59.50 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1.45 | 1.26 |
MZ54A | YKDD22-254 | 179.00 | 179.50 | 55 | 61 | 54 | 56 | 16.05 | 9.16 |
Summary
Cantex's directors are pleased to have a reliable, cost effective and timely method to establish the bulk concentration of germanium within drill core. The Company intends to continue analyzing its upcoming drill core for germanium using this bulk technique.