Bornite

Trilogy Metals Announces Potential for By-product Germanium at the Bornite Copper-Cobalt Project, Alaska

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

China, the world's largest producer of germanium, has adopted export controls intended to restrict the export of germanium, among other metals.

Key Points: 
  • China, the world's largest producer of germanium, has adopted export controls intended to restrict the export of germanium, among other metals.
  • The Bornite deposit has a total Inferred resource of 6.5 billion pounds of copper (see Table 1).
  • The samples, averaging 15 cm in length, were selected to establish the presence of germanium sulphides at South Reef.
  • Prior to this work, only six samples from Bornite are known to have been analyzed for germanium using sample preparation methods specifically for germanium.

Trilogy Metals Provides Update on the Ambler Access Road Project's Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

The comment period ended on November 4, 2022 for the scoping process of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement ("SEIS").

Key Points: 
  • The comment period ended on November 4, 2022 for the scoping process of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement ("SEIS").
  • The USBLM is now evaluating the scoping comments and determining whether additional impacts, if any, should be more thoroughly assessed.
  • On December 19, 2019, South32, a globally diversified mining and metals company, exercised its option to form a 50/50 joint venture with Trilogy.
  • The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change, except as required by law.

Ambler Metals, Trilogy Metals' JV Company, Hosts Site Visit for Doyon Region Tribal Chiefs and NANA Region Tribal Presidents

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Recently Ambler hosted a site visit for Chiefs from the Doyon region and NANA region tribal leadership.

Key Points: 
  • Recently Ambler hosted a site visit for Chiefs from the Doyon region and NANA region tribal leadership.
  • The site visit provided an excellent opportunity for open dialogue and fostered important discussions related to the project's positive impact throughout local economies.
  • "One of our core values is respect for people, the land, the culture and the environment," says Ramzi Fawaz, President and CEO, Ambler Metals.
  • The tribal leaders held a private roundtable discussion in conjunction with the site visit.

Trilogy Metals Provides Update on the Ambler Access Project

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

VANCOUVER, BC, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Trilogy Metals Inc. (TSX: TMQ) (NYSE American: TMQ) ("Trilogy" or the "Company") is providing an update on the Ambler Access Project ("AAP") the proposed 211-mile industrial-use-only road from the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects to the Dalton highway.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, BC, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Trilogy Metals Inc. (TSX: TMQ) (NYSE American: TMQ) ("Trilogy" or the "Company") is providing an update on the Ambler Access Project ("AAP") the proposed 211-mile industrial-use-only road from the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects to the Dalton highway.
  • Trilogy Metals Inc. is a metal exploration and development company which holds a 50 percent interest in Ambler Metals LLC which has a 100 percent interest in the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects ("UKMP") in Northwestern Alaska.
  • On December 19, 2019, South32, a globally diversified mining and metals company, exercised its option to form a 50/50 joint venture with Trilogy.
  • Ambler Metals has an agreement with NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., an Alaska Native Corporation that provides a framework for the exploration and potential development of the Ambler Mining District in cooperation with local communities.

Trilogy Announces Additional Results from the 2021 Infill Drill Program at the Arctic Project and Update on the Ambler Access Project

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

Cross sections showing the drill holes AR21-0179 and AR21-0181 can be seen in Figures 2 and 3 below.

Key Points: 
  • Cross sections showing the drill holes AR21-0179 and AR21-0181 can be seen in Figures 2 and 3 below.
  • At hole AR21-0181, mineralization within Zone 5 consists of 1% to 12% pyrite, 1% to 20% chalcopyrite and trace-1% pyrrhotite.
  • Zone 3 consists of 0.1% to 25% pyrite, 0.1% to 40% chalcopyrite and trace-30% sphalerite with patches of trace pyrrhotite.
  • The drilling program, sampling and assaying protocol, and data verification were managed by qualified persons (QPs) employed by Ambler Metals.

Additional Results from the 2021 Drill Program at the Arctic Project; Two More High-Grade Infill Holes Intersected Within the Heart of Arctic

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Mineralization within the highest-grade portions of Zones 3 and 5 of drill hole AR21-0184 consists of 3-10% chalcopyrite, 5-35% sphalerite and 5-30% pyrite.

Key Points: 
  • Mineralization within the highest-grade portions of Zones 3 and 5 of drill hole AR21-0184 consists of 3-10% chalcopyrite, 5-35% sphalerite and 5-30% pyrite.
  • Whereas mineralization within the highest-grade portions of Zone 1 consists of 1-10% chalcopyrite, 10-20% sphalerite, 3% galena and 12-30% pyrite.
  • Within the Arctic deposit, mineralization occurs as stratiform semi-massive sulphide to massive sulphide beds within primarily chlorite schists and fine-grained quartz schists.
  • The drilling program, sampling and assaying protocol, and data verification were managed by qualified persons (QPs) employed by Ambler Metals.

Trilogy Metals Announces the 2022 Program and Budget for the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects and Provides Update on Arctic Permitting

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

The budget is 100% funded by Ambler Metals and was confirmed by the NANA/Ambler Metals Oversight committee.

Key Points: 
  • The budget is 100% funded by Ambler Metals and was confirmed by the NANA/Ambler Metals Oversight committee.
  • Ambler Metals presented technical results received to date and a preliminary outline of the 2022 exploration program.
  • The review concluded that the Ambler Metals permitting strategy is sound and the permitting package can proceed with minor changes.
  • More details on the proposed 2022 program and Arctic permitting timeline will be made public in early 2022.

Trilogy Metals Announces Election of Directors and Voting Results from the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

On December 19, 2019, South32, which is a globally diversified mining and metals company, exercised its option to form a 50/50 joint venture with Trilogy.

Key Points: 
  • On December 19, 2019, South32, which is a globally diversified mining and metals company, exercised its option to form a 50/50 joint venture with Trilogy.
  • The UKMP is located within the Ambler Mining District which is one of the richest and most-prospective known copper-dominant districts located in one of the safest geopolitical jurisdictions in the world.
  • Exploration efforts have been focused on two deposits in the Ambler mining district - the Arctic VMS deposit and the Bornite carbonate replacement deposit.
  • Our vision is to develop the Ambler mining district into a premier North American copper producer.\n'

Two Diamond Drill Rigs Target High-Grade Bornite Zones at Kharmagtai

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

These two drill holes underway have potential to expand the zone of high density bornite mineralisation at Kharmagtai, which would confirm that Kharmagtai has not only globally significant scale but also the large zones of high-grade characteristic of a Tier 1 copper-gold porphyry deposit.

Key Points: 
  • These two drill holes underway have potential to expand the zone of high density bornite mineralisation at Kharmagtai, which would confirm that Kharmagtai has not only globally significant scale but also the large zones of high-grade characteristic of a Tier 1 copper-gold porphyry deposit.
  • KHDDH559B (see ASX/TSX announcement dated 15 February, 2021, and Figure 1) intersected the largest zone of bornite mineralisation drilled to date at Kharmagtai.
  • In response to the high-grade, gold-rich bornite intercept at KHDDH559B, two diamond drill rigs have commenced follow-up drilling.
  • Drilling continues at Red Mountain with two diamond drill rigs executing a 4,300m drill program to target large scale copper gold porphyry mineralisation.

Generation Mining Announces High Grade Results From W Horizon Drilling

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Assay results are shown in Table 1 and a plan view of drill collar locations and 2020 drill program results are included in Figure 1.

Key Points: 
  • Assay results are shown in Table 1 and a plan view of drill collar locations and 2020 drill program results are included in Figure 1.
  • The 26 m interval intersected in hole M 20-547 corresponds to W Horizon mineralization including a 6 m interval grading 2.35 g/t PdEq.
  • Both W Horizon intervals contain visible bornite (a copper sulfide) which is usually a visual indicator of elevated palladium grades.
  • The W Horizon is recognized in the scientific literature as a zone of extreme Pd enrichment substantiating the significance of results from holes M-20-547 and M-20-542.