2026 Exploration Targets
Thor as a KEY to Exploration
Exploring in Brownfield exploration districts is both an art and a science. Taranis has drilled over 250 drill holes on the Thor epithermal deposit and we know it like the back of our hand! Taranis is now taking this knowledge and exploring for other deposits in the Silver Cup Mining District. The analogy we use is that Thor is the KEY that can unlock the potential of the district. The KEY is explained in more detail in the presentation under "Find Out More".
Some of the gold that was obtained from the bulk sample of the SIF Zone after it was refined and weighed. The bulk sample (600t) was used to calculate the average grade of the SIF Zone that lies adjacent to the Nortran target.
Nortran (Western Deeps)
Nortran is an old concept that has recently gotten renewed focus as a result of discovery of the lamprophyre dyke at Thor and the associated alteration zone that encases the intrusive dyke system.
Use of a handheld Short Wave Infra Red ("SWIR") spectrometer to determine alteration and mineral content of rocks at Thor (SIF Zone).
Borr Zone
The Borr Zone is an exciting new area of mineralization at Thor that appears to connect the entire Thor deposit onto the Silver Cup Anticline. This zone was discovered 1.3 km southeast of the Thor deposit, and is the first occurrence of epithermal mineralization on the east side of the lamprophyre dyke and associated mineralization.
Nortran is a target that really came into importance with the discovery of the lamprophyre dyke at Thor, and numerous high-grade gold and silver float in the Horton Area. It is believed to be the faulted-off west extension of the known Thor epithermal deposit, and has a highly mineralized boulder train extending from Horton up to the south end of the target.
One O'Clock Intrusive Target
Taranis has identified two ages of intrusive rocks at Thor, and these are a large intrusive body in the forms of a circular intrusion that does not outcrop at surface, and a closely-realted lamprophyre dyke body. The lamprophyre outcrops rarely and it is not mineralized. The larger intrusive body (known as I-1) is a calc-alkaline porphyritic intrusive body based on xenoliths that are found in the lamprophyre dyke.
Some of the lamprophyre exposed on the prominent ridge at Gary's Corner. The druzy green color and numerous albite phenocrysts are typical of this rock unit. (click on image to enlarge)