GSN Regular Membership Meeting – October 18, 2024

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Contact: gsn@gsnv.org

GSN REGULAR MEMBERSHIP MEETING, OCT. 18, 2024 — Every 3rd Friday of the month

TIME: Drinks @ 6 pm, Dinner @ 6:30 pm, Talk @ 7:30 pm

WHERE: ATLANTIS CASINO RESORT, RENO, NV

Presenter: DERICK UNGER, VP of Exploration, NevGold Corporation

Title:  “Geology of the Zeus Copper Project and Hercules Copper Trend, Western Idaho”

MEETING SPONSOR:  RUEN DRILLING

DINNER COST:  $60 per person

ONLINE RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE  BELOW.

PLEASE RSVP FOR DINNER NO LATER THAN MONDAY, THE WEEK OF THE MEETING.

Please contact Laura Ruud at the GSN office for more information:  gsn@gsnv.org

Abstract:

Western Idaho, in and around Washington County, has received significant exploration attention since Hercules Metals Corporation announced the discovery of a new porphyry copper deposit, the Leviathan Porphyry, in October 2023 at their Hercules Project. This discovery led to a substantial investment by Barrick Gold Corporation and triggered a staking rush for nearby properties in what is now informally known as the Hercules Copper Trend. Following the discovery by Hercules Metals, NevGold Corporation announced it had staked the Zeus Copper Project in the Hercules Copper Trend.

The Hercules Copper Trend is hosted in the Blue Mountain Province, a series of accreted terranes of Permian-Triassic plutons and Triassic-Jurassic volcanic and sedimentary rocks. The Triassic-aged plutons are believed to be the source of porphyry copper mineralization, which is primarily hosted in the lower Huntington Formation and the underlying plutons. Historical production in the trend is limited to the mining of silver-base-metal veins hosted in Jurassic-Triassic volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the upper Huntington Formation, including the Hercules Rhyolite.

NevGold’s Zeus Copper Project offers significant porphyry copper potential, with its location and geological similarities to the successful Hercules Project. The ongoing field program in 2024 aims to build on these findings, potentially uncovering a major copper deposit in this historically underexplored region. The project is seen as highly strategic within the Hercules Copper Trend and positions NevGold as a key player in this emerging copper district. 

Speaker Bio: Derick Unger is the Vice President of Exploration for NevGold Corporation. He has worked in exploration and resource estimation for over 15 years on projects in North America and South America.

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