14 G/T Au Within 47m of Gold-Bearing Skarn from 26m Depth in 300m Step-Out at Birch Cu-Au Project

Core Insights - Yukon Metals Corp. has announced positive results from the final two drill holes of its 2025 program at the Birch Copper-Gold Project, indicating an expansion of the mineralized footprint and a significant gold component in the system [1][3]. Drill Results - The 2025 drill program at Birch included 1,685 meters of HQ diamond drill core across six holes [4]. - Hole BR25-003 intersected a 47.4-meter interval of gold-bearing stratigraphy with an average grade of 0.43 g/t Au, including a high-grade section of 14.35 g/t Au over 1 meter [6][12]. - A second gold-bearing skarn horizon was found in BR25-003, returning 33.3 meters of 0.19 g/t Au from 278.7 meters depth [6][10]. - Hole BR25-006 encountered several narrow copper-gold-silver-bearing skarn intervals, including 0.6 meters of 1.22% Cu and 40.1 g/t Ag [15][18]. Geological Insights - The mineralization at Birch is characterized by stacked gold-bearing skarn horizons, suggesting a complex geological environment typical of porphyry-related systems [11][23]. - The company is investigating a large molybdenum soil geochemistry anomaly 2 kilometers south of the drill holes, which may indicate a potential porphyry system [9][23]. Future Plans - The next phase of work will focus on step-out drilling to the south, where multiple datasets suggest the potential for an intrusive center at depth [24]. - Additional infill drilling within the skarn zone is planned to enhance continuity between the 2025 holes and refine the geometry of the mineralized horizons [25][28]. - Systematic exploration of additional skarn and epithermal targets will be initiated based on updated geological, geochemical, and geophysical interpretations [28].