Honey Badger Silver (TSX-V:TUF) has completed its first field exploration program at the 100%‑owned Yava Project in Nunavut, Canada.
The program focused on geological mapping and systematic sampling of the Main zone area, nearby historical occurrences, and untested regional VTEM targets.
The work was designed as a target‑generation campaign ahead of potential future drilling at the polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) system.
Interim CEO Chad Williams says the program was designed to ‘advance understanding’ of the underexplored system and refine priority targets.
“While the PC silver mine remains Honey Badger Silver’s primary development focus, Yava is an often-overlooked project within our broader Canadian silver portfolio,” Williams notes.
“Historical drilling in the 1970s at Yava identified a shallow polymetallic VMS system that has never been followed up on, while several historic silver occurrences and geophysics targets nearby have never seen modern exploration.”
The 5,218‑hectare Yava Project hosts a non‑compliant historical resource estimate of 1.3 million tonnes grading 106.8 grams per tonne silver (Ag), 1.03% copper (Cu), 4.96% zinc (Zn), 1.6% lead (Pb), and 0.3g/t gold (Au), derived from approximately 10 shallow drill holes completed between 1974 and 1975.
The Yava Main zone comprises a shallow massive sulphide lens between 10m and 35m thick with an approximate strike length of 250m. Historical drilling at the Main zone included 40.1m grading 67.53g/t Ag, 1.1% Cu, 3.73% Zn, 0.54% Au, and 0.36% Pb in hole Y‑74‑01.
Beyond the Main zone, Yava hosts several untested exploration targets, including the North zone, where a historical grab sample returned 3,454g/t Ag, and the M‑3 target, where a grab sample returned 4,960g/t Ag.
The project is located in the Hackett River greenstone belt, approximately 450km northeast of Yellowknife and 40km south of the Hackett River deposit.
Honey Badger Silver has transported samples from the fieldwork to Yellowknife for geochemical analysis. Results will be integrated with historical data to rank targets for follow‑up exploration and potential future drilling.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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