The KAP Project
Project Overview
- The KAP Property is 100% owned by Integral Metals Corp., located in the Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, covering 7,500 hectares.
- Primarily supported by logistical infrastructure in Norman Wells.
- Accessible from the town of Norman Wells via helicopter. The town provides essential services including a local airport, hotels, gas station, and outfitter.
- Features Mississippi Valley Type (MVT) carbonate-hosted zinc-lead mineralization.
- Primary minerals are sphalerite and galena, with notable concentrations of gallium and germanium.
- Mineralization is predominantly hosted within the Landry Formation, particularly in the Recrystallized Zone.
- Recent exploration confirmed the presence of gallium and germanium, validating historical data.
Project Location
- The KAP Property is located in the Mackenzie Mountains, approximately 160 kilometers west of Wrigley and 220 kilometers south of Norman Wells.
- The Property feature six 1,250 hectare claims on NTS map sheets 95M06 and 95M07, that were staked on February 8, 2024, and are 100% owned by Integral Metals Corp.
- Accessible primarily by helicopter on-site, and float-plane to the nearby Dal Lake. Potential for future winter road access along the Redstone River valley.
- The region's infrastructure includes logistical support from Norman Wells, Tulita, and Wrigley.
Project Geology
The KAP Property is situated in the Mackenzie Fold Belt, part of the Cordilleran Orogenic Zone.
The geological framework includes Paleozoic supracrustal sediments and significant carbonate-hosted mineralization.
The Arnica and Landry Formations dominate the local geology, with the Recrystallized Zone hosting the primary mineralization.
Extensive granular dolomitization and euhedral quartz needle silicification are key features of the Recrystallized Zone.
The geological setting is characterized by broad, gentle anticlines and synclines with low-angle thrust faults and normal block faulting.
Mineralization
- Mineralization is predominantly hosted within the Recrystallized Zone of the Landry Formation.
- The primary minerals are sphalerite (ZnS) and galena (PbS). Gallium (Ga) and germanium (Ge) were found to occur in notable concentrations with the zinc-bearing sphalerite.
- Known mineral showings include disseminated and massive sphalerite and galena over a 12 km x 3 km area.
- The mineralization is stratabound, associated with collapse breccias and secondary porosity in the carbonate host rocks.
- High potential for additional blind mineralization exists beneath plateau areas, indicated by known mineral showings.
*Averaged across 9 samples taken by Equinox Resources (1986)
Adjacent Locations
- Integral Metal’s KAP Property encompasses the entire mineralized southwest fold limb and hinge.
- Operators in the area are advancing projects at various stages of development, including prospecting and drilling activities.
- Redbed Resources Corp. is actively developing the Redstone project, with a Mineral Resource Estimate of 33.4 Mt @ 3.92% Cu and 11.3 g/t Ag.
- Fireweed Metals is preparing to perform up to 3,000 m of drilling on the Gayna project, hosting Zn and Pb, along with elevated concentrations of Ga and Ge.
Historical Work
Historical work identified multiple mineral showings and significant mineralization trends.
1975: Cominco Ltd. performed a regional exploration program
- Geological mapping, sampling, trenching, and drilling.
1996: Firesteel Resources Inc. performed geophysical surveying and diamond drilling
- Extended the gravity survey coverage to the northwest and southeast
- Thirteen drill holes re-tested some of the 1976 holes; tested two of the gravity anomalies; and stepped out from the Main Showing
2024: The 2024 exploration program by Integral involved digitizing and modeling historical data, confirming historical mineralization.
- Select historical drill holes and gravity surveys were re-analyzed, providing valuable insights for future exploration.
- Historical drilling confirmed consistent mineralization in the Main showing area, with substantial potential for high-grade zinc within a collapse breccia unit.
Future Work
Upcoming work on the KAP Property
Phase I: Conduct a comprehensive soil geochemical survey on the Property to delineate anomalous zones and identify potential targets for drilling.
- Focus on areas with historical soil geochemical anomalies and potential extensions of known mineralized zones.
Phase II: Contingent on successful results from Phase 1, implement a targeted diamond drilling program with the intention of extending known mineralized zones.
- Re-log and re-assay all historical drill holes to update and validate historical data according to modern standards.
- Drill priority targets identified from gravity surveys and soil geochemical surveys, with particular consideration for the "Grav_Main_3" anomaly.
Continued community consultation to support exploration activities.
For further information regarding the Kap Property, including further details regarding the exploration discussed on this website such as sample, analytical and testing results, data verification measures and quality assurance/quality control measures, please see the Company’s technical report with respect to the Kap Property entitled “Technical Report on the KAP Property, Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada” filed on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca on July 4, 2024.
