PJX Resources is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced at the high-priority Gar gold target on its Zinger Property in southeastern British Columbia’s Sullivan Mining District (see Figure 1). This first-ever drill program will test a 1,600-metre-long gold-in-soil anomaly associated with a prospective Reduced Intrusion Related Gold System (RIRGS). Geological characteristics and gold mineralization identified at Gar share similarities with RIRGS deposits, including Snowline Gold’s Valley discovery in the Yukon and Kinross Gold’s Fort Knox deposit in Alaska (Table 1).
Beyond the Headline
PJX announced that it has commenced its first-ever drilling program at the Gar target on the Zinger property in southeastern British Columbia (Figure 1-1), within the Sullivan Mining District following renewal of the Company’s five-year drilling permit.
Zinger Property highlights reported are:
- A 1,600 m long gold-in-soil anomaly is associated with the Gar intrusion.
- Grab samples of sheeted quartz veins in outcrops and boulders have returned up to 28.84 g/t Au.
- Visible gold occurs in quartz veins, locally associated with pyrite.
- Geological setting suggests a reduced intrusion-related gold system (RIRGS), with similarities to Snowline Gold’s Valley deposit in Yukon and Fort Knox in Alaska (Table 1-2).
- Gold mineralization has been identified across a broader area of at least 9 km by 2 km on the Zinger property (Figure 1-3).
- Airborne magnetic data supports the potential for additional RIRGS targets in the surrounding area.
- Three helicopter-supported drill pads have been constructed. Initial drilling will test only part of the Gar anomaly.
PJX also reported that approximately 2,700 m of its planned 4,000 m drilling program at the Estella Basin SEDEX target on its Dewdney Trail property has been completed, however further drilling there has been postponed until next year because of weather conditions.
Comments
Gar is a promising grassroots gold target with potential for a large intrusion-related gold system, but still very early stage. The combination of sheeted quartz veining, visible gold, anomalous soil geochemistry and an associated intrusion is encouraging.
The comparison with Fort Knox and Snowline’s Valley discovery is interesting and indicates that Gar does check off the major features typical of RIRGS systems. The initial drilling results will be very important to determine if broad sections of gold mineralization are present grading in the range of 0.5–1.0 g/t Au or better in addition to high grade veins which would substantially strengthen the large-tonnage RIRGS interpretation. This drill program is definitely one to watch.
Figure 1-1 Source: PJX Resources
PJX has identified more than 10 highly prospective gold target areas (yellow dots). Gar is a Reduced Intrusion Related Gold System (RIRGS) type target on the Zinger Property. PJX also has more than 10 silver, zinc, lead, copper, and/or critical metals targets (red dots). Estella Basin, Lewis Ridge, and Grundy Creek are priority Sullivan Sedex type targets on the Dewdney Trail Property (PJX Resources press release October 29, 2026).
Table 1-1 Source: PJX Resources
Figure 1-3 Source: PJX Resources
