Riverside Resources has received expanded property package mineral titles for its Revel and Red Jacket projects in south-central British Columbia, Canada.
The new titles increase Riverside’s land position at Red Jacket to nearly double its previous area, while an additional 30% of ground will be added at the Revel project.
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These expansions cover targets situated along strike from known mineralisation and extend the company’s control over a prospective mineral belt.
The Revel project, located approximately 20km from Seymour Arm and north of Revelstoke, is focused on rare earth elements (REEs) within a carbonatite district.
This project now encompasses a 12km-long undrilled carbonatite-style rare earth system, with the new claims covering the northern continuation of the carbonatite layer.
Recent work at Revel included mapping and geochemical sampling aimed at identifying higher-grade REE zones ahead of potential drilling.
At the Red Jacket site, the new titles have expanded Riverside’s tenure in a region characterised by volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) systems, similar to those at the nearby Yellowhead deposit.
The project is situated approximately 15km east of Clearwater and 115km north-north-east of Kamloops, with access provided by a paved highway and logging roads.
Riverside assembled the Red Jacket project earlier this year and has carried out field soil and rock sampling, along with reconnaissance mapping to identify VMS targets.
The Revel and Red Jacket properties occupy areas underlain by rock assemblages known to host mineralisation, including the Eagle Bay Assemblage and parts of the Shuswap Metamorphic Terrain.
Planned exploration during the coming months includes airborne geophysical surveys and further fieldwork.
Riverside Resources president and CEO John-Mark Staude said: “Expanding our mineral tenure position at two of our growing British Columbia projects is a positive milestone for Riverside.
“Summer exploration programmes are under way at both properties, and we expect results in the coming months.
“Securing larger land packages that capture more of the productive belt strengthens our position, adds cost-effective value, and sets us up for partner funding transactions and expanded exploration in stable, easily workable jurisdictions.”
Earlier this month, Riverside and its partner Questcorp Mining completed expanded geophysical surveys at the La Union Project in Sonora, Mexico, in support of their ongoing drilling operations.
