en.Wedoany.com Reported - Great Atlantic Resources Corp. has initiated a targeted exploration and rock geochemical sampling program at the Flume Ridge claim block, part of its tin-tungsten project in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Current work is focused on the southwestern portion of the claim block, located within and adjacent to an area of previously reported tungsten-bearing (including reported high-grade tungsten) till.
Great Atlantic Resources CEO Anderson stated that the company has a history of tungsten exploration, with Vice President Dave Martin and himself having been deeply involved in advancing Northcliff's Sisson Brook tungsten-molybdenum project to the pre-feasibility stage, which is now nearing production. The two previously produced a program called Talking Tungsten to educate the public about the properties of tungsten. Over the past decade, they have accumulated a portfolio of tungsten assets in New Brunswick and Newfoundland, all 100% owned by Great Atlantic Resources. The company is currently seeking partners to advance these projects while focusing its primary efforts on developing the Golden Promise mine.
The Flume Ridge claim block is one of seven claim blocks owned by the company in southwestern New Brunswick, collectively forming its 100% owned tin-tungsten project, which Great Atlantic Resources acquired through a purchase agreement. The Flume Ridge claim block hosts the Flume Ridge tungsten occurrence, which, according to the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development's mineral occurrence database (reference number 1448), contains scheelite in quartz veins.
Work reports filed with the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development document previous exploration activities in the area: two drill holes completed in 2009 in the southern portion of the claim block intersected 0.608% tungsten (0.76% WO3, WO3 = W * 1.26) over 0.57 meters of core length and 0.557% tungsten (0.70% WO3) over 0.65 meters of core length, respectively (Martin, 2010; Work Report No. 476928). Four trenches (stripped areas) completed in 2009 reportedly exposed tungsten-bearing scheelite quartz veins (Martin, 2010; Work Report No. 476928). A bedrock grab sample collected from one of these trenches in 2018 reportedly returned 1.58% tungsten (1.99% WO3) (Steven, 2018; Work Report No. 478371).
The 2026 work program is focused on the southwestern portion of the claim block, including an area where tungsten-bearing till has been reported. The late Dave Stevens of Campfire Resources Ltd. collected at least 16 rock samples from till on the claim block in 2020, all reportedly returning tungsten values greater than 3000 ppm (>0.30% W), with two samples returning 13,000 ppm tungsten (1.30% W or 1.64% WO3) and 16,600 ppm tungsten (1.66% W or 2.09% WO3), respectively (Stevens, 2021; Work Report No. 479103).
