Tombstone Gold Belt, Yukon — Crews working for T2 Metals Corp. have reported fresh indications of copper and antimony mineralization at the company’s Aurora Gold‑Silver Project in the Yukon’s Dawson Mining District, underscoring renewed exploration activity in one of the territory’s most active gold regions.
Fieldwork turns up semi‑massive sulphide float
According to the company’s update, geological mapping, rock and soil sampling are well advanced at Aurora, where teams have located new outcrops and rock float carrying semi‑massive sulphide mineralization. The mineralisation is reported to contain chalcopyrite (a copper sulphide) and stibnite (an antimony sulphide), both of which point to polymetallic potential beyond the project’s historical gold focus.
The Aurora project covers a district‑scale land package of 76 km², first staked by Yukon prospector Shawn Ryan in 2004. It lies within the Tombstone Gold Belt and sits roughly 8 km west of Prospector Metals’ ML project — a neighbouring property that has recently returned high‑grade copper and gold drilling results — and about 30 km north of the past‑producing Brewery Creek open‑pit gold mine.
Surveys and sampling advance; drilling being prepared
Exploration work noted in the update includes:
- An airborne LiDAR survey completed across the property at 10 points per square metre sample spacing.
- Extensive surface sampling, with reports indicating more than 120 rock and several thousand soil samples were collected as part of the program.
- Site preparation for a planned drill program, with reverse‑air‑blast (RAB) drilling scheduled to begin in the coming field season.
Company materials describe Aurora as having returned high‑grade gold from surface sampling and limited historical drilling, but otherwise remaining largely untested. The new copper‑ and antimony‑bearing sulphide occurrences add a geochemical dimension that could expand exploration targets beyond gold alone.
| Project detail | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Property area | 76 km² |
| LiDAR survey density | 10 pts/m² |
| Proximity to ML project | 8 km |
| Proximity to Brewery Creek | 30 km |
Local context and potential implications
Exploration results in the Tombstone Belt often attract attention because the area hosts district‑scale systems and has produced significant discoveries in recent years. The presence of chalcopyrite and stibnite at surface could signal zones where copper and antimony concentrations are associated with the project’s gold systems, but these surface occurrences require follow‑up to determine their extent and economic significance.
Work completed so far — airborne LiDAR, mapping and sampling — aims to refine target selection ahead of the planned RAB drilling. If drilling confirms continuity of the sulphide mineralisation at depth, it would broaden the project’s commodity mix and potentially alter future exploration priorities.
Local stakeholders, including prospectors, regulators and community members, typically follow such advances closely because of potential effects on employment, camp activity and environmental monitoring during field seasons. The company has said crews are preparing drill sites as part of its Q3/Q4 field programs.
Further technical details and assay results have not yet been released; the company indicated additional updates will follow as field programs progress and laboratory analyses return.
