Realgar and Orpiment at the Osiris Deposit.
Advancing Canada’s only Carlin-type gold district In 2010, ATAC Resources Ltd. made a new grassroots discovery
package. Due to the remote nature of the project, a significant
at the east end of its 185-kilometre-long Rackla Gold Property.
investment in infrastructure was carried out, with construction
Carlin-type gold is a mineralization style previously thought
of an airstrip and a 50-person camp. Drilling continued in the
to be unique to Nevada, where the Carlin trend itself lies. The
following seasons, with more phenomenal results, including
discovery had all the hallmarks, from abundant and visually
18.44 g/t gold over 42.93 metres drilled in 2012. With four
striking realgar and orpiment in limestone host rocks at surface,
primary zones of mineralization identified, work shifted to
to extensive geochemical anomalism in gold, with associated
definition drilling, with the goal of preparing an initial resource
pathfinder elements. With a late-season drill campaign quickly
estimate.
assembled, the first hole returned 4.65 g/t gold over 65.20 metres, and ATAC knew they were onto something big.
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In 2018, the company defined a maiden inferred resource for the Osiris deposit, reporting a total of 1.7 million ounces of gold at
Over the following years, the company continued to aggressively
a grade of 4.23 g/t. This resource comprised both open-pit and
explore the immediate area, while conducting extensive
underground components, at the four primary zones: Conrad,
grassroots exploration across the broader district-scale land
Osiris, Ibis, and Sunrise. Mineralization demonstrates strong
