A gold, silver and tungsten prospect in Queens County, centred on the large Jumbo Vein. High-grade historical samples and widespread gold in soils point to a broad mineralized system.
Westfield is a gold, silver and tungsten prospect in Queens County, centred on the large Jumbo Vein. High-grade historical samples and widespread gold in soils point to a broad mineralized system.
Location
The Westfield Property is located in Queens County, southwest Nova Scotia, with showings on both sides of the Westfield River between the Rosette and Westfield roads. Access is excellent along maintained gravel roads, supplemented by several woods roads across the claims.
Geology
Westfield is a polymetallic gold, silver and tungsten system within Meguma metasediments, close to the edge of a granite intrusion. The old workings sit on the south limb of a syncline, with large slightly deformed quartz veins showing crack and seal texture as sheeted veins controlled by shearing, parasitic folding and minor faulting. Mineralization is hosted mainly in biotised sediments and indurated hornfels. Greisen alteration veins are occasionally observed.
The main structure is the Jumbo Vein, emplaced along a shear zone and enveloped by greisen alteration. It reaches up to 18 m in width and has been traced for several hundred metres along strike. A finger of granite lies a few hundred metres to the north and likely underlies the property, a setting that helps explain the strong tungsten, tin, silver and rare earth signatures found alongside gold.
History
Westfield has seen exploration since at least the 1930s, when a 70 ft shaft and a 50 ft crosscut were driven on the Jumbo Vein. Some of the related work mentioned below was conducted on claims not held by Freedom Gold.
- 1980s: Several operators completed assessment work. In 1983, sampling of sulphide-bearing quartz from the Jumbo Vein returned up to 37 g/t Au. Pits beside the Westfield River returned up to 117 g/t Ag, over 2% zinc, 0.5% lead, 5.5% tungsten and 1,200 ppm tin. Five drill holes in 1984 intersected tungsten values up to 6,000 ppm (MacKinnon, 2014).
- 2004-2005: Further assessment work was carried out on the property.
- 2013: A reconnaissance visit by Quest Rare Minerals collected 18 rock samples across the property. The standout returned 2.05 g/t Au and 4,070 ppm tungsten, with anomalous values in nine of 14 elements tested (MacKinnon, 2014).
- 2017: A single line of mobile ion geochemistry (MIG) soil sampling returned anomalous gold and base metals, and a grab sample returned over 2 g/t Au (MacKinnon, 2017).
- 2021: An 82-sample MIG soil survey across four new lines, supported by the Nova Scotia Mineral Resources Development Fund, returned gold above detection in 42 samples. The results confirmed widespread anomalous gold and arsenic across the claims, along with elevated rare earth elements (MacKinnon, 2021).
Exploration Plans
Our geologists are currently finalizing exploration plans that will take place over the course of the fall and winter months. Work recommended to date includes extending soil sampling to the west, followed by trenching and channel sampling of the strongest targets.
Gallery
Jumbo vein outcrop, 18 m thick 
Map illustrating granite intrusion, exploration target
Forward-Looking Statements
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Historical exploration results referenced on this website have not been independently verified by the Company and should not be relied upon. Technical information on this website has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Martin Demers, P.Geo. (APEGNB L5980), a technical advisor to the Company and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
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