Thistle Resources reports high-grade antimony-silver assays from New Brunswick trenching
Published: 09:32 06 Aug 2026 EDT
Thistle Resources (TSX-V:TRCG, OTC:TRCGF) returned assays as high as 14.4% antimony and 7.59 ounces of silver per tonne from trench sampling at its Brunswick Antimony Project in New Brunswick's Bathurst Mining Camp, the company said.
The results cover 11 samples collected during the company's 2026 trenching program at the never-drilled project, which sits adjacent to the Brunswick No. 12 deposit on its eastern claim boundary.
One sample returned 14.4% antimony along with 1.99 ounces of silver, while another returned 7.59 ounces (236 g/t) of silver alongside 4.24% antimony.
The company said the results confirm a high-grade antimony-silver association that it believes distinguishes the project from other North American antimony systems.
According to Thistle, the project shares some similarities with the Lake George deposit but is distinguished by the presence of high-grade silver alongside lesser gold, lead and zinc, with previous silver assays returning up to 1,300 g/t.
“Once again, the results confirm a dynamic system — and a confirmed relationship between high-grade antimony and high-grade silver,” said CEO Patrick Cruickshank.
“Antimony is a designated critical mineral in both Canada and the United States, and North American supply is scarce. This is an exciting result for our shareholders and for the Bathurst Mining Camp."
Gary Lohman, Thistle’s vice president of exploration, said the trenching campaign is designed to uncover the granite-sediment contact that hosts the antimony-silver mineralization.
Samples were collected along the edge of Trench Area #1 and represent multiple styles of antimony mineralization.
Bedrock trench mapping and channel sampling are underway to define the strike of the mineralized contact and guide future drill targeting.
