The 2026 field program at the Veronica property in Yukon’s Silvertip District has wrapped up, Silver North Resources Ltd. announced, after a season of detailed soil sampling, mapping and prospecting aimed at expanding a multi-element geochemical anomaly and following up on high-grade silver occurrences identified last year.
Program scope and context
Silver North said the campaign focused on areas where earlier work revealed mineralization in float and outcrop within rock units that could host Carbonate Replacement Deposit (CRD) style ores — a deposit type associated with the nearby Silvertip Mine Project operated by Coeur Mining, which lies about 11 kilometres to the southwest of Veronica.
The company targeted a geochemical anomaly that now measures roughly 1.2 by 1.0 kilometres, conducting detailed prospecting and mapping to better characterise the so-called Lodge and Cooper showings. Those showings previously yielded very high-grade material, including a float sample that returned 2,860 grams per tonne silver and an outcrop with 33.2 g/t silver, results released by the company in December 2025.
Field work and data collected
This year’s field program combined traditional prospecting with geophysical targeting. Teams investigated areas highlighted by airborne magnetics and VTEM conductivity anomalies and completed contour soil lines in the southern portion of the property where geochemical highs coincide with geophysical features.
- 1,112 soil geochemical samples collected in total
- 60 of those samples were from the adjacent Tim property
- 53 rock samples taken for follow-up analysis
| Parameter | 2026 Field Program |
|---|---|
| Soil samples | 1,112 |
| Rock samples | 53 |
| Area of geochemical anomaly | 1.2 km x 1.0 km |
Laboratory assays are pending. Silver North indicated results will be released once analytical data have been received and interpreted alongside updated geophysical and lithological mapping from the 2026 campaign.
Why Veronica matters locally
The Veronica property sits in a part of southern Yukon and northern British Columbia long recognised for silver-rich CRD-style mineral systems. The Silvertip area has seen increasing exploration activity in recent years because CRD deposits can carry significant quantities of silver, lead and zinc hosted in carbonate-dominated rocks.
For Yukoners, further confirmation of a sizeable or high-grade deposit could influence regional economic activity through future exploration employment, contractor work and potential longer-term development. Exploration also triggers obligations around environmental stewardship, access agreements and Indigenous consultation — considerations that accompany any mineral work in the territory.
Next steps and expectations
Analytical turnaround and data integration will determine the pace of follow-up. The company plans to interpret the 2026 geochemistry alongside VTEM and magnetics targets and the new mapping to refine drill targets if warranted. No drilling was reported for this season.
Silver North’s broader asset base includes the Haldane Silver Project near Keno Hill and the Tim and Veronica projects in the Silvertip District. The company describes Veronica as a property with open-ended geochemical anomalies and visible mineralization that merits further work.
As samples are returned from the laboratory and results are compiled, Silver North said it will update its Veronica database and release interpretations that could include target maps and recommendations for follow-up exploration, including possible drill testing in future seasons.
Local stakeholders and observers will be watching closely for assay results and any proposed advancement of the project, which would carry implications for local services, environmental oversight and Indigenous engagement in the region.
