RE:Nice resource to build on. Should have included some of the intersections.... grade is king
Great Burnt Copper-Gold Project
The Great Burnt Main Zone has an NI 43-101 compliant resource prepared in 2022 for Spruce by P&E Mining Consultants Inc. of 667,000 Tonnes (47.2 Mlb) Cu at 3.21% (indicated) and 482,000 Tonnes (25.0 Mlb) Cu at 2.35% (inferred) contained within mining lease 211(10210M). The Copper resource remains open to the south and at depth. Highlights of the drill programs to date include:
GB20-05: 27.20 m of 8.06% Cu, including 7.75 m of 16.88% Cu
GB20-20: 22.75 m of 6.89% Cu, including 12.55 m of 10.59% Cu
GB18-05: 20.94 m of 6.21% Cu, including 6.98 m of 10.71% Cu
GB18-06: 9.97 m of 7.45% Cu, including 5.03 m of 11.42% Cu
GB16-08: 7.50 m of 9.45% Cu, including 3.00 m of 19.30% Cu
GB16-09: 5.75 m of 6.68% Cu, including 1.50 m of 11.70% Cu
Exploration at the South Pond Zone has identified potential for both copper and gold along several kilometers of strike. Highlights of the 2021 drill program include:
SP21-01: 1.69g/t Au over 51.00 m, including 3.19g/t Au over 11.00 m, within 10 m of surface
SP21-03: 2.36g/t Au over 15.00 m, including 11.33g/t Au over 1.00 m
SP21-08: 1.75g/t Au over 21.20 m, including 2.82g/t Au over 10.20 m
SP21-11: 1.34g/t Au over 17.60 m, including 2.48g/t Au over 4.20 m
SP21-14: 2.06g/t Au over 21.00 m
SP21-16: 1.72g/t Au over 10.00 m
Note: Widths quoted are true core length, true widths are estimated at approximately 70% of core lengths
QP
Stephen House (P.Geo.), Vice President of Exploration for Benton Resources Inc., the 'Qualified Person' under National Instrument 43-101, has approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release and prepared or supervised its preparation.