Wesdome drills 14.25 m of 223.12 g/t Au at Kiena mine
2016-08-24 16:37 ET - News Release
WESDOME ANNOUNCES HIGH GRADE GOLD DISCOVERY AT KIENA COMPLEX IN VAL D'OR QUEBEC
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. has released early underground drill results from the exploration program at its 100-per-cent-owned Kiena mine complex located near Val d'Or, Que.
Highlights:
• 94.35 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 17.4 metres uncut (18.03 g/t cut) in hole U-6124;
• 223.12 g/t gold over 14.25 metres uncut (18.59 g/t cut) in hole U-6125;
• 238.81 g/t gold over five metres uncut (15.71 g/t cut) in hole U-6125;
• 8.43 g/t gold over 8.2 metres uncut (3.82 g/t cut) in hole U-6130.
Two drills are testing for a repetition of the S-50 zone along a Z-fold interpretation 200 to 300 metres below existing mine infrastructure at a depth of approximately 1,200 metres. The nominal drill spacing to test this target is 100 metres.
George Mannard, vice-president of exploration, commented: "These early results exceed expectations, and these rich veins are unlike anything previously encountered at this property. Three holes have been completed to date, hitting four high-grade intersections. More drilling is under way, and is required to define the geometry, true widths and extent of this extraordinarily rich mineralized system.”
At least two quartz veins and quartz vein breccia systems have been observed to date. They occur near altered and deformed komatiite-tholeiitic basalt contacts. Drilling continues with one drill on the 670-metre level, drilling eastward to test the north-trending arm of the projected Z-fold. The second is drilling southwestward from the 910-metre level, testing the southeast-trending arm of the projected Z-fold. Multiple occurrences of coarse native gold have been observed in all four intervals. Drilling results are summarized in the attached table.
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At a depth of approximately 1,200 metres Integra could also see Wesdome type results ! ( 94.35 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 17.4 metres)
Think Lamaque Deeps !
“If we hit it, it’ll take a lot more drilling to prove it up, but it could be a real game-changer for the project,” De Jong said. “The structures that host mineralization at Sigma appear to trend towards Lamaque at depth, and if they intercept it would create a perfect environment for gold.”
image: https://www.northernminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Lamaque-Deep-Target-“If we hit it, it’ll take a lot more drilling to prove it up, but it could be a real game-changer for the project,” De Jong said. “The structures that host mineralization at Sigma appear to trend towards Lamaque at depth, and if they intercept it would create a perfect environment for gold.”
Cross section of underground workings at the historic Sigma and Lamaque gold mines, including conceptual Lamaque Deep target. Most of the mineralization at Lamaque is hosted within brittle “C-flat” veins that crosscut an intrusive plug, whereas at Sigma, historic workings outline steeply-dipping, mineralized “C” structures that crosscut an easterly-trending dyke swarm. Credit: Integra Gold.
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