juicy stuff The 2018 underground and surface drill programs were completed before the holidays and drill rigs were de-mobilized. The 2019 drill program (50,000-75,000 m planned) will commence in early February with mobilization of at least one underground and one surface drill rig.
The 2019 underground resource drilling will initially be carried out from the recently established 5130 level (~125 m depth) and will target the main high-grade shoots down-plunge to 200 m depth. The development of an exploration drift is planned for H1 2019 to facilitate resource drilling to greater depth and along strike, including also the Tabasco and Cayenne mineralized corridors.
The 2019 surface exploration drill program will follow known mineralized zones to 300-400 m depth and test targets further away from the mine workings. Along with testing other high priority targets, initially we will be following-up on the deep visible gold-bearing intersections with more closely spaced drilling.
A surface IP survey is also planned for Q1 2019 to test 600 m strike length of the gold-hosting mineralized environment northwest of the main deposit.
The bulk sample program is designed to test a few stopes in several zones. Overall grade from these planned stopes is estimated to average 18 to 25 g/t gold for total estimated production of 19,000 to 26,000 ounces of gold.