Aurbis Resources (CSE:AURR) has declared its wholly owned Ecru Gold Project in Nevada, US, ‘drill-ready’ after rock sample assays supported previously identified hornfels targets.
The company collected about 150 rock samples across the western section of Ecru during two mapping and sampling programs in June and July.
Aurbis says the geochemical anomalies closely coincide with hornfels alteration, soil anomalies, and structural targets associated with the Ecru intrusion.
The results build on 10 drill targets Aurbis previously identified through geophysical interpretation, as previously reported by Mining.com.au. The current dataset outlines 14 targets mapped or interpreted as hornfels alteration within the intrusion’s contact aureole.
CEO Johan Lambrechts says the results provide the final dataset needed to progress drill planning for Robertson-style gold mineralisation.
“We were committed to methodical, fact-based exploration from the outset, and this approach has allowed us to build a strong suite of Robertson-style targets on Ecru,” Lambrechts says.
“Drilling is now the next logical step.”
The company has completed six phases of exploration over the past six months, combining geological mapping, magnetic and gravity data, historical soil geochemistry, and rock sampling.
Aurbis has divided the targets into three groups. Primary targets represent areas where all datasets align, while hornfels targets remain a focus where transported cover has limited geochemical sampling. Selected secondary targets may also be tested.
The company has begun preparing approval documents for submission to the US Bureau of Land Management and has contacted contractors for a proposed 3,000m drilling program in November 2026.
Ecru lies less than 2km north of the Robertson deposit, which is operated by Nevada Gold Mines.
Aurbis Resources is a Canada-based mineral explorer advancing the Ecru Gold Project.
Write to France Pinzon at Mining.com.au
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