Barton Gold Holdings (ASX:BGD) reports assay results from the company’s May 2022 reverse circulation drilling program (3,160m) at the Tunkillia Gold Project have confirmed a new 500m gold zone at the Area 51 discovery prospect.
The new Area 51 gold zone has been identified within a broad halo of gold alteration similar to that observed around the company’s cornerstone 965,000oz 223 Deposit (1.15 g/t Au).
Commenting on the assay results, Barton Managing Director Alex Scanlon said: “We are very pleased with these results, which confirm another new gold zone at Tunkillia and further demonstrate the substantial gold endowment of the Yarlbrinda Shear Zone.
As the footprint of this project grows with each program, we are increasingly excited about the scale potential of this system. With these results now in hand, our next Tunkillia drilling program is set to commence very shortly, with the objective to support an updated Mineral Resources Estimate for the Tunkillia Project.”
Barton’s July 2021 drilling programs discovered two new gold zones at Tunkillia, at the 223 North and Area 191 prospects, and confirmed a higher-grade gold zone central to the 965,000oz Au 223 deposit.
Mineralisation at 223 North and Area 191 was predicted by the company’s regional geophysical modelling, and the May 2022 drilling campaign was designed to test a third prospective target at Area 51.
Area 51 is located 2.5km along strike to the northwest of 223 North, and 3.5km along strike to the northwest of the 223 Deposit.
The program succeeded in completing all 12 planned drill holes for Area 51 to their target depths, successfully defined the mineralised position across every drilled section, and confirmed a 500m strike extent to the system.
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