Benz Mining (ASX:BNZ) has reported systematic drilling at the Icon deposit continues to reveal additional northeast-plunging hinge zones that control ‘high-grade’ gold mineralisation at the Glenburgh Gold Project in Western Australia.
The company’s baseline 50m by 25m drilling pattern returned 41m @ 14.5 grams per tonne gold (Au) from 260m in hole 26CN079. The latest in a series of ‘high-grade’ intercepts include 75m @ 2.3g/t Au from 253m and 39m @ 3.6g/t Au from 186m.
CEO Mark Lynch-Staunton says increasing drill density is revealing more of the mineralised system.
“What excites us at Icon is that every new drill line seems to reveal more of the system. As drilling tightens, new NE-plunging high-grade hinge zones keep emerging, unlocking substantial additional ounce potential within the existing footprint,” Lynch-Staunton adds.
The results show that increased drill density at Icon is providing the geological resolution needed to identify fold hinges and ‘high-grade’ gold positions that could not be resolved by earlier, wider-spaced drilling.
Other significant intercepts include 62m @ 2.5g/t Au from 179m in hole 26CN073 within a broader 102m @ 1.7g/t Au, and 39m @ 3.6g/t Au from 186m, including 8m at 15.6g/t Au from 192m in hole 26CN074.
The structural architecture closely mirrors that observed at the Hurricane camp. This strengthens Torque’s confidence that northeast-plunging fold hinges represent a repeatable control on ‘high-grade’ gold distribution across Glenburgh.
Next phase of drilling will focus on completing the baseline 50m by 25m pattern across all three principal camps at Glenburgh: Hurricane, Icon, and Thunderbolt.
Benz Mining’s objective is to ensure ‘high-grade’ hinge zones are systematically identified and incorporated into the geological model ahead of a maiden mineral resource estimate planned for H1 2027.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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