Surface Metals (CSE:SUR) has compiled and reviewed a comprehensive historical drill database for its Cimarron Gold Project in the US, which confirms open mineralisation and expansion potential.
A maiden drilling program will be initiated in 2026, targeting high-priority zones identified in the 3D modelling of historical drilling. The aim of the program is to increase the historical resource estimate, as well as advance Cimarron toward economic viability for an open-pit, heap-leach operation.
Cimarron’s historical resource contains 50,000 ounces of gold.
The database includes 234 historical drillholes for 18,066m – with nearly 30% of these primarily shallow holes terminate within mineralisation, underscoring the potential for expansion through deeper drilling.
Some of the highlighted intercepts include 32.01m @ 2.23 grams per tonne gold and 56.93m @ 0.52g/t gold.
CEO Steve Hanson says the review shows that the gold system at Cimarron has not been fully tested.
“The combination of shallow historical drilling and open trends presents a compelling opportunity to expand the known gold mineralisation,” Hanson says.
Surface Metals notes the limited drilling also shows the gold system is open directionally along strike, with indications that the three main isolated zones merge at depth.
The Cimarron Gold Project is located at the north end of the San Antonio Mountains in the historical Cimarron mining district, 29km north of Tonopah in Nevada.
Surface Metals is a precious metals and lithium explorer, developer, and producer focused on its US and Canadian asset portfolio.
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