Galleon Gold (TSX-V:GGO) has reported ‘high-grade’ gold intercepts from Zone 9 at its West Cache Gold Project in Ontario, Canada.
Results from hole WC-26-241 returned 6.8 grams per tonne gold (Au) over 19.45m, including 16.84g/t Au over 6.15m.
Additional results include 4.18g/t Au over 10.50m in hole WC-26-239 and 3.40g/t Au over 8.50m in hole WC-26-242.
CEO David Russell says the results demonstrate the characteristics that define Zone 9.
“Hole WC-26-241 […] is exactly the kind of result that defines Zone 9: a high-grade core within a broad mineralised envelope, confirmed by drilling at a spacing sufficient to demonstrate continuity from multiple directions,” Russell says.
The three holes were designed to test continuity and geometry of Zone 9 below the planned bulk sample area.
WC-26-239 sits approximately 20m east of hole WC-26-237, which previously returned 16.07g/t au over 9.25m. WC-26-241 tested the dip extension, intersecting approximately 26m down-plunge and east of WC-26-237.
Galleon Gold has completed 11,500m of its planned 18,000m drill program, with 21 holes completed.
Drilling has traced the Zone 9 corridor to approximately 500m vertical depth, confirming grade continuity within the ‘high-grade’ core and tracing the corridor toward the West Deep zone discovered in 2010.
“Each of these holes should add high-quality ounces and steadily build the geological confidence that underpins a growing resource at West Cache,” Russell notes.
The West Cache Gold Project covers approximately 11,600 hectares, located 13km west of Timmins, Ontario. West Cache sits within the Abitibi greenstone belt along the Destor-Porcupine Fault Zone.
Galleon Gold is a Canadian advanced exploration and development company advancing its flagship West Cache Gold Project in Ontario alongside the Golden Trove Gold Project in Idaho, US.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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