Golden Rapture Mining (CSE:GLDR) has returned ‘high-grade’ gold assays from initial sampling at its recently acquired Swell Bay patented mineral claims near Fort Frances, Ontario.
The company collected 20 grab samples during its inaugural field program, with two samples returning notably strong gold values.
One quartz vein yielded 63.11 grams per tonne gold, while another sample returned 30.79g/t gold.
The brief initial visit focused on cutting a 1km-long access trail, locating historic workings, and sampling old trenches to determine which structures may host gold mineralisation.
Historical reports indicate that many old trenches, veins, and two shafts are present on the property.
“We are highly encouraged by these early findings and confident that further exploration will rediscover additional historical workings and also reveal additional mineralised zones across the property,” CEO Richard Rivet says.
The company plans to deploy a crew to the property late next week for additional trail cutting and prospecting work.
Historical context supports the exploration potential, with the earliest recorded work dating to the 1890s. Visible gold was reported and observed historically, with gold mineralisation hosted within quartz veins and throughout shear zones.
Results from 2001 returned exceptionally strong assay results, including grades up to 718.06g/t gold and 535.93g/t gold.
The report noted a quartz zone trending N80EE was traced 600 feet along strike, with a 15ft-long trench exposing a 12ft-long zone of chlorite schist containing three parallel quartz veins, two to three feet wide.
Golden Rapture has assembled a portfolio of gold projects, including Phillips Township and Swell Bay, as well as the Bully Boy, Hutchison, and Northern Queen mine projects.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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