Talonx Resources (ASX:TXR) has reported ‘high-grade’ gold results from resampling at its Viking Gold Project in Western Australia.
Resampling of composite samples from reverse circulation drilling at Beaker 2 prospect returned 4m @ 22.05g/t gold (Au) from 31m, including 2m @ 42.37g/t Au from 32m in hole 26VKRC010.
The ‘high-grade’ mineralisation is associated with strong quartz veining within sheared granite host rocks and remains open in multiple directions.
“The 4m at 22.1g/t Au, including 2m at 42.4g/t Au, demonstrates the potential for very high-grade shoots within the broader shallow oxide gold system,” Executive Chairman Dr Steve Lennon says.
The company completed a 13-hole, 1,110m reverse circulation program at the Beaker 2 and Beaker 4 prospects in April and May.
At Beaker 2, all 10 holes returned gold mineralisation, confirming a shallow oxide gold zone now defined over approximately 400m by 300m. Mineralisation was consistently intersected at shallow depths of approximately 20m to 40m.
“Mineralisation remains open in multiple directions, and the high-grade interval is associated with strong quartz veining that extends into fresh rock,” Lennon adds.
“We are already planning the next round of drilling to test the continuity and extent of this mineralisation.”
Follow-up drilling at Beaker 2 will test the open western margin and northern and southern strike extensions. Deeper holes will also be drilled beneath 26VKRC010 to determine whether ‘high-grade’ mineralisation continues into fresh rock.
At Beaker 4, infill and step-out drilling will further test the north-plunging gold shoot. Testing traced over approximately 80m of strike and 130m down dip and remains open at depth.
Talonx Resources is an explorer focused on gold projects in Western Australia, with additional base and critical metals exposure through its Kihabe project in Botswana.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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