Tarrina Resources (ASX:TR8) reports zinc and copper assay results from its phase one diamond drilling program at the Christmas Gift Gold Project in New South Wales.
The results indicate potential for previously unrecognised volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) style zinc and copper mineralisation, separate from the already reported gold mineralisation.
Highly anomalous zinc and copper intersections were returned, with zones up to 30m wide and grades of up to 1.65% zinc and 0.23% copper.
Chairman Francis De Souza says the results have added another dimension to the Christmas Gift system.
“The zinc and copper results from the Phase 1 drilling program at Christmas Gift have added another string to our bow at Christmas Gift system, providing evidence for previously unrecognised VMS style zinc and copper mineralisation on top of the considerable gold potential,” De Souza says.
Recent relogging and portable X‑ray fluorescence analysis of historic core, combined with regional soil sampling, identified a second style of zinc and copper mineralisation spatially associated with the gold mineralisation.
The program intersected highly anomalous zinc and copper results in holes CGDH001, CGDH001A, CGDH002, CGDH004, and CGDH005.
Regional soil sampling defined multi‑line zinc and copper soil anomalies, providing further evidence that the northern sequence is prospective for bedrock zinc and copper VMS mineralisation.
Tarrina will update geological and gold grade models incorporating the new drilling results and reinterpret the geology using a VMS mineral system model to define targets for geophysical testing and drilling.
The Christmas Gift Gold Project comprises EL 9615 and EL 9683, covering approximately 22km2, located 15km east of Cootamundra within the Lachlan Orogen.
Tarrina Resources is an Australian explorer advancing a portfolio of gold and base metals projects across New South Wales and South Australia.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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