Reconnaissance sampling program at the Douglas Creek prospect, located on EPM 27522, part the Golden Ant Project have returned outstanding results of up to 2.0 g/t Au, 84 g/t Ag and 11.0% Cu. The sampling program was designed to follow up highly anomalous BCL Au sampling results from 1988.
The majority of samples returned highly anomalous gold, silver and copper grades from an area of no known historical workings over an area of approximately 900 by 170m
Samples were taken from outcrop and float in an area with no known historical workings. We have followed up these exciting results with a detailed soil sampling program and further rock chip sampling. To date, exploration has defined an Intrusion Related Gold System (IRGS) over 125ha with rock chips of up to 13.9 g/t Au, 598 g/t Ag, 11.0% Cu, 4.7% Pb & 1.8% Bi
An Initial RC drill program of approx. 1,100m planned to test Target Areas One, Two & Four has commenced at the Douglas Creek target. The work is expected to take approximately 2 weeks to complete with assay results anticipated four to six weeks after end of program.
Key points:
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GNM discovered the Douglas Creek Intrusion Related Gold System (IRGS) Deposit in early 2022
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Multiple zones (at least 5) of outcropping/subcropping high grade mineralisation over >125ha–Highly soil assays: up to 38.1 ppb Au, 4.0 g/t Ag and 1,023 ppm Cu–Exceptionally high rock chips – up to 13.9 g/t Au, 598 g/t Ag, 11.0% Cu, 4.7% Pb & 1.8% Bi
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Anomalous soil results coincide with rock chips, bolstering these areas as potential drill targets
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Landholder access agreement has been signed, Native Title clearance activities completed
- An Initial RC drill program has commenced
Drill preparation underway – program will consist of 13 RC drill holes (approx. 1,100m drilling) and seek to test Target Areas One, Two and Four
Sheared-brecciated quartz veined, gossanous fragmental volcaniclastic with secondary malachite from Target Area Four – MB079: 0.21 g/t Au, 438 g/t Ag, 0.14% Bi, 3.52% Cu & 1.27% Pb