Astra Exploration Inc. (TSXV: ASTR) has obtained promising results from the Phase II drilling programme at its Pampa Paciencia gold-silver project located in Northern Chile.
Drill Highlights:
- PPRC-22-45 intersected 4.5 g/t gold equivalent (AuEq) over 9.0 metres, including 12.7 g/t AuEq over 3.0 metres
- PPRC-22-49 intersected 3.17 g/t gold equivalent over 3.0 metres, including 8.2 g/t gold equivalent over 1.0 metre
“Drilling at Pampa Paciencia continues to produce evidence of a large, mineralized epithermal system concealed by shallow gravel cover,” President, CEO, Brian Miller, said.
“With limited drilling we have discovered three shoots of high-grade mineralization over significant widths and have defined over two kilometres of vein strike length, all within an area which represents less than 10 percent of the total project.
“Our team’s targeting methods have been highly successful at discovering new veins concealed by the shallow cover and data indicates the potential for the district to contain several additional kilometres of concealed veins – all which would have the potential to host additional shoots of mineralisation.”
Drilling Details
The Phase II drill programme consisted of 3,976 metres of RC drilling in 15 holes, all placed in the North Zone target with the focus of testing the Paciencia Vein system continuity and some magnetic targets.
The drill programme defined the extension of the two previously discovered mineralized shoots and discovered a third shoot of mineralization at depth in the Paciencia Oeste vein segment with nine metres averaging 4.5 g/t AuEq, including a high-grade zone with a three-metre interval of 12.7 g/t AuEq in hole PPRC-22-45. True widths are estimated to be 75-80% of the interval lengths in PPRC-22-45.
Three mineralised shoots have been discovered to date. The Paciencia/Paciencia Este shoot is currently the largest, at approximately 400 metres along strike and approximately 170 metres vertical extension. The second shoot is defined in the Paciencia Oeste vein, with a defined 200 metres of strike (open to the east) and 130 metres vertical extension. A third shoot, discovered in this Phase II programme, remains open in all directions with mineralisation starting at a depth of 200 metres below surface. Estimated true width of each shoot is 10-15 metres.
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