Expands Mineralisation At Depth At Cliff Creek
Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV:BNCH) has obtained positive new results from a series of drill holes at the northern portion of the Cliff Creek deposit within the company’s flagship Lawyers Gold-Silver Project in British Columbia, Canada.
CEO, John Williamson, said the new results demonstrate exceptional continuity of high grade and bulk-tonnage mineralisation from surface to over 500m vertical depth.
“The Cliff Creek North area continues to provide long intervals of bulk-tonnage material and narrower high-grade results,” Mr Williamson said.
“The northern portion of Cliff Creek is yielding high-grade gold and silver at surface, offering a starter-pit opportunity that could deliver robust economic returns. The drilling is demonstrating strong gold and silver continuity from surface to over 500m vertical depth.
“The recent results have provided more evidence of both open-pit and underground high-grade potential. The Project is exhibiting world-class mining potential with three zones to be included in a near-term mineral resource estimate and potential for more discoveries during the 2021 exploration programme.”
Drill holes 20CCDD079 and 20CCDD106 were designed to test the continuity of the mineralisation down dip and along strike.
Hole 20CCDD079 was drilled to the northwest and returned from surface 54.72 m of 2.86 g/t gold (Au) and 152.18 g/t silver (Ag) or 4.76 g/t gold equivalent (AuEq), including 4.00 m of 13.64 g/t Au and 649.13 g/t Ag or 21.76 g/t AuEq.
This zone of high-grade mineralisation demonstrates excellent continuity extending over 150m along strike and to depth from surface.
Drill hole 20CCDD106 was drilled to the southwest, down-dip, and returned 112.62 m of 1.02 g/t Au and 67.91 g/t Ag or 1.87 g/t AuEq, including 5.92 m of 7.64 g/t Au and 577.67 g/t Ag or 14.86 g/t AuEq.
This hole again demonstrates the continuity of mineralisation from near surface to depth with both bulk-tonnage and high-grade intervals.
Drill holes 20CCDD101 and 20CCDD048 were drilled below the modelled pit outline and returned 58.25 m of 1.18 g/t Au and 30.58 g/t Ag or 1.56 g/t AuEq and 4.82 m of 11.58 g/t Au and 711.85 g/t Ag or 20.48 g/t AuEq respectively.
Both holes have extended mineralisation to the southeast, where there is no historical drilling, demonstrating significant potential for discovering additional gold and silver ounces to the Cliff Creek deposit during the upcoming 2021 drill programme.
The entire Cliff Creek Zone remains open in all directions and shows strong potential for more expansion at depth in high-grade material.
