Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQX: BNCHF) has identified wide zones of gold in new results from nine infill and expansion drill holes from the southern portion of the Cliff Creek deposit area (Cliff Creek South – CCS) at the Lawyers Project in BC.
Drilling has intersected broad zones of bulk-tonnage and high-grade mineralisation including 177.20 metres (m) core length of 1.73 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and 117.87 g/t silver or 3.21 g/t gold equivalent (AuEq) with 8.20 m of 23.83 g/t gold and 2044.15 g/t silver or 49.38 g/t AuEq in drill hole 21CCDD061,
CEO, John Williamson, said these new drill results continue to test and expand beyond the limits of the 2021 modelled pit shell and demonstrate strong continuity of mineralisation from surface to over 450 vertical metres depth,
Expansion potential at CCS remains open with the potential for open-pit resources at surface as well as high-grade material at depth for underground mining.
Benchmark’s flagship Lawyers Gold-Silver Project is located within a road-accessible region of the prolific Golden Horseshoe area of north-central British Columbia, Canada.
“Benchmark has grown the Cliff Creek South area from a new gold-silver discovery at surface that now extends to 450 metres depth. The entire Cliff Creek Deposit remains open at depth with significant high-grade material,” Mr Williamson said.
“Expansion and infill drilling at the south end of the Cliff Creek Deposit continues to generate significant, long intersections of gold-silver mineralisation.
“Drilling is providing continuity and extending gold-silver mineralisation to greater depths. The CCS area is providing optionality for open pit mining and/or underground mining that holds bulk tonnage high-grade gold and silver material at depth.”
Highlights
- Delivered strong results along the limits of the 2021 $1600 modelled pit shell including 112.09 m core length of 1.21 g/t gold and 30.70 g/t silver or 1.60 AuEq with 44.80 m of 2.05 g/t gold and 18.07 g/t silver or 2.28 g/t AuEq in drill hole 21CCDD044; and 95.55 m core length of 1.30 g/t gold and 47.89 g/t silver or 1.90 g/t AuEq with 21.00 m of 4.04 g/t gold and 84.12 g/t silver or 5.09 g/t AuEq in drill hole 21CCDD049, and;
- Excellent infill and expansion drilling results that continue to confirm the continuity of this robust mineralising system along-strike and at-depth beyond the 2021 modelled pit shell and;
- Potentially reducing the strip ratio by continuing to yield high-grade material with enveloping broad and high-grade bulk-tonnage material.
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