Targeting New Gold-Silver Discoveries With Extensive Drill Programme
Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQX: BNCHF) has commenced a property wide exploration programme in British Columbia for 2021.
CEO, John Williamson, said the extensive programme utilises a proven methodology with a track record of success. Together with the scope and scale of this year’s programme, the company anticipates its methodology could discover significant gold-silver ounces in satellite deposits across the largely underexplored 145 sq. km land package.
Benchmark’s flagship Lawyers Gold-Silver Project is road accessible and located within the Golden Horseshoe area of north-central British Columbia, Canada.
“Benchmark well exceeded expectations with its current mineral resource estimate and sees near-term potential for the upcoming drill programme to deliver significant gold-silver ounces at Lawyers in terms of both quantity and quality,” Mr Williamson said.
“Our exploration strategy dovetails exceptionally well with resource definition drilling as we continue to generate new drill targets.
“While many explorers in the Golden Horseshoe are planning 5,000 to 20,000m drill programmes this year, Benchmark will drill at least 100,000 fully-funded metres.”
Exploration programme highlights:
- Up to 50,000m of exploratory diamond drilling including Marmot, Marmot East, Lala, Silver Pond, Guilfords Edge and a number of new targets.
- Initial 10,000m planned at Marmot
- Detailed ground magnetic surveys to delineate structures that potentially control or host mineralisation.
- 315 line km planned in four different survey areas
- Airborne VTEM geophysical and radiometric survey spanning the southern half of the project to identify EM and potassic anomalies associated with porphyry and epithermal mineralization.
- 621 line km at 100m spacing
- Ground Induced Polarisation (IP) surveys to delineate subsurface chargeability and resistivity anomalies that are associated with mineralisation.
- 66.5 line kms covering five sq. km over three survey areas, including Marmot and extensions at Silver Pond
- Extensive soil sampling surveys to expand and explore for new anomalies across the district scale land position.
- 3000 samples planned covering 48 sq. km
- Detailed geological mapping and prospecting is planned at over 15 prospective target areas.
- Over 1000 rock grab, chip and channel samples will be collected within these prospective areas
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