Extends Depth And Mineralising System Continuity At Cliff Creek South
Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) continues to expand the southern portion of the Cliff Creek deposit area, intersecting broad zones of high-grade and bulk-tonnage mineralisation at the flagship Lawyers Gold-Silver Project in north-central British Columbia, Canada.
The latest drilling hits include 186m at 1.34 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and 25.48 g/t silver or 1.66 g/t gold equivalent (AuEq), extending mineralisation from surface to over 400m in depth.
CEO, John Williamson, said the latest results from Cliff Creek South (CCS) are among the deepest holes drilled from this sub-section of the Cliff Creek Deposit where new and recently reported infill drilling results continue to confirm continuity.
He said the addition of these results confirms our interpretation that the mineralised envelope significantly expands at depth and also continues to show broad zones of high-grade bulk tonnage.
“The CCS zone is repeatedly yielding long intercepts of gold and silver mineralization from surface,” Mr Williamson said.
“The CCS area now measures over +300 metres strike length and at least 400 metres vertical depth. CCS and all main zones remain open for more expansion during the 2021 drill program.
“Recent results from infill and expansion drilling of the Cliff Creek deposit should enhance gold-silver tonnages and grade in the upcoming 2021 Cliff Creek Resource Estimate.
“We await deeper drilling results, but visible gold in drill core indicates that the entire Cliff Creek zone is a robust mineralised system measuring +1.2 km strike length and at least 550 m in depth and is still open in all directions.”
