Strong Results Expected From Free Gold Dominated Area
Great Bear Resources Ltd (TSXV: GBR) has achieved significant initial gold recovery test results from its 100% owned flagship Dixie Project, in the Red Lake district of Ontario.
Two approximately one-kilogram representative samples of Hinge zone gold mineralisation collectively averaging 13.07 g/t gold head grade were analysed at Blue Coast Research Ltd in British Columbia.
Chris Taylor, President and CEO of Great Bear said two primary grind samples: 1) 80% passing (p80) 112 µm, and 2) p80 74 µm returned 95.4% and 97.2% gold recoveries, respectively.
“The first results from a preliminary suite of metallurgical tests planned for the various mineralised zones at Dixie have returned very high gold recoveries,” Mr Taylor said.
“Hinge zone high-grade gold samples averaging approximately 13 g/t gold recovered between 95% – 97 % of the head grade gold from conventional cyanidation bottle roll leach tests.
“Results in this range had been expected, as free gold dominates the Hinge zone and all other zones at Dixie, and high gold recoveries are typical of such systems.
“We will periodically release gold recovery results from representative samples originating from all of our gold zones over the coming months.”
Mr Taylor said the high reported gold recoveries are similar to those reported from other mines in the Red Lake area.
Additional metallurgical test work consisting of sodium cyanide bottle roll tests on samples from the Hinge, Limb and LP Fault zones on the Dixie Project are currently underway. The Company will also begin gravity circuit recovery tests in 2021.
The Dixie Project is 100% owned, comprised of 9,140 hectares of contiguous claims that extend over 22 km, and is located approximately 25 km southeast of the town of Red Lake, Ontario.
