Metallica Metals Corp. (CSE:MM) (OTC:MTALF) has confirmed grade continuity between historical drill holes in the Starr Central target area in the Thunder Bay Mining District of Ontario, Canada
The company has now received assay results from the first three diamond drill holes completed to validate high-grade gold mineralisation at the Starr Gold-Silver Project.
The Project, which the company has the right to earn up to a 100% interest from Benton Resources Inc. covers a large land position (5,991 ha) that includes several high-grade gold and silver occurrences within a 20 km long segment of the southwestern section of the Shebandowan Greenstone Belt.
Highlights:
• Recent drilling has confirmed grade continuity between historical drill holes in the Starr Central target area and results indicate high-grade gold mineralisation extends along strike.
• Several thick high-grade gold zones identified. Significant intercepts include:
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• 34.9 m at 1.11 g/t Au from 0.5 m depth including 2.1 m at 11.63 g/t Au and 1.15 m at 2.45 g/t Au and 2.45 m at 2.81 g/t Au
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• 2.05 m at 0.82 g/t Au from 65.85 m depth including 0.5 m at 2.91 g/t Au
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• 25.75 m at 1.14 g/t Au from 5.8 m depth including 4.45 m at 1.95 g/t Au and 0.9 m at 13.1 g/t Au and 3.3 m at 1.69 g/t Au
CEO and Director, Paul Ténière, said the Starr Project has historically been underexplored and drilling is expected to increase our confidence in the geology and structure of these mineralised zones especially in the eastern and southern parts of the Project.
Additional assay results are expected soon with over 13 holes already completed at Starr. A second drilling rig from Forage Fusion Drilling (FFD) of Hawkesbury, Ontario has also arrived on site to complete drilling targets on the eastern side of the Project.
Highlights:
“These first drill hole results for the Starr Project have confirmed the continuity and thickness of the high-grade gold mineralisation present in the Starr Central target area and at shallow depths,” Mr Ténière said.
“We are also seeing good correlation with the historical drilling results, and this is encouraging as we continue to advance our 4,000m drilling programme and continue drilling in the Starr and Powell Zones.
“A second diamond rig has arrived at the property and has commenced drilling targets to the east that have never been tested below surface, such as the CK showing which contains up to 16.5 g/t Au and 349 g/t Ag from historical grab samples.”
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