Additional 8,000m Of RC Drilling To Be Completed In Ghana
Newcore Gold Ltd. (TSXV: NCAU) is backing its recent exploration success by deciding to significantly expand its drilling campaign at the Enchi Gold Project in Ghana.
The company has increased its 2020 – 2021 drill programme to 66,000m, including an additional 8,000m of Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling.
Meanwhile, drilling at Kojina Hill within the Enchi project has intersected wide zones of gold mineralisation, including the longest intercept to date:
Hole KJRC022 intersected 0.79 g/t Au over 59.0 m from 61 m to 120 m, including 3.03 g/t Au over 10.0 m from 80 m to 90 m (sulphide zone).
The Kojina Hill Gold Target does not currently have a defined resource and is outlined on surface by a two-kilometre-long by one-kilometre-wide gold-in-soil anomaly.
Elsewhere, additional drilling at Nyam continues to intersect shallow gold mineralisation within the near surface oxide zone and upper portions of the sulphide mineralisation:
- Hole NBRC053 intersected 1.32 g/t Au over 9.0 m from 48 m to 57 m in the upper portion of the sulphide zone.
- Hole NBRC050 intersected two gold mineralized structures, with the upper zone returning 1.03 g/t Au over 4.0 m from 23 m to 27 m (oxide zone) and the lower zone returning 0.67 g/t Au over 10.0 m from 35 m to 45 (sulphide zone).
“We are very excited to be increasing our drill program to 66,000 metres on the back of the success we have had to date,” President and CEO, Luke Alexander, said.
“The additional 8,000m of drilling will allow us to continue the RC drill program that is targeted at expansion of the near-surface, oxide resources at Enchi, while also completing diamond drilling that is focused on defining the deeper, higher grade sulphide potential of the Project.”
Greg Smith, Vice President of Exploration, said the Enchi recent results at Nyam continue to outline the potential for resource growth of the near-surface oxide mineralisation.
“We also continue to dedicate a portion of our overall program to drilling target areas that do not yet have a defined mineral resource, such as Kojina Hill.
“The recent drilling at Kojina Hill has intersected the longest intercept to date, with further drilling underway to better understand the geological structure at this target area.”
