Intersects 31.1 g/t Au Over 0.7m
Northstar Gold Corp.(CSE: NSG) has reported more promising drill results from the last five holes of a 5,023 metre, 28 hole Phase I diamond drill programme on the company’s 100%-owned Miller Gold Property in Ontario.
The primary objective of the Phase I drill programme was to confirm and expand known near surface, Kirkland-style high grade gold/telluride mineralisation and portions of a historic estimate within the No. 1 Vein.
The Phase I programme not only succeeded in expanding the near surface, high-grade gold mineralized zone but it also discovered several additional near surface gold zones (Veins 2, 3 and 4 in the hanging wall of No. 1 Vein, now collectively referred to as the Allied Syenite Gold Zone), highlighting the potential for the delineation near surface bulk tonnage gold mineralization.
Earlier Phase IA and Phase IB drill results reported by Northstar from the No. 1 Vein and Allied Syenite alkalic intrusive gold system include 18 g/t gold over 3.89m, 19.4 g/t Au over 4.4m within 118.5m interval averaging 1.4 g/t Au and 4.7 g/t Au over 8.0m within a 107.3m interval averaging 1.2 g/t
The Planet Syenite is located approximately 1.4 km to the northwest of the Allied Syenite, along strike of the central Catharine Fault Zone structure within a high IP chargeability corridor.
In late July, early August, 2020, Northstar drilled 4 holes targeting high-grade gold-telluride mineralisation, following up previous drill results from the Planet Syenite, a 250m elliptical stock intruding mafic volcanic rocks, central to a number of intersecting gold-bearing fault, shear and broad quartz stockwork zones on the Miller Gold Property.
Drilling identified a series of stacked silicified zones with quartz veins ranging in apparent width between 0.3m and 1.6m, hosting visible gold and gold tellurides within the syenite intrusion. Phase I drill results are highlighted below and confirm the Planet Syenite warrants additional drilling:
- Hole MG20-53 intersected 31.1 g/t Au over 0.7m and 15.1 g/t Au over 0.8m, encompassing a broader silicified zone averaging 1.9 g/t Au over 22.6m between 71.9m and 94.5m;this hole confirms the previous drilling results from MG15-24 in the Planet Syenite which intersected 3.32 g/t Au over 11.55m including 74.9 g/t Au over 0.3m in a similar silicified zone hosting visible gold and gold tellurides in quartz veins.
A new discovery of gold bearing breccia was made in drill hole MG20-54, adjacent to the Allied Syenite at a depth of 245m. This zone averaged 1.7 g/t gold over 5.0m. A complete listing of Phase IB drill results for holes MG20-50 to MG20-54 is provided in Table 1 and supporting maps and sections can be viewed on the company’s website.
“Northstar is very pleased with Miller Gold Property Phase I drill results”, said Brian Fowler, President and CEO of Northstar Gold Corp.
“Phase I drilling confirms the Miller Gold Property hosts a number of significant, near-surface high-grade gold telluride veins and broad, lower-grade, intrusion-related gold-telluride stockwork and structures with demonstrable potential for expansion with additional drilling. Northstar is positioning to follow-up Phase I drill results and new discoveries with a 4,000 metre, Phase II drill program scheduled to commence in late October / early November, 2020.” Phase II drilling will have the added benefit of important geological insights provided by GoldSpot Discoveries Corp., who are currently processing data from Northstar’s $350,000, 2020 3D IP, magnetics and gravity surveys on the Miller Gold Property and preparing an integrated 3D geology and geophysical exploration model and targeting study. Results will be documented in a Technical Report scheduled for delivery by the end of October.”
