Hits New Intercept Of 6.2 g/t Gold Over 4.53 m
Scottie Resources Corp. (TSXV: SCOT) has commenced its 2021,12,500m drill programme designed to advance multiple exploration targets within the Scottie Gold Mine Project in British Columbia – including the Blueberry, Scottie Gold Mine “O”, and Domino Zones.
Scottie has also reported new assay results from the Blueberry Zone, including a previously unsampled intercept of 6.20 g/t gold over 4.35 metres, which includes 13.9 g/t gold over 1.85 metres.
In April 2021, key drill holes from the 2020 season were relogged for interpretation, and shoulder sampling was performed where necessary.
CEO and President, Bradley Rourke, said the results of the relogging and the shoulder sampling support the presence of a major geological control on mineralisation that greatly enhances targeting for the upcoming 2021 drill programme.
“We are very pleased to have the first drill on-site and turning! We have a robust exploration programme planned that will step out on the three distinct zones we hit on last season,” Mr Rourke said.
“Our first target of the season is the Blueberry Zone, and these new shoulder sample results further solidify our geological model targeting the new discovery.
“Understanding that at least one of the major north-south trending high-grade gold shoots is related to the andesite-sediment contact significantly expands the strike length potential of the zone and helps further refine our 2021 drill plans.
“With more than 12,000m of drilling planned, and ramping up to three drills, we’re in for a busy season.”
The newly expanded Blueberry Zone will be a primary focus during the 2021 work program, with approximately 50% of the total planned metres at the Scottie Gold Mine Project (12,500 m) being allocated to the Blueberry Zone.
The low-elevation roadside location allows early season access to the Blueberry Zone. Drill targeting will include substantial drill step outs (>200 m) along strike to test the continuity of the recently defined shallow north-south structure and assess secondary controls along the andesite-sediment contact.
Additional drilling will test the vertical extent of the projected ore-shoot defined by drill results in 2019/2020. A 3D induced polarisation survey (IP) covering 9.45 line-km, as well as a detailed trenching programme will be used to further define the andesite-sediment contact to delineate targets within the mineralised corridor.
Part of the Scottie Gold Mine Project, the Blueberry Zone is located just two km northeast of the 100% owned, past-producing Scottie Gold Mine located in British Columbia, Canada’s Golden Triangle region.
Historic trenching and channel sampling of the Blueberry Vein include results of 103.94 g/t gold over 1.43 metres, and 203.75 g/t gold over 1.90 metres. Despite high-grade surficial samples and easy road access, the Blueberry Vein had only limited reported drilling prior to Scottie Resources involvement. The target was significantly advanced during Scottie’s 2019 drill program when an interval grading 7.44 g/t gold over 34.78 metres was intersected in a new zone off of the main Blueberry Vein.
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