“These results continue to highlight the potential to extend beyond the defined resource and confirm that the Valley of the Kings deposit remains open at depth,” said Jacques Perron, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pretivm.
The 1080 Level resource expansion drill program is separate from the previously disclosed North Block expansion drill program, which intercepted high-grade gold mineralization to the north of current underground infrastructure .
Results include 245.9 grams per tonne gold over 7.5 meters, including 1,635 grams per tonne gold and 1,465 grams per tonne silver over 1.0 meter in VU-2421 and 1,400 grams per tonne gold and 1,310 grams per tonne silver over 1.0 meter in VU-2397.
The 1080 Level resource expansion drill program was comprised of 14,009 meters in 59 drill holes, with 4 drill fans completed in the 1080 Level East and 2 drill fans completed in the 1080 Level West.
Drilling in the 1080 Level West identified high-grade gold mineralization in the footwall of the Domain 20 normal fault and the down dip extension of the Domain 20 quartz stockwork.
In 2021, the 1080 Level resource expansion drill program will focus on infilling between the initial drill fans, particularly on the lower extents of the Brucejack Fault in the West and the visible gold mineralization associated with the Bridge Zone Porphyry contact in the East.
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