A recent hole drilled by Westmin Resources (TSE) at the east edge of the newly discovered Battle zone encountered three intersections of ore-grade material.
The drilling is part of an effort to expand reserves on the company’s Myra Falls mine property near Campbell River, B.C., where copper and zinc concentrates are produced from two underground mines.
The latest hole, 14-723, returned 3.7 metres (12.1 ft.) grading 0.9 grams (0.026 oz.) gold and 52.8 grams (1.5 oz.) silver per tonne, plus 1% copper, 0.3% lead and 15.6% zinc.
A second 3.7-metre intersection graded 1.5 grams (0.04 oz.) gold, 487.1 grams (14.2 oz.) silver, 1.4% copper, 4.2% lead and 16.3% zinc. The third intersection was 16 metres (52.4 ft.) grading 1.1 grams (0.03 oz.) gold, 11.7 grams (0.34 oz.) silver, 1% copper, 0.4% lead and 8.4% zinc. Westmin said although the deepest intersection in hole 14-723 appears to correlate well with the other Battle zone intersections, the hole contains “stringer-zone type” mineralization compared with massive, bedded ore encountered in other holes.
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