Drilling by
Golden Valley’s program, financed by
Hole WSO04-15, following up on airborne and ground magnetic and electromagnetic surveys, intersected 12.3 metres of disseminated, net-textured, and massive sulphide mineralization. An initial 4.25 metres of disseminated sulphides, starting at 42.8 metres down-hole, returned average grades of 0.85% nickel, 0.43% copper and 0.42 gram platinum, plus 1.45 grams palladium per tonne.
The interval graded into a 4.19-metre length of net-textured and semi-massive sulphides averaging 0.88% nickel, 0.44% copper, 1.68 grams platinum and 2.43 grams palladium per tonne. This was followed by 0.36 metre of massive sulphide material grading 3.5% nickel, 2.22% copper, 0.28 gram platinum and 9.54 grams palladium.
Below that was a 3.45-metre intersection of mainly net-textured material, which ran 1.6% nickel, 0.6% copper, 0.22 gram platinum and 1.53 grams palladium.
Five other drill holes were advanced on West Shoot Out, all of which intersected disseminated sulphides, while three intersected massive sulphide intervals about a metre wide. The partners do not have assay results from these holes yet.
The prospect is about 20 km east of the Getty Zone prospect, recently drilled by
Golden Valley is also drilling the East Shoot Out prospect, in joint venture with
The West Shoot Out property is held by Golden Valley, with Little Mountain entitled to earn a half-interest in exchange for $2 million in exploration expenditures over three years. Golden Valley also received 500,000 shares of Little Mountain and $70,000 in cash; a further payment of $30,000 is not yet due.
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