The recently completed program, comprising 1,112 ft, marks the first reconnaissance drill testing of some known gold-copper skarn occurrences on the property.
The four zones tested were found to contain significant concentrations of gold including 15 ft grading 0.229 oz gold per ton in one hole. A second hole intersected 10.5 ft of 1.427 oz gold, 2.9 ft grading 1.14 oz, and 4.7 ft of 0.274 oz. Low grade values between 0.09%-0.40% copper were also associated with the gold mineralization. Three of the seven holes did not intersect values of any significance.
Athlone earned a 51% interest in the claims by completing the 7-hole drill program. The remaining 49% interest is held by Vital Pacific.
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