The company said two drill machines will remain on the property, and that detailed prospecting work will continue exploring several newly-discovered quartz veins on the claims.
Athabaska had been conducting the drill program together with partner Chevron Minerals, which holds a 40% interest in the property. The program had been testing a series of vertical gold-bearing quartz veins associated with a granodiorite intrusive.
At last report, geological reserves were estimated at more than one million tons grading 0.33 oz gold per ton. Initial metallurgical results have demonstrated that conventional cyanidation yields a gold recovery of 95% from the veins.
Some highlights of recently- completed drill holes include 7 ft of 0.90 oz gold, 11.2 ft of 0.23 oz, 4.6 ft of 0.48 oz and 6.2 ft grading 0.28 oz. These intersections were obtained from several different quartz veins at depths of between 550 ft to 1,178 ft.
Athabaska President James Kermeen said the deeper holes have been re-surveyed to locate the gold intersections with greater precision. A re-interpretation of geological reserves will be done with a view to making an underground decision next year, he added.
Vancouver-based St. Philips Resources (VSE) holds about 17% of the company’s shares.
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