Joint venture partners Newhawk Gold Mines, Lacana Mining and Granduc Mines will be spending $4 million on their Sulphurets project this year, about 15% higher than originally budgeted. The increase was based on encouraging results from a first- phase exploration program and their desire to speed up development work on the project. Phase two will involve an aggressive program in the Brucejack area which includes the West, Shore and Gossan Hill zones. Several other prime targets will be explored as well and data will be compiled for a feasibility study.
The West zone decline will be advanced another 1,500 ft followed by more drifting and raising. Two surface drills will be utilized in a minimum 17,000-ft drill program. A portion of this program will test the zone along strike to the south. In 1986, a surface hole here intersected a true width of 28.5 ft grading 0.36 oz gold and 57.4 oz silver.
Surface drilling on the Shore zone will add another 8,000 ft to the 14,000 ft previously completed there. The program is designed to define lateral and vertical continuity of the mineralization established earlier. Five years ago, hole No 82-40 intersected 26.2 ft of 0.34 oz gold and 12.6 oz silver while No 82-41 encountered 30.5 ft of 2.52 oz gold and 6.75 oz silver.
Trenching and diamond drilling are planned for the Gossan Hill zone to expand and upgrade present inferred reserves of 27,639 tons grading 1.9 oz gold. Overland access to the property will be completed this year along with engineering studies for a permanent all-weather road in 1988. Hydro-electric, environmental baseline, and metallurgical studies are also planned.
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