Viscount moves ahead on underground work

Reporting progress on their Greenwood, B.C. gold property, Viscount Resources and Skylark Resources say they have completed a 585-ft underground decline on the H zone orebody.

Also completed are a crosscut measuring 30 ft from the decline, boxhole and manway, and about 180 ft of a planned 240 ft of drifting on the vein and 50 ft of the first raise to surface. Three raises are planned, each 150 ft long.

The companies say about 1,000 tons of development ore are being stockpiled, and that a 35-ton test sample of development ore has been sent to the Roberts mine mill.

Over a length of 67 ft and a diluted width of 5 ft, the vein assayed an average of 21.54 oz silver and 0.079 oz gold per ton. Assays range up to 235 oz silver and 0.935 oz gold, they report.

Initial underground development work is expected to be completed by the end of this month.