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Detour Gold Corp. (TSX:DGC) released the final results from the summer 2015 drill program at Lower Detour. The program targeted Zone 58N, which is situated about 6 kilometers from the company’s Detour Lake gold mine.
Detour Gold Corp. (TSX:DGC) released the final results from the summer 2015 drill program at Lower Detour. The program targeted Zone 58N, which is situated about 6 kilometers from the company’s Detour Lake gold mine.
As quoted in the press release:
An infill drilling program at 50 metre spacing was conducted to test the continuity and extent of the gold mineralization within Zone 58N. A total of 30,408 metres in 55 holes was completed. The results from the first 14,800 metres of drilling were released on October 20, 2015.
The results from the last 21 holes totaling 15,606 metres continued to demonstrate the continuity of the gold mineralization at depth. From the 53 drill holes that tested Zone 58N, visible gold was observed in 46 holes. To date, gold mineralization has been intersected over an east-west strike length of 450 metres, from surface to a depth of 800 metres. The mineralized system remains open at depth.
The Company plans to continue the drilling campaign this winter with an infill and step-out drilling program of up to 75,000 metres.
Significant intercepts include:
- 4.35 g/t over 14.0 m (DLD-15-177)
- 23.32 g/t over 4.3 m, including 50 g/t over 2 m (DLD-15-178)
- 17.26 g/t over 4.3 m, including 26.34 g/t over 2.8 m (DLD-15-179)
- 14.01 g/t over 4.4 m, including 60.60 g/t over 1 m (DLD-15-181)
- 6.48 g/t over 10.6 m (DLD-15-182W)
- 4.04 g/t over 7.6 m, (DLD-15-186A)
- 10.02 g/t over 8.0 m (DLD-15-188)
Click here to read the full Detour Gold Corp. (TSX:DGC) press release.