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Detour Gold Corp. (TSX:DGC) released initial results from 2015 summer drilling at Lower Detour, located about 6 kilometers from its Detour Lake gold mine.
Detour Gold Corp. (TSX:DGC) released initial results from 2015 summer drilling at Lower Detour, located about 6 kilometers from its Detour Lake gold mine.
As quoted in the press release:
The Company started the infill drilling program of 30,000 metres at 50 metres spacing in June 2015 to confirm the continuity and extent of the gold mineralization within Zone 58N. Results for the first 34 holes totaling 14,800 metres demonstrated continuity of the mineralization with visible gold observed in all but five holes. To date, gold mineralization has been intersected over an east-west strike length of 450 metres, from surface to a depth of 550 metres. The mineralized system remains open at depth and down plunge to the east.
Once the Company receives the results from the eastern and deeper holes and completes the interpretation of Zone 58N, it will be in a position to consider the option of proceeding with underground definition drilling and/or surface infill drilling of the upper portion of the deposit at a closer spacing.
Paul Martin, president and CEO of Detour Gold, commented:
The excellent results from the first half of the infill drilling program are encouraging and once we receive the assays from the deeper holes of Zone 58N, we can better assess the underground potential of this high-grade target. The exploration successes at Detour Lake and Block A, and now at Lower Detour, highlight the potential for a significant mining camp on our large land package.
Click here to read the full Detour Gold Corp. (TSX:DGC) press release.