Novo Completes Drill Program at Tuscarora

Vancouver, BC / TheNewswire / September 8, 2016 – Novo Resources  (TSX-V: NVO) has completed a drill program at its Tuscarora gold project in Nevada.
According to the news release:

Eight holes tested the Navajo vein extension, a one km long pediment-covered vein target situated along the south-southeast extension of the Navajo vein, the most prolific past-producing vein in the Tuscarora mining district. The Tuscarora district encompasses an extensive Eocene volcanic rock-hosted epithermal Au-Ag vein system.
In the 1990s, Newcrest Mining Ltd and Franco-Nevada Corporation each previously explored this target reporting several drill intercepts grading over one oz. per tonne Au. Because down-hole surveys were not conducted on most historic drill holes, demonstrating continuity of the vein proved elusive. To better locate the positions of vein intercepts, Novo has surveyed all drill holes in its recently completed drill program. In addition, Novo drilled two holes at slightly different angles from each of three drill pads so as to intersect the vein twice thus allowing better determination of the orientation of the vein.
All eight drill holes encountered altered and mineralized volcanic rocks, and chips of quartz-adularia vein material was seen in each hole. All samples have recently been collected and submitted to Inspectorate Laboratory in Reno, Nevada. All samples will initially be analyzed by 30 g fire assay. Due to the coarse nature of gold particles, significant gold-bearing intervals will subsequently be analyzed using the LeachWell technique on a 1 kg charge. Novo employed LeachWell analyses with good results at its Beaton Creek project in Australia. Results are expected back over the next few weeks at which time they will be reported to the market.

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