Drills 3.63 g/t Gold Over 15.24m At Yuge
Trifecta Gold Ltd. (TSXV:TG) has discovered a number of new gold zones results from its maiden drill programme at the road accessible Yuge Gold Project located in northwestern Nevada.
Near surface drilling intersects multiple gold zones, with hits including:
- 3.63 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au) over 15.24 m (including 15.5 g/t Au over 1.53 m and 6.38 g/t Au over 1.52 m); and
- 2.89 g/t Au over 9.14 m (including 6.74 g/t Au over 1.52 m).
The company also returned grab samples grading 57.7 g/t Au and 21.2 g/t Au from new showings.
Trifecta’s maiden drill campaign at Yuge consisted of seven reverse-circulation (RC) drill holes, three of which tested below the historical Columbia Mine, two below the historical Juanita Mine and two under high grade surface showings at the Josie Zone.
At the Columbia Mine, hole YU-21-02 was collared 100 m from the only known historical drill holes on the property and intersected two broad zones of mesothermal gold mineralisation associated with arsenopyrite and quartz veining.
The top zone graded 2.89 g/t gold over 9.14 m and was followed by 15.24 m of 3.63 g/t gold 6.1 m further down hole. Hole YU-21-01 was collared 100 m to the southeast of YU-21-02, and while it intersected a 4.57 m section containing scorodite, an indicative hydrothermal mineral, it is unclear if it crossed the target structure.
“The discovery of multiple gold zones under and alongside the historical high-grade workings at the Columbia Mine demonstrates the highly prospective nature of the Yuge Property,” said Richard Drechsler, President and CEO.
“The upper zone in Hole 2 was unexpected and the lower zone is significantly wider than was suggested by any of the historical records. Results from this drilling and recent surface sampling suggest there is excellent potential for more discoveries as we apply modern exploration techniques throughout the project area.”
Surface work by Trifecta has identified several high-grade surface showings elsewhere on the Property that have yet to be drill tested. Partial results from prospecting have been received and include grab sample results of57.7 g/t and 21.2 g/t gold from separate showings outside of the previously identified zones.
While building drill sites at the Josie zone, Trifecta uncovered an undocumented adit. Samples collected along strike of the adit graded 13.1 g/t gold, 6.03 g/t gold and 7.39 g/t gold.
Additional surface and drill results from the remaining five holes will be released once assays have been received, compiled and evaluated.
The Yuge Property is located in Humboldt County, approximately 55 kilometres south of Denio in the Varyville Mining District.
