Aben Resources (TSX-V:ABN) said its first drill hole at its Forrest Kerr project showed multiple high-grade zones including 62.4 g/t gold over 6.0m within 38.7 g/t gold over 10.0m.
The junior was up 50 percent today to 30.5 cents.
“The high-grade gold and base metal values in the first hole of the 2018 drill program have far exceeded our expectations and confirm the presence of a robust and strong mineralizing system at the recently discovered North Boundary Zone,” said Jim Pettit, President and CEO of Aben Resources in a news release.
“We are now looking at an area that extends 230m south to the historic high-grade Noranda drill hole from 1991 and although the geology is complex we believe more drilling will delineate additional high-grade mineralization.”
The company highlighted the findings:
- Four separate high-grade zones intersected in first drill hole FK18-10 all within 190 metres downhole at recently discovered North Boundary Zone
- Highest-grade zone consists of 331.0 g/t (grams/tonne) gold (Au) (9.65 oz/t) over 1.0 metre (m) within broad zone averaging 38.7 g/t Au (1.12 oz/t) over 10.0m from 114.0-124.0m including 62.4 g/t Au over 6.0m (true thicknesses undetermined)
- Additional high-grade zones in Hole FK18-10 include 22.0 g/t Au, 22.4 g/t silver (Ag) over 4.0m; 3.9 g/t Au, 4.0 g/t Ag over 13.0m; and 8.2 g/t Au, 1.4 g/t Ag over 6.0m (see table below for intervals in more detail)
- This new discovery is part of the Boundary North Zone and is 230m north of the historic high-grade drill hole drilled by Noranda in 1991
- Plans to expand the drill program are being put in place and assays are pending for seven more drill holes
Aben Resources is a Canadian gold exploration company with projects in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, the Yukon and Saskatchewan.
Written with material from Aben Resources news release. Creative Commons image of helicopter courtesy of Forest and Kim Starr.
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