Unigold Intersects 8.0 Meters Averaging 16.48 g/t Au at Target C, Candelones Extension Deposit
October 14 2020 - 6:55AM
Unigold Inc. (“Unigold” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:UGD; OTCQX:UGDIF;
FSE: UGD1) is pleased to announce results from its ongoing
exploration drilling at the Candelones Extension deposit, part of
the Company’s 100% owned Neita Concession in the Dominican
Republic.
A total of 11 holes (3751 meters) of the planned
15,000 meter drill program have been completed to date. Drilling is
currently testing epithermal mineralization at Targets B and C of
the Candelones Extension. The proposed drilling is designed to
increase the geological confidence for future mineral resource
estimates and to test for extensions of the high grade targets at
depth and along strike. Drilling at Target C is focused on tracing
an interpreted fault structure which has been intruded by a late
mafic dike. High grade gold and silver with associated copper and
zinc mineralization is localized at or near the contact of the
magnetic dike suggesting that this could represent a potential
marker horizon to guide future drilling.
Joe Hamilton, Chairman and CEO of Unigold notes:
“These initial results continue to demonstrate the exploration
potential of the Candelones Project and our increasing knowledge
base which is evolving with each drill hole. The systems at
Candelones remain open, and drilling is identifying new zones in
unexpected areas. LP20-160 intersected the high grade
mineralization 90 meters higher than anticipated. We interpret that
the high grade mineralization is fault offset towards surface in
the system. This new intercept is within 125 meters of surface. The
location of the mineralization indicates that there is a 150 to 200
meter vertical gap in drill coverage along the andesite-dacite
contact below this intercept. The interpreted sub-vertical
faulting, intensity of brecciation and presence of mafic dikes make
this gap in drill coverage a high priority target for additional
drilling, especially in light of the grades intersected in our
latest hole. The close spatial association of high grade
mineralization with late, barren mafic dikes is evolving into a
possible targeting tool that we hope to exploit in future drill
planning. Several mafic dikes have been identified in the hanging
wall andesites and we are currently projecting these to the
andesite-dacite contact where we believe further high grade
mineralization may be localized.
We continue to successfully monitor the ongoing
drill program. Assay results have been delayed to date but we
expect that new results will now be received on a regular basis. We
are continuing to step out from the known high grade mineralization
in 25 to 50 meter increments as we seek to expand the footprint of
mineralization. Once sufficient analytical results are available,
we will be able to adjust the drill plan to target the highest
grade mineralization in undrilled areas.”
LP20-160 (Target C) was collared 20 meters east
of LP57 (12.99 meters averaging 5.95 g/t Au, 4.2 g/t Ag,
0.07% Cu and 0.70% Zn) and 20 meters west of LP91
(9.0 meters @ 3.0 g/t Au). LP20-160 intersected
the target mineralization 90 meters higher in the system than
anticipated. Mineralization occurs in a silicified dacite tuff
breccia showing a silica-barite matrix with up to 15% sulphides.
The mineralization is localized in the footwall of a mafic dike
possibly highlighting a reactivated fault system that served as a
conduit for mineralization. The dip of the andesite-dacite contact
steepens abruptly, likely the result of faulting. Hole LP49,
collared in 2013 about 200 meters to the south of LP20-160, stopped
short of the andesite-dacite contact. The mineralization
intersected in LP20-160 suggests that the entire length (150
meters) of the sub-vertical contact may be prospective for
additional high grade mineralization. (Ref. Figure 1.0).
Table 1.0 – Significant
Results LP20-160
Hole (#) |
From(m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
Zn (%) |
LP20-160 |
174.00 |
209.00 |
35.00 |
4.16 |
14.1 |
0.10 |
0.30 |
including |
175.00 |
183.00 |
8.00 |
16.48 |
57.7 |
0.30 |
0.80 |
Figure 1.0 –
Composite Cross Section LP20-160
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QA/QC
Diamond drilling utilizes both HQ and NQ
diameter tooling. Holes are established using HQ diameter tooling
before reducing to NQ tooling to complete the hole. The core is
received at the on-site logging facility where it is, photographed,
logged for geotechnical and geological data and subjected to other
physical tests including magnetic susceptibility and specific
gravity analysis. Samples are identified, recorded, split by wet
diamond saw, and half the core is sent for assay with the remaining
half stored on site. A minimum sample length of 0.3 meters and a
maximum sample length of 1.5 metres is employed with most samples
averaging 1.0 meters in length except where geological contacts
dictate. Certified standards and blanks are randomly inserted into
the sample stream and constitute approximately 5-10% of the sample
stream. Samples are shipped to a sample preparation facility in the
Dominican Republic operated by Bureau Veritas. Assaying is
performed at Bureau Veritas Commodities Canada Ltd.’s laboratory in
Vancouver, B.C. Canada. All samples are analyzed for gold using a
50 gram lead collection fire assay fusion with an atomic adsorption
finish. In addition, most samples are also assayed using a 36
element multi-acid ICP-ES analysis method.
Wes Hanson P.Geo., Chief Operating Officer of
Unigold has reviewed and approved the contents of this press
release.
About Unigold Inc. –
Discovering Gold in the CaribbeanUnigold is a Canadian
based mineral exploration company traded on the TSX Venture
Exchange under the symbol UGD, focused primarily on exploring and
developing its gold assets in the Dominican Republic.
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