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i-80 Gold commences large-scale drill program at Getchell
Rokmaster prepares surface drill program at Revel Ridge
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Gold has started a largescale drill program, with more than 20,000 metres of surface and underground drilling planned, at the company’s recently acquired Getchell Project in Nevada. Getchell hosts both open pit and underground resources and is located proximal to Nevada Gold Mines’ Twin Creeks and Turquoise Ridge mines. The primary goal of the 2021 drill program is to advance the Pinson underground and open pit opportunities to production. Two underground drill rigs will be mobilized, once underground platforms are upgraded, focused
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on delineating sufficient resources for near-term development. Initial surface drilling will test near-surface mineralization for metallurgical purposes and open pit definition. “Advancing the Getchell Property will be the company’s primary focus for 2021,” said Matt Gili, President and Chief Operating Officer of i-80, “with a substantial drill program planned to support mine studies and expand our mineral resources on the property. The goal for our team this year will be to complete a PEA on the property as quickly as possible, which will drive our decision making and planning for an upgraded economic study once this year’s drill program is completed.”
okmaster aims to expand on the success of its underground drill program with approximately 8,000m of surface drilling, once permits have been received for 56 drill pads. Drilling will be designed to develop additional near surface resources immediately on-strike to both the Main and Yellowjacket style mineralized zones. The exploration goal in the immediate Revel Ridge deposit area is to expand mineralized zones adjacent to
16,000m of underground drilling, with additional activities including site rehabilitation, re-establishing road access and general camp, office and site improvements. Generators and electrical systems have been refurbished for both surface and sub-surface activities and underground access has been re-established with electrical substations and ventilation installed and operating. Significant advances have been made
“During the past 10 months, Rokmaster Resources has completed over 16,000m of underground drilling” the existing inferred resource blocks. Rokmaster’s 2020/2021 underground drill program was completed on 29April 2021. An exceptional 85% of drill holes with completed assays intercepted above-threshold NSR gold equivalent grades. During the past 10 months, Rokmaster Resources has completed more than
during 2020-21 in understanding the metallurgical characteristics of the Revel Ridge Main Zone mineralization. Further understanding of comminution, heavy media separation, floatation, mineralogy and pressure oxidation methods have resulted in improvements and development of realistic process plant design. World Mining Magazine www.ogsmag.com
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