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Northern Abitibi samples new high grade Gold zones at Viking |
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Written by REM
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Calgary, AB — Northern Abitibi Mining Corp. announced June 22nd that two new areas of high grade gold mineralization have been uncovered in new trenches and road cuts at the Viking gold project, Newfoundland.
One of the new high grade discoveries is located 85 metres north of the high grade Thor vein, the company announced in a release. Two grab samples from a sulfide bearing quartz vein from this zone have supposedly returned 57.8 and 120.1 grams per tonne (g/t) gold. Mapping and trenching show this zone is continuous with the Thor zone, and the area has excellent potential for both high grade mineralization and larger zones of disseminated mineralization starting at surface, says the company.
A second zone of high grade gold mineralization has been discovered 285 metres south of the Thor vein. Two grab samples from sulfide bearing quartz veins from this zone have returned 83.0 and 148.1 g/t gold. These veins occur within a 20 to 30 metre wide zone of intense sericite-quartz-carbonate altered rock, and a grab sample of this altered wall rock contained 9.1 g/t gold. Trenching to date also indicates this zone could be continuous with the Thor zone.
Both of the new discoveries have been mapped and channel sampled, and channel sample results are expected shortly. Mineralization in bedrock has now been traced over a strike length of 500 metres, and the zone remains open along strike in all directions. Trenching and mapping are ongoing at the project and continue to expand and define the mineralized zones. A drill rig is currently being mobilized to the property and drilling is expected to start on or around June 23.
The Viking Property contains numerous high grade gold zones located within a 3 to 4 kilometer long, mostly till-covered, gold in soil anomaly. A description of the Viking project is available at www.naminco.ca.
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