Phase 1 drilling operations commenced in early August and were completed mid-November.
Eighteen holes were completed for a total of 1,472.73 metres. Twelve holes (933.23 metres) were drilled at the Carbonara Target, and six holes (539.50 metres) were drilled at the Witlage Target.
Witlage Target
Drilling was completed on three sections over a strike length of 570 metres and a very strong shear zone was intersected over a strike length of 150 metres in NP-21-12 to 16 which are in the vicinity of surface rock chip samples that contain up to 27.98 grams gold per tonne reported previously (https://79north.ca/wpcontent/uploads/2021/04/79North-assays-from-the-Nassau-Project-Final.pdf). Local gold-bearing intersections were obtained in NP-21-13 and 14 and high-grade intersections were obtained in saprolite and below saprolite in bedrock on the section with scissor holes NP-21-15 and 16. The bedrock gold is associated with altered and sheared volcanic rocks, fine-grained felsic intrusive rocks, and fine-grained mafic dikes crosscut by quartz veins with associated pyrite. Gold values range up to 383.20 grams gold per tonne in highly oxidized saprolite and up to 99.58 grams gold per tonne in fresh bedrock. The highest gold grade of 383.20 grams gold per tonne occurs in a zone of highly oxidized saprolite that may be an oxide blanket associated with the shear zone observed in fresh bedrock. The gold-bearing oxide zone has an approximate thickness of 10 metres. The Company is evaluating further drilling of the oxide blanket with triple tube or hollow stem auger drilling to obtain greater core recovery of this material in the future.
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