Kermode Resources Ltd. announced the results of gravity concentrate testwork from samples collected at the Khyrsos project in BC. The samples comprise over 20kg of material from two large holding drums at the Kami Main Showing (located at 49.99492, -118.45903). The drums contain approximately 5 tonnes of sulphide-rich quartz stockpiled by previous operators at the property.

The exploration target at the Kami Main Showing is a series of sub horizontal quartz veins hosted in granitic rocks of the Nelson Plutonic suite. The samples were passed through a jaw crusher once, then through a hammer mill three times, and then through a Keene Engineering ST-1 shaker table to create tailings, middlings, and concentrates. Kermode assayed the tailings, middlings, concentrates, and a control sample that was not concentrated.

The Calculated Head Grade from the concentrate testwork is 9.7 ppm Au and 237.8 ppm Ag. Kermode also collected an additional sample of similar material, called a Control Sample, that weighed 2.9kg and assayed 7.3 ppm Au and 335.0 ppm Ag. Assays were completed by Activation Laboratories Ltd. in Kamloops, BC.

The gold and silver results were done by Fire Assay with Gravimetric finish. Assays for sulphur and other elements were completed by Aqua Regia ICP-OES, which show low levels of arsenic and mercury. Kermode has a multi-year, area-based exploration permit for the Khrysos project that allows for three trenching sites and three drill pads.

In addition, Kermode plans to remove waste left by previous operators, including the steel drums and stockpiles.