KINTAVAR EXPLORATION INC. Kintavar Exploration Inc. announce the remaining results from the infill drilling at the Mitchi project, Sherlock zone, that was completed in December 2022. The results include 8 drill holes that were targeting the Eastern and Southern portion of the open pit shell target, or the shallow portion of the mineralization. In addition, the Corporation announces the beginning of winter drilling by IAMGOLD Corporation (IAMGOLD) on the Anik Gold Project.
The second half of the drilling program focused on infill in the Southern portion where the mineralization starts from surface. All the six holes in that portion successfully intersected the targeted mineralization. All the drill holes intersected multiple horizons of this mineralization and the combined thickness in these horizons often adds up to over 35m.
presents some of the highlight intersections per each hole. In addition, two drill holes (MS-22-102 and MS-22-103) targeted to extend the North-Eastern limits of the open pit shell target. Both holes successfully extended the mineralization with MS-22-103 intersecting 0.63% Cu, 7.0 g/t Ag over 20.15m.
In addition, Kintavar is very pleased to announce that IAMGOLD has begun its winter drilling program on the Anik Gold Project in the Chapais-Chibougamau region of Quebec. The Project has been optioned out to IAMGOLD where it can earn in up to 80% interest. Following the successful drilling program in 2022 and another summer exploration program on the Project, three main areas of high potential are being evaluated with this drilling program: Opawica West, Bobby South and Dantin.
A program targeting 2,000 to 2,700m and 6 to 9 drill holes has been planned for this round of drilling, depending on the winter conditions. The drilling program will test continuity of the various zones as they extend from the Nelligan deposit structural corridor, extensions of the mineralization intersected in 2022, some IP anomalies related to gold-in-soil anomalies and evaluate the Dantin zone that represents a potentially favorable target resembling the conditions at the Nelligan deposit (structural, geophysical and geochemical anomaly). All samples have been sent and prepared (PREP-31) by ALS Global laboratory in Val-d'Or.
For base metals and silver, the pulp was sent to ALS Global laboratory in Vancouver for multi-elemental analysis by four acid digestion (ME-ICP61) with ICP-AES finish. Samples with assays higher than 10,000 ppm Cu, Zn or Pb, or 100 ppm Ag were reanalyzed with over limits methods (CU-OG62, ZN-OG62, PB-OG62, or AG-OG62) at the ALS Global Vancouver laboratory. Quality controls include systematic addition of blank samples and certified copper standards to each batch of samples sent to the laboratory.
