RUA GOLD INC. More information can be found at the Company's website: www.ruagold.com.
- RUA GOLD launched a well-funded gold explorer focused on two prolific, historic gold-producing regions in
New Zealand . Drilling is already ongoing at the Company properties in the Reefton district. New Zealand is a tier 1 jurisdiction, with attractive geology, a long history of mining, an incoming government focused on local economic development and an experienced workforce.- The Company is supported by a well-seasoned Board of Directors led by Oliver Lennox-King (Fronteer,
Roxgold ) with diverse experience and a successful track record of developing projects and companies. - Following three years of methodical reconnaissance, mapping and sampling, RUA GOLD is launching a fully funded exploration program across its two properties in
New Zealand :
The Reefton district has a
- The Reefton Orogenic district produced 2Moz of gold at 24.5g/t up to the early 1900s; the RUA GOLD properties have seen limited drilling in the last 30 years.
- Latest drill campaign of 2,500m of planned diamond drilling focused on the Pactolus prospect; a greenfield discovery 1km east of any historical mining.
- Channel sampling of the Pactolus discovery outcrop assayed 16.4g/t gold over 7m, including highlights of 32, 34g/t gold over 1m intervals.
- Drill holes from the 2022/2023 campaign at Pactolus were highlighted by DD_PAC_004 reporting 9.41g/t gold over 12m (see Table below).
- Analogous in age, geology, mineralization style, and geological structure to the
Fosterville gold mine. - Additional targets are currently being modelled and surveyed at RUA GOLD's Reefton assets, including historically producing targets in the Capleston area which produced 89Koz of gold at 61.4g/t.
Glamorgan on the
- RUA GOLD has applied for minimum impact access agreement and drilling access agreement(s) for its on-ground exploration
- The Company's tenement is neighboring OceanaGold's' Wharekirauponga gold project.
- OceanaGold recently announced its intention to accelerate development of its
Waihi North Project , including the Wharekirauponga gold deposit. - RUA GOLD's Chief Operating Officer had previously joint-ventured the Wharekirauponga project to OceanaGold and was a member of the exploration team that led to its discovery.
The Reefton district comprises a contiguous group of two exploration permits and one prospecting permit, with a combined area of over 56,000 hectares, covering ~50% of the historic Reefton district on the west coast of
In the past three years of exploration, RUA GOLD has mapped the historic mines and made a promising new discovery, the Pactolus vein, which is the initial target for drilling.
- Over 16,000 soil samples collected and analyzed – the most comprehensive geochemical dataset in the region.
- Detailed geological mapping and UAV Magnetics have defined exciting targets for the 2024 exploration program.
- To the end of 2023, the Company has drilled 26 holes at Pactolus totaling 4,377m, with highlights shown in the significant intercepts table in the Company's technical report available on the RUA GOLD website and filed on SEDAR+ under the RUA GOLD profile.
- Table 10–3: Significant intercepts for Pactolus Phase 1 and 2, calculated with a 1.5g/t Au cut-off and up to 2-m internal dilution.
Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Au (g/t) |
DD_PAC_001 | 132.5 | 135 | 2.5 | 4.75 |
DD_PAC_002 | 133 | 138 | 5 | 6.28 |
DD_PAC_004 | 183 | 195 | 12 | 9.41 |
DD_PAC_005 | 218 | 223 | 5 | 2.24 |
DD_PAC_005 | 258 | 260 | 2 | 5.26 |
DD_PAC_007 | 214 | 219 | 5 | 2.92 |
DD_PAC_007 | 244 | 246 | 2 | 1.71 |
DD_PAC_009 | 219 | 221 | 2 | 4.40 |
DD_PAC_010 | 221 | 225 | 4 | 2.69 |
DD_PAC_015 | 76 | 81 | 5 | 3.13 |
DD_PAC_016 | 41 | 43 | 2 | 2.77 |
DD_PAC_018 | 43 | 46 | 3 | 2.75 |
DD_PAC_018 | 58 | 60 | 2 | 3.11 |
DD_PAC_022 | 54 | 56 | 2 | 8.20 |
DD_PAC_025 | 33 | 35 | 2 | 3.53 |
The 2024 exploration program is underway including:
- 2,500 meters planned drilling, commencing on the Pactolus vein;
- 3D modelling of Capleston and
Murray Creek to provide further drill targets for Q2 2024; and - continued soil sampling, UAV magnetics and geological mapping of remaining targets.
The geology and mineralization in the Reefton district are analogous to the orogenic Lachlan Fold belt in
RUA GOLD's Glamorgan project comprises of over 4,600 hectares in the Hauraki district on
The Company is excited about the potential within this permit where previous exploration outlined a zone of silicification, veining and alteration with > 50ppb gold in soils over 3.8km in length, and rock samples in the vicinity have returned up to 95g/t gold. These samples suggest classic features of an epithermal gold mineralized system are present at the Glamorgan property.
The Company has applied for a Minimum Impact Access Agreement to
- soil sampling;
- magnetic and resistivity geophysical surveys; and
- geological mapping.
An application for Drilling Access Agreement has also been submitted and is expected to be granted later in 2024.
Glamorgan is located 2.8km north of OceanaGold's recent significant discovery at Wharekirauponga. As of
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RUA GOLD (RUA.CSE) is a new entrant to the mining industry, specializing in gold exploration and discovery in
The Company is committed to responsible and sustainable exploration, which is evident in its professional planning and execution. The Company aims to minimize its environmental impact and to execute on its projects with key stakeholders in mind. RUA GOLD has a highly skilled team of
For further information, please refer to the Company's disclosure record on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
Simon Henderson CP, AUSIMM, a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained herein.
This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this new release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that the Company expects to occur, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur and specifically include statements regarding: the Company's strategies, expectations, planned operations or future actions, including but not limited to exploration programs at its Reefton and Glamorgan projects; and the Company's expected receipt of permits or other regulatory approvals. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
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