The latest round of drilling by Northern Crown Mines (NCW-V) has returned the highest-grade intercepts encountered to date at the Guadalupe de los Reyes property in northeastern Sinaloa state, Mexico.
The results from drilling at the Zapote zone — an open-pit, heap-leach target — included a 57.9-metre intercept grading 2.49 grams gold per tonne (0.073 oz. over 190 ft.).
Another hole returned 3.28 grams over 32 metres (0.1 oz. over 105 ft.), while another returned 4.09 grams over 29 metres (0.12 oz. over 95 ft.). These results are viewed as significant as they expand a zone of higher-grade mineralization within the Zapote zone.
Other selected results from the Zapote zone include: 12.2 metres of 1.26 grams gold and 20.1 grams silver; 42.7 metres of 1.67 grams gold and 16.6 grams silver; and 19.8 metres of 1 gram gold and 17.6 grams silver.
Northern Crown has two reverse-circulation drill rigs at work testing near-surface, widespread stockwork systems at the Guadalupe mine zone, one of five epithermal zones within the 59-sq.-km property. Assays from this drilling are expected shortly. This area was the source of historic production from the district (525,000 oz. gold and 41 million oz. silver) from underground workings. Northern Crown aims to outline near-surface mineralization amenable to open-pit mining techniques.
Assays results are expected shortly from eight exploratory holes drilled within the Orito zone.
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