Critical Elements and Blue Note Mining have reported the latest diamond drilling results from the Croinor program, showing clearly the extension of significant gold mineralization to the west of Croinor and at a depth of 654 m.
The CEO and President of Blue Note Mining, Leon Methot, has commented that the company is encouraged with the drilling results that show the present reserve of Croinor, which is 250 m from the surface that may possibly widen well at the depth and along the strike.
In this current drilling program, six out of the seven holes, totaling 2,765 m drilling, were drilled between 650W and 810W sections to examine the continuity of major intersections identified from the winter drilling campaign, which encountered 28.15 g/t and 21.70 g/t of gold over 1.0 m in the hole CR-11-395 on the 750W Section. Many intersections at a perpendicular depth, which differ from 200 to 285 m, are inferred as mineralized zones’ west expansions in the present ore reserve.
In addition, new gold mineralization zones occurring deeper were discovered and it is expected that the further resource will be advanced to the western part of the present ore reserves depending on the encouraging results of the diamond drilling during 2010-2011.
The diamond drill holes are distinctively drilled at the Croinor from north to south and are oriented to intersect the mineralized zones at a high to a vertical angle. CR-11-408 hole was drilled to the north from the south in order to pursue the diorite sill at depth for examining the latest prospective mineralized zones and the length of the drilling hole is 751 m. Several mineralized zones were identified all through the hole from a depth of 51 m to 654 m vertically.
The CR-11-408 hole results show clearly that density and type of mineralization at Croinor widen to a depth of 654 m and is opening in every direction. Based on these recent results, a follow-up drilling has been scheduled.