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Castle Peak Mining Announces Further Sampling Assays from Apankrah Target

Castle Peak Mining has announced additional assays that have shown a wide anomalous gold halo with high-grade structures of gold. The company completed 36 m of sampling additionally on the hole NKDDH016 situated on the Apankrah target.

Extension of former mineralized interval was from 16 m encountering 3.3 g/t gold to 20 m of 3.1 g/t gold. Grades over the background have outlined the anomalous zone, which may contain small sub zones. This NKDDH016 is a 100 m step out hole and yielded 7.2 g/t gold over 7.5 m.

Currently, the work ongoing at the Nkwanta concession has included prospecting and mapping of further structures, which have the ability to house high-grade shoots and veins. The primary sampling works from artisanal miners at the Nana target’s ENE end has yielded 6 g/t gold as sample value from a quartz vein. Further grab samples from artisanal workers’ tailings piles have encountered gold values of 6.6 g/t.

Darren Lindsay, Castle Peak Mining’s CEO and President, has commented that the extensive anomalous corridor containing the high-grade shoot and 100 m step out, down plunge show the abundant prospects of the Apankrah target.

The company intersected 17.4 g/t gold over 2.8 m, 12.5 g/t gold over 4.0 m, 3.13 g/t gold over 20.0 m and 1.26 g/t gold over 52.0 m in the hole NKDDH016, located at the Apankrah target.

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Joel relocated to Australia in 1995 from the United Kingdom and spent five years working in the mining industry as an exploration geotechnician. His role involved utilizing GIS mapping and CAD software. Upon transitioning to the North Coast of NSW, Australia, Joel embarked on a career as a graphic designer at a well-known consultancy firm. Subsequently, he established a successful web services business catering to companies across the eastern seaboard of Australia. It was during this time that he conceived and launched News-Medical.Net. Joel has been an integral part of AZoNetwork since its inception in 2000. Joel possesses a keen interest in exploring the boundaries of technology, comprehending its potential impact on society, and actively engaging with AI-driven solutions and advancements.

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