Scorpio Gold has reported further drill results from the 2012 drilling campaign conducted at the Mary LC Zone situated near the Mary pit. Currently, pre-stripping process is being performed at the Mary pit before the beginning of full-scale production in the open pit located at the Mineral Ridge project in Nevada.
Drill hole plan of Mary LC zone
The Mary pit production will add and supplement present production at the Drinkwater pit.
According to Peter J. Hawley, Scorpio Gold’s CEO and President, the present drilling results continue to assist in altering the design of the Mary pit and expanding the pit wall from the present proposed site towards the southwest in order to add the mineralization continuation to the Mary LC Zone.
The exploration work conducted by the company has concluded that Mary LC, Mary and the Drinkwater zones show one continuous mineralized zone. The results obtained are from step out and infill holes to historical drilling at the Mary LC zone by former operators.
The company encountered 2.67 g/t gold over 7.62 m in hole MR12401; 0.69 g/t gold over 1.52 in hole MR12403; 0.45 g/t gold and 0.34 g/t gold over 1.52 m in hole MR12404; 0.35 g/t gold over 4.57 m in hole MR12405; 0.55 g/t gold over 1.52 m and 0.60 g/t gold over 3.05 m in hole MR12409; 0.89 g/t gold over 1.52 m in hole MR12411; 1.54 g/t gold over 1.52 m in hole MR12412; 2.07 g/t gold over 3.05 m and 1.06 g/t gold over 1.52 m in hole MR12413; and 5.62 g/t gold over 3.05 m in hole MR12414.
The company drilled all the holes through reverse circulation (RC) program. Nevada-based American Assay Laboratories (AAL) performed analytical results. ALS Chemex regularly completed external check assays to validate lab accuracy.
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