At Falcon 311, hole 857-E-16A returned 53.0 g/t gold over 2.9 metres, and hole 857-E-04 returned 24.7 g/t gold over 2 metres core length. (All assays were capped at 125 g/t gold.)
The Falcon 311 zone remains open in all directions, including up-plunge towards the surface.
“By leveraging our experience and understanding of the Falcon 7 zone, the team was able to quickly identify and define this new discovery at a higher hit rate per hole,” Wesdome CEO Anthea Bath said in a news release.
Falcon 7 was initially discovered in 2019 and in production by 2021.
“Falcon 311 is now the second zone identified in the volcanic rocks west of the mine diorite, confirming the prospectivity in an area that has seen limited drilling historically. The exploration along this horizon as well as the definition and expansion of this new discovery will remain a priority for drilling in the coming months,” she added.
Based on drilling to date,…
