Benchmark highlighted the results, saying the mineralization is increasing with high gold grades occurring within the high-grade bulk tonnage zones (30.5 metres at 8.96 g/t gold and 233.04 g/t silver, including 15.2 metres at 17.59 g/t gold and 454.33 g/t silver). There is also excellent continuity of infill and expansion drilling within the Cliff Creek North zone (531 metres at 1.24 g/t gold and 17.73 g/t silver, including 6.4 metres at 2.51 g/t gold and 54.94 g/t silver).
The new drill results show significant potential for expansion with the high grades occurring along the rim of the pit shell modelled in 2021, said Benchmark. The resource estimate within the pit shell (using a 0.5 g/t gold-equivalent cutoff grade) includes 40 million indicated tonnes grading 1.18 g/t gold and 38.1 g/t silver and 15 million inferred tonnes at 0.96 g/t gold and 25.1 g/t silver.
The Cliff Creek North zone is open along strike and below 550…
