Previously, the discovery hole in the Upper Hilltop zone returned 515.3 g/t silver, 28.9% lead, 10.5% zinc and 0.9 g/t gold over 28.3 metres. Owing to this successful drilling at the Hilltop zone, the current program at Ruby Hill has again been expanded to facilitate additional step-out drilling at this target.
In addition to the Upper Horizon, drilling is testing the Lower Horizon (assays pending), where the initial hole intersected multiple zones of mineralization including 238.8 g/t silver, 11% zinc and 9% lead over 9.4 metres and 469.5 g/t silver, 11.8% zinc and 18.2% lead over 2.1 metres.
“We believe that the grades of mineralization at Ruby Hill are truly world-class, and the Hilltop zone ranks amongst the highest-grade new discoveries being drilled anywhere on the planet,” CEO Ewan Downie said in a news release.
The Ruby Hill property is one of i-80 Gold’s primary assets and is host to the core processing…
