New results have intersected multiple stacked zones of mineralization in the southeast portion of the deposit.
Highlights from 2023 drilling at FAD include 4.4 g/t Au, 91.3 g/t Ag, 8.4% Zn & 0.3% Pb over 1.6 m, 4.9 g/t Au, 50.2 g/t Ag, 9.0% Zn & 0.2% Pb over 4.5 m, 6.2 g/t Au, 57.1 g/t Ag, 6.9% Zn & 0.1% Pb over 5.0 m; 6.0 g/t Au, 35.5 g/t Ag, 5.8% Zn & 0.2% Pb over 8.5 m and 3.1 g/t Au, 48.8 g/t Ag, 2.1% Zn & 1.3% Pb over 3.8 m.
An infill hole drilled on the western margin of the west FAD lobe returned 5.7 g/t Au, 159.4 g/t Ag, 15.0% Zn & 2.8% Pb over 5.4 m; 13.7 g/t Au, 430.0 g/t Ag, 15.9% Zn & 7.7% Pb over 2.5 m and 9.0 g/t Au, 92.4 g/t Ag, 12.2% Zn & 1.0% Pb over 14.6 m.
The Eureka District has a long and successful history of mining since 1864, including some of the world’s highest-grade CRD mines, the company said. From 1866 until 1967 the Ruby Hill district produced an estimated 2 Mt of ore containing approximately 1.65…
