The drilling at the Saddle Zone, between the old Springer and Perry mines, is in the project’s open-pit shell from a January 2024 resource estimate. The assays were part of a three-hole scout program to test a geological model to explain the zone’s vein orientations. The intercept shows a mineralized area along a northwest-trending fault distinct from those at Springer and Perry. This suggests that material currently classified as waste may be ore.
“These results confirm our thesis about the Saddle Zone’s structural controls and point to its potential for resource growth,” CEO Stephen Stewart said in a news release.
This area remains underexplored compared to Springer and Perry, the company said. It suggested that more mineralization there could improve Opemiska’s mine plan and its future economics.
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The Saddle Zone’s model includes mineralized veins and halos around them. It…
