Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSX-V:BNCH, OTCQX:BNCHF) has announced positive results for mineralization expansion utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), saying it recently conducted first pass Maptek DomainMCF to evaluate, validate and expand mineralized gold and silver domains within the Cliff Creek and Dukes Ridge deposits at its flagship Lawyers gold-silver project in British Columbia’s Golden Horseshoe region.
The Canada-based gold and silver company noted the exploration work utilized machine learning in conjunction with detailed logging and geochemical alteration mapping.
“Artificial Intelligence methods were used to model gold-bearing trends within each of the deposits,” Benchmark Metals CEO John Williamson said in a statement.
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“The results are consistent with our prior interpretations and indicate areas of potential expansion within our current open pit models,” Williamson added.
Benchmark added that the work will be used to further refine drilling plans for resource expansion initiatives in 2023, and further AI machine learning will be run with additional inputs to better define drill targeting in the coming months.
As well, the company stated that in addition to the newly-developed AI model, independent new alteration and lithological models have been generated using multi-element geochemical data in order to provide more insight on mineralized domains and develop new exploration tools that can be used to identify and vector towards new mineralized zones and potentially expand high-grade zones.
Maptek DomainMCF uses machine learning to generate domain boundaries direct from sample data for rapid creation of resource models, according to the company.
Benchmark Metals is advancing its wholly-owned Lawyer's gold-silver project in the prolific Golden Horseshoe of northern British Columbia. The property consists of three mineralized deposits, which remain open for expansion, in addition to over 20 new target areas along the 20 kilometre (km) trend.
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