Bryah Resources Ltd (ASX:BYH) has returned high-grade gold hits from recent drilling at the Gabanintha project in central Western Australia.
Reverse circulation (RC) drilling of the Tumblegum South gold-copper prospect returned the best intersection of 2 metres from 46 metres at 18.13 g/t gold and 0.36% copper.
Within this was a 1-metre intersection from 47 metres which assayed 32.18 g/t gold, or the equivalent of 1 ounce per tonne, and 0.44% copper.
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There were 26 RC drill holes for 2,484 metres completed with samples collected at 1-metre intervals and composited to 3-metre intervals for initial analysis for gold and multi-elements.
Anomalous composite sample intervals were subsequently assayed using the 1-metre interval samples with circa 250 samples submitted for laboratory analysis.
A further strong result was 5 metres from 84 metres at 3.56 g/t gold and 0.55% copper, including 1 metre from 87 metres at 9.57 g/t gold and 0.88% copper.
Another hole returned 7 metres from 13 metres at 3.36 g/t gold and 0.11% copper,
2 metres from 31 metres at 3.70 g/t gold and 1 metre from 45 metres at 4.21 g/t gold and 0.81% copper.
Gold particles observed in pan
During a field visit to collect the 1-metre interval samples, the company’s technical personnel examined the drill cuttings of several holes.
Using traditional panning techniques on cuttings from what later assayed as the best interval, particles of free gold were observed, confirming the high-grade of that intersection.
Further to the southwest drilling has intersected what are interpreted to be multiple zones of shallow gold mineralisation.
Follow-up work
With the 1-metre intervals now received, further refinement of the mineralised zones using 3D software will continue.
This will allow for a tightening of the mineralised structures and more accurate estimation of the size and tenor of mineralisation.
Drilling results indicate that mineralised zones are generally open along strike and/or down dip and that extensional drilling is warranted to further test the mineralised lenses.
Planning has started for a follow-up RC program.
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Bryah Resources has two projects in central Western Australia, Bryah Basin and Gabanintha.
Bryah Resources two projects are in central Western Australia.
Bryah Basin hosts high-grade copper-gold mines at DeGrussa and at Horseshoe Lights, which was mined until 1994.
At Gabanintha, Bryah holds the rights to all minerals except vanadium, uranium, cobalt, chromium, titanium, lithium, tantalum, manganese and iron ore.
Australian Vanadium Ltd (ASX:AVL) retains 100% rights in the excluded minerals.