Tempus Resources Ltd (ASX:TMR) (CVE:TMRR) (OTCMKTS:TMRFF) (FRA:4W0) is logging and sampling core at the Elizabeth Gold Project in British Columbia, Canada, in preparation for analysis at SGS laboratories in Vancouver, Canada.
The company’s 2021 drilling campaign started on June 5 with five diamond drill holes completed to date for a total of 774 metres.
Drill hole EZ-21-04, on the northern extension zone of the Southwest Vein has intersected a zone of quartz veining of around 4.2-metres from 121.8 metres, with visible gold evident over 1-metre.
Additional quartz veining with visible gold has been identified in diamond drill hole EZ-21-02.
“Looking forward to more high-grade results”
President and CEO Jason Bahnsen said: “The 2021 drill campaign is off to a great start with the presence of visible gold in the first few holes.
“We are looking forward to more high-grade results as we continue to demonstrate the extensions to the known vein systems at Elizabeth.”
Current drilling is focused on the northern extension of the Southwest vein, around 150 metres along strike toward the northeast from the high-grade ore-shoot intercepted in hole EZ-20-06 which intersected 5 metres at 61.3 g/t gold from 116.5 metres, including 1.5 metres at 186 g/t from 118 metres.
Potential to extend mineralisation
All five holes have intersected the vein, which typically varies in width between 1.0 and 4.2 metres and is associated with strong sericitic alteration of the dioritic wall rocks.
Multiple phases of brecciation and quartz precipitation are evident, with visible gold typically associated with fine limonitic partings and blebs, or with dark irregular bands of sooty sulphide composed of pyrite, arsenopyrite, galena and chlorite.
The high-grade quartz veins encountered in 2020 (and visually in 2021) in drilling at Elizabeth show close geological similarities to the Bralorne mesothermal vein system, which has been mined to a depth of around 2,000 metres from surface.
This suggests there is strong potential to extend the mineralisation down plunge from the current deepest intersections that are approximately 200 metres below the surface.
Culture and environment monitoring
Tempus has been working closely with the Xwisten Community (the Bridge River Band) since mid-2020 to develop a Joint Environmental and Cultural Stewardship Program at the Elizabeth Gold Project.
Around 50% of the workforce at the Elizabeth Project is composed of members from the Xwisten Community.
Monthly water sampling and ground disturbance monitoring is a regular part of TMR's exploration program at the Elizabeth Gold Project and is completed under the supervision of Xwisten Community members that have undergone certification training for environmental and cultural monitoring.