Reunion Gold Corporation (TSX-V:RGD, OTCQB:RGDFF) said it has unveiled positive drill results from its ongoing program at the Oko West project in Guyana, which included a "significant" extension of mineralization to depth.
One hole tested the depth extension of the Kairuni zone in block 4 and hit 3.68 grams per ton (g/t) gold over 71.15 metres (m) to a vertical depth of 575m, the firm said. This was a 226m step-out from the previous deepest hole, which intersected 1.5 g/t gold over 67.3m to a vertical depth of 349m.
Reunion said it was continuing to advance its goal to drill around a further 13,000m by August this year ahead of a maiden resource estimate.
The latest dill results also included two of the best holes to date in terms of the Oko West project's grade and intervals, with results including 21.75m at 3.80 g/t gold starting from 525m depth and 110m at a grade of 2.78 g/t gold, starting from 66m depth.
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Notably, due to the success of the ongoing drill program at Oko West, Reunion also told investors that it has added another diamond drill rig, taking the total to five - four diamond rigs and one reverse circulation (RC) rig. The next phase of drilling will emphasize testing the Kairuni zone outside of block 4, the company said.
"In addition to drilling at the Kairuni zone, exploration work is underway on the Takutu zone, which represents the southern 3.5km extension of the same shear zone hosting the Kairuni zone," the company also said in the statement.
The firm also several other programs in place to advance the project, including a LIDAR survey, further metallurgical testing and environmental baseline studies, it added.
Reunion Gold is an explorer operating in the Guiana Shield, South America, with a portfolio of projects in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
In 2021, the company made a new gold discovery at its Oko West project in Guyana, where to date it has outlined continuous gold mineralization at the Kairuni zone over 2,500m of strike and to a depth of 350m.
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