West Australian gold explorer, BMG Resources Limited has received all assay results from the drill program completed last December at the company’s Abercromby Gold Project, south of Wiluna in the north-eastern Goldfields.
Abercromby is one of BMG’s three highly prospective, 100 per cent-owned gold exploration projects in the Tier 1 mining jurisdiction of Western Australia. BMG’s other projects are Invincible in the Central Pilbara and South Boddington in the State’s South West.
BMG’s maiden drill program at Abercromby was the first to be conducted at the project in more than 15 years. The program was designed to test the nature and continuity of known mineralisation at the Capital Prospect, where multiple thick and high-grade gold intersections were reported by previous explorers.
A total of 13 drill holes was completed by BMG with 635 metres of diamond and 2,246 metres of reverse circulation (RC) drilling. A further eight planned drill holes were not completed due to time constraints but will be added to this year’s major upcoming drill campaign.
BMG advises that assays from the drill program have confirmed broad gold zones at Abercromby with very wide intersections of gold mineralisation including multiple intervals of bonanza grades. Some significant results returned include:
- 26 metres (m) at 6.07 grams per tonne (g/t) of gold (Au) from 192m, including 7m at 21.22 g/t Au from 192m (20ABRC0004)*
- 16m at 3.64 g/t Au from 82m, including 3m at 14.38 g/t Au from 83m (20ABRC0004)
- 33m at 1.7 g/t Au from 127m, including 3m at 15.29 g/t Au from 157m (20ABRC0008)*
- 37m at 2.58 g/t Au from 144m including 8m at 8.1 g/t Au from 173m (20ABRC0010)
- 5m at 5.86 g/t Au from 42m including 2m at 10.83 g/t Au from 42m (20ABRC0010)
- 8m at 2.72 g/t Au from 32m and 2m at 4.37 g/t Au from 107m (20ABRCD0003)
- 59m at 0.86 g/t Au from 156m, including 7m at 3.33 g/t Au from 173m (20ABRC0006)*
- 7m at 6.54 g/t Au from 215.3m (20ABRCD0003)
- 12m at 2.56 g/t Au from 25m including 2m at 4.87 g/t Au from 25m (20ABRC0001)
BMG Managing Director, Bruce McCracken, said the results demonstrate the quality of the mineral system at Abercromby with intersections displaying width and grade that supports the presence of a significant volume of gold mineralisation.
“Drilling has identified two high-grade gold lodes at the Capital Prospect with indications that repetitions are likely. The deeper diamond holes have shown continuity at depth which remains open,” Mr McCracken said.
“These are great results from only a small drill program at a project that has been in our possession for less than six months. We look forward to launching a major drill program in 2021 to fully scope the significant gold potential at Abercromby.”
The company further advises that a sub-audio magnetic survey (SAM) is scheduled to be completed at Abercromby later this month. The survey is designed to provide high-resolution mapping of the structures in the project area, which are the controls on gold mineralisation.
BMG outlines that this information will enhance the structural model for Abercromby and assist in planning follow-up drilling. The full announcement can be found here.
*Reported previously in ASX release dated 21 January 2021.
