Alba Mineral Resources plc announced confirmation of multiple mineralised gold zones from Phase 1 drilling results at Clogau-St David’s gold mine in North Wales.
The miner said that results from the Llechfraith lode proved gold mineralisation in the veins identified from the drilling with individual values up to 4.25g/t.
The campaign, comprising 10 drill holes for a total of 1158m, also confirmed mineralisation across several individual zones up to one metres thick.
Alba added that the intersection of values strongly reinforced the company’s view that the Llechfraith lode was a key target for future development and production at Clogau-St David’s.
Two other identified vein systems intersected in the drilling – Canol and Sill – are now confirmed as hosting gold mineralisation and are targets for further exploration.
Today’s announced results reinforce the company’s objective to dewater the Llechfraith shaft as soon as possible to allow direct access to the on-reef development.
“We have always stressed that the primary objective of our drilling programmes is to prove structure and to identify existing lode extensions and new lodes,” said chief operating officer Mark Austin.
“The drilling at Llechfraith has proved that the main lode in fact comprises two discrete lodes, separated by about 10m.
“In addition, the drilling has also identified two other vein systems further to the south.
“The best developed of these new vein systems we are calling the ‘Canol vein system’ and the uppermost the ‘Sill vein system’.
“The drilling at Llechfraith has proved that the main lode in fact comprises two discrete lodes, separated by about 10m.”
Earlier in April, the Phase 2 drilling programme started comprising eight to 10 holes for up to 2,000 metres. On 21 April 2021, the first hole reached a depth of 177.9 metres.