Galantas Gold Corporation is soon to start a surface and underground exploration programme of 4,000 metres diamond drilling at Cavanacaw gold mine in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
UNDERGROUND
Initial Phase I drilling will focus on the Kearney and Joshua veins, two of “many high-priority targets” on the company’s land package.
Underground drilling on the Kearney vein will test deeper extensions of mineralised dilation zones targeting higher widths of mineralisation within the vein.
Drilling will also target continuity and grade of additional mineralised zones running parallel to the main orebody.
The Canadian miner added that drill results would support the mine plan as the company moves into a new phase of underground mining and accelerated development.
Galantas has to date completed 2,000m of underground development at Kearney and is currently within 240m of gaining access to the Joshua vein.
SURFACE
The surface drilling programme will target a central area of the Joshua vein 70m from where the underground development is first planned to intersect the vein.
Earlier drilling results announced in June 2012 of central Joshua include hole OM-DD-11-103 resulting in 26.6 metres of 8.4 g/t gold (4.5 metres true width).
“We are excited to kick-off drilling to unlock the significant exploration upside at Omagh, on the heels of our oversubscribed private placement,” said chief executive Mario Stifano.
“This exploration programme represents a critical opportunity for Galantas to extend the mine life and expand high-grade gold production.”
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