Western Gold Exploration Ltd (WGE) intersected gold and silver at its Stronchullin prospect within the 3,253‐hectare property in Knapdale, Argyll.
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The 2021 drilling programme is a follow-up to scout drilling completed in 2017‐2018 and deep overburden geochemical surveys undertaken in 2020.
WGE reported an intersection in hole SD20‐13 of 19.20 g/t gold and 1.19 g/t silver over 1m (true width ~0.80m) from 88.15m.
The company said that the area extending north of SD20‐13 for 250m towards hole SD20‐12 was still regarded as a priority for development of high‐grade quartz‐gold‐base metal veins.
The highest ranked deep overburden gold and base metal anomaly remains untested.
WGE added that an extension of quartz‐gold‐base‐metal vein mineralisation from hole SD17‐6 to hole SD20‐14 was confirmed with an intersection of 12.20 g/t gold + 20.4 g/t silver.
This was accompanied by highly anomalous base metal values over 1.00m (true width ~0.80m) from 56.90m.
Deep overburden sampling defined a subdued gold‐bismuth anomaly which indicated a possible continuation of the vein system for 150 to 200m south of SD20‐14.
Combined with 2017‐2018 drilling, three out of the four holes completed in the southern portion
of Stronchullin (SD17‐6, SD20‐13 and SD20‐14) intersected high grade (>10g/t) gold veins.
Drilling to date immediately around the historic Stronchullin gold mine has confirmed continuity of the lode structure over a strike length of 100m and over a 100m vertical interval.
However, WGE added that gold and base metal mineralisation was erratically developed.
The company intends to review all the Stronchullin data from the current and previous campaigns, including from geochemical surveys.
WGE
WGE is focused on exploring mineral properties in Western Scotland and discovering new opportunities in the Dalradian belt.
Targets include historic gold‐silver and copper‐lead mines and the prospects of Stronchullin mine, Gossan Burn and Allt Dearg, all located in the Knapdale project area.