Abcourt Mines (TSXV: ABI; OTCQB: ABMBF) hast cut a bonanza grade in underground drilling at the Sleeping Giant gold project 85 km northwest of Amos, Que. The company reported 91.8 g/t gold over 0.5 metre in hole 29-269 and 30.8 g/t over 0.5 metre in hole 29-273.
Drilling was conducted from levels 235 and 295 betwen December 2023 and the end of April 2024 in the DAC 5 stope area. Mining is to begin in that stope this year.
Here are the highlights of the underground drilling from level 295:
Drilling provided information on the orientation of two veins. Vein 1 (the main vein) continues to the west, and Abcourt will develop a sill and sublevel 1. Vein 4 is oriented north-south to north-northwest-south-southeast with a slight dip visible in the sublevels. Additional drilling is planned to test the extension of both veins.
The Sleeping Giant mine is 100%-owned by Abcourt and within the provincial government’s Plan Nord. During its sporadic operation from 1988 to 2014, it produced approximately 1.1 million oz. of gold. The mill, with a capacity of 700 to 750 t/d was restarted in 2016 and treated gold ore from the Elder mine until 2022.
Last year the Sleeping Giant resource estimate was updated to include 755,000 indicated tonnes grading 7.14 g/t gold (containing 173,300 oz.) and 884,000 inferred tonnes grading 8.74 g/t gold (containing 248,300 oz.)
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