Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V: MMY and FSE: D7Q1) “Monument” or
the “Company” is pleased to announce the commencement of a Phase 2
exploration drilling program at Burnakura, one of the primary
Murchison Gold Projects in the Meekatharra area, Western Australia.
Together the Phase 2 with the Phase 1 drilling that was completed
in August forms part of a two year exploration program to test
Murchison potential for gold discovery.
Contrary to the Phase 1 Drilling Program which
focused on unexplored areas to the south of Burnakura, the Phase 2
program is targeting down dip and down plunge of known high grade
deposits that some of them have been mined historically. The
drilling is aimed at testing the potential expansion of the
underground resource. Step out spacing from existing drilling is
broad to increase the probability of discovering mineralization at
NOA Structure area (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Murchison Exploration
Locations is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/0bfe4993-e938-49f6-8abb-9fe6220d2afe
The CEO and President Cathy Zhai comments: “Our
Murchison team is delighted to start the Phase 2 drilling program
after having done considerable work to identify these high quality
targets. The objective of this program is to test the target areas
to potentially identify new resources at Burnakura to improve the
economics of the project. The drill rigs have been secured and
drilling has already started.”
To date, all assay results from Phase 1 drill
program have been received and will be announced once the
interpretation is completed.
PHASE 2 HIGHLIGHTS
- The NOA structure has already
proven it contains mineralization that can support an underground
operation.
- The NOA 2 deposit historically
produced high grade from both open pit and underground
operations.
- The Phase 2 program is targeting
mineralization in economic grades and thicknesses underneath NOA 1,
NOA 2, NOA 4-6 and NOA 7/8.
- The analysis and results of this
program will drive subsequent exploration phases.
- This drill program is expected to
be completed by February 2022.
PROGRAM SUMMARY
A total 5,546 drill metres are planned under the
Phase 2 drilling program, combining reverse circulation (“RC”) and
diamond drilling (“DD”) targeting completion by February 2022. All
pre-drilling work including preparation of drill pads, refinement
of drill hole planning and logistics, heritage and environmental
surveys and Permit of Work (“POW”) applications for the areas have
been completed. The drilling contract has been awarded to Minch
Enterprises Pty Ltd trading as Frontline Drilling Australia
(“Frontline"), who will supply a KWL 700 RC drill rig for RC
drilling and a KWL 1600 rig for the DD component. The earliest
commencement date of work was originally planned to be January next
year; however, working in conjunction with Frontline, the Company
has been able to fast-track the deployment of the RC drill rig and
has secured it for an initial three-month window, which started in
the third week of November 2021.
All samples collected from the drilling program
will be dispatched to ALS Geochemistry laboratory in Wangara,
Western Australia for gold and selected multi-element analysis.
Results are expected to be received starting in March 2022.
The second drill program will commence at a
series of high potential targets identified on the Burnakura
Project as shown in Figure 2. The program will focus on the NOA
structure which is related to the regional Burnakura Shear Zone and
is identified for 2.5km in a north-northwest direction. Open pit
mines along this structure have produced significant ounces of gold
from five deposits. Details of the drill program are presented in
Table 1.
Table 1:
Drill Program Summary |
Drill Area |
Holes |
RC Metres |
DD Metres |
NOA 7/8 |
6 |
1,200 |
1,040 |
NOA 4-6 |
2 |
400 |
215 |
NOA 2 |
4 |
800 |
450 |
NOA 1 |
5 |
1,000 |
270 |
New Alliance |
1 |
165 |
- |
Total |
18 |
3,565 |
1,975 |
|
|
|
|
Figure 2: High potential target locations
at the Burnakura project is available
at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/9b51519e-35b6-43d3-857c-9a2967b3945d
NOA 7/8
The NOA 7/8 deposit is the last exploited open
pit along the NOA structure. High grade gold mineralization
underneath the current pit extends to 200m vertically below
surface. Indications are this is of thickness and grades that could
support underground development. The mineralization remains open
down dip but appears to be truncated to the north by a northeast
trending fault that dips to the west.
It is proposed to drill six RC holes with
diamond tails to test the mineralization between 220m to 340m
vertically below the surface. A total of 1,200m RC and 1,040m DD
holes have been planned (Figure 3).
Figure 3: A long section looking west
through NOA 7/8 showing target location of planned drill
holes is available
at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/a8455775-bead-46d5-b684-b14cfd6465ce
NOA 4-6
NOA 4-6 deposits consist of modest shallow zones
of mineralization along the NOA structure. They were exploited by
two shallow open pits. RC drilling has tested mineralization for
depth extensions to NOA 4-6 to a depth of approximately 130m.
Two RC holes with diamond tails aim to test the
potential for economic mineralization to a depth of 240m vertically
below the surface, 100m below the existing drilling. A total of
400m of RC and 220m of DD are planned.
NOA 2
The NOA 2 deposit historically produced high
grade gold from both an open pit and underground operation. Its
mineralization is truncated to the south by a major EW fault that
separates it from the NOA 1 deposit. The mineralization steepens
down dip, coincident with a decrease in grade.
A total of four RC holes with diamond tails are
proposed to test for the continuation and repetition of
mineralization at depth, down to 280m vertically below the surface,
including planned 800m RC and 450m DD (Figure 4).
Figure 4: A long section looking west
through NOA 2 showing structure and planned drill hole
targets is available
at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/3efce8b4-6586-4f8b-bbcb-06c0e870a00a
NOA 1
The NOA 1 deposit is the southernmost exploited
deposit with several high-grade gold intersections including 7m at
9.0g/t Au from drill hole 16MRC107. In 2020, drill hole 20MRD013,
the deepest hole drilled at NOA 1, intersected 1m at 7.55g/t Au. It
is truncated to the north by a major EW fault. Shallow drilling to
the south of the NOA1 pit failed to intersect economic
mineralization.
A total of five deep holes are planned,
consisting of RC pre-collars with diamond tails targeting the
interpreted mineralized zone with pierce points 150m to 250m
vertically below surface. A total of 1,000m RC and 270m diamond
core have been included in the program (Figure 5).
Figure 5: A long section through NOA 1
looking west showing structure and planned drill hole
targets is available
at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/00365484-74c9-4e81-8de0-57b3d306d262
NEW ALLIANCE
The New Alliance open pit has produced
approximately 30koz of gold in the past and its mineralization is
consistently low-medium grade but contains a small body (50x30m) of
very high-grade mineralization at the northern end of the pit at a
depth of approximately 75m. The high-grade body is located at a
lithological contact between tuffs and ultramafics within the
transition zone. The best intersection within the body is 10m at
18.2g/t Au (drill hole NARC001). Two 40m step-out RC holes have
partially closed off the down dip direction of the high-grade
body.
One RC hole for 170m is proposed to test the
high-grade gold mineralization down plunge beneath the northern end
of the pit.
The scientific and technical information in this
press release has been assembled by Adrian Woodfield, Chief
Geologist of the Company, reviewed and approved by Roger Stangler,
MEng, FAusIMM, MAIG, a Qualified Person as defined by NI43-101,
retained by Golder Associates Pty Ltd.
About Monument
Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V: MMY, FSE:D7Q1)
is an established Canadian gold producer that owns and operates the
Selinsing Gold Mine in Malaysia. Its experienced management team is
committed to growth and is also advancing the Murchison Gold
Projects comprising Burnakura, Gabanintha and Tuckanarra JV (20%
interest) in the Murchison area of Western Australia. The Company
employs approximately 200 people in both regions and is committed
to the highest standards of environmental management, social
responsibility, and health and safety for its employees and
neighboring communities.
Cathy Zhai, President and CEOMonument Mining
LimitedSuite 1580 -1100 Melville StreetVancouver, BC V6E 4A6
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