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DATELINE RESOURCES LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2021
Jan 30, 2022
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ASX Release
DATELINE RESOURCES LIMITED
(ACN 149 105 653) ASX Code: DTR
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Share Price (28/01/22) $0.081
$35.5 million
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
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DECEMBER 2021 QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT
Dateline Resources Limited (ASX: DTR) ( Dateline or the Company ) is pleased to provide an update on its activities for the December 2021 quarter. The Company’s focus during the period was progressing underground development and drilling at the Gold Links Project in Colorado and finalising the acquisition of the Colosseum Gold Mine (Colosseum) in California.
HIGHLIGHTS
Gold Links Gold Mine
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Underground development program continued, with second escapeway developed during the quarter, allowing for production to commence[1] .
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Underground diamond drilling intersected high-grade mineralisation with continuity between high-grade zones confirmed[2] .
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Company approved commencement of production, with ore currently hauled to the Company’s Lucky Strike mill[1] .
Colosseum Gold Mine
DIRECTORS & MANAGEMENT
Mark Johnson AO Chairman
Stephen Baghdadi Managing Director
Greg Hall Non-Executive Director
Tony Ferguson Non-Executive Director
Bill Lannen Non-Executive Director
Mark Ohlsson Company Secretary
CONTACT Mark Ohlsson Phone: +61 2 9375 2353 Postal Address: P.O. Box 553 South Hurstville NSW 2221 Email: [email protected]
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Completion of acquisition of project from Barrick concluded during the quarter[3] .
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2022 field program expected to be finalised in March quarter.
Corporate
- At the end of the quarter, the Company’s cash balance was $2.47 million.
Commenting on the progress during the quarter, Dateline’s Managing Director, Stephen Baghdadi, said:
“Significant progress was made in the December quarter towards fulfilling our objective of becoming a US-focussed gold producer.
“The Company has commenced stockpiling of ore and expects re-commissioning of the mill to commence in February.
“At Colosseum, the desktop review is nearing completion and we expect to commence implementing a field program in the March quarter.
“The March quarter is shaping up as an exciting one for the Company.”
1 ASX Announcement 13 December 2021 – Gold Links Development Update 2 ASX Announcement 25 November 2021 – 56g/t Au and 384g/t Ag at Gold Links 3 ASX Announcement 27 October 2021 – Completion of Colosseum Acquisition
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Gold Links Gold Mine, Colorado
Gold Links hosts a swarm of high-grade narrow gold veins over more than 5km strike length and a kilometre across strike. Historical mapping and drilling coupled with the Company’s own exploration work has confirmed mineralisation is extensive throughout the Project.
Dateline’s 100% owned Lucky Strike Mill will commence processing ore from the Gold Links Mine towards the end of the March quarter[1] .
Approval of underground production stoping[1]
Following the establishment of a second escapeway during the underground development program, the Company approved the commencement of a production program at Gold Links. Figure 1 shows the two egresses to the portals located at the 10000ft and 9600ft levels.
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Figure 1 – Gold Links long section of underground development including routes for both means of egress[1]
The Company has established 100m of accessways over two levels to create two working headings in the Mineral Resource located at the 9900RL. The access ways are shown in Figure 2 below in white and grey dashed lines.
Production commenced on the 9900RL Mineral Resource in late December, with ore being trucked and stockpiled at the Company’s 100% owned Lucky Strike mill. Lucky Strike is configured to operate at 100tpd, however the Company is advanced on plans to increase this to 250tpd, which will materially increase production and reduce unit operating costs.
Processing of ore is expected to commence in the March quarter following the establishment of sufficient stockpiles and re-commissioning of the processing circuit.
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Figure 2 – Gold Links long section showing location of 9900RL JORC resource and proposed accessways shown in dashed white and grey lines. Scale is in feet[1]
Underground Diamond Drilling[2]
Underground diamond drilling at Gold Links returned high-grade gold and silver intersections during the quarter, with results in line with grade and width expectations for the 2150 vein.
Significant results returned during the quarter included[2] :
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CRG21-027: 1.6m @ 29.2g/t Au & 197g/t Ag incl. 0.6m @ 56.74g/t Au and 384g/t Ag
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This hole was designed to confirm three historical high-grade intercepts
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CRG21-025: 1.2m @ 13.92g/t Au & 27g/t Ag and 1.4m @ 5.53g/t Au & 9g/t Ag
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These two intersections were approximately 7 metres apart. This hole was designed to test further into the hangingwall and in between intercepts from CRG21-004 and CRG21-006, which assayed 9.7g/t Au and 17.95g/t Au respectively as disclosed in the September 2021 Quarterly report.
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CRG21-026: 0.8m @ 15.74g/t Au & 106g/t Ag
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This hole was designed to target approximately 50 feet (15.2 metres) south of CRG21-027 and test the strike to the south of the known mineralised envelope.
One of the objectives of drilling during the December quarter was the assessment of a known mineralised zone that was drilled between 1975 and 1985. Drilling had identified two pods of mineralisation along strike from each other, with the current program confirming continuing between them, as can be seen in Figure 3 below.
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Figure 3 - Schematic showing new drill holes into the 2150 vein in green. Scale is in feet[2]
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Colosseum Gold Mine, California
During the quarter, the Company concluded the transaction with LAC Minerals (USA) LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation, for the acquisition of 100% of Colosseum[3] .
The Colosseum Gold Mine is in the southern section of the Walker Lane Trend in California, USA. The Walker Lane Trend hosts numerous substantial discoveries including the Corvus Gold owned 1.7Moz Mother Lode deposit and the 6.5Moz Castle Mountain gold mine owned by Equinox Gold (located 50km to the Southeast of Colosseum).
The primary activities for the December included completing the acquisition, planning of field work and rare earth specialists conducting a site visit to the project.
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Figure 4: Colosseum location relative to other operating mines and significant discoveries
Data Digitising and Planning
Following the completion of the acquisition, the Company continued to digitise the extensive historical data on the Project in order to plan an effective program for Colosseum. The planning of the program is expected in the March quarter and further updates will be provided once complete.
Rare Earth Potential
During the quarter, two US rare earth specialists, Anthony Mariano Jr. and Anthony N. Mariano, PhD., visited the Colosseum Project to complete a field visit looking at the rare earth potential of the project. Dr Mariano has previously investigated Mountain Pass and the surrounding region. A recommended follow up program for a detailed analysis has been proposed and the Company may include this program as part of the 2022 field plans.
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CORPORATE
Change of Company Secretary[4]
During the quarter, Mr Mark Ohlsson was appointed as Company Secretary following the resignation of Mr John Smith, who provided valuable service to the Company over the past eight years.
Mark has been a Company Secretary or Director of a number of ASX-listed companies and his experience spans a wide range of industries. He has been involved in business management and venture capital for over 40 years and has advised numerous companies in corporate finance and other regulatory matters. He is a Fellow of CPA Australia and is a Registered Tax Agent.
Cash at bank
At the end of the quarter, the Company had cash and investments of A$2.47 million.
MARCH QUARTER – PLANNED ACTIVITIES
During the March quarter, the Company intends to undertake the following activities:
Gold Links Gold Mine
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Production from 9900RL Mineral Resource
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Initial start-up and re-commissioning activities at Lucky Strike Mill
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Ongoing drilling of high priority underground targets
Colosseum Gold Mine
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Initial field program
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Rare earth site visit follow up
Authorised by the Dateline Board.
For more information, please contact:
Stephen Baghdadi Managing Director +61 2 9375 2353
www.datelineresources.com.au
Follow Dateline on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dateline_DTR
4 ASX Announcement 1 November 2021 – Appointment and Resignation of Company Secretary
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About Dateline Resources Limited
Dateline Resources Limited (ASX: DTR) is an Australian publicly listed company focused on gold mining and exploration in North America. The Company owns 100% of the Gold Links and Green Mountain Projects in Colorado, USA as well as the Colosseum Gold Mine in California.
The Gold Links Gold Mine is a historic high-grade gold mining project where over 150,000 ounces of gold was mined from high-grade veins. Mineralisation can be traced on surface and underground for almost 6km from the Northern to the Southern sections of the project. The Company aims to delineate sufficient Mineral Resources to commence a small high-grade, low-cost operation by the end of 2021.
The Company owns the Lucky Strike gold mill, located 50km from the Gold Links mine, within the Green Mountain Project. It is proposed that ore from Gold Links would be transported to Lucky Strike for processing.
The Colosseum Gold Mine is located in the Walker Lane Trend in East San Bernardino County, California and produced approximately 344,000 ounces of gold (see ASX release 15 March 2021). Significant potential remains for extension to mineralisation at depth.
Competent Person Statement
Sample preparation and any exploration information in this announcement is based upon work reviewed by Mr Greg Hall who is a Chartered Professional of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CPIMM). Mr Hall has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to quality as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves" (JORC Code). Mr Hall is a Non-Executive Director of Dateline Resources Limited and consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.
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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 report template Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
| Sampling | • Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut | • As of 12/31/2021, the Gold Links Project CRG |
| techniques | channels, random chips, or specific | Mining, LLC has completed 2,142 metres of |
| specialised industry standard measurement | drilling in 37 drill holes. All the drilling was | |
| tools appropriate to the minerals under | done underground with diamond drill core. | |
| investigation, such as down hole gamma | Industry standard core handling and | |
| sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc). | sampling procedures were employed to | |
| These examples should not be taken as | ensure high quality samples. | |
| limiting the broad meaning of sampling. | • Core sample boundaries were defined by | |
| • Include reference to measures taken to | changes in lithology, alteration, and | |
| ensure sample representivity and the |
mineralization noted in logging. | |
| appropriate calibration of any measurement | • Potentially mineralized intervals were | |
| tools or systems used. | identified by geological logging and | |
| • Aspects of the determination of | dispatched for assay with minimum 0.3 | |
| mineralisation that are Material to the | metre shoulder samples. | |
| Public Report. | • Logging geologist identified zones of interest | |
| • In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has | for sampling and sampled them. They also | |
| been done this would be relatively simple (eg | sampled a length equivalent to approximately | |
| ‘reverse circulation drilling was used to | 20% of the zone of interest on each side of it. | |
| obtain 1 m samples from which 3 kg was | These are referred to as shoulder samples. | |
| pulverised to produce a 30 g charge for fire | • Core remaining after sampling was stored in | |
| assay’). In other cases more explanation may | wax coated cardboard core trays. | |
| be required, such as where there is coarse | • Samples from drill holes were sent to | |
| gold that has inherent sampling problems. | ALSGlobal and Paragon Geochemical in | |
| Unusual commodities or mineralisation | Reno, Nevada for sample preparation and | |
| types (eg submarine nodules) may warrant | assay. Samples were dried, weighed, crushed | |
| disclosure of detailed information. | and split to obtain 250 gm. Samples were | |
| placed in ring and puck grinder to produce | ||
| 85% minus 75 micron pulp. This material was | ||
| blended on clean cloth and packaged in | ||
| paper pulp bags. Using a pulp balance, a 30 | ||
| gm sample was weighted out for traditional | ||
| fire assay. Samples were analyzed using | ||
| standard fire assay for gold. Overlimits were | ||
| analyzed via gravimetric analysis. | ||
| • All samples followed a strict Chain of Custody. | ||
| • Routine QAQC samples were inserted in the | ||
| sample runs at a rate of 20%, comprising | ||
| Certified Reference Materials from CDN | ||
| Resource Laboratories Ltd., and verified | ||
| blank granitic material. | ||
| • Sampling practice is appropriate to the | ||
| geology and mineralization of the deposit | ||
| and complies with industry best practice. | ||
| Drilling | • Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open- | • The drilling program utilizes underground |
| techniques | hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger, | core drilling. |
| Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg core | • The core drilling is being conducted with a | |
| diameter, triple or standard tube, depth of | DE-130 Sandvik rig with HQTT core tooling. | |
| diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other | Standard tubes were used for the first 6 | |
| type, whether core is oriented and if so, by | drillholes, the rest utilized triple tube to |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
| what method, etc). | increase recoveries. The drilling has been | |
| completed by an experienced diamond | ||
| drilling core driller. | ||
| Drill sample | • Method of recording and assessing core and | • All drilling recoveries have been logged |
| recovery | chip sample recoveries and results assessed. | and notated each run based on 1.65- |
| • Measures taken to maximise | meter tooling. | |
| sample recovery and ensure | • To maximize sample recoveries, use of | |
| representative nature of the | triple tube and long chain polymer | |
| samples. | muds were used to increase recovery. | |
| • Whether a relationship exists between | • There has been no analysis between | |
| sample recovery and grade and whether | sample recoveries and grade to date. | |
| sample bias may have occurred due to | ||
| preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse | ||
| material. | ||
| Logging | • Whether core and chip samples have | • Core samples were geologically logged. |
| been geologically and geotechnically | Lithology, veining, alteration, mineralization and | |
| logged to a level of detail to support | weathering are recorded in the appropriate | |
| appropriate Mineral Resource | tables of the drill hole database. | |
| estimation, mining studies and | • Each core box was photographed dry and wet, | |
| metallurgical studies. | after logging of unit and structures were | |
| • Whether logging is qualitative or | notated on the core. | |
| quantitative in nature. Core (or costean, | • Core was cut along the long axis using a | |
| channel, etc) photography. | diamond saw, half-core was sampled, and half | |
| • The total length and percentage of the relevant | stored for reference. | |
| intersections logged. | • Geological logging of core samples is | |
| qualitative and quantitative in nature. | ||
| Sub-sampling | • If core, whether cut or sawn and whether | • All drill core samples were cut along the long |
| techniques and | quarter, half or all core taken. | axis. The left side when looking down hole was |
| sample | • If non-core, whether riffled, tube | sampled. Samples were placed in a heavy-duty |
| preparation | sampled, rotary split, etc and whether | poly sample bag. Each core sample placed in |
| sampled wet or dry. | heavy duty poly sample bag, noted interval | |
| • For all sample types, the nature, | width in sample book, with a sample tag with | |
| quality and appropriateness of the | the corresponding sample number placed in | |
| sample preparation technique. | the bag with the other tag stapled to the top of | |
| • Quality control procedures adopted for all | the bag. Sample bags were stapled along the | |
| sub-sampling stages to maximise | top. Samples were sent by freight to ALSGlobal | |
| representivity of samples. | Paragon Geochemical, or Kappes Cassiday & | |
| • Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is | Associates Reno, Nevada. | |
| representative of the in situ material collected, | • Routine QAQC samples were inserted at a 20% | |
| including for instance results for field | rate into the sample batches and comprised | |
| duplicate/second-half sampling. | Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) from | |
| • Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the | CDN Resource Laboratories Ltd. and verified | |
| grain size of the material being sampled. | blank granitic material. | |
| • Rock samples sent to ALS Laboratories were | ||
| dried, weighed, crushed and split, with a split | ||
| pulverized to better than 85% passing 75 | ||
| microns. Samples were analyzed for trace | ||
| elements using 4-acid digestion. Additionally, | ||
| rocks samples were analyzed by standard | ||
| 30gm fire assay for gold and silver. | ||
| • Sample size assessment was not conducted |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | |
| but used sampling size which is typical for gold | |||
| deposits. | |||
| Quality of | • The nature, quality and appropriateness of | • Samples were assayed by industry standard | |
| assay data | the assaying and laboratory procedures used | methods by ALSGlobal Laboratories, Paragon | |
| and | and whether the technique is considered | Geochemical, and Kappes Cassiday & | |
| laboratory | partial or total. | Associates in Reno, Nevada and Hazen | |
| tests | • For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld | Research Laboratories in Golden, Colorado. | |
| XRF instruments, etc, the parameters used in | • Fire assays for gold and silver were | ||
| determining the analysis including instrument | completed using industry standard fire | ||
| make and model, reading times, calibrations | assay methodology. | ||
| factors applied and their derivation, etc. | • External certified standards and blank | ||
| • Nature of quality control procedures adopted | material were added to the sample | ||
| (eg standards, blanks, duplicates, external | submission. | ||
| laboratory checks) and whether acceptable | |||
| levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and | |||
| precision have been established. | |||
| Verification | of | • The verification of significant intersections | • Sampling, documentation and sample submittal |
| sampling | and | by either independent or alternative | were under the guidance and care of Graham |
| assaying | company personnel. | Craig, GIT (Association of Professional Engineers | |
| • The use of twinned holes. | and Geoscientists of Manitoba). | ||
| • Documentation of primary data, | • Drilling, sample, and assay data is currently | ||
| data entry procedures, data | stored in MX Deposit, a secured data | ||
| verification, data storage (physical | management system through Seequent. | ||
| and electronic) protocols. | |||
| • Discuss any adjustment to assay data. | |||
| Location of | • Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate | • All drill hole collars are surveyed using differential | |
| data points | drill holes (collar and down-hole surveys), | GPS survey equipment. The positions are | |
| trenches, mine workings and other locations | accurate to within 10 cm x-y and height (z) to +/- | ||
| used in Mineral Resource estimation. | 20 cm. | ||
| • Specification of the grid system used. | • The holes are surveyed in the Colorado State | ||
| • Quality and adequacy of topographic | Plane, UTM zone 12, NAD 1983 coordinate | ||
| control. | system. | ||
| • Down hole surveys will be done using a Reflex | |||
| SPRINT-IQ north seeking gyro on all diamond | |||
| drill holes. With collars surveyed using Reflex | |||
| TN-14 Azimuth Aligner. | |||
| • Sample locations were surveyed using | |||
| Colorado State Plane, UTM zone 12, NAD | |||
| 1983 coordinate system. | |||
| Data spacing | • Data spacing for reporting of Exploration | • The spacing and location of data is currently | |
| and distribution | Results. | 16-33 meter spacing according to previous | |
| • Whether the data spacing, and distribution is | Mineral Resource estimation completed. | ||
| sufficient to establish the degree of geological | • No sample compositing has been applied. | ||
| and grade continuity appropriate for the | |||
| Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation | |||
| procedure(s) and classifications applied. | |||
| • Whether sample compositing has been applied. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
| Orientation of | • Whether the orientation of sampling achieves | • Drill holes are planned to be drilled obliquely to |
| data in relation | unbiased sampling of possible structures and | near perpendicular to the known mineralized |
| to geological | the extent to which this is known, considering | structures. Definition of structure location is the |
| structure | the deposit type. | principal goal. |
| • If the relationship between the drilling | • Sample orientation is deemed to be | |
| orientation and the orientation of key | representative for reporting purposes. | |
| mineralised structures is considered to have | • No bias is considered to have been | |
| introduced a sampling bias, this should be | introduced by the existing sampling | |
| assessed and reported if material. | orientation. | |
| Sample | • The measures taken to ensure sample security. | • All samples were taken and maintained |
| security | under the constant care of CRG Mining | |
| personnel. Samples were delivered to | ||
| laboratories by a licensed transportation | ||
| company. | ||
| Audits or | • The results of any audits or reviews of sampling | • Drill hole sampling techniques and QAQC |
| reviews | techniques and data. | procedures have been developed and |
| reviewed by Dale Sketchley, M.Sc., P. Geo. | ||
| of Acuity Geoscience Ltd., Graham Craig, | ||
| GIT. | ||
| • The QAQC program has demonstrated its | ||
| ability to catch errors. | ||
| • A QAQC review will be completed for this | ||
| program. |
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | ||
| Mineral | • Type, reference name/number, location | • All tenements are 100% owned by Dateline | ||
| tenement and | and ownership including agreements or | Resources Limited or a wholly owned | ||
| land tenure | material issues with third parties such as | subsidiary and there exist production-based | ||
| status | joint ventures, partnerships, overriding | royalties as previously disclosed to ASX. | ||
| royalties, native title interests, historical | ||||
| sites, wilderness or national park and | ||||
| environmental settings. | ||||
| • The security of the tenure held at the time | ||||
| of reporting along with any known | ||||
| impediments to obtaining a licence to | ||||
| operate in the area. | ||||
| Exploration done | • Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration | • Historical work was completed by various groups | ||
| by other parties | by other parties. | over 100 years. Review of this work was completed | ||
| by Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd. In 2019. | ||||
| • All previous work undertaken by others is non-JORC | ||||
| compliant. | ||||
| Geology | • Deposit type, geological setting and style of | • The Gold Links Project is hosted by an Early | ||
| mineraliation. | Proterozoic assemblage of fine-grained meta- | |||
| sediments and interbedded felsitic meta- | ||||
| volcanics. These were intruded by Early | ||||
| Proterozoic amphibolites, granites, and rhyolite | ||||
| porphyry dykes. Tertiary age rhyolitic stocks, dikes | ||||
| and sills intrude the Proterozoic rocks. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | ||
| • The gold and silver mineralization occurs in | ||||
| narrow fissure quartz veins. Veins in the district | ||||
| trend West-Northwest with steep Southerly dips. | ||||
| • The auriferous quartz veins cut through the | ||||
| various rock types. There appears to be an | ||||
| affinity for the veins with the amphibolites. | ||||
| The primary sulphide occurring in these | ||||
| veins is pyrite. Broad zones of silicification | ||||
| and disseminated sulfides have been found | ||||
| near the veins. | ||||
| Drill hole | • A summary of all information material to the | • See Table 1 within this report for details of | ||
| Information | understanding of the exploration results | the drill holes and sample locations. | ||
| including a tabulation of the following | ||||
| information for all Material drill holes: | ||||
o easting and northing of the drill hole collar |
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o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – |
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| elevation above sea level in metres) of | ||||
| the drill hole collar | ||||
o dip and azimuth of the hole |
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o down hole length and interception depth |
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o hole length. |
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| • If the exclusion of this information is justified | ||||
| on the basis that the information is not | ||||
| Material and this exclusion does not detract | ||||
| from | ||||
| the understanding of the report, the | ||||
| Competent Person should clearly explain why | ||||
| this is the case. | ||||
| Data | • In reporting Exploration Results, weighting | • Drill hole intersections are reported above a | ||
| aggregation | averaging techniques, maximum and/or | lower exploration cut-off grade of 0.2 g/T Au | ||
| methods | minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of | and no upper cut off grade has been | ||
| high grades) and cut-off grades are usually | applied. | |||
| Material and should be stated. | ||||
| • Where aggregate intercepts incorporate | ||||
| short lengths of high grade results and | ||||
| longer lengths of low grade results, the | ||||
| procedure used for such aggregation should | ||||
| be stated and some typical examples of such | ||||
| aggregations should be shown in detail. | ||||
| • The assumptions used for any reporting of | ||||
| metal equivalent values should be clearly | ||||
| stated. | ||||
| Relationship | • These relationships are particularly | • Drill holes are orientated obliquely | ||
| between | important in the reporting of | to the mineralized structures and | ||
| mineralisation | Exploration Results. | disseminated bodies. | ||
| widths and | • If the geometry of the mineralisation | • Interception angles of the | ||
| intercept lengths | with respect to the drill hole angle is | mineralized structures are | ||
| known, its nature should be reported. | estimated by geometries from | |||
| • If it is not known and only the down hole | known occurrences in the adjacent | |||
| lengths are reported, there should be a clear | mine workings and the core drilling | |||
| statement to this effect (eg ‘down hole | intercepts. | |||
| length, true width not known’). |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | ||
| Diagrams | • Appropriate maps and sections (with | • Supporting figures have been included within the | ||
| scales) and tabulations of intercepts | body of this release. | |||
| should be included for any significant | ||||
| discovery being | ||||
| reported These should include, but not be | ||||
| limited to a plan view of drill hole collar | ||||
| locations and appropriate sectional views. | ||||
| Balanced | • Where comprehensive reporting of all | • Representative reporting of both low and high | ||
| reporting | Exploration Results is not practicable, | grades and/or widths have been reported. | ||
| representative reporting of both low and | ||||
| high grades and/or widths should be | ||||
| practiced to avoid misleading reporting of | ||||
| Exploration Results. | ||||
| Other | • Other exploration data, if meaningful and | |||
| substantive | material, should be reported including (but not | |||
| exploration | limited to): geological observations; | |||
| data | geophysical survey results; geochemical survey | |||
| results; bulk samples – size and method of | ||||
| treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk | ||||
| density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock | ||||
| characteristics; potential deleterious or | ||||
| contaminating substances. | ||||
| Further work | • The nature and scale of planned further | • At Gold Links, future work will include expanded | ||
| work (eg tests for lateral extensions or | drilling the on-strike and down-dip extensions of | |||
| depth extensions or large-scale step-out | the 2150, Hanging Wall, and 1700 veins, | |||
| drilling). | preparation for underground exploitation, | |||
| • Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of | finalizing the surface program; reopening, | |||
| possible extensions, including the main | mapping and sampling of previously inaccessible | |||
| geological interpretations and future drilling | underground workings; as well as infill and | |||
| areas, provided this information is not | expanded surface soil geochemistry, geological | |||
| commercially sensitive. | mapping, and geophysics. |
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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
| Sampling | • Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut |
• As of 9/30/2021, the Gold Links Project CRG Mining, |
| techniques | channels, random chips, or specific specialised | LLC has completed 722 metres of drilling in 18 drill holes. |
| industry standard measurement tools appropriate | All the drilling was done underground with diamond drill | |
| to the minerals under investigation, such as down | core. Industry standard core handling and sampling | |
| hole gamma sondes, or handheld XRF | procedures were employed to ensure high quality | |
| instruments, etc). These examples should not be | samples. | |
| taken as limiting the broad meaning of sampling. | • Core sample boundaries were defined by changes |
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| • Include reference to measures taken to |
in lithology, alteration, and mineralization noted in | |
| ensure sample representivity and the appropriate | logging. | |
| calibration of any measurement tools or systems | • Potentially mineralized intervals were identified by |
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| used. | geological logging and dispatched for assay with | |
| • Aspects of the determination of |
minimum 0.3 metre shoulder samples. | |
| mineralisation that are Material to the Public | • Logging geologist identified zones of interest for |
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| Report. | sampling and sampled them. They also sampled a length | |
| • In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has |
equivalent to approximately 20% of the zone of interest | |
| been done this would be relatively simple (eg | on each side of it. These are referred to as shoulder | |
| ‘reverse circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 | samples. | |
| m samples from which 3 kg was pulverised to | • Core remaining after sampling was stored in wax |
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| produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’). In other | coated cardboard core trays. | |
| cases more explanation may be required, such as | • Samples from drill holes were sent to ALSGlobal and |
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| where there is coarse gold that has inherent | Paragon Geochemical in Reno, Nevada for sample | |
| sampling problems. Unusual commodities or | preparation and assay. Samples were dried, weighed, | |
| mineralisation types (eg submarine nodules) may | crushed and split to obtain 250 gm. Samples were placed | |
| warrant disclosure of detailed information. | in ring and puck grinder to produce 85% minus 75 | |
| micron pulp. This material was blended on clean cloth | ||
| and packaged in paper pulp bags. Using a pulp balance, a | ||
| 30 gm sample was weighted out for traditional fire assay. | ||
| Samples were analyzed using standard fire assay for | ||
| gold. Overlimits were analyzed via gravimetric analysis. | ||
| • All samples followed a strict Chain of Custody. |
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| • Routine QAQC samples were inserted in the sample |
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| runs at a rate of 20%, comprising Certified Reference | ||
| Materials from CDN Resource Laboratories Ltd., and | ||
| verified blank granitic material. | ||
| • Sampling practice is appropriate to the geology and |
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| mineralization of the deposit and complies with industry | ||
| best practice. | ||
| Drilling | • Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open- |
• The drilling program utilizes underground core |
| techniques | hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, | drilling. |
| sonic, etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple or | • The core drilling is being conducted with a DE-130 |
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| standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face- | Sandvik rig with HQTT core tooling. Standard tubes were | |
| sampling bit or other type, whether core is | used for the first 6 drillholes, the balance utilized triple | |
| oriented and if so, by what method, etc). | tube to increase recoveries. The drilling has been | |
| completed by an experienced diamond drilling core | ||
| driller. |
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| Drill sample | • Method of recording and assessing core and | • All drilling recoveries have been logged and |
| recovery | chip sample recoveries and results assessed. | notated each run based on 1.65-meter tooling. |
| • Measures taken to maximise | • To maximize sample recoveries, use of triple |
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| sample recovery and ensure | tube and long chain polymer muds were used to | |
| representative nature of the samples. | increase recovery. | |
| • Whether a relationship exists between | • There has been no analysis between sample |
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| sample recovery and grade and whether | recoveries and grade to date. | |
| sample bias may have occurred due to | ||
| preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse material. | ||
| Logging | • Whether core and chip samples have | • Core samples were geologically logged. Lithology, |
| been geologically and geotechnically | veining, alteration, mineralization and weathering are | |
| logged to a level of detail to support | recorded in the appropriate tables of the drill hole | |
| appropriate Mineral Resource estimation, | database. | |
| mining studies and metallurgical studies. | • Each core box was photographed dry and wet, after |
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| • Whether logging is qualitative or | logging of unit and structures were notated on the core. | |
| quantitative in nature. Core (or costean, | • Core was cut along the long axis using a diamond |
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| channel, etc) photography. | saw, half-core was sampled, and half stored for | |
| • The total length and percentage of the relevant | reference. | |
| intersections logged. | • Geological logging of core samples is |
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| qualitative and quantitative in nature. | ||
| Sub-sampling | • If core, whether cut or sawn and whether | • All drill core samples were cut along the long axis. The |
| techniques | quarter, half or all core taken. | left side when looking down hole was sampled. Samples |
| and sample | • If non-core, whether riffled, tube | were placed in a heavy-duty poly sample bag. Each core |
| preparation | sampled, rotary split, etc and whether | sample placed in heavy duty poly sample bag, noted |
| sampled wet or dry. | interval width in sample book, with a sample tag with the | |
| • For all sample types, the nature, | corresponding sample number placed in the bag with the | |
| quality and appropriateness of the | other tag stapled to the top of the bag. Sample bags were | |
| sample preparation technique. | stapled along the top. Samples were sent by freight to | |
| • Quality control procedures adopted for all | ALSGlobal or Paragon Geochemical, Reno, Nevada. | |
| sub-sampling stages to maximise | • Routine QAQC samples were inserted at a 20% rate |
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| representivity of samples. | into the sample batches and comprised Certified | |
| • Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is | Reference Materials (CRMs) from CDN Resource | |
| representative of the in situ material collected, | Laboratories Ltd. and verified blank granitic material. | |
| including for instance results for field | • Rock samples sent to ALS Laboratories were dried, | |
| duplicate/second-half sampling. | weighed, crushed and split, with a split pulverized to | |
| • Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the | better than 85% passing 75 microns. Samples were | |
| grain size of the material being sampled. | analyzed for trace elements using 4-acid digestion. | |
| Additionally, rocks samples were analyzed by standard | ||
| 30gm fire assay for gold and silver. | ||
| • Sample size assessment was not conducted but used |
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| sampling size which is typical for gold deposits. | ||
| Quality of | • The nature, quality and appropriateness of | • Samples were assayed by industry standard |
| assay data | the assaying and laboratory procedures used and | methods by ALSGlobal Laboratories, Paragon |
| and | whether the technique is considered partial or | Geochemical in Reno, Nevada and Hazen Research |
| laboratory | total. | Laboratories in Golden, Colorado. |
| tests | • For geophysical tools, spectrometers, | • Fire assays for gold and silver were completed |
| handheld XRF instruments, etc, the parameters | using industry standard fire assay methodology. | |
| used in determining the analysis including | • External certified standards and blank material | |
| instrument make and model, reading times, | were added to the sample submission. | |
| calibrations factors applied and their derivation, | ||
| etc. | ||
| • Nature of quality control procedures adopted | ||
| (eg standards, blanks, duplicates, external |
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| laboratory checks) and whether acceptable levels | ||
| of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have | ||
| been established. | ||
| Verification of | • The verification of significant intersections | • Sampling, documentation and sample submittal were |
| sampling and | by either independent or alternative company | under the guidance and care of Graham Craig, GIT |
| assaying | personnel. | (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of |
| • The use of twinned holes. | Manitoba). | |
| • Documentation of primary data, | • Drilling, sample, and assay data is currently stored | |
| data entry procedures, data | in MX Deposit, a secured data management system | |
| verification, data storage (physical and | through Seequent. | |
| electronic) protocols. | ||
| • Discuss any adjustment to assay data. | ||
| Location of | • Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate | • All drill hole collars are surveyed using differential GPS |
| data points | drill holes (collar and down-hole surveys), trenches, | survey equipment. The positions are accurate to within 10 |
| mine workings and other locations used in Mineral | cm x-y and height (z) to +/- 20 cm. | |
| Resource estimation. | • The holes are surveyed in the Colorado State Plane, | |
| • Specification of the grid system used. | UTM zone 12, NAD 1983 coordinate system. | |
| • Quality and adequacy of topographic | • Down hole surveys will be done using a Reflex | |
| control. | SPRINT-IQ north seeking gyro on all diamond drill holes. | |
| With collars surveyed using Reflex TN-14 Azimuth | ||
| Aligner. | ||
| • Sample locations were surveyed using Colorado State | ||
| Plane, UTM zone 12, NAD 1983 coordinate system. | ||
| Data spacing | • Data spacing for reporting of Exploration | • The spacing and location of data is currently 16-33 |
| and | Results. | meter spacing according to previous Mineral Resource |
| distribution | • Whether the data spacing, and distribution is | estimation completed. |
| sufficient to establish the degree of geological | • No sample compositing has been applied. | |
| and grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral | ||
| Resource and Ore Reserve estimation | ||
| procedure(s) and classifications applied. | ||
| • Whether sample compositing has been applied. | ||
| Orientation of | • Whether the orientation of sampling achieves | • Drill holes are planned to be drilled obliquely to near |
| data in | unbiased sampling of possible structures and the | perpendicular to the known mineralized structures. |
| relation to | extent to which this is known, considering the | Definition of structure location is the principal goal. |
| geological | deposit type. | • Sample orientation is deemed to be |
| structure | • If the relationship between the drilling | representative for reporting purposes. |
| orientation and the orientation of key | • No bias is considered to have been introduced | |
| mineralised structures is considered to have | by the existing sampling orientation. | |
| introduced a sampling bias, this should be | ||
| assessed and reported if material. | ||
| Sample | • The measures taken to ensure sample security. | • All samples were taken and maintained under the |
| security | constant care of CRG Mining personnel. Samples were | |
| delivered to laboratories by a licensed transportation | ||
| company. | ||
| Audits or | • The results of any audits or reviews of sampling | • Drill hole sampling techniques and QAQC |
| reviews | techniques and data. | procedures have been developed and reviewed by |
| Dale Sketchley, M.Sc., P. Geo. of Acuity Geoscience | ||
| Ltd., Graham Craig, GIT. | ||
| • The QAQC program has demonstrated its ability to | ||
| catch errors. |
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| • A QAQC review will be completed for this program. |
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
| Mineral | • Type, reference name/number, location and | • All tenements are 100% owned by Dateline |
| tenement and | ownership including agreements or material | Resources Limited or a wholly owned subsidiary and |
| land tenure | issues with third parties such as joint ventures, | there exist production-based royalties as previously |
| status | partnerships, overriding royalties, native title | disclosed to ASX. |
| interests, historical sites, wilderness or national | ||
| park and environmental settings. | ||
| • The security of the tenure held at the time of | ||
| reporting along with any known impediments to | ||
| obtaining a licence to operate in the area. | ||
| Exploration | • Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by | • Historical work was completed by various groups over |
| done by other | other parties. | 100 years and is not JORC compliant |
| parties | ||
| Geology | • Deposit type, geological setting and style of | • The Gold Links Project is hosted by an Early |
| mineraliation. | Proterozoic assemblage of fine-grained meta-sediments | |
| and interbedded felsitic meta-volcanics. These were | ||
| intruded by Early Proterozoic amphibolites, granites, | ||
| and rhyolite porphyry dykes. Tertiary age rhyolitic | ||
| stocks, dikes and sills intrude the Proterozoic rocks. | ||
| • The gold and silver mineralization occurs in narrow | ||
| fissure quartz veins. Veins in the district trend West- | ||
| Northwest with steep Southerly dips. | ||
| • The auriferous quartz veins cut through the | ||
| various rock types. There appears to be an affinity | ||
| for the veins with the amphibolites. The primary | ||
| sulphide occurring in these veins is pyrite. Broad | ||
| zones of silicification and disseminated sulfides | ||
| have been found near the veins. | ||
| Drill hole | • A summary of all information material to the | • See Table 1 within this report for details of the |
| Information | understanding of the exploration results including | drill holes and sample locations. |
| a tabulation of the following information for all | ||
| Material drill holes: | ||
oeasting and northing of the drill hole collar |
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oelevation or RL (Reduced Level – |
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| elevation above sea level in metres) of the drill | ||
| hole collar | ||
odip and azimuth of the hole |
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odown hole length and interception depth |
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ohole length. |
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| • If the exclusion of this information is justified on | ||
| the basis that the information is not Material and | ||
| this exclusion does not detract from | ||
| the understanding of the report, the Competent | ||
| Person should clearly explain why this is the case. |
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| Data | • In reporting Exploration Results, weighting | • | Drill hole intersections are reported above a | ||
| aggregation | averaging techniques, maximum and/or minimum | lower exploration cut-off grade of 0.2 g/T Au and | |||
| methods | grade truncations (eg cutting of high grades) and | no | upper cut off grade has been applied. | ||
| cut-off grades are usually Material and should be | |||||
| stated. | |||||
| • Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short | |||||
| lengths of high grade results and longer lengths of | |||||
| low grade results, the procedure used for such | |||||
| aggregation should be stated and some typical | |||||
| examples of such aggregations should be shown in | |||||
| detail. | |||||
| • The assumptions used for any reporting of | |||||
| metal equivalent values should be clearly stated. | |||||
| Relationship | • These relationships are particularly | • | Drill holes are orientated obliquely to | ||
| between | important in the reporting of Exploration | the mineralized structures and | |||
| mineralisation | Results. | disseminated bodies. | |||
| widths and | • If the geometry of the mineralisation with | • | Interception angles of the | ||
| intercept | respect to the drill hole angle is known, its | mineralized structures are estimated by | |||
| lengths | nature should be reported. | geometries from known occurrences in | |||
| • If it is not known and only the down hole lengths | the adjacent mine workings and the core | ||||
| are reported, there should be a clear statement to | drilling intercepts. | ||||
| this effect (eg ‘down hole length, true width not | |||||
| known’). | |||||
| Diagrams | • Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) | • | Supporting figures have been included within the | ||
| and tabulations of intercepts should be included | body of this release. | ||||
| for any significant discovery being | |||||
| reported These should include, but not be limited | |||||
| to a plan view of drill hole collar locations and | |||||
| appropriate sectional views. | |||||
| Balanced | • Where comprehensive reporting of all | • | Representative reporting of both low and high grades | ||
| reporting | Exploration Results is not practicable, | and/or widths have been reported. | |||
| representative reporting of both low and high | |||||
| grades and/or widths should be practiced to | |||||
| avoid misleading reporting of | |||||
| Exploration Results. | |||||
| Other | • Other exploration data, if meaningful and | ||||
| substantive | material, should be reported including (but not | ||||
| exploration | limited to): geological observations; geophysical | ||||
| data | survey results; geochemical survey results; bulk | ||||
| samples – size and method of treatment; | |||||
| metallurgical test results; bulk density, groundwater, | |||||
| geotechnical and rock characteristics; potential | |||||
| deleterious or contaminating substances. | |||||
| Further work | • The nature and scale of planned further | • | At Gold Links, future work will include expanded | ||
| work (eg tests for lateral extensions or depth | drilling the on-strike and down-dip extensions of the | ||||
| extensions or large-scale step-out drilling). | 2150, Hanging Wall, and 1700 veins, preparation for | ||||
| • Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of | underground exploitation, finalizing the surface | ||||
| possible extensions, including the main geological | program; reopening, mapping and sampling of | ||||
| interpretations and future drilling areas, provided | previously inaccessible underground workings; as well as | ||||
| this information is not commercially sensitive. | infill and expanded surface soil geochemistry, geological | ||||
| mapping, and geophysics. |
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Completed Drill hole Co-ordinates
| Hole ID | Easting | Northing | Elevation | Total Depth (m) |
Status |
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| CRG21-001 | 2694042 | 1291581 | 9845 | 21 | Completed |
| CRG21-002 | 2694042 | 1291581 | 9845 | 27.6 | Completed |
| CRG21-003 | 2694042 | 1291581 | 9845 | 37.1 | Completed |
| CRG21-004 | 2694042 | 1291581 | 9845 | 45.6 | Completed |
| CRG21-005 | 2694042 | 1291581 | 9845 | 57.1 | Completed |
| CRG21-006 | 2694042 | 1291581 | 9845 | 58.4 | Completed |
| CRG21-007 | 2694042 | 1291581 | 9845 | 28.9 | Completed |
| CRG21-008 | 2694042 | 1291581 | 9845 | 32.2 | Completed |
| CRG21-009 | 2693929 | 1291307 | 9807 | 37.1 | Abandoned |
| CRG21-010 | 2693929 | 1291307 | 9807 | 18 | Abandoned |
| CRG21-013 | 2693929 | 1291307 | 9807 | 96.5 | Completed |
| CRG21-014 | 2693929 | 1291307 | 9807 | 63.6 | Completed |
| CRG21-014a | 2693929 | 1291307 | 9807 | 41.7 | Completed |
| CRG21-015 | 2693929 | 1291307 | 9807 | 48.6 | Completed |
| CRG21-016 | 2693929 | 1291307 | 9807 | 58.7 | Completed |
| CRG21-017 | 2693929 | 1291307 | 9807 | 49.9 | Completed |
| CRG21-018 | 2693929 | 1291307 | 9807 | 48.3 | Completed |
| CRG21-025 | 2694056 | 1291599 | 9845 | 121 | Completed |
| CRG21-026 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 70.7 | Completed |
| CRG21-027 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 72.8 | Completed |
| CRG21-028 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 82.3 | Completed |
| CRG21-029 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 90.8 | Completed |
| CRG21-030 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 14.5 | Abandoned |
| CRG21-032 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 67.1 | Completed |
| CRG21-033 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 65.8 | Completed |
| CRG21-034 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 60.7 | Completed |
| CRG21-035 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 64.0 | Completed |
| CRG21-036 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 70.1 | Completed |
| CRG21-037 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 67.1 | Completed |
| CRG21-038 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 67.1 | Pending |
| CRG21-039 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 67.1 | Pending |
| CRG21-040 | 2693699 | 1291534 | 9710 | 50.3 | Pending |
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Summary of significant intercepts
| Sample_ID | Hole_ID | Drill Type |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length (m) |
Au ppm |
Ag ppm |
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| E255055 | CRG21-004 | Core | 17.2 | 17.8 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 60.7 |
| E255056 | CRG21-004 | Core | 17.8 | 19.4 | 1.6 | 7.73 | 77.9 |
| E255055 - E255056 | CRG21-004 | Core | 17.2 | 19.4 | 2.2 | 9.63 | 73.54 |
| 326229 | CRG21-006 | Core | 21.8 | 22.3 | 0.5 | 17.95 | 49.6 |
| E255177 | CRG21-025 | Core | 17.7 | 19.1 | 1.4 | 5.53 | 9.09 |
| E255182 | CRG21-025 | Core | 25.3 | 26.2 | 0.9 | 14.71 | 23.7 |
| E255183 | CRG21-025 | Core | 26.2 | 26.5 | 0.3 | 11.54 | 35.1 |
| E255215 | CRG21-026 | Core | 56.4 | 57.2 | 0.8 | 15.74 | 106.29 |
| E255234 | CRG21-027 | Core | 64.0 | 64.6 | 0.6 | 56.74 | 383.66 |
| E255237 | CRG21-027 | Core | 64.9 | 65.2 | 0.3 | 33.19 | 228.35 |
| E255239 | CRG21-027 | Core | 65.2 | 65.6 | 0.5 | 8.61 | 39.09 |
| E255246 | CRG21-028 | Core | 68.7 | 69.2 | 0.5 | 25.89 | 40.8 |
| E255269 | CRG21-032 | Core | 48.1 | 48.2 | 0.1 | 94.34 | 89.01 |
| E255274 | CRG21-032 | Core | 49.8 | 50.1 | 0.3 | 14.61 | 17.38 |