Sacre-Coeur Minerals (TSX VENTURE: SCM) has commenced the second phase of drilling on target Zone 9 on the Million Mountain trend on its Lower Purini block of properties in Guyana, South America, after intersecting mineralisations of up to 4.0 grammes per tonne gold over 13.6 metres during the first phase.
The second phase, which includes up to ten additional holes for a total 2,500m, is aimed at adding strike length to the known mineralised zones as well as examining a major structural intersection, which the company says could contain a significant near-surface mineralisation. Several other structurally controlled targets have been developed as a result of surface work conducted after the first phase was wrapped up.
The company will then embark on a five hole drilling programme to test a geochemical anomaly located south ant west of Zone 1 and could potentially extend it with another gold mineralisation.
The zone hosts a preliminary NI 43-101 compliant resource of 451,000 ounces of gold, including 388,456 oz in the measured category and 62,841 oz in the inferred category.
“We are continuing with our exploration of hard-rock targets at Million Mountain at the same time as we are proceeding to implement our test mining program for alluvial gold deposits in the region,” said Chief Executive of Sacre-Coeur.
The company commenced test mining at Zone 2 back in summer after identifying nine alluvial gold zones following the completion 83 test pits. The weight of the total recovered gold concentrate was 4.23 grammes from the 830 kilos of total sample weight.