These latest results suggest oxide gold mineralization within and outside of the current resource pit shells, and, according to the release, indicates potential for an upgrade to existing inferred resources and for expansion of the resource envelope.
Current resources at the site include 19 million indicated tonnes grading 0.66 g/t gold
“These holes reported today are primarily infill holes targeting gaps in the existing resource. The results are consistent with previous drilling and continue to show strong, continuous mineralization and excellent opportunities to expand the current resource envelope going into the feasibility study,” Tim Warman, Fiore Gold’s CEO, said in a release.
Warman added that the feasibility work is underway. The company is also awaiting assay results for exploration holes drilled at the Jasperiod Creek target, 1.7 km north of the past-producing Easy Junior pit at Gold Rock.
The federally permitted Gold Rock project is approximately 12 km southeast of Fiore’s operating Pan mine. Based on an April 2020 preliminary economic assessment, Gold Rock could be an open pit operation, sharing infrastructure and management with Pan. This project could generate an additional 55,800 oz. gold annually over a 6.5-year mine life, aFt all-in sustaining costs (AISCs) of $1,008 per ounce. With a pre-production capital estimate of $64.6 million, the after-tax net present value estimate for the development comes in at $32.8 million, at a 5% discount rate and based on $1,400 per oz. gold.
Current resources at the site include 19 million indicated tonnes grading 0.66 g/t gold, with a further 2.7 million inferred tonnes, at 0.87 g/t gold.
(This article first appeared in the Canadian Mining Journal)
