Mining News: More near-surface gold drilled at Klaza

Rockhaven Resources Ltd. Oct. 16 reported additional high-grade gold and silver assays from the 2017 drill program at its Klaza property in southern Yukon. These latest drill results are from infill drilling at the Western BRX zone, which currently hosts 1.37 million metric tons inferred mineral resource estimate averaging 8.01 grams per metric ton (352,000 ounces) gold; 132 g/t (5.81 million oz) silver; 1.42 percent (42.8 million pounds) zinc; and 1.31 percent (39.4 million lb) lead. Highlights from the 2017 drilling at Western BRX include: 2.63 meters averaging 94.09 g/t gold, 545 g/t silver, 4.21 percent zinc and 2.86 percent lead; 6.54 meters of 17.8 g/t gold, 257 g/t silver 1.81 percent zinc and 1.28 percent lead; and 2.32 meter of 30.8 g/t gold, 86.8 g/t silver, 1.68 percent zinc and 0.57 percent lead. Rockhaven CEO Matt Turner said these results were encountered less than 100 meters below the surface but below the currently envisioned open-pit for Western BRX, indicating the expansion of high-grade mineralization that can be mined from the surface at Klaza. “The infill drill program at the Western BRX Zone is confirming both the exceptional vein continuity and the high-grade nature of mineralization at one of the premier gold deposits in Yukon,” he said. The 2017 program at Klaza consisted of 15,922 meters of drilling in 96 holes. Assays from 40 of these holes are pending.

–SHANE LASLEY