Contact Gold Drills 0.94 g/t Gold over 12 Metres at the Bowl Zone Further Extending Gold Mineralization at Pony Creek

September 05, 2019 8:00 AM EDT | Source: Contact Gold Corp.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 5, 2019) - Contact Gold Corp. (TSXV: C) (the "Company" or "Contact Gold") is pleased to report that exploration drill results from the 2019 program have extended gold mineralization at the northern extent of the Bowl Zone by 50 metres on the Pony Creek gold property ("Pony Creek"). Pony Creek is located on the Carlin Trend in Elko County, Nevada, adjacent to Gold Standard Ventures' ("GSV") Railroad-Pinion Project. 

The five drill holes reported today were drilled to extend gold mineralization northeast of the Bowl Zone and infill on the western margin of the Bowl Zone. The results of three of these holes continue to demonstrate shallow intervals of gold mineralization similar to many currently producing Carlin-type gold systems in Nevada. Two of the five holes reported here were lost above target due to poor ground conditions. To date, the majority of reportable gold intercepts at Pony Creek have been hit at less than 50 metres from surface. 

Drill Highlights - Bowl Zone:

  • 0.94 g/t Au over 12.19 m from 50.29 m in hole PC19-12

    • Including 1.27 g/t Au over 6.10 m from 53.34 m

  • 0.27 g/t Au over 18.29 m from 35.05 m in hole PC19-10

  • 0.24 g/t Au over 19.81 m from 48.77 m in hole PC19-10

"Bowl Zone drilling has proven to be very successful in intersecting gold mineralization in infill and step-out holes this year, maintaining a hit rate of over 90%," said Matt Lennox-King, President & CEO of Contact Gold. "I am pleased that we continue to extend the gold mineralization envelope to the north at the Bowl Zone and that gold mineralization continues to be near surface and in nearly every hole we drill at Pony Creek. We look forward to announcing more 2019 drill results from the property's Appaloosa and Stallion Zones."

Bowl Zone

  • PC19-10 was an infill hole in the northwest part of the Bowl Zone aimed at filling in a 100m gap in drill fences. Hole 10 intersected broad gold mineralization throughout the hole starting from just below surface.

  • PC19-12 adds to gold mineralization north of the historic resource area and extends gold mineralization a further 50 metres northward from previous drilling.

  • PC19-11 drilled due north and adjacent to PC19-12, returned several intercepts of gold mineralization within rhyolite and Pennsylvanian-Permian sediments.

Fourteen drill holes of the 2019 drill program at Pony Creek were targeted in the Bowl Zone to follow up and offset the high grade, more oxidized gold corridor discovered in June 2018, west of the focal point of previous explorers at Pony Creek (see news release June 21, 2018). The Bowl Zone remains open for further expansion to the north, south and west.

As a follow up to the successful 2017 and 2018 programs which resulted in new oxide gold discoveries at the Bowl and Stallion Zones, Contact Gold has completed 4,660 metres in 24 drill holes at the Bowl, Appaloosa and Stallion zones in this initial 2019 program. Assays are pending for 11 drill holes.

For a map of the Pony Creek target areas please click:
http://contactgold.com/_resources/images/Pony-Creek-Targets-2019.jpg

For a detailed plan map of the Bowl Zone, please click:
http://www.contactgold.com/_resources/images/20190905-Bowl-Zone-Plan.jpg

For a section of the Bowl Zone, please click:
http://www.contactgold.com/_resources/images/20190905-Bowl-Zone-Section.jpg

For a detailed 3D model of the Bowl Zone, please click:
https://vrify.com/explore/projects/166/sites/699

Table of Bowl Zone Drill Results:

AreaDrill HoleFrom (m)To (m)Interval (m)Au (g/t)
Bowl ZonePC19-1016.7635.0518.290.27


48.7765.5819.810.24


74.6883.829.140.16


92.9799.066.100.33


106.68114.307.620.25


149.35152.403.050.15
Bowl ZonePC19-113.056.103.050.18


62.4867.064.570.20


97.54105.167.620.32


132.59135.643.050.14


143.26150.887.620.20
Bowl ZonePC19-1250.2962.4812.190.94

including53.3459.446.101.27
Bowl ZonePC19-13Lost hole above target
not assayed
Bowl ZonePC19-14No Significant Intercept
Lost hole above target

 

Pony Creek is an early stage exploration property and does not contain any mineral resource estimates as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource estimate at Pony Creek. Additional information about Pony Creek is summarized in the NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Pony Creek Project, Elko County, Nevada, USA" prepared for Contact Gold, with an effective date of October 16, 2018, and dated October 22, 2018, as prepared by Vance Spalding, C.P.G; VP Exploration of Contact Gold, and can be viewed under Contact Gold's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Vance Spalding, CPG, VP Exploration, Contact Gold, who is a "qualified person" within the meaning of NI 43-101. Drill intercepts were calculated using a minimum thickness of 3.05 metres averaging 0.14 ppm gold and allowing inclusion of up to 4.57 metres of material averaging less than 0.14 ppm gold for low grade intervals and higher grade intervals were calculated using a minimum thickness of 3.05 metres averaging 1.00 ppm gold and allowing inclusion of up to 4.57 metres of assays averaging less than 1.00 ppm gold. Gravimetric assays are used for all Fire Assays above 4.00 ppm gold. Cyanide solubility assays are completed on all Fire Assays greater than 0.1 g/t. True width of drilled mineralization is unknown, but owing to the apparent flat lying nature of mineralization, is estimated to generally be at least 70% of drilled thickness. Quality Assurance / Quality Control consists of regular insertion of certified reference standards, blanks, and duplicates. All failures are followed up and resolved whenever possible with additional investigation whenever such an event occurs. All assays are completed at ALS Chemex; an ISO 17025:2005 accredited lab. Check assays are completed at a second, reputable assay lab after the program is complete.

About Contact Gold Corp.

Contact Gold is an exploration company focused on producing district scale gold discoveries in Nevada. Contact Gold's extensive land holdings are on the prolific Carlin, Independence and Northern Nevada Rift gold trends which host numerous gold deposits and mines. Contact Gold's land position comprises approximately 217 km2 of target rich mineral tenure hosting numerous known gold occurrences, ranging from early- to advanced-exploration and resource definition stage.

Additional information about the Company is available at www.contactgold.com.

For more information, please contact: +1 (604) 449-3361
John Glanville - Director Investor Relations
Chris Pennimpede - Corporate Development
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