Significant Gold Mineralization Intersected At Piaba West

 

VANCOUVER - Trek Mining Inc. reported positive results from an additional 30 shallow step-out and infill drill holes totaling 3,761 meters (m) drilled below the shallow, westernmost Piaba reserve pit and along strike at the Company’s 100%-owned Aurizona Gold Mine in Brazil.

Further to the the prior reports, Piaba West drilling to date has successfully intersected significant gold mineralization within, below and up to 350 m along strike of the Piaba gold deposit reserve pit, including shallow and higher-grade mineralization along sections 1800W and 1850W as highlighted by 20 m grading 5.06 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au) in hole BRAZP596. 

Drill holes BRAZD542 and BRAZP610 were drilled to follow up BRAZP575, a recent 300 m step-out hole that intersected 3.90 g/t Au over 11.0 m. BRAZD542 was designed as a 50 m undercut of the mineralized zone and intersected 3.20 g/t Au over 12.2 m. BRAZP610 stepped out an additional 50 m along strike to the west and intersected 2.30 g/t Au over 6.0 m, confirming that gold mineralization extends at least 350 m along strike.

A total of 6,839 m has been drilled in 65 holes at Piaba West this year. This first pass program, designed to extend mineralization to depth and along strike, is now complete. The Company is currently designing the next phase of drilling which will include approximately 12,000 m split between additional infill drilling at Piaba West to facilitate incorporation into Aurizona resources and reserves, and the testing of several high-potential near-mine targets.

Trek Mining’s exploration team is currently mapping regional targets in advance of the next phase of drilling. In addition, the team is interpreting data collected in the airborne magnetic, radiometric and electromagnetic surveys flown earlier this year by the Company’s greenfields exploration joint venture partner, AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc. AngloGold and Trek Mining will use the survey data to further define exploration targets for their respective drill programs. AngloGold commenced drilling in Q2-2017, with plans to drill 17,000 meters in 2017.