Nov 26 2014
LKA Gold Incorporated reports that it recently engaged San Juan Drilling of Montrose, CO, to commence drilling from the 6th level of the Golden Wonder to test potential, close-in, high-grade targets adjacent to the current exploration areas.
Drilling will also probe for extensions of the Golden Wonder vein structure(s) several hundred feet beyond the current working area. Following the high-resolution mapping of the mine's exploration and historic production zones, it is anticipated that this new underground drilling program will provide a much clearer understanding of this unique gold deposit.
LKA also reported that Q-3 exploratory mining and gold shipments were suspended due to mapping, drilling preparations, and infrastructure improvements. Recently completed construction of new surface facilities will accommodate a larger crew for operations.
According to LKA President, Kye Abraham, "Now that mapping and drilling preparations are completed, we're excited to commence drilling aimed at high-grade targets both close by as well as suspected, parallel structures hundreds of feet away. We've seen evidence of these potentially gold-rich zones on the surface but have never been in a position to take a comprehensive look. The close-in drilling is equally exciting. The last big ore shoot was discovered within fifteen feet of exploration workings ... at the time."
More discussion on this and related subjects can be found in the "President's Email Updates" and "President's Archive" on the Company's website at: http://lkagold.com/Management_Team_-_LKA_Inter.html
Details of Golden Wonder commercial and exploratory gold shipments can be found on the Home Page of the Company's website at: www.lkagold.com
About LKA's exploration program at its Golden Wonder Mine
Vein material is extracted as crews follow the volcanic vent system along the wall of the Uncompahgre Caldera. This method of exploratory mining and underground drilling proved successful in locating the first commercial ore body which yielded more than 133,000 ounces of gold from a single ore chute measuring less than 10,000 cubic feet. From 1998, through the second quarter of 2006, the average grade of Golden Wonder ore was 16.01 ozs. (454 grams) gold per ton. LKA believes that additional such ore chutes may exist on its mining claims. Upon resuming exploratory operations in the first quarter of 2009, LKA has extracted and/or shipped (sold) twenty-nine bulk samples of crushed vein material containing nearly 4,400 ounces of gold with a net value, after processing, of over $5 million. The Company continues to seek and evaluate financing options to expand/accelerate this program. Investors are cautioned that the Company continues to generate substantial losses and additional funding and exploration work is required. A commercially viable ore reserve has yet to be established and there can be no guarantee that the Company will be successful in this regard.
Source: http://www.lkagold.com/