Orestone Mining Completes Additional Surface Exploration at LaForce Project
Orestone Mining has completed further surface exploration at its LaForce project, which comprises a 47 sq. km area situated around 20 km to the eastern part of Kemesss gold-copper mine in north BC. Geological sampling and mapping are included in this surface exploration with an aim to extend and outline the identified gold showings.
The company’s early surface work has outlined a gold mineralization zone, which has a strike of over 2 km long and up to 50 m of thickness. The identified mineralization is found in moderately to locally strong quartz vein or stockwork zones present in silica-sericite changed and robustly pyritized clastic sediments. A 20 cm broad quartz vein zones possess uneven amounts of minor chalcopyrite, pyrite and listwanite and less galena and may partly be stratabound.
Orestone has encountered 17.7 g/t gold over 5 m and 10.6 g/t gold over 2 m during former surface sampling. It has gathered these two samples at a distance of 700 m apart along the inferred mineralized strike zone and are situated at the structure’s hanging wall contact. Further soil and rock sampling has indicated the potential for the zone of more than 2 km strike length.
Since 2008, no drilling has been performed at the LaForce project. The company will employ the collected program data in order to advance the plan of a more detailed exploration during 2012.
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Joel relocated to Australia in 1995 from the United Kingdom and spent five years working in the mining industry as an exploration geotechnician. His role involved utilizing GIS mapping and CAD software. Upon transitioning to the North Coast of NSW, Australia, Joel embarked on a career as a graphic designer at a well-known consultancy firm. Subsequently, he established a successful web services business catering to companies across the eastern seaboard of Australia. It was during this time that he conceived and launched News-Medical.Net. Joel has been an integral part of AZoNetwork since its inception in 2000. Joel possesses a keen interest in exploring the boundaries of technology, comprehending its potential impact on society, and actively engaging with AI-driven solutions and advancements.
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