All American Gold has reported the update on its Belleville project and has planned the drill program.
During December 2011, the company surprisingly intersected thick alluvium. It engaged a reverse circulation mud drilling expert in order to direct the drill program at the IP target. Unique equipment was brought to enable mounting of the casing in the gravel. During January 2012, the company again tried to drill the IP target and to drill a mud rotary hole. Finally, the company installed 90 ft of casing, after facing a lot of problems. It used a tricone bit to expand the drill hole in order to prevent the heavy vibration, caused due to a hammer bit. It was possible to drill the hole to 200 ft, however the hole was found in gravel. Again, caving was a problem and the drilling of hole was stopped at 235 ft in order to avoid losing the complete drill string.
The company recorded the single deepest drill hole of Belleville and sent samples for geochemical test to confirm for potential alluvial gold. It has obtained the results from this work. The range of anomalous gold from 0.04 to 0.08 g/t was identified from 225 to 230 ft, 190 to 200 ft and 65 to 70 ft. These anomalous values are far below what can be termed as mineralized ore grade.
No additional work has been planned at the IP target, as there is presence of unstable alluvium. The company will study further drill processes before considering additional testing programs. It has planned to evaluate other targets at the property for the upcoming exploration program.
All American Gold has 70% interest in the Belleville property.
Source: http://www.allamericangoldcorp.com/