Kirkland Lake drills more bonanza grades at Macassa

According to Mining News Pro - Drilling east of the South Mine Complex (SMC) has returned 118.8 g/t gold over 2.0-metres core length, 62.7 g/t over 1.9-metre true width, and 73.8 g/t over 2.7-metres true width.

Drilling 250 metres west of the current SMC resources returned 4,772.2 g/t gold over 2.0-metres core length, a pair of 436.9 g/t over 2.8-metres core lengths in separate zones, and 158.0 g/t over 2.4-metres true width.

Drilling also expanded the Lower SMC to the east and at depth, returning 2,458.6 g/t gold over 1.8-metres true width, 523.2 g/t over 2.0-metres core length, and 20.0 g/t over 3.8-metres true width.

At the amalgamated break, new drilling to the east returned true widths of 429.1 g/t gold over 2.7 metres, 164.8 g/t over 2.1 metres, and 26.7 g/t over 1.2 metre. KLGold geologists also reinterpreted historic holes to the west and relogged core lengths of 827.9 g/t gold over 2.0 metres, 360.9 g/t over 2.0 metres, and 333.8 g/t over 2.0 metres.

Kirkland Lake says the amalgamated break has substantial exploration potential largely untested by historic drilling. A previously unidentified area of bonanza grades was recently drilled from the 5700 level ramp development. The reinterpretation of old cores from the break resulted in the identification of a new steep north-dipping zone north of – and likely associated with – the amalgamated break.