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Aston Bay Holdings Intercepts 33.50 g/t Au over 1.29 m in Initial Phase 2 Results at its Buckingham Gold Project, Virginia, USA
Highlights 33.50 g/t Au over 1.29 m (BUCK-018) in a 33 m step-out from previous drillin...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Aston Bay Holdings Intercepts 33.50 g/t Au over 1.29 m in Initial Phase 2 Results at its Buckingham Gold Project, Virginia, USAHighlights33.50 g/t Au over 1.29 m (BUCK-018) in a 33 m step-out from previous drilling1.40 g/t Au over 2.75 m including 2.90 g/t Au over 1.25 m (BUCK-019) in 66 m step-out from previous drillingAssays pending from drill holes BUCK-020 and -021, which intersected quartz veining with visible gold a farther 52 m to the southeastTotal known vein strike length of over 200 m; vein remains open to southeast and at depthTORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / August 10, 2020 / Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. (TSX-V:BAY)(OTCQB:ATBHF) (\"Aston Bay\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to present initial assay results from two drill holes from the recently completed Phase 2 diamond drill program at its Buckingham Gold Property located in Central Virginia, USA. Phase 2 of the 2020 Buckingham drill program comprised seven (7) large diameter (HQ) oriented diamond drill holes totaling 803 metres (m), which added to the 1,218 m drilled in ten holes in the first phase of the program in March (see August 4, 2020 Aston Bay press release). The significant gold intersections from the first Phase 2 drill holes assayed to date are presented in Table 1. The assay results for the remaining five holes are pending.Table 1. 2020 Phase 2 Buckingham Project Drilling Summary with Significant Gold Intercepts. FromToIntervalEstimatedAuDrill Hole(m)(m)LengthTrue Width(g/t) (m)(m)* BUCK20-017results pending BUCK20-01835.3136.601.291.0333.50BUCK20-01934.5037.252.752.201.40including34.5035.751.251.002.90BUCK20-020results pending BUCK20-021results pending BUCK20-022results pending BUCK20-023results pending (*assuming a 72° dip on the quartz vein, the true width is 80%)Drill hole locations with the significant gold intercepts can be seen in Figure 1 and in a longitudinal cross section in Figure 2. Refer to the July 27, 2019 Aston Bay news release for additional information on previous drilling.\"These intercepts confirm the extension of the gold-bearing Buckingham Vein to the southeast and once again demonstrate high grade gold mineralization in this mesothermal-type vein,\" stated Thomas Ullrich, CEO of Aston Bay. \"We look forward to the pending results from holes 20 and 21, located 50 m farther along strike, both of which intersected quartz vein with visible ...