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Aton Drills Further High Grade Gold Mineralisation at Its New Semna Drill Discovery, Including 12.54 g/t Au Over an Interval of 16 Metres, and Doubles the Strike Extent
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 7, 2023 / Aton Resources Inc. (TSXV:AAN) ("Aton" or the "C...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Aton Drills Further High Grade Gold Mineralisation at Its New Semna Drill Discovery, Including 12.54 g/t Au Over an Interval of 16 Metres, and Doubles the Strike ExtentVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 7, 2023 / Aton Resources Inc. (TSXV:AAN) (\"Aton\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to update investors on the latest results from the recent reverse circulation percussion (\"RC\") drilling at the Semna prospect, located within its 100% owned Abu Marawat Concession (\"Abu Marawat\" or the \"Concession\"), in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.Highlights:21 holes were drilled at the Semna prospect, for a total of 3,662m, during the recently completed RC drilling programme. Preliminary drill results of 4m composite sampling of the final 4 holes, SMP-017 to SMP-020, are now available;3 of the final 4 holes, targeting a potential eastern extension of the Semna Main Vein zone (\"MVZ\"), intersected significant zones of gold mineralisation, assaying >5 g/t Au;Significant high grade mineralised intersections include:12.54 g/t Au over a 16m interval, from 60m downhole depth (hole SMP-018);5.19 g/t Au over a 16m interval, from 56m downhole depth (hole SMP-017);6.30 g/t Au over a 16m interval, from 124m downhole depth (hole SMP-019). This hole also returned an additional lower grade mineralised intersection of 1.69 g/t Au over a 20m interval, from 96m downhole depth;The holes confirm the existence of blind and previously unrecognised high grade mineralisation to the east of the historically exploited Semna MVZ, buried beneath alluvial wadi sediments, approximately 10m in thickness;The best drill intersection of the entire programme was returned from the easternmost hole, SMP-018, indicating the mineralisation remains open to the east;The final 4 holes of the programme have doubled the strike length of the drilled mineralisation on the Semna MVZ, which remains fully open at depth and along strike to both the east and the west.\"We are delighted with these exceptional results from the eastern extension of the Semna Main Vein zone, which clearly demonstrate the potential of Semna to develop into a very significant new drill discovery for us,\" said Tonno Vahk, Interim CEO. \"During the 20 th Century period of gold mining in Egypt the Semna mine was regarded as one of the most significant and prospective by the British mining syndicates working ...