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Aton Resources reports results of surface channel sampling from a new mineralised zone at Rodruin, including intersections of 26.3m @ 2.29 g/t and 4.8m @ 12.00 g/t gold
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aton Resources Inc. (AAN: TSX-V) (“Aton” or the “Company") is very pleased to provide investors w
About this update from Aton Resources Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aton Resources Inc. (AAN: TSX-V) (“Aton” or the “Company\") is very pleased to provide investors with an update on ongoing exploration activities at its advanced Rodruin prospect, within the Company’s 100% owned Abu Marawat Concession (“Abu Marawat” or the “Concession”), located in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. Highlights: Channel sampling of drill access road cuttings has continued at Rodruin, at the Spiral Pit and Central Buttress areas; Channel sample profile ROC-018 to the east of the Spiral Pit has returned a mineralised intersection of 58.2m @ 1.25 g/t Au over its entire sample length. Follow-up drill testing of the Spiral Pit area is planned shortly; Channel sample profile ROC-019 high on the Central Buttress has returned an intersection of 26.3m @ 2.29 g/t Au. Channel sampling inside ancient underground mine workings in the Central Buttress area has also returned high grade intersections of 4.8m @ 12.00 g/t Au and 4.9m @ 4.10 g/t Au; These channel sample results confirm a new zone of gold mineralisation on the Central Buttress of the South Ridge, coinciding with a large area of mapped gossanous carbonate, and ancient underground workings. Drill testing of this area is also planned in the current drilling programme. “Again, we have gotten some really nice intersections in our ongoing channel sampling,” said Mark Campbell, President and CEO. “The importance of these cannot be underestimated, as they continue to expand the footprint of the defined surface mineralisation at Rodruin and give us direction in planning the next holes in our aggressive drilling programme. These again help to confirm our belief that Rodruin is potentially a large bulk tonnage gold deposit with good mineralisation spread across a large area, and with high grade shoots interspersed throughout.” Channel sampling at Rodruin During the recent temporary suspension of RC drilling at Rodruin (see news release dated October 16, 2018) surface channel sampling continued, testing mineralisation exposed in drill access road cuttings. Drilling has since resumed. During this time a further 4 channel sample profiles were completed, ROC-018 to ROC-021 (see Figure 1). Channel profile ROC-018 was completed to the northeast of the Spiral Pit ancient workings, and channel profile ROC-019 was completed alon...