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Delta Resources Begins Mechanical Trenching in Chibougamau, Quebec
CHIBOUGAMAU, QC / ACCESSWIRE / July 9, 2020 / Delta Resources Limited ("Delta" or the "...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Delta Resources Begins Mechanical Trenching in Chibougamau, QuebecCHIBOUGAMAU, QC / ACCESSWIRE / July 9, 2020 / Delta Resources Limited (\"Delta\" or the \"Company\") (TSXV:DLTA)(OTC PINK:GOLHF)(Frankfurt:6G01) is pleased to announce that it has started Phase II of its exploration program at its Delta-2 property in Chibougamau, Quebec. Phase II consists of mechanical trenching to expose bedrock to surface where it is possible and where initial field work has yielded encouraging results. Initial work in June 2020 focussed on field-proofing of conceptual gold targets and electro-magnetic conductors deemed to be excellent targets for Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) polymetallic mineralization.During Phase l exploration, a crew of 10 geologists, technicians and prospectors, investigated the sites of 27 VTEM conductors and four large target areas for gold. These targets were based on the Geophysical Interpretations reported on May 20, 2020. Over 300 grab samples and channel samples have been collected and sent to the lab for assaying. Although the majority of assays are still pending, three gold targets and six VMS targets have been selected so far for mechanical trenching.The objective of the mechanical trenching program is to gain a better understanding of the controls on the mineralization through detailed geological mapping and sampling after removing overburden, exposing and cleaning bedrock. This greater understanding of the geology and mineralization will help to better prepare Delta for Phase III of its 2020 exploration which will consist of diamond drilling. Mechanical trenching will be starting at the Snow gold occurrence, discovered in November 2019, where three gold assays returned values in excess of 10 g/t gold in grab samples. Many of the target-sites visited during initial field exploration were deemed to have overburden too deep for mechanical trenching and will have to be drill-tested during Phase III of exploration.Targets at the Delta-2 project consist of magmatic-hydrothermal gold deposits related to the La Dauversiere pluton, such as the Joe Mann past producer (1956-2007: 1.173 million ounces of gold at a grade of 8.26 g/t Au, 607,000 ounces of silver at 5 g/t Ag and 28.7 million pounds of copper at 0.25% Cu) (Source: Technical Report on the Joe Mann Mining Property dated January 11, 2016, prepared by Geolog...