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Japan Gold Identifies Strong Gold and Pathfinder Elements in Soil Results from the Kitano-o Gold District and Defines New Priority Targets
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 22, 2023) - Japan Gold Corp. (TSXV: JG)...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Japan Gold Identifies Strong Gold and Pathfinder Elements in Soil Results from the Kitano-o Gold District and Defines New Priority TargetsVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 22, 2023) - Japan Gold Corp. (TSXV: JG) (OTCQB: JGLDF) (the \"Company\") is pleased to announce results from 2022 work programs completed over the Kitano-o Gold District within the Ikutahara Project, northern Hokkaido. 2022 work programs included completion of an extensive soil geochemical survey covering 1,710 hectares and three scout drill holes on the east side of the Kitano-o prospect.HighlightsAnalytical results from the recently completed soil survey have identified several significant gold anomalies with supporting pathfinder element and alteration signatures up to 1.5 km in length, which remain open ended.Clay alteration interpreted from spectral analysis along with geological mapping supports the soil generated anomalies and indicates full preservation of up to three epithermal systems across the district.Drilling to date has targeted depth extensions of gold-rich eluvial placer and sub-sinter veins but has not yielded a source for the significant amount of gold precipitated at the paleo-surface. It is now interpreted that these gold-rich paleo-surface expressions are de-coupled from boiling zones developed at depth. Gravity defined structures, CSAMT, geological mapping and drill core have provided a structural foundation supporting the new soil results and define new un-tested zones for further advancement to drill targeting.\"We are pleased with the results and conclusions from the extensive soil grid and additional drilling across the Kitano-o District. Critical gaps in the data set have now been filled and define three open-ended anomalous zones up to 1.5 km long that mimic the structural setting of the large Konomai veins located along the same graben to the northwest. We now have a clearer interpretation which is guiding the targeting of boiling zones that generated the gold-rich paleo-surface placers at Kitano-o and Ikutahara\", commented John Proust, CEO of Japan Gold Corp.Kitano-o Gold District soil survey program:Three campaigns of soil sampling were completed over the Kitano-o Gold District between 2020 and 2022 covering a prospective 1,710 hectare area, (Figure 1). A total of 1,597 composite soil samples were collecte...