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Vista Gold Announces Phase 1 Drilling Results at Mt Todd
DENVER / Aug 22, 2024 / Business Wire / Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) (“Vista” or the “Company”) today announced results from Phase 1 and the st
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[{"type":"text","content":"DENVER / Aug 22, 2024 / Business Wire / Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) (“Vista” or the “Company”) today announced results from Phase 1 and the start of Phase 2 of its 2024 drilling program at the Company’s Mt Todd gold project (“Mt Todd” or the “Project”) located in Northern Territory, Australia. Phase 1 comprised 11 holes totaling 2,910 meters. Frederick H. Earnest, President and CEO, commented, “We are pleased to report that Phase 1 of the 2024 drilling program at Mt Todd is complete. This phase of the program has successfully confirmed the extension of the core zone and the mineralized boundaries in the northern section of the Batman deposit, including intercepts at the northern limit with gold grades that exceeded our expectations. For example, hole VB24-001 returned an average grade of 1.17 grams of gold per tonne (“g Au/t”) over 58 meters in an area of the deposit previously estimated to have an average grade of 0.45 g Au/t.” (See Figure 2 and Table 1.) Phase 2 of the drilling program commenced in July 2024 with near-surface drilling in the Southern Cross Lode zone, a known mineralized structure that intersects the Batman deposit and extends up to 400 meters northeast. Historical drilling on this structure indicates the potential for higher grade gold mineralization in areas that are currently classified as waste in the 2024 Feasibility Study (as defined below) pit design, are outside the current mine plan, or have insufficient drilling to define a mineral resource estimate. Phase 2 drilling is expected to be completed by year end. Mr. Earnest continued, “At the conclusion of the 2024 drilling program, we plan to update the Mt Todd mineral resource estimate and leverage the results of prior technical studies to advance evaluations of a development scenario for Mt Todd, initially targeting 150,000 to 200,000 ounces of annual gold production. This work is expected to further de-risk the Project by demonstrating the option to significantly lower the initial capex, increase the gold grade to the processing plant, and deliver attractive economic returns. We continue to efficiently advance Mt Todd in ways that provide potential for accretion in shareholder value. We expect continued strength in the gold price and believe our strategy of advancing Mt Todd with discipline and patience will deliver a more fully value...