en.Wedoany.com Reported - GoldArc Resources (ASX: GA8) has continued to confirm the continuity of gold mineralization through grade control drilling at the Mt Stirling deposit in Western Australia, with new assay results returning broad zones of gold mineralization from the eastern section of the deposit. The program, funded by partner BML Ventures, is a reverse circulation drilling project.
The latest batch of assay results shows 10 intercepts with widths of 7 meters or more and grades of no less than 1.38 grams per tonne of gold. Among them, hole BMLRC094 returned a 5-meter interval grading 8.56 g/t gold at a depth of 18 meters, which lies within a broader 17-meter interval grading 3.48 g/t gold, significantly exceeding the control resource grade of 2.1 g/t. GoldArc stated that this continuity is a key input for pit design and selective mining studies.
The drilling also identified narrow high-grade shoots within the broader mineralized envelope. For example, a 2-meter intercept grading 26.1 g/t gold from a depth of 6 meters indicates that the high-grade shoot structure identified in previous batches extends into the eastern section. To date, approximately 19,180 meters of the planned 34,000-meter drilling program have been completed.
GoldArc Managing Director Paul Stephens said that results from the eastern section are building a clear picture of the Mt Stirling orebody. The grades and widths of these results are consistent with those observed in the northwestern and central sections. He noted that the consistency across the entire deposit is encouraging and will aid ongoing mine planning work with BML Ventures. He also mentioned that with the project more than halfway through, the company now has a substantial dataset available for use.
The latest batch of results comes from 68 holes totaling approximately 2,098 meters. In selective intervals within broad zones up to 20 meters wide, products grading 2.1 g/t or higher were obtained, with assays aligning with the geometry interpreted by the resource model. Overall, the five batches reported to date demonstrate systematic lateral continuity of the mineralized system from the northwest to the east across the entire drilling footprint, a key input for grade control modeling and mine planning optimization.
BML Ventures carries out all work under a mining services agreement, which ensures GoldArc has a low-capital pathway to gold production at Mt Stirling. After cost recovery, GoldArc is entitled to a 50% share of net profits.
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