Metal Hawk’s (ASX: MHK) initial samples from mineralised quartz veins to the northwest and east of Thylacine has extended the prospect area at its 100% owned Leinster South project in Western Australian.
Following the discovery of gold at Siberian Tiger less than four months ago, Metal Hawk’s field activities at Leinster South continue to identify more areas of significant outcropping high-grade gold mineralisation.
The second batch of rockchip results returned from the Thylacine Prospect have significantly expanded the mineralised footprint at the prospect, with several high-grade gold assays recorded from the recently sampled quartz veins.
Assays have returned highlights such as 42.2g/t Au, 19.0g/t Au ,17.2g/t Au, 16.6g/t Au, 15.3g/t Au, and 14.1g/t Au.
“The new gold assay results from Thylacine are exceptional. This prospect is shaping up to be a very compelling drill target, with multiple stacked gold-bearing quartz veins covering a significant area,” Managing Director, Will Belbin, said.
“Along with Siberian Tiger, we have two of the most exciting untested high grade gold prospects in Western Australia and we are looking forward to an extensive maiden drilling programme at Leinster South early next year.”
The Thylacine Prospect is located approximately 1.5km ESE of Siberian Tiger on the parallel northern ESE-trending greenstone belt.
Rockchip samples from Thylacine have returned several high-grade gold assays (up to 62.3g/t Au) in multiple mostly sub-parallel NW-trending quartz veins.
The gold mineralisation at Thylacine is very similar to Siberian Tiger, with abundant iron oxides forming bands and local zones of brecciation. Mapping and sampling at Thylacine have identified at least 15 closely spaced and stacked steeply dipping mineralised quartz veins.
The latest round of results includes high grade gold assays from the two northwestern-most veins at Thylacine, returning an average grade of 10.6g/t Au from the 10 samples taken.
The distribution of high-grade rockchip assays and quartz veins extends the prospect to a footprint of 400m x 100m.
