17
June 2024
Lexington
Gold Ltd
("Lexington Gold" or the "Company")
Assays from drill core
confirm extension of the Barite Hill Trend gold mineralisation onto
the Jennings-Pioneer Project, South Carolina, USA
Lexington Gold (AIM: LEX), the gold
exploration and development company with projects in South Africa
and the USA, is pleased to announce assay results from the recent
gold exploration drill programme at its Jennings-Pioneer Project,
located in South Carolina, USA.
Highlights:
·
Assay results from 495m of drill core from three
drill holes confirm the along strike and down plunge continuation
of the Barite Hill Trend gold mineralisation onto the
Jennings-Pioneer Project.
·
All three target zones of the Barite Hill Trend
were successfully intersected, namely the Middle Ore Zone, the Foot
Wall Ore Zone and the Red Hill Ore Zone.
·
Massive sulphides, semi-massive sulphides and
associated quartz barite veins were found in all three
holes.
·
Significant intercepts from drill core gold (Au)
and Tellurium (Te) assays include:
o Hole
JP24-2: 23m at 1.14 g/t Au from 127m to 150m including:
§ 10m at
2.11 g/t Au from 127m to 137m
§ 2m at 5.66
g/t Au from 133m to 135m
o Hole
JP24-3: 39m at 0.80 g/t Au and 60.49 ppm (60.49 g/t) Te from 14m to
53m including:
§ 11m at
1.03 g/t Au and 79.54 ppm (79.54 g/t) Te from 42m to 53m
·
Potential by-product intercepts from drill core
Ag, Cu, and Zn assays include:
o Hole
JP24-1: 10m at 1.33% Zn, 22.17 g/t Ag and 0.11 g/t Au
o Hole
JP24-2: 6m at 0.52% Cu, 13.16 g/t Ag and 0.35 g/t Au
·
Multi-element assays, geologic logs and core
photos from the drill programme have been used to update and expand
the Company's explicit geologic model for the Barite Hill
Trend.
·
Au assays have been used to update the Company's
implicit grade shell target model for the Barite Hill
Trend.
Ed Nealon, Lexington Gold's
Non-Executive Chairman, commented:
"I am pleased to report that
the assay results from our recent drill programme at the
Jennings-Pioneer Project in South Carolina show promising
extensions of the Barite Hill Trend gold mineralisation. These
results validate our geological models and reaffirm the potential
of our regional exploration strategy. The results from the three
drill holes have confirmed significant gold and tellurium
mineralisation along strike and down plunge of the Barite Hill
Trend onto our project area. These findings indicate the presence
of substantial gold mineralisation as well as tellurium
mineralisation and the potential for further
discoveries.
"Our multi-element assays have also revealed significant
by-product mineralisation, including zinc, silver and copper, which
could enhance the overall economic viability of the project. The
presence of broad zones of silica-sericite alteration and intervals
of massive to semi-massive sulphides associated with quartz veining
and breccia further support the high potential of this exploration
area.
"These positive results reinforce our commitment to advancing
the Jennings-Pioneer Project and our broader USA exploration
portfolio alongside our South African projects. We will continue to
build on this momentum, leveraging our updated geological models to
guide future drill programmes and exploration
activities."
Additional Information
Assays from the 495 metres of
diamond core recently drilled at Jennings-Pioneer indicate that the
Barite Hill Trend gold mineralisation continues along strike to the
northeast of the historic Barite Hill Main open pit gold-silver
mine (see Figure 1). Three ore lenses comprise the Barite Hill
Trend: the Red Hill Zone, the Middle Zone and the Foot Wall Zone.
These zones lie marginal to the contact between the Upper
Pyroclastic Unit of the Persimmon Fork Formation and the Lower
Pyroclastic Unit of the Persimmon Fork Formation. Ore zones at
Barite Hill dip to the northwest between -75 and -55 degrees. Table
1 and Table 2 below detail drill intercepts and drill collar
information for this recent drill programme.
All three holes from the recent
drill programme contain broad zones of silica-sericite alteration
with numerous intervals of massive to semi-massive sulphides which
are associated with quartz veining and breccia. These broad
alteration-mineralisation zones are between 31.0m to 61.2m thick
along drill traces, and the numerous intervals of semi-massive
sulphides and massive sulphides within these alteration zones are
between 0.5m to 5.0m thick.
Hole JP24-1 intercepted sulphides
associated with the Footwall Zone from 207m to 228m (see Figure 2
and Figure 3) with a true thickness for this body estimated at
between 10.8m to 16.3m. The true vertical depth from surface of
this intercept is from 200m to 220m. These
sulphides are rich in Zn, Ag and Cu, but are relatively poor in Au.
The relative lack of Au in this portion of the Footwall Zone is
attributed to polymetallic zonation, which is common in both
volcanic hosted massive sulphide systems and epithermal
systems.
Hole JP24-2 intercepted ore grade
gold mineralisation and sulphides of the Middle Zone from 127m to
150m (see Figure 2 and Figure 4) with a true thickness for this
body estimated at between 17.1m to 21.3m. The true vertical depth
from surface of this intercept is from 107m to 128m. The gold
mineralisation in this intercept is associated with elevated
tellurium values. Portions of this ore zone have been cross-cut and
replaced by two late mafic dikes. These dikes have reduced the ore
grade and thickness in this intercept. This ore zone has the
potential to be both thicker and have greater grade where the
planes of the dikes and the ore zone diverge.
Hole JP24-3 intercepted near surface
ore grade gold-tellurium mineralisation and sulphides of the Red
Hill Zone from 14m to 53m (see Figure 5) with a true thickness for
this body estimated at between 6.8m to 19.5m. The true vertical
depth from surface of this intercept is from 8m to 26m. This zone
can also be found at surface as evidenced by the Company's 2023
surface sampling programme. Due to site constraints of an adjacent
creek, this hole was drilled obliquely to the mineralised zone.
This intercept had the highest tellurium value for the drill
programme (11m at 79.54 g/t Te). The near surface location and lack
of known dikes near this ore zone make this a prospective target
for future follow-up work.
Core Hole
ID
|
Coordinates NAD 1983 UTM Zone
17N
|
Collar Orientation in
degrees
|
Total Depth in
metres
|
Target
Zones
|
|
|
X
|
Y
|
Z
|
Azimuth
|
Dip
|
|
JP24-1
|
380492.3
|
3749323.5
|
136.6
|
135
|
-80
|
239.0
|
Footwall
|
|
JP24-2
|
380388.0
|
3749380.7
|
131.9
|
128
|
-60
|
155.0
|
Red Hill and Middle
|
|
JP24-3
|
380475.5
|
3749410.8
|
140.1
|
321
|
-45
|
98.0
|
Red Hill
|
|
Table 1:
Jennings-Pioneer Spring 2024 core drill programme collar
information.
Drill Core Hole
ID
|
Intercept Down Hole Depth in
Metres
|
Intercept Width Along Drill
Trace in Metres
|
Au g/t
|
Ag g/t
|
Cu %
|
Te ppm
|
Zn %
|
Zone
|
|
|
|
From
|
To
|
|
JP24-1
|
207
|
218
|
11
|
0.24
|
6.50
|
0.25
|
6.03
|
0.18
|
Footwall
|
|
|
Including
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
207
|
210
|
3
|
0.46
|
10.13
|
0.47
|
15.97
|
0.07
|
Footwall
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
218
|
228
|
10
|
0.11
|
22.17
|
0.12
|
0.74
|
1.33
|
Footwall
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JP24-2
|
17
|
23
|
6
|
0.35
|
13.16
|
0.52
|
13.12
|
0.01
|
Red
Hill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
127
|
150
|
23
|
1.14
|
4.68
|
0.07
|
24.99
|
0.09
|
Middle
|
|
|
Including
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
127
|
137
|
10
|
2.11
|
9.04
|
0.11
|
45.24
|
0.16
|
Middle
|
|
|
Including
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
133
|
135
|
2
|
5.66
|
13.32
|
0.18
|
76.9
|
0.14
|
Middle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JP24-3
|
14
|
53
|
39
|
0.80
|
5.02
|
0.11
|
60.49
|
0.00
|
Red
Hill
|
|
|
Including
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42
|
53
|
11
|
1.03
|
3.40
|
0.12
|
79.54
|
0.00
|
Red
Hill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
67
|
72
|
5
|
0.05
|
1.73
|
0.07
|
2.10
|
0.79
|
Red
Hill
|
|
Table 2: Jennings-Pioneer Spring 2024 drill core intercepts
table.
Figure
1:
Plan map of Jennings-Pioneer Spring 2024 drill
core programme with cross section locations on
LiDAR.
Figure
2:
Geology cross section with hole JP24-1 and JP24-2 drill traces
coloured by gold assay grade. Grid in metres.
Figure
3:
0.18m segment of polished half NQ core from hole JP24-1 207.82m to
208.00m displaying Footwall Zone sulphides and
veining.
Figure
4:
0.14m segment of polished half NQ core from hole JP24-2 132.40m to
132.54m displaying Middle Zone sulphides and
veining.
Figure
5:
0.15m segment of polished half core specimen from hole JP24-3
50.00m to 50.15m displaying Red Hill Zone
sulphides.
Competent Person's
Statement
The information contained in this
announcement that relates to exploration activities is based upon
information compiled by Edward Nealon, Chairman of Lexington Gold.
Mr Nealon is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy (AusIMM) and has sufficient experience which is relevant
to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under
consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a
Competent Person as defined in the December 2012 edition of the
"Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral
Resources and Ore Reserves" (JORC Code). Mr Nealon consents to the
inclusion in this announcement of the matters based upon the
information in the form and context in which it appears.
For further information, please
contact:
Lexington Gold Ltd
Bernard Olivier (Chief Executive
Officer)
Edward Nealon (Chairman)
Mike Allardice (Group Company
Secretary)
|
www.lexingtongold.co.uk
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Jersey
|
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Matthew Chandler / James Bellman /
Abigail Wennington
|
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|
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|
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|
Katy Mitchell
|
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220 1666
|
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(Broking)
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Finance)
|
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|
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|
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|
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information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU)
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virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended by
virtue of the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations
2019.
Note to Editors:
Lexington Gold (AIM: LEX) is a gold
exploration and development company currently holding interests in
four diverse gold projects, covering a combined area of
approximately 1,675 acres in North and South Carolina, USA and in
five gold projects covering approximately 89,505 hectares in South
Africa.
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