Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX: AYA) is pleased to report additional high-grade silver results from the ongoing 2021 drill exploration program at the Zgounder Silver Mine in the Kingdom of Morocco.
Key Highlights (all intersections are in core lengths)
- Extension of the mineralised trend below the 1975 level by ZG-SF-21-67 which encountered 1,383 grams per tonne ("g/t") silver ("Ag") over 13.5 meters ("m") including
- 10,960 g/t Ag over 0.5m
- 10,435 g/t Ag over 0.5m
- 5,000 g/t Ag over 0.5m
- 3,002 g/t Ag over 0.5m
- 1,598 g/t Ag over 0.5
- Confirmation of the eastern vertical continuity 200m below surface with ZG-21-51 which generated 1,615 g/t Ag over 8.5m including
- 11,360 g/t Ag over 0.5m
- 8,840 g/t Ag over 0.5m
- 1,840 g/t Ag over 0.5m
- 1,752 g/t Ag over 0.5
- Ongoing definition of high-grade* mineralization below the 2,030m level with ZG-21-50 which returned 2,446 g/t Ag over 4.0m including
- 10,635 g/t Ag over 0.5m
- 8,080 g/t Ag over 0.5
in addition to 5,778 g/t Ag over 2.0m including
- 15,240 g/t Ag over 0.5m
- 6,075 g/t Ag over 0.5m
- 1,528 g/t Ag over 0.5
- Continued definition of eastern high-grade mineralization with ZG-21-43 which returned 2,311 g/t Ag over 2.0m including
- 2,080 g/t Ag over 2.0m
- 1,821 g/t Ag over 3.0m
"Today's results confirm high-grade continuity along strike and at depth to the east. These outstanding results also demonstrate high-grade continuity below the current resource and outline the upside potential outside of our current resource drill-out area. In particular, intersection ZG-SF-21-67 opens up a previously untested area below the mining operations. Our upcoming resource estimate is expected to represent a first step in expanding Zgounder, which remains open where we are currently drilling," said Benoit La Salle, President & CEO.
Included in this release are results for 30 diamond drill holes ("DDH"), which include eight DDH from surface and 22 underground holes. For a full summary of today's results from the 2021 drill program, refer to Appendix 1 for surface results and Appendix 2 for underground results.
