The 2016 Olive-Shamrock exploration program was designed to increase confidence in a potential gold resource estimate and expand the Olive-Shamrock Zone along strike and across the interpreted mineralization controlling structure. The Olive-Shamrock Zone has been tested over a strike length of 1.5 kilometres and approximately 300 metres in width, with the main focus of 2016 drilling concentrated within an area of approximately 500 metres by 300 metres, the Olive Main Zone.
Phase 1 Olive-Shamrock 2016 Program culminated in:
- 89 Diamond drill holes
- 12,545 meters of core diamond drilling over the following Zones:
- Olive Zone 8,922m; 63 DDH
- Shamrock: 2,995m; 21 DDH
- Geophysical targets 300m; 2 DDH
- Step-out exploration 357m, 3 DDH
- 1,018 meters of Surface Trenching in 33 Trenches
- 33.5 line km Geophysics - I.P./VLF-EM
Highlights from the 2016 Olive-Shamrock Drilling campaign include; 38.1m at 2.1 g/t and 11.8m at 2.7 g/t gold, 144.5m at 1.2 g/t and 73.8m at 1.6 g/t gold, 26.5m at 2.1 g/t Gold, 46m at 2.5 g/t and 47m at 1.5 g/t gold, 40m at 2.1 g/t gold and 37m at 1.9 g/t Gold and 168m at 0.92 g/t including 30m at 2.85 g/t Gold.
Table 5: 2016 Olive-Shamrock Zone Drilling Program Summary Results
| Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Gold (g/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG16-643C | 6.1 | 172.2 | 166.1 | 0.8 |
| including | 6.1 | 65.9 | 59.8 | 1 |
| and | 120.6 | 161.5 | 41 | 1.1 |
| DG16-644C | 80 | 117.7 | 37.7 | 1 |
| DG16-645C | 21.3 | 26.3 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| and | 74.7 | 109.2 | 34.5 | 1 |
| and | 119.4 | 130.3 | 10.9 | 0.7 |
| DG16-646C | 27.4 | 91.4 | 64 | 0.7 |
| including | 27.4 | 47.6 | 20.2 | 2 |
| DG16-647C | 55.6 | 111.9 | 56.3 | 0.4 |
| including | 73.5 | 83.2 | 9.6 | 1.3 |
| DG16-648C | 24.4 | 52.2 | 27.8 | 0.18 |
| DG16-649C | 5.5 | 137.2 | 131.7 | 0.32 |
| including | 5.5 | 16.7 | 11.2 | 1.1 |
| and | 85.7 | 91.1 | 5.4 | 2.7 |
| DG16-650C | 93.62 | 105.45 | 11.83 | 2.7 |
| and | 132.59 | 170.69 | 38.1 | 2.1 |
| and | 194.61 | 201.51 | 6.9 | 2 |
| DG16-651C | 69.4 | 83.7 | 14.3 | 1 |
| and | 143 | 150.9 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
| DG16-652C | No Significant Values | |||
| DG16-653C | 19.4 | 120.8 | 101.4 | 0.5 |
| including | 59.4 | 75.8 | 16.4 | 1.2 |
| and | 91.4 | 107.9 | 16.5 | 1.3 |
| including | 95.8 | 99.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| DG16-654C | 41.6 | 183.6 | 142 | 0.6 |
| including | 41.6 | 46.2 | 4.6 | 3 |
| and | 76.2 | 81.5 | 5.3 | 1.2 |
| and | 78 | 79.5 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| and | 113.3 | 122.4 | 9.1 | 1.6 |
| and | 134.7 | 146.2 | 11.5 | 1.7 |
| and | 164.3 | 179.7 | 15.4 | 1.3 |
| DG16-655C | 11.3 | 155.8 | 144.5 | 1.2 |
| including | 11.3 | 17.5 | 6.2 | 5 |
| and | 42.4 | 86.7 | 44.3 | 1.8 |
| including | 50.9 | 67.4 | 16.5 | 4.2 |
| and | 111.1 | 129.5 | 18.4 | 1.7 |
| and | 154.8 | 155.8 | 1 | 8.4 |
| DG16-656C | 35.9 | 109.7 | 73.8 | 1.6 |
| including | 35.9 | 46.5 | 10.6 | 9.1 |
| and | 68.6 | 77.7 | 9.1 | 0.8 |
| DG16-657C | 6.6 | 164.6 | 158 | 0.4 |
| including | 6.6 | 14.4 | 7.8 | 1.2 |
| and | 69.8 | 81.1 | 11.2 | 1.48 |
| and | 92.4 | 93.7 | 1.3 | 6.2 |
| DG16-658C | 3.05 | 132.3 | 129.25 | 0.5 |
| including | 17.2 | 19 | 1.8 | 4.9 |
| and | 43.1 | 46.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| and | 106.5 | 119 | 12.5 | 1.5 |
| DG16-659C | ||||
| DG16-660C | 36.1 | 117.3 | 81.2 | 0.5 |
| including | 64 | 80 | 16 | 1.6 |
| including | 77.7 | 80 | 2.3 | 7.8 |
| DG16-661C | 5.4 | 175.3 | 169.9 | 0.3 |
| including | 5.4 | 16.9 | 11.5 | 1.7 |
| and | 59.4 | 70.3 | 10.9 | 0.8 |
| and | 80.3 | 81.8 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| and | 142.3 | 144.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| and | 174.3 | 175.3 | 1 | 2.6 |
| DG16-662C | 19.1 | 41.5 | 22.4 | 1 |
| including | 32 | 36.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| and | 86.7 | 140.2 | 53.5 | 0.4 |
| including | 93.3 | 103.4 | 10.1 | 1.1 |
| DG16-663C | 83 | 111.4 | 28.4 | 1 |
| including | 83 | 92.1 | 9.1 | 2.6 |
| and | 124.4 | 161.5 | 37.2 | 1.5 |
| including | 136.8 | 153.9 | 17.1 | 2.7 |
| DG16-664C | 38.1 | 68.7 | 30.6 | 0.5 |
| including | 59 | 68.7 | 9.7 | 1 |
| and | 99.5 | 123.4 | 23.9 | 0.6 |
| including | 106.7 | 121.9 | 15.2 | 0.7 |
| DG16-665C | 88.4 | 111.3 | 22.9 | 1.5 |
| including | 94.5 | 99.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| and | 121.9 | 143.4 | 21.5 | 0.4 |
| including | 132.6 | 138.7 | 6.1 | 0.8 |
| DG16-666C | 29.6 | 30.8 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| DG16-667C | 91.1 | 155.5 | 64.3 | 0.7 |
| including | 97.5 | 103.6 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| including | 132.8 | 141.7 | 8.9 | 1.5 |
| and | 198.1 | 199.6 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| DG16-668C | 40.3 | 53.7 | 13.4 | 1.5 |
| including | 40.3 | 46.9 | 6.6 | 3 |
| DG16-669C | 1.5 | 55.9 | 54.4 | 1.3 |
| including | 16.6 | 32 | 15.4 | 2 |
| DG16-670C | 33.5 | 70.1 | 36.6 | 0.4 |
| including | 57.5 | 70.1 | 12.6 | 0.8 |
| DG16-671C | 1.7 | 68.2 | 66.5 | 1.1 |
| including | 10.9 | 37.5 | 26.5 | 2.1 |
| DG16-672C | 138.7 | 252.8 | 114.1 | 0.6 |
| including | 162.2 | 177.7 | 15.5 | 2.3 |
| DG16-673C | 38.1 | 86.9 | 48.8 | 0.9 |
| including | 42.7 | 71.6 | 29 | 1.3 |
| DG16-674C | 4.6 | 17.2 | 12.6 | 0.9 |
| DG16-675C | 47 | 93 | 46 | 1.1 |
| including | 51.3 | 71.6 | 20.3 | 2.1 |
| DG16-676C | 27.1 | 84.8 | 57.7 | 0.5 |
| including | 27.1 | 40.8 | 13.7 | 1.4 |
| DG16-677C | 24 | 109.5 | 85.5 | 0.9 |
| including | 24 | 70.7 | 46.7 | 1.5 |
| DG16-678C | 36.6 | 73.2 | 36.6 | 0.9 |
| including | 37.3 | 58.5 | 21.2 | 1.5 |
| DG16-679C | No Significant Values | |||
| DG16-680C | 27.4 | 73.2 | 45.7 | 2.5 |
| including | 28.8 | 39.6 | 10.9 | 8.2 |
| DG16-681C | 23.3 | 24 | 0.7 | 1 |
| and | 73.8 | 74.8 | 1 | 2.6 |
| DG16-682C | 116.2 | 184.4 | 68.2 | 0.44 |
| including | 116.2 | 131.1 | 14.8 | 0.62 |
| and including | 164.5 | 184.4 | 19.9 | 0.66 |
| DG16-683C | 41.9 | 50.4 | 8.5 | 0.8 |
| including | 41.9 | 43 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| DG16-684C | 14.7 | 16.7 | 2 | 7.8 |
| DG16-685C | 52.6 | 60.1 | 7.5 | 1.3 |
| and | 92.7 | 184.4 | 91.7 | 0.4 |
| including | 92.7 | 117.6 | 24.9 | 1 |
| DG16-686C | 50.3 | 85.4 | 35.1 | 1.75 |
| including | 67.6 | 84 | 16.4 | 2.87 |
| DG16-687C | 123.2 | 141.8 | 18.6 | 2 |
| including | 137.4 | 141.8 | 4.4 | 7.32 |
| DG16-688C | 9.1 | 39.6 | 30.5 | 0.49 |
| including | 9.1 | 21.4 | 12.2 | 1.09 |
| DG16-689C | 62.5 | 123.4 | 60.9 | 0.67 |
| including | 61 | 65.4 | 4.4 | 2.06 |
| and | 79.8 | 95.7 | 15.9 | 1.39 |
| DG16-690C | 37.4 | 51.3 | 13.9 | 0.29 |
| and | 112.5 | 125.5 | 13 | 0.35 |
| DG16-691C | 13.3 | 34.2 | 20.9 | 0.72 |
| including | 18.5 | 30 | 11.5 | 1.19 |
| and | 123.5 | 143.8 | 20.3 | 0.46 |
| including | 125.7 | 141.2 | 15.5 | 0.57 |
| DG16-692C | 60.1 | 63.8 | 3.7 | 3.16 |
| DG16-693C | 39.2 | 45.6 | 6.4 | 0.74 |
| DG16-694C | 47.4 | 133.3 | 85.9 | 0.35 |
| including | 63.4 | 81.7 | 18.3 | 1.04 |
| and including | 120.6 | 133.3 | 12.7 | 0.32 |
| DG16-695C | 3.5 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 0.96 |
| DG16-696C | 78 | 179.6 | 101.6 | 0.3 |
| including | 155.5 | 167.5 | 12.1 | 1.09 |
| DG16-697C | 61.8 | 70.3 | 8.5 | 0.2 |
| DG16-698C | 1.7 | 169.2 | 167.5 | 0.92 |
| including | 10.7 | 40.8 | 30.1 | 2.85 |
| and | 105.5 | 162.8 | 57.3 | 1.01 |
| DG16-699C | No Significant Values | |||
| DG16-700C | 37.9 | 144 | 106.1 | 0.94 |
| including | 47.2 | 106 | 58.7 | 1.21 |
| and including | 116.2 | 133.1 | 16.9 | 1.26 |
| DG16-701C | No Significant Values | |||
| DG16-702C | 8.6 | 79.3 | 70.7 | 0.31 |
| including | 12.8 | 20.4 | 7.5 | 1.52 |
| DG16-703C | 4.9 | 31.1 | 26.2 | 0.31 |
| including | 22 | 27.1 | 5.1 | 0.96 |
| DG16-704C | 68.8 | 129.3 | 60.5 | 0.52 |
| including | 68.8 | 89.6 | 20.8 | 0.98 |
| DG16-705C | 16.6 | 30.5 | 13.9 | 0.3 |
| including | 16.6 | 18.2 | 1.6 | 1.17 |
| DG16-706C | 15.2 | 80.8 | 65.5 | 0.51 |
| including | 33.5 | 49.3 | 15.7 | 1.51 |
| DG16-707C | 22.6 | 184.1 | 161.5 | 0.46 |
| including | 28.9 | 59.9 | 31 | 1.3 |
| and including | 156 | 171.6 | 15.6 | 1.46 |
| DG16-708C | 81.6 | 100 | 18.4 | 0.34 |
| and | 121.5 | 124 | 2.5 | 0.48 |
| and | 134.8 | 153 | 18.2 | 0.37 |
| including | 144 | 153 | 9 | 0.66 |
| and | 161.5 | 179.3 | 17.8 | 0.64 |
| including | 161.5 | 167.6 | 6.1 | 1.59 |
| DG16-709C | 57.91 | 64.01 | 6.1 | 0.66 |
| DG16-710C | 27.1 | 55.7 | 28.5 | 0.98 |
| including | 48.3 | 55.7 | 7.4 | 1.61 |
| and | 118.3 | 150.9 | 32.6 | 0.28 |
| including | 118.3 | 122.9 | 4.6 | 1.05 |
| DG16-711C | 75.3 | 120.3 | 45 | 0.16 |
| and | 147.6 | 149.4 | 1.8 | 1.47 |
| DG16-712C | 13.7 | 27.1 | 13.4 | 0.31 |
| including | 21.7 | 27.1 | 5.4 | 0.69 |
| DG16-713C | 3.1 | 69.8 | 68.7 | 0.33 |
| including | 3.1 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 0.86 |
| and | 14.4 | 22.4 | 8 | 0.69 |
| and | 34.4 | 37.7 | 2.7 | 1.79 |
| DG16-714C | 64.1 | 121.6 | 57.5 | 0.82 |
| including | 93.5 | 121.6 | 28.2 | 1.35 |
| DG16-715C | 38.5 | 125 | 86.4 | 0.67 |
| including | 38.5 | 97 | 58.4 | 0.95 |
| or | 38.5 | 80 | 41.5 | 1.23 |
| DG16-716C | 7.2 | 22.9 | 15.6 | 0.34 |
| and | 37.7 | 44.2 | 6.6 | 1.22 |
| DG16-717C | 105.8 | 146.3 | 40.5 | 0.27 |
| including | 135.4 | 146.3 | 10.9 | 0.57 |
| DG16-718C | 6.1 | 132.6 | 126.5 | 0.76 |
| including | 31.8 | 129.5 | 97.7 | 0.93 |
| or | 31.8 | 71.5 | 39.7 | 2.09 |
| DG16-719C | 3.2 | 155.5 | 152.3 | 0.62 |
| including | 3.2 | 40.5 | 37.3 | 1.87 |
| and including | 68.6 | 88.4 | 19.8 | 0.77 |
| DG16-720C | 85.3 | 137.2 | 51.8 | 0.49 |
| including | 96 | 108.6 | 12.6 | 1.16 |
| DG16-721C | 89.7 | 93.6 | 3.9 | 0.18 |
| DG16-722C | 15.5 | 78.8 | 63.3 | 0.69 |
| including | 54.9 | 78.8 | 23.9 | 1.12 |
| DG16-723C | 73.9 | 74.8 | 0.9 | 1.27 |
| DG16-724C | 6.1 | 114.3 | 108.2 | 0.52 |
| including | 13.7 | 69.1 | 55.4 | 0.92 |
| or including | 13.7 | 31.7 | 17.9 | 1.69 |
| DG16-725C | 58.9 | 60.9 | 2 | 0.9 |
| DG16-726C | No Significant Values | |||
| DG16-727C | 16.3 | 36.1 | 16.6 | 0.3 |
| including | 16.3 | 19.2 | 2.9 | 1.35 |
| and | 85.3 | 111.6 | 26.2 | 0.69 |
| including | 93.6 | 103 | 9.5 | 1.57 |
| DG16-728C | 81.2 | 96.4 | 15.2 | 0.72 |
| including | 81.2 | 88.7 | 7.45 | 1.2 |
Trenches
During the course of the 2016 Olive-Shamrock Zone program, 33 trenches consisting of 1,018 meters were tested by 500 assay samples. The trench results summarized below represent a combination of targeted trenches constructed across the Olive Zone to fill in areas crucial to the Olive Resource Estimate, trenches built parallel to access trails where bedrock exposure was evident and exploration trenches testing previously undrilled areas parallel to the Olive Shear Zone.
Olive trenches once again proved effective with respect to definition of surface mineralization within the Olive shear zone and support that the mineralization defined at depth extends to surface along the strike of the Olive Zone.
Highlights from the Olive Trench campaign include OLTR-16-10; 49.0m of 1.28 g/t Au from 0 to 49.0m, OLTR-16-14; 14.0m of 9.08 g/t Au from 0 to 14m; and OLTR-16-25 with 52.0 m of 4.41 g/t Au from 0 to 52.0m.
Table 6: 2016 Olive-Shamrock Zone Trenching Program Summary Results
| Trench ID | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Gold (g/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLTR-16-04 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0.9 |
| OLTR-16-05 | 2 | 27.5 | 23.5 | 0.49 |
| including | 18.0 | 27.5 | 7.5 | 1.07 |
| OLTR-16-09 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0.8 |
| OLTR-16-10 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 1.28 |
| including | 15 | 47 | 32 | 1.87 |
| OLTR-16-11 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 0.31 |
| OLTR-16-12 | 24 | 42 | 18 | 1.52 |
| OLTR-16-14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 9.08 |
| including | 6 | 14 | 8 | 15.62 |
| OLTR-16-15 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 0.38 |
| OLTR-16-18 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0.42 |
| including | 16 | 18 | 2 | 3.87 |
| OLTR-16-19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.19 |
| including | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2.67 |
| OLTR-16-20 | 0 | 68 | 60 | 0.21 |
| including | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1.36 |
| OLTR-16-21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.32 |
| OLTR-16-25 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 4.41 |
| including | 36 | 52 | 16 | 13.52 |
| OLTR-16-26 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0.5 |
| including | 8 | 18 | 10 | 0.87 |
| OLTR-16-28 | 0 | 112 | 106 | 0.12 |
| including | 66 | 86 | 20 | 0.42 |
| OLTR-16-31 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 0.82 |