Mining News: Saddle continues to deliver high grades

GT Gold Corp. Nov. 20 reported results from five additional holes drilled at the Saddle gold discovery on its Tatogga property in northwestern British Columbia. The best hole, TTD046, cut 8.25 meters averaging 20.02 grams per metric ton gold and 45.31 g/t silver. This is a 50-meter step-out from hole TTD037, which cut 2.59 meters averaging 42.55 g/t gold; and hole TTD040, which cut 6.6 meters averaging 12.64 g/t gold and 30.7 g/t silver. “The intersection in hole 46 continues the steady expansion of the core zone west, with excellent grade,” said GT Gold President and CEO Kevin Keough. “We continue to be impressed with the strength of the results we have achieved to date, and in a short period of time, on the first ever drill program on the Saddle target.” The 2017 discovery drill program at Saddle included 16,180 meters of core drilling in 64 holes and 1,527 meters of reverse circulation drilling in 28 holes. Assays for 19 core holes – 15 from Saddle South and four from Saddle North – are pending.

–SHANE LASLEY