Mining News: Northern Neighbors: Quality results prompt Victoria to expand Olive-Shamrock drilling

Victoria Gold Corp. June 3 posted results from 13 additional holes of the 2016 Olive-Shamrock drill program. Highlights from this drilling that targets a 500- by 300-meter area between the Olive and Shamrock zones include: 45.7 meters averaging 1.5 grams per metric ton gold in hole DG16-680C and 46 meters of 1.1 g/t gold in DG16-675C. “Results for the 2016 exploration program continue to demonstrate the potential for Olive to become a high-quality deposit within Victoria’s Dublin Gulch mining camp,” explained Victoria Gold President and CEO John McConnell. Based on the results from the first 40 holes drilled this year, Victoria has expanded the 2016 Olive-Shamrock program from 7,800 meters to over 12,000 meters.

–Shane Lasley