Bardoc Gold hits up to 14 metres at 7.63 g/t gold indicating potential to expand reserve and resource inventory

Bardoc Gold Ltd (ASX:BDC) has intersected broad zones of shallow, high-grade mineralisation within the Omega Lode at the 1.7-million-ounce Aphrodite gold deposit, which forms part of its flagship 3.07-million-ounce Bardoc Gold Project in Western Australia. The latest results, which sit outside of the current ore reserve envelope, are at the southern end of the Aphrodite stage-1 open pit and indicate potential to further increase the existing project inventory. New results include: 5 metres at 3.99 g/t gold from 67 metres; 14 metres at 7.63 g/t from 106 metres; 2 metres at 13.8 g/t from 140 metres; 7 metres at 2.35 g/t from 123 metres; and 5 metres at 2.60 g/t from 63 metres. These assays will be incorporated into the next mineral resource model update and will be included in future ore reserve estimates after optimisations have been completed. “Outstanding growth potential” Chief executive officer Robert Ryan said the new drilling results at Omega further highlighted the growth potential across the broader Aphrodite region, where environmental approvals were now underway ahead of the planned start of construction by year-end. He said: The high-grade nature of Omega Lode also presents the opportunity to expand the proposed underground mine plans at Aphrodite. “Recent drilling success across the Omega, Sigma and Gamma lodes at Aphrodite show these additional mining areas have the potential to underpin strong and sustainable production well beyond the current 8-year-plus mine plan. “The mining proposal has now been submitted in line with our development schedule, putting us on track to commence construction of the 2.1 million tonnes per annum processing facility in the December 2021 quarter.” The Bardoc Gold Project runs contiguously north for 40 kilometres in the Eastern Goldfields. There are four main deposits and a multitude of smaller projects within the 250 square kilometres landholding, providing a large resource base and exploration potential within the prolific Norseman-Wiluna greenstone belt and junction of the Bardoc Tectonic Zone (BTZ) and the Black Flag Fault (BFF). These two deep-seated crustal structures host many multi-million-ounce deposits, including the world-renowned Golden Mile in Kalgoorlie. Looking ahead Next steps include an EPC tender review for the construction of the gold processing plant, which is underway. At Zoroastrian, deep diamond core drilling is in progress to test for depth extensions of the high-grade Blueys South and Zoroastrian South lodes. A Mining Proposal has been submitted for the Zoroastrian mining operations, processing facility and construction of the waste land forms and tailings dam.