Athena Gold Corporation, a well-known player in the mining industry, has recently reported high-grade gold samples from its Buster Mine located at the Excelsior Springs Project in Esmeralda County, Nevada. The gold samples have garnered considerable attention for presenting as high as 50.6 grams per tonne (g/t), signifying a significant potential for gold reserves in the region.
The Buster Mine is a historic mine site situated on the Excelsior Springs gold project property, which Athena Gold Corporation wholly owns and operates. The property itself spans approximately 418 hectares of land in a prominent gold and silver mining district in Nevada. The sampling program at the Buster Mine has painted a much brighter outlook for the overall project with this new discovery.
The gold samples, sourced from dump piles of previously mined material around historic mine workings, were believed to have yielded up to 50.6 g/t gold. These spectacular results underscore the high-grade gold mineralization prevalent in the Excelsior Springs project area.
The high-grade samples were studied and verified by ALS Global, an independent analytical laboratory service. The verification process was stringent, consisting of a series of steps such as sample-preparation, fire assaying and geochemical analysis. The series of tests were employed to determine the gold grade within these samples.
Athena Gold, prior to this finding, maintained a channel sampling that had reported gold values ranging between 1.17 to 25.57 g/t gold over an average width of 1.5 meters from the Buster Mine surface exposure. The new discovery upsurges previous findings, thereby confirming a robust gold system in the Buster Mine location.
The Athena Gold Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer described these exceptional results as a testament to the superb mineralisation present in the Buster Mine, and indeed, the broader Excelsior Springs Project. It goes along with the company’s strategy on progression with exploration, the Buster Mine’s history of gold production, and the prospect for more discoveries within the territory of the Excelsior Springs Project.
The Excelsior Springs project holds strategic importance for Athena Gold Corporation. The company is known for its focus on gold and base metal exploration, with a specific concentration on acquiring under-explored projects with extraordinary potential, such as the Buster Mine. The great results from the sampling program are therefore critical for driving the project forward.
That being said, Athena Gold isn’t resting on the laurels of this new find. It plans to conduct more extensive analysis like additional sampling, detailed mapping of structural controls of mineralisation, and drilling around the Buster Mine to continue exploring its potential.
To summarize, the alluring high-grade gold samples from the Buster Mine reflect the immense potential present at the Excelsior Springs Project. They represent a compelling opportunity for Athena Gold to harness and increase the project’s overall value. As a progressive player in the exploration sector, Athena Gold’s recent find will undoubtedly encourage further interest and investment in Nevada’s gold mining sector.
