The British Orogen Gold PLC company’s Mutsk village gold project drilling in Armenia has confirmed the discovery of wide zones of gold mineralization near the border with Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan.  

Accordingly, the intercepts are up to 60m @ 1.21g/t Au, including 10m @ 3.11 g/t Au, the company website informed.

“The previously reported high grade intercepts in vertical holes along the 2km Mutsk structure have been shown to be connected to much more substantial widths of hydrothermally altered gold-bearing rocks in step-out holes.

“Encouragingly, gold grades through these wide zones have increased in tenor as the drilling has moved northwards and include some higher grade intervals.

“We are also very encouraged by the intersection of further wide zones of alteration in just-completed and ongoing drill holes up to 1.6 kilometers further north.

“We believe that we have only just begun to test the potential of this discovery and are hopeful of further positive results over the coming weeks,” said Orogen Chief Executive Ed Slowey. 

About 1,700m of an initial planned program of 3,000m of diamond drilling has been completed to date in the current program at Mutsk.