Trenching

In 2007 Goldcliff excavated what we now call the Bonanza Trench. Within this trench was a continuous 5 metre section that returned a weighted assay of 140.21 g/t gold or 4.089 ounces gold per short ton. The two contiguous multi ounce intervals were 1 metre of 15.311 ounces per ton(525.0 g/t) followed by 1.5 metres of 4.899 ounces per ton (168.0 g/t).

The Bonanza Trench area was subsequently stripped and sampled in detail. This work was followed with several drill holes. Hole 2008-175 intersected 12.45 g/t over .84 metres.

Ultra high grade gold values occur with the bismuth telluride minerals hedleyite and joseite. This mineral suite is consistent with the high grade mined at the Nickel Plate mine. 

Stripped area of the Bonanza TrenchStripped area of the Bonanza Trench
Sampling in the stripped Bonanza TrenchSampling in the stripped Bonanza Trench
July 08 Trench cuttingJuly 08 Trench cutting
July 08 cutting in trench between York-Viking and Nordic zonesJuly 08 cutting in trench between York-Viking and Nordic zones
George Sanders and Len Saleken near high grade exposureGeorge Sanders and Len Saleken near high grade exposure
Bonanza Trench SamplingBonanza Trench Sampling
2007 Trench Locations2007 Trench Locations
Sept 17 2005Sept 17 2005
Trenching MapTrenching Map
July 2006July 2006
August 2006August 2006
August 2007August 2007
Viking channel samplingViking channel sampling
Trench ExcavationTrench Excavation
Trench SamplingTrench Sampling