Golden Deeps (ASX:GED) has reported high-grade copper, silver, zinc and lead results from 132 rockchip samples collected across a 1km strike-length corridor at its South Ridge Prospect within the Otavi Project in north-eastern Namibia, with highlight results including 680 g/t silver, 6.67% zinc and 2.07% copper in a single hydrothermal breccia sample.
Key Points
- 132 rockchip samples returned high-grade results across a 1km northeast-trending corridor, up to 400m wide, at the South Ridge Prospect in the Otavi Project, Namibia
- Top results include 680 g/t silver, 6.67% zinc and 2.07% copper in sample SRGS0067, and 12.6% zinc and 98 g/t silver in sample SRGS0040
- Diamond saw channel sampling and shallow diamond drill testing are planned at South Ridge following the rockchip program
- At the Graceland Prospect, three diamond holes below the Gossan 1 zone intersected disseminated copper and zinc mineralisation within the Induced Polarisation anomaly target area
South Ridge Rockchip Sampling Results
The 132 new rockchip samples at South Ridge were collected within a 1km northeast-trending corridor and 400m wide zone defined by highly anomalous soil sampling results. High-grade mineralisation is associated with hydrothermal brecciation and silicification of the host dolomite, with copper occurring as malachite and azurite. Additional highlight results include 279 g/t silver and 3.3% copper in copper-mineralised dolomite sample SRGS0036, 183 g/t silver, 7.03% zinc and 2.38% copper in hydrothermal breccia sample SRG0083, and 11.2% zinc, 97 g/t silver and 2.1% lead in hydrothermal breccia sample SRGS0024. Lead mineralisation of 8.9% was also recorded in sample SRGS0069.
Planned Follow-Up Work at South Ridge
According to the filing, diamond saw channel sampling is planned to test across the most strongly mineralised zones at South Ridge. This will be followed by shallow diamond drill testing. South Ridge is located at the eastern end of the Pavian trend, which includes the Border Zinc-Lead-Silver Mineral Resource, and lies to the southwest of the Khusib Springs copper-silver project. The filing states South Ridge occurs across the boundary of the Central and Main Otavi Projects in the Otavi Mountain Land of north-eastern Namibia. CEO Jon Dugdale described South Ridge as the company's second identified Tsumeb-type prospect after Graceland.
Graceland Prospect Diamond Drilling Update
At the Graceland Prospect, diamond drilling has included three holes below the Gossan 1 zone, all of which intersected intervals of disseminated copper and zinc mineralisation within the Induced Polarisation anomaly target area. Drilling has commenced testing below Gossan 1 East, where an IP anomaly stronger than that below Gossan 1 is offset from the copper gossan. Drilling will then test the third and strongest IP target at Gossan 1 Far East, which has no surface expression and is completely open to the east and at depth. Shallow drilling is also planned to test the Gossan 1 SW zone, where previous rockchip results returned up to 28.3% copper, 30% zinc and 28% lead.



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