(Alliance News) - Orosur Mining Inc on Tuesday said it has discovered evidence of significant gold mineralisation 100 metres west of its Pepas project.
The South American minerals exploration firm described the discovery as "visually similar" to Pepas, with "evidence of the same mineralising events".
The discovery comes from two holes drilled near Pepas. The first returned "substantial intersection" of gold near the surface, demonstrating similarities with the Pepas deposit which suggests the two occurrences are "likely related", according to the firm.
Orosur Mining has commenced orientation drilling of the new zone.
A second hole to the south subsequently returned a "shorter, but very high-grade gold intersection," which also showed evidence of relatedness to the Pepas project.
The discovery comes as part of the firm's Anza Project in Colombia, which includes two prospects, APTA and El Cedro, alongside Pepas. Drilling has also commenced in the separate APTA project, the firm reported. The last phase of drilling there ended in early 2022, but now the firm has several new holes planned, the first of which they commenced last week.
The firm has also begun an airborne magnetic survey of the entire project, explaining that it considered prior data collection for the area "suboptimal".
Brad George, chief executive officer, said: "It is encouraging to have now identified extensions or repetitions of this mineralised system that will form the basis of more detailed exploration. This drilling, in conjunction with the new rig at APTA and potential drilling at El Cedro in coming months, finally sees the Anza project being explored to its potential."
Shares in Orosur Mining jumped 18% to 20.90 pence on Tuesday afternoon in London.
By Joseph Rodgers, Alliance News reporter
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