Southern Arc provides new drilling results in Lombok

By Demas Simbolon

Southern Arc Minerals has announced the phase 1 drilling results from the Bising target of the Mencanggah Prospect on Southern Arc?s West Lombok gold property in West Nusa Tenggara.

Assay results have been received for drill holes MCG028 to MCG035. All intersections are reported as down-hole lengths. A total of eight holes totaling 2,285.7 meters have been completed to date in the Phase 1 program at the Bising target.

Highlight drilling intercepts include 51.3 m @ 1.5 g/t gold from 35.6 m, including 5.1 m @ 3.5 g/t gold from 53.4 m, and 3.8 m @ 4.9 g/t gold from 60.2 m in MCG028 hole.

In MCG030 hole, the results were 39.0 m @ 1.8 g/t gold from 34.0 m, including 9.7 m @ 4.9 g/t gold and 5.9 g/t silver from 56.3 m, , and 0.3 m @ 89.0 g/t gold and 27.6 g/t silver from 69.2 m

In MCG031 hole: 4.4 m @ 2.1 g/t gold and 7.3 g/t silver from 74.2 m, and 0.8 m @ 47.7 g/t gold and 13.2 g/t silver from 156.8 m.

From the MCG032 hole the results were 37.8 m @ 1.0 g/t gold from 11.7 m, including 3.0 m @ 2.7 g/t gold from 19.0 m, and 4.8 m @ 4.0 g/t gold from 25.2 m.

Bising is a high-priority drilling target for Southern Arc based on the presence of significant surface channel intercepts from banded and brecciated chalcedonic-quartz vein structures, including 5.0 m @ 12.2 g/t gold, 2.0 m @ 228.0 g/t gold and 5.0 m @ 5.22 g/t gold.

?Initial drill results indicate that gold mineralization continues at depth in the Bising target,? said Dr. Mike Andrews, Chief Operating Officer of Southern Arc.

?Given the impressive width of the main mineralized structure and the extensive network of offshoots and intersecting structures, Southern Arc will make Bising a high-priority target when full-scale exploration resumes at the West Lombok property," he said.

Editing by Benget Besalicto Tnb.