- Benchmark (BNCH) has yielded up to 13.39 g/t gold and 480.26 g/t silver in B.C.
- The findings stem from the Dukes Ridge Deposit on the company’s Lawyers Gold-Silver Project
- The results are likely to add significant gold-silver ounces to Lawyers’ upcoming mineral resource estimate (MRE) update
- Benchmark Metals is a gold and silver company active in northern B.C.
- Benchmark (BNCH) is up by 2.63 per cent trading at $0.78 per share
Benchmark (BNCH) has yielded up to 13.39 g/t gold and 480.26 g/t silver in B.C.
The findings stem from infill and expansion drilling at the Dukes Ridge Deposit on the company’s Lawyers Gold-Silver Project.
Highlights include 54.60 m core length of 2.51 g/t gold and 97.05 g/t silver or 3.73 g/t gold equivalent, including 9.60 m of 13.39 g/t gold and 480.26 g/t silver or 19.39 g/t gold equivalent in drill hole 21DRDD016.
The results hold the potential to add significant gold-silver ounces to Lawyers as part of its imminent MRE update.
Mineralization at Dukes Ridge remains open extending 300 m vertical depth and >110 m below the existing 2021 MRE.
Future drilling will target high-grade zones likely resulting from previously unrecognized cross structures.
“We anticipate continued growth for the Dukes Ridge Deposit, and for the other deposit areas at Lawyers, as additional drill results contribute to the upcoming mineral resource estimate update,” stated John Williamson, Benchmark’s CEO.
Drill results summary from the Dukes Ridge Zone
| Drill hole | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Au (g/t) | Ag (g/t) | AuEq (g/t) | |
| 21DRDD012 | 245.00 | 285.16 | 40.16 | 2.01 | 38.85 | 2.49 | |
| incl. | 276.00 | 281.00 | 5.00 | 8.67 | 162.82 | 10.70 | |
| incl. | 279.50 | 280.50 | 1.00 | 16.80 | 373.00 | 21.46 | |
| 21DRDD016 | 217.16 | 217.68 | 0.52 | 3.13 | 52.70 | 3.79 | |
| and | 277.00 | 331.60 | 54.60 | 2.51 | 97.05 | 3.73 | |
| incl. | 322.00 | 331.60 | 9.60 | 13.39 | 480.26 | 19.39 | |
| incl. | 324.73 | 328.00 | 3.27 | 33.65 | 1215.00 | 48.84 | |
| incl. | 326.00 | 326.91 | 0.91 | 86.40 | 3150.00 | 125.78 | |
| and | 330.00 | 331.60 | 1.60 | 8.01 | 294.88 | 11.69 | |
| 22DRDD004 | 253.00 | 338.90 | 85.90 | 0.48 | 12.90 | 0.64 | |
| incl. | 253.00 | 254.00 | 1.00 | 14.05 | 20.30 | 14.30 | |
| and | 299.41 | 300.00 | 0.59 | 14.45 | 514.00 | 20.88 | |
| 22DRDD017 | 285.00 | 303.00 | 18.00 | 0.16 | 24.72 | 0.47 | |
| and | 344.40 | 395.00 | 50.60 | 0.53 | 20.68 | 0.78 | |
| incl. | 363.00 | 364.00 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 131.00 | 5.29 | |
| 22DRDD027 | 252.78 | 253.10 | 0.32 | 12.90 | 1105.00 | 26.71 | |
| and | 276.00 | 286.00 | 10.00 | 1.16 | 102.94 | 2.44 | |
| incl. | 281.00 | 281.70 | 0.70 | 6.58 | 818.00 | 16.81 | |
| and | 301.00 | 306.00 | 5.00 | 0.34 | 9.91 | 0.47 | |
| 22DRDD028 | 312.00 | 337.00 | 25.00 | 0.43 | 58.57 | 1.16 | |
| incl. | 334.40 | 335.40 | 1.00 | 6.65 | 679.00 | 15.14 | |
| and | 381.00 | 431.61 | 50.61 | 0.43 | 26.02 | 0.76 | |
| incl. | 381.00 | 390.42 | 9.42 | 0.85 | 61.66 | 1.62 | |
| incl. | 385.00 | 386.00 | 1.00 | 4.22 | 238.00 | 7.20 | |
| and | 423.00 | 430.00 | 7.00 | 0.79 | 29.73 | 1.16 | |
| 22DRDD029 | 308.42 | 338.00 | 29.58 | 0.14 | 28.02 | 0.49 | |
| incl. | 308.42 | 309.00 | 0.58 | 2.63 | 280.00 | 6.13 | |
| and | 372.00 | 420.16 | 48.16 | 1.41 | 43.20 | 1.95 | |
| incl. | 397.80 | 400.28 | 2.48 | 10.30 | 454.16 | 15.98 | |
| incl. | 398.60 | 399.48 | 0.88 | 24.40 | 1080.00 | 37.90 | |
| and | 416.65 | 420.16 | 3.51 | 5.29 | 60.64 | 6.05 | |
| incl. | 417.38 | 418.34 | 0.96 | 9.77 | 131.00 | 11.41 | |
| and | 419.80 | 420.16 | 0.36 | 18.40 | 23.80 | 18.70 |
Benchmark Metals is a gold and silver company active in northern B.C.
Benchmark (BNCH) is up by 2.63 per cent trading at $0.78 per share as of 10:11 am EST.