Skeena hits long (15m) and strong (31 g/t) at Eskay Creek

Skeena Resources of Vancouver recently completed a surface drilling program on its Eskay Creek property  in the province’s Golden Triangle.

• Phase one drilling at the 21A zone returned these highlights:
• Hole SK-18-033: 4.93 g/t gold, 134.59 g/t silver over 33.57 metres;
• Hole SK-18-034: 7.11 g/t gold, 54.21 g/t silver over 28.88 metres;
• Hole SK-18-036: 22.36 g/t gold, 646.92 g/t silver over 14.72 metres;
• Hole SK-18-037: 6.68 g/t gold, 14.56 g/t silver over 5.50 metres; and
• Hole SK-18-040: 12.73 g/t gold, 1.71 g/t silver over 4.50 metres.

Skeena says the 21A zone contains a significant portion of the 2018 pit constrained resource including 1.1 million indicated tonnes at 4.9 g/t gold and 72 g/t silver and 2.8 million inferred tonnes at 3.8 g/t gold and 63 g/t silver. The project also has an  underground resources of 2.5 million indicated tonnes at 7.2 g/t gold and 215 g/t silver plus 812,000 inferred tonnes at 7.2 g/t gold and 214 g/t silver.