-- 內華達州金礦公司（Nevada King Gold，股票代號：NKG.V）週二宣布，將內華達州亞特蘭大金礦計畫的第四階段鑽探計畫從2萬公尺擴大至4萬公尺。 擴大後的鑽探計畫將測試銀園東區（Silver Park East）的主要礦化帶以及向南延伸350公尺的區域，以期推進至資源量評估階段。銀園東區近期的化驗結果顯示，在39.6米厚的礦段中發現了品位為0.30克/噸（g/t）的金礦，在158.5米厚的礦段中發現了品位為0.14克/噸的金礦。 此次擴大後的鑽探計畫還將幫助公司全面評估西部邊緣（Western Rim）的礦化潛力，確定亞特蘭大南區（Atlanta South）高品位礦段的勘探方向，並填補亞特蘭大北區（Atlanta North）的礦化空白。 同時，內華達金礦公司已獲得土地管理局的批准，可以立即在西部邊緣地區進行鑽探活動。該公司近期在這些地點採集的岩屑樣本中，金的品位高達20.8克/噸，創下了亞特蘭大地區有史以來的最高金品位紀錄。 此外，內華達金礦公司正在推進其第五次也是規模最大的一次作業計畫修訂，新增78個反循環鑽探點和404個旋轉空氣爆破鑽探點，以便對關鍵礦化目標進行後續勘探。
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