Tenements - Rahu
The Rahu tenement lies immediately to the north of the Talisman Mine and on the same strike as the gold bearing veins at Talisman. Exploration has defined a 2 kilometre long zone of coincident geochemical, resistivity and ground magnetic anomalies.
This area is believed to have similar potential to Talisman and is the focus of continuing exploration through 2011.
Structurally the Rahu block is believed to have been downthrown, supporting the potential for Talisman-type grades to be intersected in deeper drilling beneath these strong indications.
Further drilling will seek gold-bearing intersections in feeder veins at vertical depths of 200-350m.
Heritage's discovery of economic grade gold at Rahu strengthens our view of the extent and potential of the Karangahake system.
Heritage's previous drilling intersected anomalous gold in several holes including intersections of:
- 16 metres at 2.49 g/t Au
- 8 metres at 1.71 g/t Au
- 66 metres at 0.49 g/t Au
- 130 metres at 0.35 g/t Au
The initial drilling, which was relatively shallow and still within the upper zone of the hydrothermal alteration, confirmed Heritage's geological model for the property.
Structurally the Rahu block is believed to have been downthrown, supporting the potential for Talisman-type grades to be intersected in deeper drilling beneath these strong indications.
Further drilling will seek gold-bearing intersections in feeder veins at vertical depths of 200-350m.
Heritage's discovery of economic grade gold at Rahu strengthens our view of the extent and potential of the Karangahake system.
Rahu