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American Pacific Mining Corp. (CSE: USGD) (OTCQX: USGDF) (FSE: 1QC) (WKN: A422L8) has commenced a field reconnaissance and surface sampling program at its Ziggurat Gold Project in Nye County, Nevada. The program is intended to improve the company’s understanding of priority target areas and to expand surface geochemical coverage across the project.
During the reconnaissance and sampling program, field crews collected 59 rock samples and 20 stream sediment samples from prospective areas identified through prior geological mapping, geochemical work, and geophysical interpretation.
Results from the initial sampling are expected later in Q2.
Ziggurat is located in the Round Mountain Trend in south central Nevada, an area characterized by calderas, epithermal gold/silver systems and sediment-hosted expressions, including the nearby multi-million-ounce Northumberland gold mine. The project sits at the northern end of the Round Mountain Trend, approximately 20 kilometres from the Round Mountain Mine and 13 kilometres from the Gold Hill Mine, both operated by Kinross Gold Corporation, and adjacent to Newmont Corporation’s Northumberland Mine.
The current reconnaissance and sampling program is focused on areas with favourable alteration, structural preparation, and geochemical signatures considered prospective for Carlin-type gold mineralization. Previous work at Ziggurat identified strong pathfinder element geochemistry, including arsenic, mercury, and antimony, along with a broad kilometre-scale alteration footprint and geophysical targets that remain untested by drilling.
Managing Director of Exploration Eric Saderholm said Phase I field work has identified abundant untested alteration zones over roughly 75% of the property, and that assay results will support a more focused Phase II program in early Q3 and help optimize a future drilling program.
Rock chip and sediment samples were collected by company personnel under the supervision of qualified geological staff. Samples were securely bagged, labeled, and transported under chain-of-custody procedures to ALS Global Laboratories Geochemistry in Elko, Nevada (ISO/IEC 17025 accredited).
Samples will be prepared and analyzed using industry standard analytical methods including ME-MS41 and Au-AA23. The company will review laboratory internal QA/QC results, including standards, blanks, and duplicate analyses. Final assay certificates will be delivered directly to the company by ALS Global Laboratories.
The company noted that results from rock chip sampling are selective by nature and are not necessarily indicative of mineralization across the project.
Technical aspects of the press release were reviewed and approved by the designated Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101, Eric Saderholm, P.Geo., Managing Director of Exploration for the company.
The Ziggurat Gold Project is located in Nevada at the northern end of the Round Mountain Trend. The project was acquired by American Pacific through its acquisition of Clearview Gold in May 2023. The company says the project benefits from excellent infrastructure and year-round, cost-effective exploration access, and is considered prospective for Carlin-type gold mineralization based on prior work showing strong pathfinder element geochemistry, broad alteration, and geophysical targets that have not yet been drill tested.
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