Golden Star Resources Ltd. (TSX: GSC) (AMEX: GSS) has released an update from the exploration work at its Benso concession in Ghana. In 2009, the company completed 88 diamond drill holes totaling 8,250 meters.
The drilling extended the mineralized zones along strike and down dip from the current mining areas. The company is updating resource models with the results from new drilling and mineral reserves and mineral resource estimates that are expected to be updated for the Benso area in the second half of 2010. The results and maps can be accessed through the company's website, www.gsr.com.
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At hole SWZDD016, located at the north end of Subriso West pit and below the current pit design, several zones of gold mineralization were intersected. A highlight of this mineralization showed, at a depth of 167 meters, 19 meters grading 3.6 g/t Au with a central core of 7 meters grading 6.5 g/t Au.
Five drill holes totaling 1,650 meters were drilled to test this high grade zone. Hole SWZDD026 intersected 3 parallel zone beginning at a depth of 161 meter including a 5 meter drilled width intercept of 26 g/t Au. Drill hole SWZDD030 targeted the new zone 100 meters along strike and at a depth of 336 meters intersected the high grade zone yielding 11.4 meters at 6.6 g/t Au.
Golden Star holds a 90% equity interest in Golden Star (Bogoso/Prestea) Limited and Golden Star (Wassa) Limited, which respectively own the Bogoso/Prestea and Wassa open-pit gold mines in Ghana.
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