** NevGold Corp shares NAU.V jump 15% at 46 Canadian cents
- biggest pct jump in over a month
** NAU discovers additional gold ore in Resurrection Ridge
target area at its Limousine Butte project in Nevada
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** The discovery includes 0.53 grams per tonne (a measure of
density) of gold ore at 74.7 meters and 0.81 grams per tonne of
gold ore at 19.9m from the surface
** Anything below four grams per tonne of gold ore is
considered low-grade
** The discovery expands NAU's mineralized footprint by over
100 meters at Resurrection Ridge
** "Resurrection Ridge continues to expand to the
northeast... and has all the signatures of a near-surface
gold-ore" - CEO Brandon Bonifacio
** Co says mineralization at Resurrection Ridge starts at
vertical depth below surface of about 20-60 meters
** Accounting for session gains, company's shares up 9.5%
YTD
(Reporting by Arshreet Singh in Bengaluru)
((Arshreet.Singh@thomsonreuters.com))