Aviva Corporation broad gold strikes at West Kenya projects

Aviva Corporation (ASX: AVA, BSE: AVIVA) has intersected some additional gold mineralisation from the company's ongoing reconnaissance diamond drilling at projects based in West Kenya.

At the Bushiangala prospect, Aviva intercepted 5.6 metres at 3.73 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 44.4 metres, which is located just 131 metres along strike form the previously announced 20 metres at 9g/t gold from 29 metres.

At Masumbi in the Lake Zone, four holes have returned broad low grade gold intercepts with over a 500 metre strike length, and importantly, the system remains open along strike and at depth.

Highlights from Masumbi include:

- 13.9 metres at 1.37g/t gold from 60 metres;
- 45.5 metres at 0.63g/t gold from 45.5 metres; and
- 16.5 metres at 0.87g/t gold from 27 metres.

Lindsay Reed, chief executive officer, commented on the results and said, “We are very encouraged by the results at Bushiangala and look forward to drilling other prospects in the Kakamega Camp over the coming months.

“The Kakamega Camp has already yielded the Rosterman mine which produced 250,000oz at 13g/t and our drilling results show the potential for other high grade deposits in the area.”

At the Kakamega and Bumbo areas, reverse circulation drilling of gold and base metal targets are in progress - with assays from 25 holes pending.

Originally published at: http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/18935/aviva-corporation-broad-gold-strikes-at-west-kenya-projects-18935.html