(MENAFN- ProactiveInvestors)Meadow Bay (TSE:MAY) has kicked off its drilling program at its flagship Atlanta gold mine project in Lincoln county Nevada. The purpose of the drilling is to fill in "donut holes" within the existing resource. The initial drill holes are to the north and west of the historic pit where drilling in 2012 intersected mineralization that is both thicker and higher in grade than what is typical for the Atlanta shear zone Meadow Bay told investors. Samples produced by the reverse circulation (RC) drilling will be processed by Meadow Bay personnel on site while sample analysis will be done off-site by ALMS Minerals. "Because we are filling in holes within the existing resource our confidence that this drilling will be successful is very high" stated Christopher Crupi chief executive officer of Meadow Bay Gold. "Ultimately we intend to incorporate these results into the existing database and produce an expanded resource estimate. The Atlanta deposit is already one of the most interesting Nevada gold resources owned by a junior and our goal is to make it bigger and better." Once drilling in the pit area is completed the drill will move to the Western Knolls target area. Discovery drilling there will test geophysical and geochemical targets. The program is set to run for several months with the objective of expanding the existing resources and testing new targets. The Atlanta mine produced 121000 ounces of gold and 800000 ounces of silver during 1975 to 1985. Shares in Meadow Bay were unchanged in morning trading.
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