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Solving the last mystery of the wreck of the 'Ship of Gold,' the SS Central America
From Numismatic Guaranty Co.
via Coin Week, Ormond Beach, Florida
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
On September 3, 1857, SS Central America began a voyage from Panama to New York City carrying very important cargo: thousands of freshly minted gold coins from California, desperately needed by New York banks that were facing an economic crisis.
Six days later, the ship found itself in the grips of a Category 2 hurricane off the coast of the Carolinas.
After three days of struggling with high winds and waves, the ship's crew lost its battle with the storm and the Central America sank, resulting in the loss of more than 400 lives and more than nine tons of gold.
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Asante Gold Announces Significant Gold Intercepts
From Its Near-Mine Exploration Drilling at the Bibiani Gold Mine
Company Announcement
via Globe Newswire and Yahoo Finance
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada -- Asante Gold Corp. (CSE: ASE / FRANKFURT: 1A9/ U.S. OTC: ASGOF) announces significant gold intercepts from its ongoing near-mine exploration drill program at its Bibiani Gold Mine in Ghana.
Asante initiated the exploration program in late September 2021. This program includes extensive induced polarization and ground magnetic surveys across the entire lease, RC, and diamond drilling, plus a high-level structural geology review targeting near-mine areas with high potential for new discoveries. The program objective is to grow the resources to be included in our comprehensive mining plan being prepared for the second quarter of 2022, with plant startup scheduled for the third quarter of 2022.
The company is pleased to report early results from the Walsh Satellite pit:
-- WADD21-002: 18 meters @ 3.85 g/t Au from 141 meters, including 16 meters @ 4.22 g/t Au.
-- WADD21-005: 12 meters @ 4.41 g/t Au from 174 meters.
-- WADD21-004: 8 meters @ 4.8 g/t Au from 137 meters.
-- WADD21-007: 4 meters @ 7.49 g/t Au from 170 meters.
-- WADD21-010: 3 meters @ 5.17 g/t Au from 187 meters
-- WADD21-003: 3 meters @ 5.96 g/t Au from 140 meters; 3 meters @ 4.60 g/t Au from 160 meters.
The results confirm the extension and grade continuity of the mineralization beneath the current US$1,500 design shell. These recent assay results improve the existing deposit model and will support an update of the Walsh mineral resource estimate. We anticipate adding ounces to the existing resource. Follow-up drilling is continuing, focusing on deepening and extending the Walsh Pit to its economic limit. ...
... For the remainder of the announcement:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/asante-gold-announces-significant-gold-145900306.html
For more than 130 years treasure hunters dreamed of discovering the wreck of the Central America, which quickly became known as the "Ship of Gold." When the wreck was discovered in the late 1980s, the process of retrieving its treasure began.
Numismatic Guaranty Co. is thrilled to reveal to the public the final mystery of the ship's recovered cargo -- a box containing $20 gold coins from the height of the California Gold Rush, now certified, preserved, and ready to be studied and appreciated by collectors around the world.
The video here shows the treasure's journey to the NGC grading room. ...
... For the remainder of the report and its video:
https://coinweek.com/us-coins/ngc-presents-last-great-mystery-of-ss-central-america-shipwreck/
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