Drilling is proceeding well and since the start of the drill campaign in mid-October, a total of 51 holes, of the 120 planned, have been completed for 2,665m. Processing of the core samples is proceeding smoothly and samples from 37 holes have been submitted to the Bureau Veritas Laboratories in Vancouver, Canada. Results from the first batches of holes are expected to be reported to the market shortly.
San Marcos CEO, Bob Willis stated: As we continue preparations to drill our 1068 copper, molybdenum and gold porphyry system, ongoing corporate strategic planning relating to new acquisitions and joint ventures could lead to significant opportunities for our shareholders. Our goal is, and has always been, to maximize stakeholder value through efficient use of our treasury for exploration and expanding our property portfolio.
GFM Resources Limited is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exploration and evaluation agreement with Minera Auricup, S. de R.L. for exclusive access to conduct exploration and evaluation of the merits of a mineral concession of Auricups Baviácora concession, located in the state of Sonora, Mexico.
J. Duane Poliquin, Chairman of Almadex commented, We are very excited to report these first assays from the very northern part of the large Villa Rica Zone. We believe that these results are proof of large scale porphyry potential in this part of the project. While we have demonstrated the potential for a significant deposit with our Norte drilling, todays first pass results at Raya Tembrillo clearly show that we are dealing with a large cluster of porphyry systems all of which hold the potential to be important porphyry copper-gold deposits.
The field program currently underway will consist of geochemical rock and soil sampling, geological field mapping, and a 7.4 line-kilometer Induced Polarization geophysical survey. The IP survey will include 2 east-west lines between the existing IP data and the Mulatos mine boundary to the south (2,100 meters each) and one north-south line targeting the center of the felsic dome which has been identified. The primary objective of this field program is to further define drill targets with the anticipation of drilling in the first quarter of 2018.
N. Eric Fier, CPG, P.Eng, President and CEO, remarked, These results are building on our previous drilling and underground sampling program, which has demonstrated intact semi-continuous high-grade mineralization for the Las Chispas and Giovanni veins. As part of our expanded Phase II Exploration Program, we intend to continue with underground drilling and channel sampling on the Las Chispas and Giovanni veins through Q1 2018. We remain on track to deliver a maiden resource estimate in Q1 2018 which will include the Las Chispas, Giovanni, William Tell and Babicanora veins.
La empresa multinacional Sandvik abrió un centro de distribución en el parque industrial de Calera que ofertará cerca de 300 empleos a los zacatecanos y fortalecerá el corredor industrial de la zona centro-norte del país.
N. Eric Fier, CPG, P.Eng, President and CEO, remarked, Our continued step-out drilling along the strike of the Babicanora Vein has added another 400 metres to the previously announced high-grade footprint, bringing the total strike length to one kilometre. The Babicanora Vein has clearly developed into the most significant source of high-grade mineralization in the district. We are planning an additional 10 to 15 surface holes at the Babicanora Vein to infill recent results and test for further extensions before mid-January 2018. In addition, we will continue underground drilling at the Las Chispas and Giovanni veins. Drilling to date has intercepted areas of high-grade mineralization in all targeted veins, warranting further drilling to better define continuity and volume. We remain on track to complete our expanded Phase II program by mid-January 2018 in anticipation of releasing a maiden resource estimate for the Las Chispas Property in February 2018.
Akiba Leisman, Executive Chairman and Interim CEO states that this is a watershed moment for the La Trinidad Mine. Following up on an extensive review of geochemistry, geophysics, surface mapping and trenching at Colinas, we were able to hone in on an additional and potentially significant gold zone within our permitted mining boundary. In fact, the Colinas target area is a shorter haul distance to our processing infrastructure than where we are currently mining within the Taunus pit. The first two holes at Colinas, of which the first was abandoned mid-hole, have returned multiple high grade intercepts, highlighted by 10.57 g/t Au over 6.00 meters in hole 17COLDDH02. Most importantly, drilling thus far is suggesting that the gold-hosting structural corridor needs to be reinterpreted 100 meters to the west, leaving large areas of prospective ground untested.
“The phase one exploration program at Cerro Cascaron has successfully demonstrated the size potential of the Cascaron vein field with extensions of all veins to the north of high-grade gold sampled in old workings. The latest sampling of ore grades and widths at the silver-rich Cascarita prospect presents an exciting new development” commented Vice President of New Opportunities and Exploration, Charles Funk. “We look forward to Harvest Gold drilling these targets in 2018.”
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