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Alpha Exploration Reports Widespread Gold Mineralization at the Aburna Gold Prospect
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - November 4, 2021) - Alpha Exploration Ltd.  (TSXV: A...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Alpha Exploration Reports Widespread Gold Mineralization at the Aburna Gold ProspectCalgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - November 4, 2021) - Alpha Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: ALEX) (\"Alpha\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce results of recent surface sampling at the Aburna gold prospect, part of the Company's 100% owned Kerkasha Project, Eritrea.Michael Hopley, Alpha President and CEO said, \"The Aburna gold prospect is a new area of gold mineralization stretching some 4 km northeast from the old Aburna colonial gold mine. Assay results from the initial surface sampling are very encouraging and identify extensive gold mineralization at Aburna and Alpha will now accelerate work to define drill targets.\"Aburna Gold ProspectThe Aburna gold prospect is located on the western side of the Company's large, Kerkasha exploration license. Gold was mined at Aburna in the 1920s by Italian colonial miners and more recently by local artisanal miners. Recent work by Alpha staff has identified gold mineralization over an area of approximately 4 km by 2 km, northeast of the Aburna Mine. Gold mineralization is associated with three regional NE-SW oriented shear zones. Recent work by Alpha has included a 100 m x 100 m soil-sample survey, east-west reconnaissance rock-chip traverses and continuous 1-m long sub-surface channel and trench sampling. In addition, consultant structural geologist Dr. Ghislain Tourigny has recently completed detailed geological mapping of these gold mineralized areas.Results above define five prospective zones at Aburna, namely Channel 12 NE Area, Aburna Central Area, Hill 52 Area, Celebration Hill Area and Saddle Workings Area with a sixth zone (Pad 2 Area) defined as prospective from structural mapping but as yet unsampled - see map #1 below. Reconnaissance Grab SamplesIn November and December 2020, Alpha geologists took 352 grab samples as part of an initial reconnaissance of the Aburna gold prospect. Of these samples, thirty-seven (37) had gold values over 1 g/t gold, seven (7) samples had values over 10 g/t gold and three (3) samples had values of over 100 g/t gold - see Map 1.Map 1To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/8361/102009_picture1.jpg Channel SamplesThe results of the reconnaissance work described above led the Alpha exploration team into s...