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Asiamet Commences Drilling High Potential BK Di...
Asiamet Commences Drilling High Potential BK Di....
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Asiamet Commences Drilling High Potential BK District TargetsVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asiamet Resources Limited (\"ARS\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to advise that drilling has commenced testing the multiple high potential targets identified in the BK District.Initial drilling is underway on the readily accessible BKZ prospect, a stand-alone high value polymetallic target, located less than 800 meters north of the Company's feasibility stage BKM Copper deposit. A total five holes are planned and first assays are expected by end September. BKZ is the first of multiple copper and polymetallic Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag-Au targets to be drill tested over the coming months as feasibility studies are being completed at BKM. Access into drill targets at BKW and BKS is currently being prepared.BK DISTRICT TARGETSPriority drill targets in the BK district have been generated using a combination of geological mapping, rock/soil geochemical sampling and Induced Polarisation (\"IP\") geophysics. Drilling at BKM in the past 2-3 years has clearly shown mineralisation is commonly associated with highly elevated copper in soil geochemistry co-incident with a well-defined near surface IP geophysics (chargeability) response. IP geophysics highlights mineralisation at BKM and identifies nearby targets for drilling at BKW (Figure 1), BKS and proximal to BKM. Unfortunately, the historical IP geophysical data does not cover the main copper in soil anomaly at BKW, however the last section line clearly shows a strong chargeability anomaly developing and provides confidence that further copper mineralisation could be encountered when drilling commences in the core of the BKW area.Figure 1: BKW vs. BKM IP Chargeability anomalies in section view, which show a similar style signature. To view the graphic, please click hereBK DISTRICT RECENT MAPPING AND SAMPLING UPDATEThe Company recently completed mapping and sampling south of the proposed BKM open pit, as defined in the Preliminary Economic Assessment (\"PEA\"), to follow up a significant area of copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold mineralisation hosted in in sub-horizontal zones of massive sulphides (polymetallic) and a broad zone quartz stockwork veining (copper).Sampling was conducted in the vicinity of two previous drill hole locations. The first was BK52...