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Astra Exploration adds 2,000 metres of Interpreted Veins with up to 5.33 g/t Gold Equivalent at Pampa Paciencia Project
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 25, 2023) - Astra Exploration Inc. (TSXV: ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Astra Exploration adds 2,000 metres of Interpreted Veins with up to 5.33 g/t Gold Equivalent at Pampa Paciencia ProjectVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 25, 2023) - Astra Exploration Inc. (TSXV: ASTR) (OTCQB: ATEPF) (\"Astra Exploration\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce exploration updates on its Pampa Paciencia flagship gold and silver asset in the Paleocene Belt of Northern Chile.Highlights:Detailed mapping of the Pampa Paciencia project was completed in Q4-2022.Mapping discovered areas of new vein float in the western side of the Impaciencia claims with anomalous gold and silver up to 5.33 grams per tonne (g/t) gold equivalent.2,000 metres of new interpreted low sulphidation epithermal veins were identified.Two new targets added for follow up with trenching program.CEO Brian Miller commented: \"The discovery of 2,000 additional metres of vein would nearly double the known vein strike at Pampa Paciencia. The grades continue to demonstrate the potential for a large, mineralized gold and silver deposit. This low cost, but very effective exploration conducted by our team further demonstrates the exciting potential we believe exists at Pampa Paciencia. It is reasonable to expect that further work like that just completed will identify additional veins in this under explored district. The Company will proceed with a trenching program to better define this gold mineralization ahead of a drill program.\"The lithologies at Pampa Paciencia are known to host epithermal and porphyry mineralization yet remain mostly unexplored. The geological information received from the last two phases of drilling confirmed the need for detailed mapping to further reveal the potential for additional vein-style mineralization. The mapping results demonstrates this potential and was completed by Astra personnel at a 1:5,000 metres scale.Pampa Paciencia is host to multiple gold and silver bearing Low Sulphidation Epithermal (\"LSE\") vein subcrops and areas of float material. These subcrops and float materials are in partially covered areas, resulting in the concealed veins only being discovered in 2015.Mapping has defined two lithological and mineralization domains that are separated by the major Cerro Dominador NNE-striking fault. The Western domain is characterized by the presence of Cretaceous volcanic rocks as well as C...