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ASTRA TRENCHING RETURNS 5.0 G/T AUEQ OVER 3.5 METRES AND DRILLING COMMENCES AT PAMPA PACIENCIA, CHILE
ASTRA TRENCHING RETURNS 5.0 G/T AUEQ OVER 3.5 METRES AND DRILLING COMMENCES AT PAMPA PACI...
About this update from Astra Exploration Inc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n ASTRA TRENCHING RETURNS 5.0 G/T AUEQ OVER 3.5 METRES AND DRILLING COMMENCES AT PAMPA PACIENCIA, CHILE\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n \n ,\n \n \n March 14, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - Astra Exploration Inc. (TSXV: ASTR) (\"Astra\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to provide an exploration update on Pampa Paciencia, its flagship gold-silver project in northern\n \n Chile\n \n (Figure 5).\n \n \n \n Highlights\n \n \n \n \n Delineation of a 600 metre long mineralized vein & breccia structure at the Paciencia and Paciencia East veins containing wide intervals, up to 28.8 metres of precious metals, including 3.5 metres @ 5.0 grams per tonne (g/t) gold equivalent (AuEq) in trench TRP22-09\n \n \n Trenching results and re-logging historical drill core confirms both grade and vein thickness increasing at depth\n \n \n 3,000 metre drill program commenced in February. Approximately 1,500 metres are planned to test the Paciencia Vein at depth and along strike (Figure 4) with remainder of metres testing other veins in the North and Central Zone targets .\n \n \n \n Astra Exploration's CEO,\n \n Brian Miller\n \n commented:\n \n \n \"The Company is making great strides with drilling commencing only one month after public listing.  Preparation ahead of drilling included systematic trenching and re-logging of historic core.  This demonstrates Pampa Paciencia is a large system with wide veins and high grade gold and silver intercepts.\"\n \n \n \"Most exciting is that historic drilling indicates grades are increasing at depth where the Company's initial drill holes will test.  These are the perfect ingredients for a large, preserved system and the Company's maiden drill program will look to step out from open intersections to grow the Pampa Pacienca mineralization further.\"\n \n \n \n Exploration Program Discussion\n \n \n \n Pampa Paciencia is a 3,840 ha road-access low sulphidation epithermal (LSE) gold-silver project located within an active mining district less than 15 ki...