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Alexander Nubia Commences 7,500 Meter Diamond Drilling Program at Its Abu Marawat Gold Polymetallic Property in the Eastern Desert of Egypt
Jan. 31, 2011 (Filing Services Canada) -- Alexander Nubia International Inc. (AAN - TSX Venture...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAlexander Nubia Commences 7,500 Meter Diamond Drilling Program at Its Abu Marawat Gold Polymetallic Property in the Eastern Desert of Egypt\n\n\n Jan. 31, 2011 (Filing Services Canada) -- Alexander Nubia International Inc. (AAN - TSX Venture), is pleased to announce that it has commenced an initial 7,500 meter diamond drilling program on the Abu Marawat property in the Abu Marawat concession, one of two concessions held by the Company in Egypt. Highlights of the drill program:* Using 2 diamond drill rigs, the program will build upon 19,500 meters of historical drilling and a non NI 43-101 compliant historical resource of 131,000 ounces of gold;     o Drill entrenched samples in the historical resource are mainly in the ranges from 4-8 g/t of gold, .5%-1.0% copper, 1.6%-3.1% zinc, and up to 115 g/t of silver, with scattered much higher values in each of the elements;* The drilling program will explore regions all along strike and down-dip of the principal vein structures outlined in the historical resource, with a focus on testing mineralization below the zone of oxidization. The vein zones contain disseminated to semi-massive copper and zinc sulphides and are enriched in gold and silver; and* The program will also evaluate a 1,500 meter long anomaly containing strong siliceous alteration in the core of a large hydrothermal system within felsic volcanic rocks. This is coincident with a broad 1,200 meter long strong conductivity anomaly parallel and adjacent to the principal vein structures. It also underlines several exposed vein structures. About half of the anomaly is covered by the alluvial gravel.The initial drilling will twin some of the holes drilled in 1988 and 1989 by a prior operator, Minex, followed by testing the down-dip extension of the mineralization. Step-out drilling will evaluate the potential size of each structure, and will form the basis of a NI 43-101 compliant inferred mineral resource. Of the planned 25 drill hole program, half of the holes will test the down-dip extension and the remainder will test the geophysical anomaly.About Alexander Nubia International Inc.Alexander Nubia is a mineral exploration company whose mission is to implement the technical expertise of developed mineral-exploration jurisdictions, such as that of Canada, in resource-rich Africa. Initially, Alexander Nubia...