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Beauce Gold Fields Samples Megantic Property, Finds Gold in Chesham and Ditton Sand Pits
Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - November 9, 2021) - Beauce Gold Fields  (TSXV: BGF)...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Beauce Gold Fields Samples Megantic Property, Finds Gold in Chesham and Ditton Sand PitsMontreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - November 9, 2021) - Beauce Gold Fields (TSXV: BGF) (Champs D'Or en Beauce), (\"BGF\"): is pleased to announce it has completed the sampling of the Chesham & Ditton sand and gravel pits on the Company's Megantic placer to hardrock exploration property located in southern Quebec. The sampling was to further investigate gold anomalies along the southern section of the Bella Fault line that returned up to 10 grams per ton first identified on the Chesham as well as on various sections of the property (see BGF press releases of April 12 & 23, 2021).Patrick Levasseur, President and CEO of Beauce Gold Fields said, \"We found important gold anomalies along a fault line that crosses historical placer gold deposits.\" Mr. Levasseur added: \"It's an area of Quebec that has been totally under explored that's providing exciting opportunities for important new discoveries.\" Image 1: Megantic Property Map, Gold samples and Ditton Quarry sand pitTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/6198/102643_9e292850b4f2697f_001full.jpgChesham Sector29 sand and gravel samples of glaciofluvial material were collected from a sand pit quarry, which was active in the 1980s. BGF returned to this area to further explore around the site were a fine sand sample taken in 2020 returned more than 10 g / t Au (BGF press releases of April 23, 2021)The sand & gravel deposit covers an area of ​​more than 6 hectares. It is located approximately 100m west of Chesham Creek and to the south of Mont-Mégantic.Sampling was undertaken using a medium-sized excavator (approximately 30 to nnes). The thickness of the deposit varies between 1m to more than 8 meters deep. The maximum extension of the excavator's boom could not exceed 7m in depth therefore in some places, it could measure more than 8m. The sedimentary sequence of the entire deposit consists mainly of medium to fine sand from the top down to gravel at its base. The 2021 excavations at times reached, after having crossed the layers of sand-gravel, beds of clay, bedrock or a water table that would fill the trenches. In October 2021, a stratigraphic cut of approximately 2.0m in height was sampled down an e...