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Benz Mining: 50,000m Diamond Drilling Program and Large Surface EM Survey Underway at Eastmain
HIGHLIGHTS First rig arrived on site on 13 January and is now drilling First target o...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Benz Mining: 50,000m Diamond Drilling Program and Large Surface EM Survey Underway at EastmainHIGHLIGHTS First rig arrived on site on 13 January and is now drillingFirst target of 2021 drill season is the newly identified footwall conductors Numerous untested conductors from the 2020 EM campaign to be drilled in priorityFLEM underway covering 3km of potential strike extent of two trends (main mine trend and new hangingwall trend) with 2.13g/t Au rock chip sample at surface and 1m at 6.3g/t Au in an isolated shallow historical drillholeAdditional VTEM targets 1km in the hangingwall of the mine trend potentially linked to an untested additional conductive trend2020 drilling assays expected in coming weeksToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 18, 2021) - Benz Mining Corp. (TSXV: BZ) (ASX: BNZ) (the Company or Benz) is pleased to announce that its planned 50,000m diamond drilling campaign has started at the Eastmain Gold Project. The first hole being drilled targets the conductors recently identified 200m in the footwall of the Eastmain mine mineralization. A crew of geophysicists has mobilised to site and FLEM surveys have commenced.Figure 1: Drill rig at Eastmain (note the first hole, EM21-143, is located 100m from the Eastmain camp)To view an enhanced version of Figure 1, please visit:https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/1818/72238_595677391421ba88_001full.jpg3km of strike to be tested by FLEMThe 2021 FLEM program has commenced at the Target East area. Target East has historical outcrop sampling of 2.13g/t Au in rock. In this area, three distinct groups of VTEM anomalies underline the potential presence of three conductive trends - the mine trend, the 2020 hanging-wall trend and a potential new conductive zone 1km in the hangingwall of the mine trend.Current Surface EM survey areaFigure 2: Map view with location of current FLEM survey, simplified geology and VTEM anomaliesTo view an enhanced version of Figure 2, please visit:https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/1818/72238_benzfig2enhanced.jpgCEO, Xavier Braud, commented: \"We are delighted to have the whole team back working on site. The strict Covid19 management plan we implemented last year allowed us to resume work and we have to acknowledge the dedication of our exploration team. The first holes of 2021 are targeting conductors identified during last year's EM campaig...