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Benz Secures Tenure as Part of Upper Eastmain Greenstone Belt Consolidation
HIGHLIGHTS Benz footprint expanded with acquisition of Windy Mountain Project, a western...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Benz Secures Tenure as Part of Upper Eastmain Greenstone Belt ConsolidationHIGHLIGHTS Benz footprint expanded with acquisition of Windy Mountain Project, a western extension of Upper Eastmain Greenstone Belt 69 new claims granted over 36km2 of prospective tenure, adding approximately 10km additional greenstones strike to the Benz portfolioSulphides (amenable to detection by electromagnetics) identified in outcrops associated with deformed and altered gabbro with quartz veins; outcropping altered metasediments also observedHistorical surface samples show anomalous nickel and copper assays in trench samples returning 0.08% Cu, 0.9% Zn, 0.05% Ni, and 0.8g/t Ag and 0.02% Cu, 0.02% Ni and 0.03% CoPegmatites were identified at several localities - samples collected; assays pending Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 28, 2021) - Benz Mining Corp. (TSXV: BZ) (ASX: BNZ) (the Company or Benz) is pleased to announce the recent granting from application of additional prospective ground adjacent to its Ruby Hill West Project. The newly acquired tenement package contains 69 claims covering 36km2, increasing Benz' dominant Upper Eastmain land position to 256km2. CEO Xavier Braud commented: \"Our strategy is to fast-track growth through discovery, and by rapidly expanding our footprint in a district where we have already made several mineralised discoveries, we lay the foundations for continued success. What is exciting is that the Upper Eastmain greenstone belt is proving to not only be highly prospective for gold, but also for nickel, copper, lithium. We are fortunate to have consolidated an enviable and dominant land position covering the mineralised district.\" Figure 1: Windy Mountain and Ruby Hill West Projects with recorded mineral occurrences.To view an enhanced version of Figure 1, please visit:https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/1818/101115_a44bc956e447593a_001full.jpgCEO Xavier Braud commented: \"Our analysis of historical work conducted in the Windy Mountain area revealed recorded mineral occurrences coincident with the geology at Ruby Hill West. We were fortunate that this area was not under claim as there has been a lot of tenure activity in the area following our success at Eastmain. With this addition, we bolt on an additional 10km of prospective strike. \"We have always held the belief that the Upper Eastmain Greensto...