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Big Ridge Gold Commences Maiden Drill Program at Hope Brook Gold Project
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 3, 2021) - Big Ridge Gold Corp. (TSXV: BRAU) (OTC...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Big Ridge Gold Commences Maiden Drill Program at Hope Brook Gold ProjectToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 3, 2021) - Big Ridge Gold Corp. (TSXV: BRAU) (OTCQB: ALVLF) (\"Big Ridge\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling at the past producing Hope Brook Gold Project, located in southwest Newfoundland & Labrador.Phase 1 Drill ProgramThe company's drill contractor has mobilized two diamond drill rigs and drill crews at Hope Brook and will complete a minimum 25,000 meters of core drilling as part of the Phase 1 drill program. The drill program is designed to test the 1,200 meter (\"m\") gap between the 240 Zone and Main Zone and extensions to the southwest and northeast of the 240 and Main Zones (Figure 1). Drilling will initially focus on the highly prospective ground between the 240 and Main Zones at surface and to depth and move to the Northeast Extension once results from the CSAMT program have been interpreted. Shallow historic drilling completed by previous operators across 400 meters of strike southwest of the Main Zone and outside the current resource estimate generated high grade results such as 4.69 grams per tonne (g/t) gold across 14.9 meters and 3.11 g/t gold across 18.0 meters. In addition, the company is also utilizing a back-pack drill on site to test targets previously identified via sampling, geophysics and drill programs completed in the 1980's. Hope Brook Gold ProjectMichael Bandrowski, President & CEO of Big Ridge commented \"Big Ridge is excited to embark on the first meaningful exploration program at Hope Brook since 2012. The known mineralization at Hope Brook provides a great resource to build on and the highly prospective targets in and around the deposit provide an opportunity to make further discoveries.\"Qualified PersonThe scientific and technical content of this press release has been reviewed and approved by Nick Tintor, a Qualified Professional Member of the Mining & Metallurgical Society of America and a Qualified Person for the purposes of NI 43-101.Figure 1. Hope Brook Drill Plan Map 2021 - 2022To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/4910/101844_35323cb114326a55_002full.jpgAbout Big Ridge Gold Corp.Big Ridge Gold Corp. is an exploration and development company managed by a disciplined ...