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Blackrock Commences 3,500 Metre Drill Program at Silver Cloud
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 9, 2020) - Blackrock Gold Corp. (TSX...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Blackrock Commences 3,500 Metre Drill Program at Silver CloudVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 9, 2020) - Blackrock Gold Corp. (TSXV: BRC) (\"Blackrock\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to report that drilling has commenced at its Silver Cloud property, a low-sulphidation epithermal gold and silver project consisting of 572 unpatented mining claims (45 sq km) located along the well established Northern Nevada Rift gold trend in north-central Nevada. This fully-financed program will consist of up to 3,500 metres of drilling in 14 reverse circulation (RC) drillholes across four distinct target areas.The bulk of the drilling is focused on the newly delineated and yet untested NE Veins target, where eight outcropping veins have been mapped and identified. This target sits atop a large geochemical and geophysical anomaly that was identified during the 2019 field season and is situated near the workings of a historic mercury mine. This represents a compelling target, as the geologic setting shares many similarities to Hecla's Hollister mine, an east-west trending series of veins of which lies 3 kilometres east of the target area. The purpose of this program is to determine whether Silver Cloud represents the western extension of this notable deposit. Drilling is expected to be completed by mid-December, though will be dependent upon the weather. Andrew Pollard, President & CEO, commented, \"This is a campaign that we've been looking forward to since we first identified the outcropping veins and geophysical anomaly at the NE Veins target area during the summer of 2019. Untested targets like this, directly adjacent to a prolific, high-grade system in what is the richest gold mining area in North America, are incredibly rare to just stumble upon. Management has always had unwavering belief in the prospectivity of Silver Cloud, in fact, it's the reason why I joined the Company in the first place, and armed with a plethora of new data, we're excited to bring the most expansive drill program that the project has seen since 2002.\" Eleven drill sites have been permitted for the Silver Cloud fall drilling program. Several of the sites will have multiple drillholes completed from the same drill pad. All drillholes will attempt to drill through the volcanic package to intercept the Paleozoic units beneath. The geologic ...