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Blossom Gold receives Approval from the USBLM to initiate metallurgical, resource expansion and confirmation core drilling at the recently acquired Rosebud Project
Blossom Gold receives Approval from the USBLM to initiate metallurgical, resource expansion and c...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nBlossom Gold receives Approval from the USBLM to initiate metallurgical, resource expansion and confirmation core drilling at the recently acquired Rosebud Project\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\n\n\nTORONTO, March 12, 2026 /CNW/ - Blossom Gold Inc. (formerly, 1290448 B.C. Ltd.) (\"Blossom\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: BGAU) is pleased to announce that Investmin Resources (Nevada) Inc., Blossom's wholly owned subsidiary, has received approval from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (\"USBLM\" or \"BLM\") to begin work under the Notice of Intent (\"NOI\") filed with the BLM on February 12, 2026 for the initiation of core drilling and permitting evaluation for the recently acquired Rosebud Project (\"Rosebud\" or the \"Project\") in Pershing County, Nevada.\nBlossom's planned disturbance under the NOI reflects the construction of 29 drill pads that will be used for both metallurgical sampling (8 PQ core holes) and resource drilling (HQ core) across the resource pit shell of its current 70.8 Mton inferred mineral resource, as well as along its margins, to expand the open pit resource and upgrade its resource classification. Additionally, these locations will be used to drill geotechnical, geochemical and hydrological holes in support of the Project's Plan of Operations, Environmental Impact Statement and Feasibility Study.Earthworks associated with establishing a laydown area to support the drilling operations has begun and will be followed by the systematic construction of drill pads. Major Drilling has been contracted to provide services with four drill rigs for an expected 80,000 feet (24,384m) of core drilling. The first rig is expected to arrive, and the first metallurgical hole collared, the week of March 16th. The additional rigs will then arrive and be assigned zones to drill. All four rigs are expected to be in operation by mid-April with the entire drilling program expected to be completed by the end of Q2 2026.Drill core will be transported approximately 45 miles to Blossom's core processing facility outside Winnemucca, Nevada...