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Eagle Plains Provides Update on Drilling Activity on Vulcan Critical Metals Project, Southeastern BC
CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESSWIRE / July 10, 2023 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:EPL) ("EPL" or "...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Eagle Plains Provides Update on Drilling Activity on Vulcan Critical Metals Project, Southeastern BCCRANBROOK, BC / ACCESSWIRE / July 10, 2023 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:EPL) (\"EPL\" or \"Eagle Plains\") is pleased to report that diamond drilling activity continues at its 100%-owned Vulcan Project, located 30km west of Kimberley, BC. The planned program will include a minimum of 3,000m (9,842') of diamond drilling in 4-5 holes at the Hilo & West Basin Zones, following up on encouraging results obtained during 2022 drilling (details following).To date, drill-hole VU22004 has been successfully extended from a previous depth of 597.2m to a total depth of 829.0m. The extension was planned to test beneath mineralization encountered during 2022 (see highlights below) and to establish the base of a sub-basin interpreted to exist in the immediate area. These objectives have been met and valuable information gained on mineralization, alteration and stratigraphy in the immediate area.Previously reported analytical results for VU22004 include:11.55m @ 0.46% Zn, 0.02% Pb, 21.48 ppm Cd, 90.65 ppm Sn (545.50-557.05m), including1.50m @1.72% Zn, 68.83 ppm Cd, 32.09 ppm Sn (554.58-556.08m), including0.22m @ 6.46% Zn, 259.00 ppm Cd, 39.10 ppm Sn (554.58-554.80m), and0.18m @ 3.16% Zn, 126.50 ppm Cd, 26.80 ppm Sn (555.53-555.71m)Drill-hole VU23001 was drilled at -45⁰ toward azimuth 130⁰ and reached a total depth of 765.6m, intersecting significant cm-scale stratabound (laminated) and fragmental (clast) zinc, lead and silver mineralization consistent with that seen in VU22004 (see news release July 4, 2023). Mineralization intersected in VU23001 shows continuity of up to 130m SE from mineralized horizons observed in VU22004. This hole also defined a significant zone of tourmalinite alteration within the footwall.Drill-hole VU23002 was drilled at -45⁰ toward azimuth of 075⁰ to a total depth of 715.6 meters. The hole intersected significant fragmental clast mineralization (pyrrhotite±sphalerite(zinc)±galena(lead)) starting at the top of the thick fragmental unit, a trend not seen in previous holes. In the base of the fragmental are thin beds (up to 5cm) of undisturbed sediments with significant disseminated sphalerite (zinc) and galena (lead); these in-situ mineralized beds can be correlated to VU22...