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East Africa Metals Receives Final Mato Bula Infill Diamond Drill Program Results; Intersects 5.89 Metres Grading 53.32 g/t Gold
VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - August 14, 2017) - East Africa Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: EAM) ("East Africa" or the "Company") is pleased to announce final diamon
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[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - August 14, 2017) - East Africa Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: EAM) (\"East Africa\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce final diamond drill hole results from the most recent infill diamond drilling program at the Mato Bula deposit, part of the Company's Adyabo Project in Ethiopia. Highlight intersections include: 5.89 metres grading 53.32 grams per tonne gold, 0.51 % copper, and 2.6 grams per tonne silver from 54.56 metres drill depth, and 10.26 metres grading 8.90 grams gold, 0.05 % copper, and 3.7 grams per tonne silver from 20.54 metres drill depth (WMD097), and; 4.33 metres grading 38.94 grams per tonne gold, 0.24% copper, and 2.6 grams per tonne silver, from 160.60 metres drill depth (WMD090). Adyabo Project Mato Bula Work Program Trenching and diamond drill hole supplemental sampling was completed to assist in planned resource update work. Additional metallurgical samples from Mato Bula were also collected and have now been received by the Blue Coast Metallurgical Group in B.C. Canada. Results for the metallurgical work and resource update are anticipated for Q4 2017. In accordance with project advancement, in July 2017 East Africa also initiated an independent Environmental and Social Impact Assessment study for the Adyabo resource area, with completion estimated for Q4 2017. Mato Bula infill diamond drill intercepts Hole ID From (m) To (m) Interval (m) 1 Gold g/t2,3 Copper % Silver g/t Zinc % Local Azimuth Dip WMD089 31.00 41.23 10.23 6.46 0.25 0.9 0.02 270 -47 including 36.30 39.55 3.25 17.73 0.59 1.7 0.03 60.00 62.86 2.86 1.17 1.65 17.1 1.46 WMD090 160.60 164.93 4.33 38.94 0.24 2.6 0.01 270 -49 including 161.51 163.33 1.82 91.95 0.48 5.6 0.01 WMD091 52.00 53.00 1.00 1.21 0.05 0.6 0.00 270 -48 WMD092 22.80 25.80 3.00 0.44 0.26 0.5 0.00 270 -46 WMD093 32.94 42.81 9.87 1.59 0.76 7.2 0.04 90 -47 WMD094 182.68 183.68 1.00 2.32 0.54 0.9 0.01 90 -49 WMD095 191.25 193.10 1.85 1.34 2.42 38.5 0.02 90 -60 210.20 212.80 2.60 1.11 0.83 0.9 0.00 WMD096 96.37 102.00 5.63 1.30 0.45 2.4 0.08 90 -49 118.96 120.05 1.09 19.10 0.76 5.2 0.00 WMD097 20.54 30.80 10.26 8.90 0.05 3.7 0.02 90 -47 54.56 60.45 5.89 53.32 0.51 2.6 0.01 WMD098 26.55 34.80 8.25 2.62 0.10 1.4 0.01 90 -58 WMD099 106.85 107...