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Drilling Commences at Schonberg Project
Drilling Commences at Schonberg Project.
About this update from Empire Metals Limited
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 8110R Noricum Gold Limited 16 September 2014 \n \n\nClick on, or paste, the following link into your web browser to view the associated PDF document:\nhttp://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8110R_1-2014-9-16.pdf\n \nNoricum Gold Limited / EPIC: NMG / Sector: Natural Resources\n16 September 2014\nNoricum Gold Limited ('Noricum Gold' or 'the Company')\nDrilling Commences at Schonberg Project\n \nNoricum Gold Limited, the Austrian focused gold exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced at the 100% owned Schonberg Gold and Precious Metals Project, located in an historic copper mining zone in south-central Austria where previous exploration has identified up to eight veins along a 3km strike. This update is in line with the Company's strategy to demonstrate Schonberg's resource potential.\n \nOverview\n \n· Drilling campaign based on a full analysis of the recently completed soil sampling programme at Schonberg which consistently delivered positive multiple high grade anomalies across the identified 3 km strike\n· 3,000 metre drill programme commenced to test the deeper massive sulphide mineralisation as well as the anomalies resulting from the geochemistry work across the targets identified to date \n· Initial drilling taking place at Weissenbachgraben, one of three main target areas at Schonberg\n· Approximately 600 metres (8 drill holes) of Reverse Circulation drilling and 800 metres (3 drill holes) of Diamond Core drilling planned at Weissenbachgraben target\n \nNoricum Gold Managing Director Greg Kuenzel said, \"Following an in-depth mapping, sampling and geochemical programme at Schonberg over the past 12 months, we are pleased to announce that the next phase in our exploration programme at this very exciting prospect has begun. Our drill contractors have this morning commenced drilling at Weissenbachgraben, one of three main target areas at Schonberg. We have approximately 1,400 metres of drilling planned at this location however the actual metres and specific holes drilled may be refined as our knowledge of this historical mining district improves as the assay results are received. This drill programme is intended to demonstrate the resource p...