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Barsele Minerals Provides an Update on Project Activities
Surface Exploration and Data Analysis has been ongoing since January. 2020 Work Plan approved by Saami Village and sent to the County Administration, Mining Ins
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[{"type":"text","content":" Surface Exploration and Data Analysis has been ongoing since January. 2020 Work Plan approved by Saami Village and sent to the County Administration, Mining Inspectorate and landowners. 2020 planned diamond drilling delayed for a few months due to COVID-19 concerns. Data review and search for high-grade gold vectors within the large gold-bearing system. Initial 36 base of till holes completed. Ground gravity surveying completed in some project sectors, with more work planned. Ground magnetic surveying continuously carried-out and on-going. Lithogeochemical studies of core samples and base of till samples ongoing. High density surface till sampling campaign planned for the summer months. VANCOUVER, May 27, 2020 /CNW/ - Barsele Minerals Corp. – (TSXV: BME) (\"Barsele\") is pleased to provide an operational update regarding ongoing exploration activities within the Barsele Gold-VMS Project area in Västerbottens Län, Northern Sweden (the \"Barsele Project\"). The exploration program is being operated by joint venture partner Agnico Eagle Mines Limited – (TSX, NYSE: AEM) (\"Agnico Eagle\"). Ownership in the Barsele Project is 55% Agnico Eagle and 45% Barsele. Agnico Eagle can earn an additional 15% in the Barsele Project through the completion of a pre-feasibility study. There is no cash outlay requirement by Barsele until a pre-feasibility study is completed. Early in 2020, the proposed plans for the annual exploration campaign were successfully approved by the local Saami Village and sent to the County Administration Board, the Mining Inspectorate and affected landowners. Between January 1st and April 30th, Agnico Eagle personnel and certain contractors have been carrying-out office related and field specific exploration activities at a number of exploration sites, within the property. Base of till sampling by a contractor has been ongoing. Ground gravity surveying by a contractor has been partially completed, with more work planned for later in the year. Ground magnetic surveying is being carried out by Agnico Eagle site personnel and is ongoing. It is planned to initiate a large surface till sampling campaign employing site personnel in the coming weeks. Utilizing previously collected data, lithogeochemical reinterpretation of all pre-2020 base of till data is in progress. In addition, base-metal/gold association studi...