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Drilling Begins at the Cerro Cascaron Gold and Silver Project in Mexico
(via TheNewswire) Vancouver British Columbia / TheNewswire / October 3, 2018 - Har...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Drilling Begins at the Cerro Cascaron Gold and Silver Project in Mexico(via TheNewswire)\n\n \nVancouver British Columbia / TheNewswire / October 3, 2018 - Harvest Gold Corporation (TSX.V: HVG) (\"Harvest Gold\") is pleased to announce that its initial drilling program at the Cerro Cascaron gold and silver project in southwestern Chihuahua, Mexico, has commenced. Harvest Gold and its Joint Venture partner and operator, Evrim Resources Corp. (TSX.V: EVM) (\"Evrim\"), have planned up to 3,000 metres of diamond drilling.\n\n\n \nHarvest Gold President and CEO Rick Mark states: \"I am very pleased to tell you that drilling has commenced. Operator and JV partner Evrim Resources' experience and drilling successes on this style of mineralisation in Mexico are a tremendous asset for us. This release provides specific information and detailed maps for the Cascarita Silver Target and the Cascaron Vein Field Gold Targets. Our priority now shifts to enhancing the value of this undrilled, high grade, district sized property in the coming months.\"\n\n\n \nVice President of Technical Services for Evrim Stewart Harris, states \"Cerro Cascaron is a large underexplored and undrilled project with two known areas of veining with outcropping gold and silver mineralization, including bonanza grab samples of up to 1,670 g/t gold and 1,490 g/t silver. This maiden drill program will initially test a zone of sub-parallel veins at the Cascarita silver target followed by the drilling of four veins in the Cascaron vein field gold target.\" \n\n\n \nIn addition to the drill program, Harvest Gold and Evrim will contribute to various community initiatives including the improvement of road access to local farms following the recent wet season, clearing a local airstrip to allow for scheduled flight services, and continuing to support the legal organization of nearby Ejido groups.\n\n\n \nCascarita Silver Target\n\n\n \nThe drill program will commence at the Cascarita silver target where three drill holes are planned to test over 350 metres of strike length, along a 900 metre polymetallic silver-lead-zinc sheeted vein/breccia system. The initial drill targets are defined by underground channel and surface grab samples undertaken by Evrim in 2017 that returned five channel sample cuts with widths between 1.4 metres to 3.3 metres grading between 231 g/t silver eq...