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Infield Minerals Receives Drilling Permit and Retains Drilling Contractor for Upcoming Campaign at Desperado
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 6, 2022 / Infield Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:INFD) (" Infield "...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Infield Minerals Receives Drilling Permit and Retains Drilling Contractor for Upcoming Campaign at DesperadoVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 6, 2022 / Infield Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:INFD) (\"Infield\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that it has received a Notice of Intent (\"NOI\") permit from the Bureau of Land Management for drilling at its 100% owned Desperado property (\"Desperado\" or the \"Property\") in Nevada. The Company has retained the services of Midnight Sun Drilling for the upcoming campaign, which is expected to commence in July 2022. Construction of access roads and drill pads are planned to proceed imminently in preparation for drill mobilization.HighlightsNOI permit and drilling contract in place to commence the Company's inaugural drilling of Desperado in July 2022Eight to ten priority targets to be tested for gold-silver mineralization with approximately 2,000 metres of reverse circulation (\"RC\") drillingCompelling targets developed by Infield through systematic exploration and modern techniques, are obscured by cover and thus remain untested by previous operatorsThe 2022 campaign represents the first drilling at the Property in recent decades and is planned to test eight to ten priority targets outlined through systematic exploration. The program consists of approximately 2,000 metres of RC drilling from up to eight permitted drill sites. Priority targets include buried lithological contacts and structural features identified using modern exploration techniques.\"Over the past year, we have progressed the Desperado project from an early stage prospect to a drill ready status. Our systematic exploration process has identified multiple anomalous trends that are prospective for gold and silver, and we are extremely excited to drill test them,\" stated Evandra Nakano, President and CEO of Infield. Ms. Nakano continued, \"Several of our prospective targets are under cover, providing opportunities for discovery in areas overlooked by historical miners.\"Hydrothermal FootprintThe Property hosts a large clay alteration footprint covering an area of over 6 km by 4 km, suggesting that a sizeable hydrothermal system existed during mineral emplacement. The clay alteration was detected using an Aster image spectral interpretation, and the prospective ground was further investigated during subsequent field vi...