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Japan Gold Expands its Operational Drilling Capabilities in Japan in Preparation for 2019 Programs
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 19, 2019) - Japan Gold Corp. (TSXV: JG) ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Japan Gold Expands its Operational Drilling Capabilities in Japan in Preparation for 2019 ProgramsVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 19, 2019) - Japan Gold Corp. (TSXV: JG) (OTCQB: JGLDF) (\"Japan Gold\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that a fourth diamond core drill rig is currently being imported into Japan and approvals have been received for an additional six experienced expatriate drilling personnel to support Kyushu drilling operations. The additional drill rig and drill support personnel enhances Japan Gold's capabilities for its drilling programs due to begin in May on Hokkaido and in June on Kyushu. The Company's drilling operations are being managed by Welltech LLC supported by Japan Gold's drilling team. Welltech LLC is a long established Japanese drilling service company having a proven track record in geothermal, geotechnical and core drilling. Japan Gold has now received permits for 18 drilling personnel with experience in drilling epithermal vein-type mineralisation to support Welltech in running the Company's four drill rigs at full operational capacity. The Company's three drill rigs already in Japan will be focused on the Ikutahara Project where an initial 3,000 m drilling program is scheduled to start at the Kitano-o Prospect in May. The fourth drill rig will be assigned to the Company's Kyushu projects. The first Kyushu drilling, 2,100 m, will start at the Ohra-Takamine Project in June.John Proust commented, \"This fourth drill rig and the additional experienced drilling personnel are significant steps towards accelerating the Company's projects in Kyushu and Hokkaido. Japan Gold is now well set up to execute its 2019 and future drilling programs and continue building shareholder value.\"Hokkaido Q2 2019 Drilling ProgramIkutahara Project: The initial 3,000 m drill program at the Kitano-o Prospect will target veins within the central and western portions of the 3 km long east-west trending Kitano-o Mine workings. A series of drill holes will test across the vein corridor, where numerous gold-bearing quartz veins are recorded immediately below surface-workings and the extensively developed paleo-sinter horizon. Drilling will target broader vein structures and boiling zones which conventionally develop at depths greater than 100 m below sinters in epithermal systems where potentiall...