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SNS Silver Completes 32,000 Feet of Drilling at the Crescent Mine
SNS Silver Completes 32,000 Feet of Drilling at the Crescent Mine.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTSX-V Trading Symbol: SNS\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Oct. 10 /CNW/ - SNS Silver Corp. ("SNS" or the "Company")\n(TSX-V: SNS) reports that 32,000 feet of surface drilling has now been\ncompleted, and assay results are pending. The remaining 8,000 feet of surface\ndrilling is expected to be completed prior to the winter season.\n\n\nAt the beginning of November, Kettle Drilling ("Kettle") will move its\nstate-of-the-art U8-PHC core drills underground, with a depth capacity of over\n4,000 feet, to begin the 100,000 foot underground drilling program. Throughout\nthe winter, Kettle will continue to work seven days a week with two, 12 hour\nshifts per day.\n\n\nUnited Mine Services ("UMS") has installed a refuge chamber at about\n2,200 feet inside the Big Creek No. 4 Tunnel in accordance with Mine Safety\nand Health Administration ("MSHA") regulations. The rehabilitation of the Big\nCreek No. 4 Tunnel has now reached approximately 2,500 feet, including the\ninstallation of rail and electrical systems. The Big Creek No. 4 Tunnel\nconnects with the Hooper Tunnel and will be used for ventilation and a\nsecondary escape way, along with providing access for underground drilling.\n\n\nAtlas-Fausett ("Atlas") is currently preparing the second drill station,\nlocated 3,000 feet inside the Hooper Tunnel. Atlas is also continuing to work\non the rehabilitation of the Hooper tunnel, which is currently 5,100 feet\ninside the Tunnel, with ventilation and power soon to be restored.\n\n\nFor more information, please visit SNS' newly updated website at:\nwww.snssilver.com\n\n\n(SNS: TSX-V) is an exploration mining company, whose primary asset is the\n100% owned Crescent Mine located in Kellogg, Idaho - one of the largest silver\ndistricts in North America with over one billion ounces of silver produced.\nThe property consists of 24 patented mining claims over approximately\n350 acres, alongside 15 acres of surface rights. The Company currently has a\ncomprehensive and well-funded drill program underway. Their main focus is on\nupper country surface drilling and underground drilling on the Alhambra and\nSouth Veins, as well as restoration of the Hooper Tunnel, drifting and\ncross-cutting.\n\n\nHistorical resource estimates quoted herein are based on data and reports\nobtained and prepared by pre...