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TSX-V Trading Symbol: SNS
VANCOUVER, July 9 /CNW/ - SNS Silver Corporation (TSX-V: SNS) ("SNS") is pleased to report that there are now three drills operating at the Company's Crescent Mine, all actively drilling on the upper country drill program. Kettle Drilling had been contracted to supply a Hagby 1500 drill, in addition to Atlas-Fausett Contracting's Hagby Onram 1000-3 and Longyear 38, drills. Each drill is operating on a ten hour shift, two shifts a day, schedule.
Currently, the Hooper Tunnel restoration has reached 2,500 feet, and the company has begun planning and preparation for its underground drill stations. SNS estimates that underground drilling should commence in approximately two months.
SNS Silver Corp. owns 100% of the Crescent Mine in the Coeur d'Alene mining district. The Crescent Mine is a historic high-grade silver producer. From 1917-1982 the property produced 25 million ounces of silver at an average grade of 27.3 ounces per ton. Prior to its last shut down in the 80's, previous operators of the Crescent Mine reported over 9 million ounces of silver resources at an average grade of 18 ounces per ton. The property lies between two world-class silver producers: the Sunshine mine which has produced more than 300 million ounces of silver and the Bunker Hill mine, which has produced over 150 million ounces of silver. The Coeur d'Alene district is the only known mining district in North America to have produced over 1 billion ounces of silver. SNS Silver (SNS) trades on the TSX-V under the symbol SNS. The Company has approximately 40.0 million shares outstanding and approximately $21.0 million cash on hand.
All resource estimates quoted herein are based on data and reports obtained and prepared by previous operators. The Company has not completed the work necessary to independently verify the classification of the mineral resource estimates and is not treating the mineral resource estimates as National Instrument 43-101 defined resources verified by a qualified person. The historical estimates should not be relied upon. The Crescent Mine will require considerable further evaluation, which the Company's management and consultants are in the process of completing.
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responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
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