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Kenorland Announces Ontario Junior Exploration Program Grant at the South Uchi Project
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 19, 2024) - Kenorland Minerals Ltd. (TSXV:...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Kenorland Announces Ontario Junior Exploration Program Grant at the South Uchi ProjectVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 19, 2024) - Kenorland Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: KLD) (OTCQX: KLDCF) (FSE: 3WQ0) (\"Kenorland\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that the Company was approved for a $200,000 grant from the government of Ontario under the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (\"OJEP\") on July 17, 2023 and received the final tranche of funds on March 7, 2024.The OJEP program is designed to promote early-stage exploration in Ontario, whereby companies can receive up to $200,000 per project to cover 50% of eligible exploration costs. Zach Flood, CEO and President, states, \"On behalf of Kenorland, I'd like to express our gratitude to the government of Ontario for its support of early-stage exploration through the Ontario Junior Exploration Program. The funds provided by OJEP will help Kenorland generate new drill targets at the South Uchi Project, located in the prolific Red Lake District of northwestern Ontario.\"\"Early exploration projects taking place in Ontario by companies such as Kenorland Minerals Ltd. are vital to tapping into the critical minerals potential in the north,\" said George Pirie, Minister of Mines. \"Through the Ontario Junior Exploration Program, our government is creating the conditions to ensure the continued success of Ontario's mining industry, keeping our mines operating for generations to come.\"About the South Uchi ProjectThe South Uchi Project is a 100% owned project targeting gold, nickel-copper and lithium mineral systems, located in the Confederation Assemblage volcanics within the Red Lake Mining District of northwestern Ontario. The South Uchi Project is approximately 45 kilometers along strike to the east of Kinross Gold's Great Bear Project. The Company recently announced a widespread 40km2 gold-in-till anomaly at the Papaonga target area with multi-element Ag-Te-W±As-Sb signatures, an area with limited exploration and no historic drilling (see press release dated February 28, 2024). Multiple discrete Ni-Cu+/-Co-Pt anomalies were identified, and multiple new pegmatite occurrences were identified and sampled on the project, some of which note beryl, apatite and lepidolite.Kenorland Completes Top-Up Right Exercise with SumitomoKenorland is also pleased to announce that ...