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Manning Ventures Commences Exploration Program at the Lac Simone and Hope Lake Iron Ore Projects
Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - June 03, 2021 – Manning Ventures Inc. (the “Company” or “Manning”) (CSE:MANN) (CNSX:MANN.CN) (Frankfurt:1H5) is plea
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - June 03, 2021 – Manning Ventures Inc. (the “Company” or “Manning”) (CSE:MANN) (CNSX:MANN.CN) (Frankfurt:1H5) is pleased to announce crews have been mobilized and will be conducting a ground mapping and sampling program at its 100%-owned Lac Simone and Hope Lake Iron Ore projects, located in Quebec. The objective of the work program is to map the iron-formation and the surrounding rocks in order to gain an understanding of the geometry and tonnage potential of each project. This work is designed to assist in the targeting for a future drill campaign, and to prioritize drill targets to focus on those with a potentially favourable mining geometry. Samples will be collected in order to assess the grade and width of the iron formation. Additional laboratory test work will expand on the mineralogy (magnetite and /or hematite) of each zone. “As Iron Ore prices trade at or near record levels, we are excited to see ground work get underway at these two projects,” said CEO, Alex Klenman. “This work is critical in prioritizing drill target locations, which we’re very enthusiastic about. We are eager to expand upon historical work and move our Iron Ore assets further along their respective developmental paths as rapidly as possible” continued Mr. Klenman. The Lac Simone Property is situated proximal to the south of Fermont, Quebec, and shares many of the same attributes as other more advanced staged properties nearby; however, it is significantly less developed. The magnetic signature of the Property, along with the regional mapping and historical work, indicates several iron formation horizons are present. Historical work between 1956 and 1964 by Jubilee Iron Corporation included test pits that produced bulk-sample with an average head grade of 35.51% Fe from iron formation at the north end of the Lac Simone Property. The material was upgraded to a concentrate grade of 66.02% Fe (Ross 1956, Report GM06782A). The Hope Lake Property is approximately 60 km south of Fermont, Quebec, and is crossed at its western end by a privately owned rail-line which services Arcelor Mittal’s nearby iron ore operations. In 2011 and 2013 Champion Iron Mines explored the Hope Lake Property and collected a total of 16 samples of outcrop and reported average grades of 28.7% FeT and ...