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Metallic Minerals Drilling Extends Known Extent of Mineralization at Keno Hill Silver District by 10 Kilometers, Includes New Discoveries of High-Grade Silver Veins within Bulk Tonnage Silver Intercepts
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 18, 2021 / Metallic Minerals (TSX.V:MMG)(OTCQB:MMNGF) ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Metallic Minerals Drilling Extends Known Extent of Mineralization at Keno Hill Silver District by 10 Kilometers, Includes New Discoveries of High-Grade Silver Veins within Bulk Tonnage Silver InterceptsVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 18, 2021 / Metallic Minerals (TSX.V:MMG)(OTCQB:MMNGF) (\"Metallic Minerals\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce results from the first drilling program ever completed on the eastern part of the Keno Hill silver district. Soil sampling and geophysical surveys over the past two years at East Keno identified 12 multi-kilometer-scale anomalies which indicated potential for large-scale mineralization in an underexplored part of the district. The largest of these target areas extend up to five kilometers in length and two kilometers in width with values exceeding 100g/t silver equivalent (\"AgEq\") in soils. A total of 30 shallow reverse circulation (\"RC\") holes totaling 2,644 meters (8,674 ft) were drilled in 2020, testing just a small fraction of these recently defined targets, with results confirming the presence of high-grade Keno-style mineralization within broad continuous zones of potential bulk-tonnage silver mineralization. These results expand the known extent of drill-defined Keno-style mineralization by 10 kilometers to the east and south of the historic Keno Hill mine and open this major new area of prospective stratigraphy for exploration.2020 East Keno Exploration ProgramMetallic Minerals' 166km2 Keno Silver project is the second largest land position in the historic Keno Hill silver district, directly adjoining Alexco Resource Corp.'s mining operations. Keno Hill is one of the world's highest-grade silver districts, with nearly 300 million ounces of silver in past production1 and current M&I resources2, as well as excellent existing infrastructure including grid power, road access, and nearby community services.This initial drill campaign at targets in the East Keno area has confirmed both the continuation of the geologic and structural setting for high-grade Keno-style vein structures from the more developed western part of the district, as well as the potential for shallow bulk-tonnage silver mineralization which has never previously been recognized in this part of the district. The occurrence of mineralization within broad areas of brecciation and pervasive silicific...