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El Nino Ventures & Xstrata Zinc 25,000 m Drill Program in Progress in the Bathurst Mining Camp
El Nino Ventures & Xstrata Zinc 25,000 m Drill Program in Progress in the Bathurst Mining Camp.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n- $5.0M Exploration Program on the Bathurst Project is in progress\n- 135 line km of Titan 14 geophysical survey (50 line km completed)\n- 25,000 m diamond drilling scheduled in 50 drill holes\n (8 DDH / 3,267 m completed)\n- 3 diamond drill rigs presently in operation to be increased to\n 5 rigs by November 2007\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Sept. 19 /CNW/ - El Nino Ventures Inc. ("El Nino") (TSX.V:\nELN; OTCBB: ELNOF; Frankfurt: E7Q) and Xstrata Zinc, is pleased to announce\nthat the 2007/2008 field program budgeted at $5,000,000, has commenced on the\nBathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst, New Brunswick. The diamond drilling program\ndesigned to complete 25,000 m in 50 diamond drill holes, started in June,\n2007, with three drill rigs currently in operation. As of today, a total of 8\ndiamond drill holes for 3,267 meters have been completed along the Brunswick\nHorizon and throughout the southern and eastern portions of the Bathurst\nMining Camp.\n\n\nThe Titan 24 deep earth imaging ground geophysical survey was initiated\nin August, 2007, and is expected to extend to end of November for a total of\n135 line km. At this time, the 45 line km south grid covering the southern\nextension of the Brunswick Horizon hosting the Brunswick No.12 and No.6 mines\nhas been completed. Data review and interpretation is presently in progress\nand diamond drilling on the first priority targets is expected to commence in\nOctober 2007. The Titan 24 crew has moved on the western part of the Bathurst\nMining Camp along the interpreted Brunswick Horizon known to host the Halfmile\nLake, Fronsac, and Devil's Elbow lead and zinc deposits. A total of 70 line km\nof Titan 24 survey is planned over this prolific mineral bearing rock\nassemblage.\n\n\nFor logistical reasons and to avoid remote drilling during the winter\nmonths, a number of the drill targets located in the more inaccessible areas\nof the Bathurst Mining Camp were drilled first. Eight drill targets have been\ndrilled to date, with 42 remaining to be tested.\n\n\nJean Luc Roy, President of El Nino Ventures states ""We are pleased with\nhow the drilling is progressing, and are very optimistic regarding the targets\nidentified using the Titan 24 Deep Earth Imaging System."\n\n\nEl Nino has the opportunity to earn 50 % of Xstrata Zinc's interest in\nexploration projects in the B...