El Nino Ventures Commences Irish Drill Program

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTSX.V: ELN\n\n\nFrankfurt: E7Q\n\n\nVANCOUVER, May 5 /CNW/ - El Nino Ventures Inc. ("El Nino") (TSX.V: ELN;\nFrankfurt: E7Q) is pleased to report that it has recently commenced diamond\ndrilling on its prospecting licences in Ireland. El Nino currently holds\nthirteen prospecting licences covering approximately 500 square kilometres\nwithin the Central Carboniferous Basin. The Basin is host to several important\nzinc-lead resources including the three mines (Navan, Galmoy and Lisheen)\ncurrently in operation.\n\n\nThis preliminary 4000m drill program will test the two principal target\nhorizons within the Lower Carboniferous limestone stratigraphy. Initial holes\nwill test Navan Bed units on licences near Granard northwest of Dublin.\nSubsequent holes will test Waulsortian Reef targets on licences located\nsouthwest of Dublin.\n\n\nIreland's mineral industry took off in the early 1960's with the\ndiscovery of the Tynagh zinc-lead-silver deposit in County Galway which was\nfollowed by the 1970's discovery of the world class Navan zinc-lead deposit\nlocated northwest of Dublin. The high grade Galmoy and Lisheen deposits\nlocated southwest of Dublin were discovered in the mid 1980's and 1990\nrespectively.\n\n\nIreland now provides a very significant proportion of Western Europe's\nzinc/lead concentrate needs.\n\n\nThe Qualified Person, Róisin Goodman, P. Geo., EurGeol, Consultant, El\nNino Ventures Inc. has reviewed and approved the contents of this release.\n\n\nJean Luc Roy, President & CEO states, "I am very pleased that our Ireland\nwork program has now started. Exploration in Ireland has increased\nsignificantly over the last two years with several companies having success. I\nlook forward to sharing our progress with our shareholders and this program is\na testament to our continued efforts to add value to the company for our\nshareholders."\n\n\nAbout El Nino Ventures Inc.\n\n\nEl Nino Ventures is a junior exploration company, whose corporate\nobjective is to revisit former mining regions and apply the latest\ntechnologies to advanced stage exploration targets. El Nino has acquired a 70%\ninterest in over 350 square kilometers in the world renowned copper belt in\nthe Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition to our copper project in the\nCongo, the company has its project with Xstrata Z...

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