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El Nino Ventures Completes 7,000 Meter Drill Program on Copper Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTSX.V: ELN\n\n\nOTCBB: ELNOF\n\n\nFrankfurt: E7Q\n\n\n- 7,000 meter reverse circulation drilling program completed.\n- Samples being sent to ALS Chemex Laboratories in South Africa for\n analysis\n- Drill results expected in December\n- Currently negotiating property acquisitions in the DRC\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Nov. 28 /CNW/ - El Nino Ventures Inc. ("El Nino") (TSX.V: ELN;\nOTCBB: ELNOF; Frankfurt: E7Q) is pleased to announce the completion of a 7,000\nmeter reverse circulation drill program on its Copper project, in the\nDemocratic Republic of Congo.\n\n\nAll drill chip samples are being collected under strict supervision and\nwill be assayed by ALS Chemex laboratories in South Africa. ALS Chemex is an\ninternationally recognized and respected assay company. Results should start\ncoming in towards the end of December.\n\n\nJean Luc Roy, President of El Nino states, "I am very pleased that we\nwere able to complete 7,000 meters of drilling this season, it is a testament\nto our very efficient team in the DRC. The company's goal was to fast-track\nthe initial exploration on our licenses and I strongly believe that by\nachieving our goal we have demonstrated our ability to operate in the DRC.\nThis initial drill program will give our technical team substantial\ninformation which will be used to plan and prepare our 2008 exploration\nprogram. The next few months will be used to compile the data from the initial\ndrill program during which we will also seek to increase our land position in\nthe DRC."\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, El Nino is currently in the middle of a 25,000 meter drill program on\nthe Bathurst Mining Camp via an option/ joint venture agreement with Xstrata\nZinc.\n\n\nOn Behalf of the Board of Directors\n\n\n(signed)\n\n\nJean Luc Roy, President and CEO\n\n\nThe TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept\n\n\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release\n\n\nCUSIPNo. 28335E-10-6\n\n\nTh...