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El Nino Ventures Inc. 5,000 meter drilling program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is underway
El Nino Ventures Inc. 5,000 meter drilling program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is underway.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\n- Drilling has started on the DRC properties.\n- Airborne geophysics survey is completed.\n- Presently negotiating acquisition of new research permits.\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTSX.V: ELN\nOTCBB: ELNOF\nFrankfurt: E7Q\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Oct. 9 /CNW/ - El Nino Ventures Inc. ("El Nino") (TSX.V: ELN;\nOTCBB: ELNOF; Frankfurt: E7Q) is pleased to announce that their 5,000 meter,\nreverse circulation drill program is underway on its properties in the\nDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The drill program will focus on the Zone 1\nidentified by the remote sensing survey completed earlier and will also test\nthe area covered by artisanal workings on the property. Furthermore a new,\ndiscovered copper zone will be drilled off to determine the extent of\nmineralization.\n\n\nThe airborne geophysics survey of our properties is now completed and\npreliminary results are being incorporated in our drill program. The drill\nprogram will comprise a number of short holes each averaging about 100 meters\nin length, with approximately 50 holes projected to be completed in the next\nsix weeks. All core chips samples will be collected under strict supervision\nand will be assayed by ALS Chemex laboratories in South Africa. ALS Chemex is\na internationally recognized and respected assaying company.\n\n\nJean Luc Roy, President of El Nino states: "I am very pleased with the\nsubstantial progress we have made with our program in the DRC particularly\ntaking into account the very short time we have been there. Our camp is fully\noperational, our very experienced team has done a tremendous job getting\neverything into place to allow us to drill 5,000 meters before the rainy\nseason in the DRC. The start of the drill program is a very telling statement\nin our ability to operate in the DRC and we look forward to sharing the\nresults of this drilling program with our shareholders over the next few\nmonths."\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...