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El Nino Ventures Inc. announces a 4.3% Zinc, 1.4% Lead and 54 g/t Silver over 81 Metres at the Murray Brook Polymetallic Deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick
Drilling highlights: 4.27% zinc, 1.35% lead, 0.237 gpt gold and 54.0 gpt silver ove...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nDrilling highlights:\n\n4.27% zinc, 1.35% lead, 0.237 gpt gold and 54.0 gpt silver over 81.0\n metres in MB‐2012‐124\n\nIncluding 7.39% zinc, 2.55% lead, 0.278 gpt gold and 114.8 gpt silver\n over 10 metres\n\n3.65% zinc, 0.89% lead, 0.379 gpt gold and 38.5 gpt silver over 71.5 metres in MB‐2012‐126\n\nIncluding 7.10% zinc, 2.13% lead, 0.441 gpt gold and 87.6 gpt silver\n over 11.5 metres\n\nMetallurgical test work is in progress in advance of a Preliminary\n Economic Assessment\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Aug. 14, 2012 /CNW/ - El Nino Ventures Inc. (\"ELN\" and the\n \"Company\") (TSX.V: ELN; OTCQX: ELNOF Frankfurt: E7Q) is pleased to\n announce high grade assay results for an additional 9 holes from the\n latest round of drilling at the Murray Brook polymetallic massive\n sulfide deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick. The drill program\n commenced February 9, 2012 and was completed June 17, 2012.  Ninety\n seven vertical holes have been completed for a total of 18,470 metres\n drilled.\n\n\nDrill holes MB-2012-124 and MB-2012-126 were collared in the Western\n Massive Sulfide Zone, which is thicker and more Zn-Pb-Ag rich than the\n Eastern Massive Sulfide Zone (Figure 1).  These holes were planned to infill gaps in the previous drilling.\n MB-2012-124 intersected 81.0 metres of 4.27% zinc, 1.35% lead, 0.237\n gpt gold and 54.0 gpt silver from 29 metres down hole, including 10\n metres of 7.39% zinc, 2.55% lead, 0.278 gpt gold and 114.8 gpt silver (Table 1). MB-2012-126 intersected 71.5 metres of 65% zinc, 0.89% lead, 0.379 gpt\n gold and 38.5 gpt silver from 22.5 metres down hole, including 11.5\n metres of 7.10% zinc, 2.13% lead, 0.441 gpt gold and 87.6 gpt silver (Table 1).\n\n\nAll other holes reported herein were drilled to better delineate the\n southwest boundary of the mineralized Western Zone (Figure 2). \n\n\nFigure 1 - Cross Section of Murray Brook deposit; looking northeast.\n Location of the section is highlighted in the index map at the left top\n corner. Murray Brook Massive sulfide deposit is shown in gray1.http://www.elninoventures.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=541756\n\n2012-2013 Exploration Program \n\n\nA minimum $3 million budget has been proposed for the 2012‐2013 exploration program.  The budget\n includes $2.5 million for diamond drilling work on...