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El Nino Ventures Inc. expands drill program to 7,000 meters using a second drill rig in the Democratic Republic of Congo
El Nino Ventures Inc. expands drill program to 7,000 meters using a second drill rig in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTSX.V: ELN\nOTCBB: ELNOF\nFrankfurt: E7Q\n\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\n- Second drill rig now working on site.\n- Drill program expanded from 5,000 meters to 7,000 meters.\n- Presently negotiating for land position expansion.\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Oct. 25 /CNW/ - El Nino Ventures Inc. ("El Nino") (TSX.V: ELN;\nOTCBB: ELNOF; Frankfurt: E7Q) is pleased to announce that their previously\nannounced 5,000 meter, reverse circulation drill program in the Democratic\nRepublic of Congo (DRC) will be expanded to 7,000 meters. A second drill rig\nwas mobilized and is now in operation on the properties. The second drill rig\nwill be used to drill the artisanal workings on the property and will also\ndrill off the newly identified copper showing.\n\n\nThe expansion of this drill program will enable us collect the maximum\ninformation possible before the rainy season halts this initial drilling\nprogram. We anticipate being able to drill up to the beginning of December.\nAll drill chips samples will be collected under strict supervision and will be\nassayed by ALS Chemex laboratories in South Africa. ALS Chemex is a\ninternationally recognized and respected assaying company.\n\n\nJean Luc Roy, President of El Nino states, "I am very pleased that we\nhave been able to source and mobilize a second drill rig. With the number of\ntargets we have it is comforting that we will be able to expand our drill\nprogram to 7,000 meters and complete it before the rainy season. This initial\ndrill program will give our technical team substantial information that will\nbe used to plan and prepare our 2008 exploration program. Our newly identified\ncopper showing and the area known as artisanal workings will be drilled off\nusing the second drill rig."\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 \n70% interest in over 350 square kilometers in the world renowned copper belt\nin the 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 ...