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El Nino Ventures Inc. reports soil geochemistry sampling results on the Kasala Copper Project - DRC
El Nino Ventures Inc. reports soil geochemistry sampling results on the Kasala Copper Project - DRC
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Mar. 11, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- /CNW/ -- El Nino Ventures Inc. (\"ELN\" or the \"Company\") (TSX.V: ELN; FSE: E7Q) is pleased to announce the results of a 4071 sample soil geochemical sampling program from the Kasala Copper Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the \"DRC\"). Kasala Block A was the subject of the Company's 2008 drill campaign. 35 Reverse Circulation (R.C.) drill holes totaling 3,336 meters and 15 diamond drill holes totaling 2,584 meters were completed on Kasala Block A leading to the discovery of significant copper mineralization. Although the Company has reduced the number of projects in the DRC, including the Phoenix Project, the Kasala Project continues to be the Company's main project.The Soil geochemical sampling program was undertaken to test numerous targets south and east of the Kasala Blocks A, B and C and expand upon the area of soil geochemistry coverage on the exploration permit. Sampling had commenced in December 2009 and was completed in late January 2010; chemical analysis of the soil samples was completed by late February 2010. The sampling utilized Quality Alliance and Quality Control protocols established during previous soil geochemical sampling programs on the project.ResultsThe sampling program has identified three new copper-in-soil anomalies (Figure 1, below) which warrant additional investigation. The presence of a narrow (150 to 200 meters in width) anomalous zone exceeding 1,200 meters in length has been identified approximately 2 kilometers southeast of Kasala Block A. This copper-in-soil anomaly corresponds to a Total Count radiometric anomaly (identified during the Company's 2007 airborne geophysical program) which is believed to result from potassic alteration of rocks of the Roan Supergroup in contact with rocks of the Kundelungu Supergroup. (See Figure 1)Figure 1: http://www.elninoventures.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=388815An anomaly in the northeast of the survey area is of a lower order of copper mineralization but, notably, shows a high degree of correlation with the western terminus of a strong Total Count radiometric anomaly which exceeds 3 kilometers in length, and it is felt that this radiometric anomaly may represent an important target for additional work. The recent soil sampling was limited from proceeding further to the east i...