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El Nino Ventures Inc to start 5,000 meter drill program on their Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Properties
El Nino Ventures Inc to start 5,000 meter drill program on their Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Properties.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Aug. 20 /CNW/ - El Nino Ventures Inc. ("El Nino") (TSX.V: ELN;\nOTCBB: ELNOF; Frankfurt: E7Q) is pleased to announce that it has entered into\nan agreement with DrillAfrica Company Limited, to complete a minimum of\n5,000 meters of drilling over its properties in the Democratic Republic of\nCongo (DRC). This program is scheduled to start in mid September.\n\n\nJean Luc Roy, President of El Nino states, "We are very pleased to\nannounce to our shareholders that we have secured a drill rig to start our\ninitial drill program in the DRC. This program will consist of a minimum of\n5,000 meters of Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling to test the anomalies\nidentified in our remote sensing survey that was carried out previously.\n\n\nOur geological team will be on the ground by the end of August to prepare\nthe drill sites and set up the camp necessary to carry out this program. I\nwill personally be in the DRC from the 10th of September onwards to ensure\nthat all is in place to successfully carry out this program. Our whole team\nhas worked hard to get all the equipment necessary to the DRC so that\neverything is in place for this program. The rainy season in the DRC starts\naround mid-November so we will be in a position to complete a minimum of 5,000\nmeters before the rains arrive.\n\n\nWhen we acquired these properties our goal was to fast-track our\nexploration efforts and we have delivered on this objective."\n\n\nAbout El Nino\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 recently\nacquired over 350 square kilometers in a world renowned copper belt in the\nDemocratic Republic of Congo and is currently in the midst of a 25,000 meter\ndrill program in the Bathurst Mining Camp.\n\n\nOn Behalf of the Board of Directors\n\n\nJean Luc Roy, President\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\nThis news release contains certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within\nthe meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of\n1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact,\nincluded herein are forward...