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El Nino Ventures to commence airborne geophysics, followed by initial drill program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
El Nino Ventures to commence airborne geophysics, followed by initial drill program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Aug. 2 /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 Aeroquest International Limited, to fly airborne geophysics\nover its properties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This program\nwill commence in early August.\n\n\nJean Luc Roy, President of El Nino states, "I'm looking forward to\nworking with a proven and reliable company such as Aeroquest on our DRC\nproject. This survey will be used to confirm our known mineralized copper\nzones identified earlier using remote sensing. We are also ramping up our\nfield teams to ensure that we can commence our first drill program scheduled\nfor September and October 2007. When we set out on this project, our corporate\nobjective was to fast track our exploration efforts in the DRC; El Nino\nVentures is on schedule to achieve this objective."\n\n\nAeroquest is a mining and energy services company, providing commercial\nairborne geophysical surveys for use in mineral and oil and gas exploration.\n\n\nThe AeroTEM System is an innovative airborne electromagnetic and magnetic\nplatform designed for mineral exploration to depths of 400 meters and more.\nIntroduced in 1999, AeroTEM has flown tens of thousands of line-kilometers,\nand has been credited with a number of discoveries.\n\n\nAbout El Nino Ventures\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 August 1, 2007 El Nino Ventures Inc. moved from Tier II to Tier I.\n\n\nOn Behalf of the Board of Directors\n\n\n(signed)\n\n\nJean Luc Roy, President and COO\n\n\nThe TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept\n\n\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. CUSIP\n\n\nNo. 28335E-10-6\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 statemen...