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Mirasol Acquires Zeus High-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Project Located in the Miocene Mineral Belt of Northern Chile
Mirasol Acquires Zeus High-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Project Located in the Miocene Mine...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nMirasol Acquires Zeus High-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Project Located in the Miocene Mineral Belt of Northern Chile\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, Jan. 16, 2018\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Jan. 16, 2018 /CNW/ - Mirasol Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: MRZ, OTCPK: MRZLF, \"Mirasol\", the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the acquisition and initial exploration results from the newly recognized Zeus high-sulfidation epithermal (HSE) gold project located in the prolifically mineralized Mio-Pliocene age belt of Northern Chile.  \n\nZeus Highlights\n\n\nZeus is located 40 km ESE of the multimillion ounce Salares Norte HSE discovery by Gold Fields\nZeus is a large-area Au target in the prospective Chilean Mio-Pliocene age mineral belt, covering 18,480 ha of contiguous exploration claims (15,980 ha 100% Mirasol owned; 2,500 ha controlled by Mirasol via a 5-year option to purchase agreement)\nZeus presently hosts two recognized breccia-hosted gold targets – the Artemisa and Apollo prospects. Au grades from rock chip sampling of up to 1.28 g/t Au are found in a permissive high-level epithermal breccia setting\nZeus is located in undulating high altitude terrain with drive-up access to targets via gravel roads and tracks\n\nStephen Nano, the Company's CEO stated that \"Mirasol Resources continues to build a portfolio of exciting new large-scale HSE gold projects in this underexplored section of the Mio-Pliocene age mineral belt. Zeus represents the 3rd of Mirasol's district scale project packages in this belt including Mirasol's Altazor and Gorbea projects, that are being explored under Joint Venture by Newcrest Mining (See News release  November 21, 2017) and Yamana Gold (see news release September 11, 2017) respectively.\n\nThe Zeus project (Figure 1) comprises 18,480 ha of contiguous exploration claims. 15,980 ha of claims were staked by Mirasol as part of its Atacama-Puna generative program, and a further 2,500 ha of claims are controlled by Mirasol via a 5-year option to purchase agreement with the underlying property own...