Nexus Gold To Begin Work Program At Niangouela Gold Concession, Burkina Faso, West Africa

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[{"type":"text","content":"Nexus Gold To Begin Work Program At Niangouela Gold Concession, Burkina Faso, West Africa(via TheNewswire)\n\n \nVancouver, Canada / TheNewswire / December 8, 2016 - Nexus Gold Corp. (\"Nexus\" or the \"Company\") (TSX-V: NXS, OTC: NXXGF, FSE: N6E) is pleased to announce it has contracted Forage FTE Drilling to begin a RAB (Rotary Air-Blast) drill program at its recently optioned Niangouela gold concession, Burkina Faso, West Africa.\n\n\n \nThe 178 square kilometre concession is located on the Boromo Greenstone Belt, same as the Company's Bouboulou Gold Concession and is proximal to the Kalsaka deposit and the Sabce shear, a major gold bearing feature. It is road accessible and has one major orpaillage (artisanal workings). The RAB program will test ground in and around a recently observed quartz vein found on the property.\n\n\n \n\"The property's proximity to a major structural gold bearing feature, the thickness of the vein, the fact that the vein orientation is oblique to the Sabce shear and hosted in intrusive rock, means it displays many similarities to the country's one notable gold-bearing quartz vein deposit,\" said Senior Geologist, Warren Robb, P.Geo. \"On that basis, we're going to begin testing Niangouela immediately.\"\n\n\n \nTo date 556 pits and 11 trenches have been excavated, and rock and soil samples have been taken. A total of 1,137 samples have been collected. Previous programs have identified a zone which runs ENE and WSW occurring in the south central part of the concession. This zone has returned gold in soil samples up to 34 g/t Au, rock samples have returned values up to 18 g/t Au, and trenching has returned values of 4.85 g/t Au over 10 meters.Recent rock samples taken by Nexus returned values from 1.12 g/t Au to 2.49 g/t Au.\n\n\n \nCommencement of the proposed work program is subject to completion of the acquisition, as announced on December 6, 2016, and the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.\n\n\n \nAbout Burkina Faso\n\n\n \nBurkina Faso is a landlocked nation, located in West Africa. It covers an area of roughly 274,000 square kilometres and has an estimated population of more than 16 million people. The country has a stable political setting with a pro-mining and foreign investment stance. Burkina Faso is the fastest growing gold producer in Africa, and was the 4th largest gold producer in Af...

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