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Norsemont Mining Commences Maiden Diamond Drill Program at Choquelimpie
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norsemont Mining Inc. (CSE: NOM, OTCQB: NRRSF, FWB: LXZ1) (“Norsemont” or the “Company”) is pleas
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norsemont Mining Inc. (CSE: NOM, OTCQB: NRRSF, FWB: LXZ1) (“Norsemont” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that a diamond drilling program is underway at its Choquelimpie high sulphidation epithermal Au-Ag project in northern Chile. This initial 4,000 metre drill campaign has begun, with two (2) drill rigs turning and is anticipated to be completed before the end of December. Through its wholly owned Chilean subsidiary SCM Vilacollo, Norsemont has contracted the drilling services of Wolf Drilling from La Serena, Chile. Wolf Drilling has extensive experience drilling similar mineral deposits at high altitude, including Marte, Lobo and La Coipa, and has an exemplary health and safety record. The 2021 drill program is targeting three areas - the Vizcacha Pit area, the Intermedio Pit area and the Choque Pit area (Figure 1), which returned high grade Au-Ag intercepts in historic drilling, (news release 15th November 2021). In addition, ongoing field mapping and 3D modelling suggests that mineralisation may also be present between the historically mined pits and in areas where little to no drilling data exists. This program is designed to confirm the historic drill results, and to test some of the areas with little or no drilling in search of additional mineralisation. Drilling is progressing well and to-date four diamond drill holes have been completed in the Vizcacha Pit area and two diamond drill holes are in progress, one in the Vizcacha area, and another in the Choque area. Drilling to date totals approximately 1,243 metres (Figure 1). Drillcore is currently being logged by our in-house geological team. Drillcore is collected from the drill rig by Norsemont staff and transported to the Choquelimpie core logging and sample preparation area, located on site close to the camp. Here the core is logged and prepared for sampling prior to being cut in half, with one half being sent to Andes Analytical Laboratories sample collection point in Arica for dispatch to their analytical facilities in Santiago. The other half is retained for geological purposes. Norsemont follows industry best practices for sample preparation and Andes Analytical is an ISO 19001 certified Laboratory. Duplicates, certified blanks and standards are inserted in the sample process by both Norsemont...