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Norsemont Mining: Drilling Expands Area of Gold Mineralisation at Choquelimpie
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norsemont Mining Inc. (CSE: NOM, OTCQB: NRRSF, FWB: LXZ1) (“Norsemont” or the “Company”) announc
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norsemont Mining Inc. (CSE: NOM, OTCQB: NRRSF, FWB: LXZ1) (“Norsemont” or the “Company”) announces results of the final two drill holes from its Maiden diamond drilling program at the Choquelimpie high sulphidation epithermal gold-silver-copper project in northern Chile. These last holes further extend the mineralisation within the hydrothermal alteration footprint covering 27 square kilometres and are located near Drill Hole MV21-009, which returned a significant 170 metre intercept grading 1.84 g/t Au Equivalent, including 95 metres of 1.92 g/t Au Equivalent. (See March 31, 2022, news release). Mineralisation remains open for extension peripheral to the Choque pit and to depth. The expanded envelope of mineralisation and the increase in gold grade at depth in hole MV21-009 as well as the presence of epithermal copper mineralisation support the interpretation of potential porphyry Au-Cu mineralisation beneath this hole and extending more than 500 metres to the northeast below hole MV21-005. Highlights of the final two holes include: Hole MV21-010 yielded 61.0 metres grading 0.47 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”) between 239 - 300 metres depth. This mineralised interval expands the known footprint of mineralisation in the Choque Pit area, both along strike and to depth. Hole MV21-008: yielded 10.0 metres grading 1.61 g/t Au and 2.8 g/t Ag from 122 – 132 metres depth. This intercept is interpreted as being associated with peripheral veinlets forming a halo around high-grade mineralisation and may be indicative of similar grade mineralisation at depth. The Maiden Diamond Drilling Program Summary: Norsemont completed ten diamond drill holes for 3,144.1 metres during the Q4 2021 drill campaign (See Figure 1). A detailed map of holes in the area of the Vizcacha and Choque Pits and a table of significant gold intercepts are shown below in Figure 2, together with cross sections in Figures 3 and 4. Figure 1: Choquelimpie historic open pits and drill holes, with Norsemont’s 2021 drill hole locations. Holes with results reported here are highlighted in yellow. Figure 2: Plan Map of the Choque Pit showing gold intercepts in drill holes MV21-008 and 010. Results of holes MV21-006 and 009 were previously reported on March 2 and March 31, 2022, respectively. Drill hole MV21-00...