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Norsemont significantly increases the size of the mineralised zones and adds third drill rig at the Constancia Project
Norsemont significantly increases the size of the mineralised zones and adds third drill rig at the Constancia Project.
About this update from Norsemont Mining Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Aug. 16 /CNW/ - Norsemont Mining Inc. (\"Norsemont\" or \"the\nCompany\") (TSX-V: NOM; Frankfurt: N8S; WKN: A0DQKK; OTC-BB: NOMFF; ISIN:\nCA6565291045) is pleased to announce the arrival of a third diamond drill rig\nat the company's flagship Constancia Project.\nRecent drilling at the Constancia Project has shown that the\nmineralization remains open on all sides of the deposit. Strongly enriched\nchalcocite and high grade skarn copper mineralization are being encountered\nover significant widths especially on the western and southern margins of the\ndeposit.\n\"We are particularly pleased with the success of the drilling program\nthis year and continue to see strong copper mineralization over significant,\ngenerally greater than 100 metre, thicknesses in recent drilling, which has\nencouraged us to bring on a third drill rig to the property\" , said Chief\nGeologist, Thomas Henricksen. \"The Constancia Zone now has dimensions of\n1,000 by 900 meters\", he added.\nThe ongoing program will continue with step-out holes on 100 metre\ncentres on the San Jose and Constancia Zones, with Constancia being the\nimmediate priority. Some specific exploration targets beyond the 100 metre\nstepouts are also being planned for immediate drilling. The company has\ncompleted over 6,100 metres out of a planned, second phase 20,000 metre drill\nprogram.\n\"We are now planning to report an interim resource estimate in September\nthis year. We are clearly pleased with the results so far. When we have\ndefined the limits to the mineralization we are planning to initiate a scoping\nstudy on the Constancia deposit which will involve metallurgical testing,\npreliminary engineering and process design,\" said President Bob Baxter.\nThe drilling program and geological studies at the Constancia project are\nbeing supervised by Chief Geologist Dr. Thomas A. Henricksen, P. Geo.,\nNorsemont's Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, who has reviewed and\napproved the information contained in this news release. Core samples are cut\nwith a diamond saw, with one-half of the core placed in sealed bags, and\nshipped to ALS Chemex Assay Labs in Lima, Peru. The program includes an\nextensive quality control program for assaying which includes the systematic\nuse of standards, blanks, and field duplicate samples. Secondary laboratories\nare als...