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Ophir Gold Corp. Announces Start of CSAMT Program and Provides an Update on Its 2021 Drill Program at the Breccia Gold Property, Idaho
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 20, 2021) - Ophir Gold Corp.  (...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ophir Gold Corp. Announces Start of CSAMT Program and Provides an Update on Its 2021 Drill Program at the Breccia Gold Property, IdahoVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 20, 2021) - Ophir Gold Corp. (TSXV: OPHR) (FSE: 80M) (OTCQB: KPZIF) (\"Ophir\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the start of the CSAMT geophysical program and provides an update on the drilling and surface exploration at the Breccia Gold Property (the \"Property\"), where it holds an option to earn 100% interest, located approximately 40 km southwest of Salmon, Idaho, and may be accessed directly by road. Controlled Source Audio-frequency Magnetotelluric Survey (CSAMT)The Company has engaged TMC Geophysics to carry out a Controlled Source Audio-frequency Magnetotelluric Survey (CSAMT) survey on the Property. TMC Geophysics is a leading geophysical services provider to the mineral exploration industry with its head office in Canada. The purpose of the CSAMT survey is to map silicification and structure at depth related to the hydrothermal system with the overarching objective to refine drill hole targets to test for a high-grade mineralized body at depth that is feeding the high-grade quartz-veined breccias observed at surface. The CSAMT survey is also anticipated to trace the Breccia Zone to the south where magnetic data indicates it continues under alluvium cover. The CSAMT survey is designed to cover the majority of the Property and will include 15 lines at a 200 m spacing totaling approximately 472 stations and 26 line-kilometers. Crews from TMC Geophysics are being mobilized to site over the next few days.Drill ProgramInitial challenging drilling conditions, coupled with regional forest fires forcing a reworking of some site logistics, had hindered the operations of the drilling over the first half of the program resulting in slower than anticipated progress. However, the drill advancement rate and conditions have improved over the past week, as well as the forest fire risk abated, and the program is now proceeding with more momentum. A total of approximately 1,295.7 m (4,251 ft) over seven (7) drill holes have been completed to date - BG21-001, 002, 003, 003a, 004, 005, and 006. Core length depths range from 69.2 m (DDH BG21-003, lost due to hole conditions) and 296.3 m (DDH BG21-006), with all holes oriented to inte...