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Orex Awards a Contract for the First Resource Estimate on the Sandra Escobar Silver Project in Durango, Mexico
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nOrex Awards a Contract for the First Resource Estimate on the Sandra Escobar Silver Project in Durango, Mexico\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrex Awards a Contract for the First Resource Estimate on the Sandra Escobar Silver Project in Durango, Mexico\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, May 11, 2016\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, May 11, 2016 /CNW/ - Orex Minerals Inc. – (TSX-V: REX) (\"Orex\"), is pleased to announce that the  consulting firm Mining Plus has been awarded a contract to conduct the first Resource Estimate on the Sandra Escobar Project in Durango, Mexico. The Sandra Escobar Project is being advanced by Orex under an option agreement with Canasil Resources Inc. – (TSX.V: CLZ) (\"Canasil\"). \n\nTo date, 38 diamond drill holes have been drilled in the Phase-I and II programs. The flat-lying, strataform, disseminated silver mineralization in the southeastern region of the project now has 33 diamond drill holes on the main showings area. This is where the first Resource Estimate will be conducted. A further five reconnaissance drill holes have been drilled in three nearby target areas, with results to follow. The current drilling zone and adjacent targets are in an area of less than 250 hectares of the total project area of 6,976 hectares, which contains additional targets yet to be tested.\n\nOrex's President, Gary Cope says, \"A first Resource Estimate is a major step in an exploration project. We look forward to announcing the results of this initial resource study.\" \n\nMining Plus is a mining engineering consultancy, established in 2006, consisting of skilled experts specializing in mining engineering, geoscience, environmental science, mine safety and risk assessment.\n\nSandra Escobar Silver-Gold Project, Durango, Mexico\n\nSandra Escobar is situated north of the town of Tepehuanes, Durango, in the heart of the \"Mexican Silver Trend\", midway between the mining districts of Tovar and Guanacevi and is 75 km west of Silver Standard's La Pitarrilla. This prolific trend hosts some of the world's largest silver camps and deposits, ...