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Outcrop Gold Announces Commencement of 12,000 Metre Phase Three Drill Program at Santa Ana
VANCOUVER, BC, March 11, 2021 /CNW/ - Outcrop Gold Corp. (TSXV: OCG) (OTCPK: OCGSF) (DE: MRG1) ("Outcrop") is pleased to announce the third phase of 12,000 metr
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, BC, March 11, 2021 /CNW/ - Outcrop Gold Corp. (TSXV: OCG) (OTCPK: OCGSF) (DE: MRG1) (\"Outcrop\") is pleased to announce the third phase of 12,000 metres of drilling has commenced at Santa Ana. The objective is to delineate along strike and at depth five discovered shoots (La Ivana, Megapozo, Roberto Tovar, El Dorado and San Juan) and to drill test numerous greenfield targets with the goal to discover five to seven new high-grade shoots. Phase two drilling has been completed with assays pending. Highlights 12,000 metre diamond drill program has commenced and will focus on both delineation of high-grade shoots and drill testing a pipeline of greenfield targets which are being advanced systematically. Discovery holes to date include: La Ivana - 1.00 metre of 21.3 g Au/t and 4,608 g Ag/t Megapozo - 0.95 metres of 69.6 g Au/t and 1,495 g Ag/t Roberto Tovar - 3.04 metres of 3.7 g Au/t and 636 g Ag/t El Dorado - 1.20 metres of 4.7 g Au/t and 1,127 g Ag/t San Juan - 1.79 metres of 0.6 g Au/t and 1,274 g Ag/t \"Outcrop is proud of our dedicated team advancing the Santa Ana project in Colombia,\" remarks Joe Hebert, Chief Executive Officer. \"The team is working tirelessly to build on the knowledge gained from the five high-grade shoots discovered to build better system and exploration models. Target ranking through the compilation of multiple datasets brings clarity to the company's strategic plan to establish Santa Ana as a world-class silver district.\" ESG Programs Outcrop continues working with the community and municipality of Falan, Tolima to strengthen Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) programs. Several socio-economic programs have been defined and initiated by Outcrop in 2020 and 2021 with the cooperation and participation of communities and local authorities. These programs are aligned with the \"Sustainable Development Goals of Falan\" as well as \"Falan's Local Development Plan.\" These programs include primary and secondary education programs for adults, improvement of local infrastructure through a municipal volunteer program, and facilitating micro-cap income generation programs starting with a beekeeping and apiary school in Falan. Outcrop is also considering facilitating an initiative to identify methods to increase productivity from farms in the project area. Greenfield...