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Outcrop Gold Commences Phase 2 Drill Program at Santa Ana
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 5, 2020) - Outcrop Gold Corp. ( TSXV: OCG...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Outcrop Gold Commences Phase 2 Drill Program at Santa AnaVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 5, 2020) - Outcrop Gold Corp. (TSXV: OCG) (\"Outcrop\") is pleased to announce that drilling has resumed at the Santa Ana high-grade silver-gold project located in Colombia. This Phase 2 program will define the La Ivana mineralized zone to depths of 300 metres in order to build an ore-shoot and vein model and then enter a stage of more widespread drilling on nine targets with a potential cumulative strike length of 10 kilometers. Extensive soil sampling and trenches will define drill tests of each target. The Phase 2 program has a total of approximately 120 core holes planned for a total of 13,000 metres. Drilling will extend through the end of the calendar year and into the first quarter of 2021, providing sustained news flow of drill and surface assays for the next eleven months. Upon completing the 13,000 metres of drilling Santa Ana will be ready to transition to a delineation stage.COVID-19 UpdateMineral exploration activities have been deemed as essential businesses and the Company has received exemptions to operate from the national government of Colombia.[1] The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has issued guidelines for employees, local workers and suppliers to follow, aimed at reducing the risk of COVID -19 exposure and infection during the conduct of work. Outcrop submitted a formal action plan demonstrating its adherence to guidelines to both the Ministry and the Mayor of Falan, the community nearest the project.Outcrop in consultation with and as advised by the municipality of Falan, continues to provide basic food items to local communities and continues to contribute to a local COVID-19 general response fund managed by Falan. To date no cases of COVID-19 infections are known among Outcrop's team on Santa Ana and Outcrop is adhering to strict guidelines of its agency approved Action Plan. Work includes oversight by a Health and Safety director hired for the project.Phase 2 ProgramOutcrop has defined nine core target areas on the project, named La Ivana, El Dorado, Megapozo, Morales, Pollera, Guanabanera, Roberto Tovar, San Antonio, and Palomos. The vein system consists of north-northeast trending veins, linked by northwest trending veins. Detailed soil sampling and trenching is expected to reveal the gene...