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Pacific Empire Announces Drilling Underway at the Wildcat Copper-Gold Property and Completion of Airborne Magnetic Survey at the Moffat Property
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 29, 2018) - Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Pacific Empire Announces Drilling Underway at the Wildcat Copper-Gold Property and Completion of Airborne Magnetic Survey at the Moffat PropertyVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 29, 2018) - Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSXV: PEMC) (“Pacific Empire”, “PEMC” or the “Company”), a hybrid prospect generator focused in British Columbia, is pleased to announce that reverse circulation drilling has commenced at its Wildcat Property. In addition, the Company has now received preliminary data from its recently completed airborne magnetic survey at the Moffat Property.Wildcat Property - Reverse Circulation DrillingAn initial 10 hole reverse circulation drilling program is now underway with the objective of testing a roughly 3.5 x 1.5 kilometre area of anomalous chargeability identified by PEMC during the spring of 2017. The target area is immediately to the north of historical drilling completed by Cayden Resources in 2011 that encountered hydrothermal alteration assemblages typical of those found distal to copper +/- gold porphyry systems. The Property is located 10 kilometres to the southwest of Centerra Gold’s producing Mount Milligan Mine within the highly productive Quesnel Terrane, is easily accessible by vehicle and is close to hydroelectric power.“We are excited to continue drilling projects within our portfolio,” commented Brad Peters, President and CEO of PEMC. “By continuously drilling we are able to provide discovery exposure to our shareholders, especially with projects that are close to existing mine operations.” Property BoundaryTo view an enhanced version of this image, please visit:http://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/5412/34867_a1527548661622_72.jpgMoffat Property - Airborne Magnetic Survey CompletedA 208 line-kilometre airborne magnetic survey has recently been completed and preliminary data has been received by the Company. Results from the survey will be used to prioritize drill targets for testing with the Company’s reverse circulation drill in 2018. The survey was conducted by Peter E. Walcott & Associates Ltd. using a helicopter-mounted “stinger” magnetometer with lines spaced 200 metres apart.Pacific Empire’s President & CEO Brad Peters stated: “Using a “stinger” t...