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Sokoman Minerals Completes Extended Phase 5 Drilling Program at Moosehead, Central Newfoundland
MH-20-98 Extends Lower Main Zone by 75 m - Zone Remains Open ST. JOHN'S, NL / ACCESSWIRE...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Sokoman Minerals Completes Extended Phase 5 Drilling Program at Moosehead, Central NewfoundlandMH-20-98 Extends Lower Main Zone by 75 m - Zone Remains OpenST. JOHN'S, NL / ACCESSWIRE / May 15, 2020 / Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV:SIC)(OTCQB:SICNF) (the \"Company\" or \"Sokoman\") has concluded the Phase 5 drilling at the Moosehead gold property, including an additional 1,390 m in four holes, bringing the Phase 5 total to 4,619 m in 17 holes. The Phase 5 drilling was initially halted after 13 holes (3,229 m) due to deteriorating spring field conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, an extension of the program was made possible due to additional measures taken to protect the health and safety of field workers as well as improved field conditions.The additional drilling, which was focused on the lower high-grade zone at an approximate vertical depth of 200 m (see attached plan and projected long section), extended the gold mineralization 75 m to the north with the zone remaining open. This lower high-grade shoot has given some of the highest-grade results at Moosehead, including MH-19-62 (7.2m @ 22.35 g/t Au) and MH-19-81 (6.4 m @17.34 g/t Au). MH-20-98, the final hole in the extended program, cut the Eastern Trend structure at a down hole depth of 296 m (200 m vertical) intersecting a 4.6 m core length (true width est. at 75-90% of core length) of visible gold bearing quartz vein and quartz breccia. MH-20-98 intersected the zone 75 m to the northeast of MH-19-81 and 27 m to the northeast of MH-20-97, which encountered visible gold bearing quartz veining over a 2 m core length. MH-20-98 is the northernmost hole drilled on the lower main zone, and it appears to suggest a flattening or possible folding of the high-grade shoot, as the intersection is approximately 20 m deeper than the intersection in MH-19-81. A plan and a projected longitudinal section map showing location of holes and relationship to the previous drilling are attached.Tim Froude, President & CEO of Sokoman, said: \"We were thrilled to add additional holes to the Phase 5 program as we wanted to test the lower zone in more detail and to add additional strike length to the zone. Logging and sampling of the new holes is ongoing as we await assay results from the initial 13 holes. The Company can't predict when all assays will be received as the Springdale labor...