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Trenching Program Underway on Historical Gold-Bearing Stockpile at the Providence Group of Gold Mines
(via TheNewswire) TheNewswire - September 16, 2019 - Providence Gold Mines Inc....
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[{"type":"text","content":"Trenching Program Underway on Historical Gold-Bearing Stockpile at the Providence Group of Gold Mines(via TheNewswire)\n \n \nTheNewswire - September 16, 2019 - Providence Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV:PHD) (\"the Company\") is pleased to announce that it has commenced a second phase of mechanized trenching and sampling its first of several potential gold-bearing historical stockpiles. The Providence Group of Gold Mines properties are in mining friendly Tuolumne County, California. \n\n \n \nThe first phase sampling program confirmed that potentially recoverable gold is present in at least one of several old stockpiles recently identified on the old mine site (Refer to Sept 4, 2019 news release). \n\n \n \n\"The initial phase of stockpile trenching produced very encouraging gold assay results, with the highest assay returning 18.7 g/t gold.\" stated Brian Ray M.Sc., P.Geo. and Qualified Person at Providence Gold Mines. \"This second phase of trenching and aerial surveying will provide the Company a more accurate grade and volume estimation of the material accumulated during previous mine production.\"\n\n \n \nAn excavator will be used to dig a series of 20-meter-long, North-South trending trenches situated 10 meters apart Sampling will occur along the base of the trench with individual samples taken over a half a meter, resulting in an average of about two kilograms of material per sample. The trenches will then be deepened by another meter and re-sampled. The Company has planned to take 200 to 250 samples, but this will largely depend on the depth of the stockpile being sampled. The Phase 2 trenches will be dug perpendicular to the trenches dug in the Phase 1 program. About 50 kg of material form each trench will be reserved for future metallurgical testing. \n\n \n \nThe stockpiles are covered in vegetation and their full size and shape are still unclear. In an effort to delineate the area covered by these stockpiles, the Company has commissioned Aero Geometrics of Vancouver British Columbia to complete an airborne \"LIDAR\" survey which will produce high resolution 0.5-meter pixel surface images.\n\n \n \n\"These images will help us distinguish between natural slope angles and man-made ones,\" said Mr. Ray. \"Once we get a better handle on the stockpiles surface area, we can then use ground penetrating radar to determine the depth.\...