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Pure Energy Announces Completion of Next Well on the Clayton Valley South Project
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 25, 2016) - Pure Energy Minerals Limit...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Pure Energy Announces Completion of Next Well on the Clayton Valley South ProjectVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 25, 2016) - Pure Energy Minerals Limited (TSXV: PE) (FRANKFURT: A111EG) (OTCQB: HMGLF) (the \"Company\" or \"Pure Energy\") is pleased to provide the following update on its winter drill program at the Company's Clayton Valley South (CVS) Lithium Brine Project located in Esmeralda County, Nevada.The Company has successfully drilled well CV-6 from surface to the targeted depth (TD) of 1,500 feet (456 m) below ground level (\"bgl\"). CV-6 is located approximately 6 km southwest of CV-2, very close to the geographic centre of Pure Energy's large claim block. Drilling commenced at the location in late November 2015 using rotary-mud techniques for the installation of temporary surface casing to a depth of 500 ft (152 m) bgl. The surface casing isolates upper gravel layers, which are widespread in the upper reaches of the basin as evidenced by previous drilling and the Company's seismic reflection survey. The rotary core drill rig commenced on 7th December 2015 to advance the well from 500' to the targeted depth of 1,500' bgl. Harris Exploration Drilling shut down on-site activities for the holiday period from December 18th until Jan 3rd, 2016.Pure Energy elected to use rotary coring techniques on CV-6 in order to gain a more thorough understanding of the geology and hydrogeology of the basin underlying its claim area. Careful drilling of the well resulted in excellent core recovery and a nearly complete geological record through the targeted aquifers. The drillers completed the well by installing a 2\" (50 mm) PVC casing with screened sections open to the zones of interest. The finished well has been developed using air-lifting and other techniques, and is now ready for Pure Energy to conduct downhole geophysical logging, followed by water sampling for chemical analyses.Pure Energy sent sections of drill core to accredited laboratories for geochemical analyses (to better understand lithium content of the solids infilling the basin) and porosity testing (to better understand the fluid content of the sediments). A geologist was on-site for all drilling activity, core logging and sampling, and will be present during upcoming fluid sampling.After completing CV-6, the rig has moved to well CV-4 (located 2...