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Pure Energy Minerals Commences Next Phase of Drilling and Reports Brine Chemistry for Mini-Pilot Process Testing
VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - Apr 14, 2016) - Pure Energy Minerals Limited (TSX VENTURE: PE) (FRANKFURT: A111EG) (OTCQB: HMGLF) (the "Company" or "Pure Energy")
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[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - Apr 14, 2016) - Pure Energy Minerals Limited (TSX VENTURE: PE) (FRANKFURT: A111EG) (OTCQB: HMGLF) (the \"Company\" or \"Pure Energy\") announces that a core drill is once again turning at its Clayton Valley South (\"CVS\") Lithium Brine Project, located near Silver Peak, Nevada (the \"Project\"). Based on their successful track record during the phase 2 drill program at CVS, Harris Exploration Drilling and Associates Inc. remains the primary drill contractor on the Project. The drillers collared the new well (CV-3) approximately 200 metres (660 ft) southeast of CV-1. Drilled in the first phase of Pure Energy drilling at Clayton Valley, CV-1 was completed to only 275 metres (900 ft). The Company expects to drill CV-3 to a depth of up to 500 metres (1,640 ft) before completing its construction with appropriate gravel pack, bentonite, and screening. This will be the first core drilling conducted in the northern resource area; and CV-3 will serve dual purpose as a monitoring well for upcoming pump tests and as a deeper exploration well. In addition, the recovered drill core will provide geological and porosity information on the northern resource area. Once the new well is developed and drilling muds dispersed, geophysical logs will help characterize the aquifers for sampling. Field crews will generate analytical results using proprietary aquifer-specific sampling methods developed during two previous phases of drilling. The chemical data from the new well along with its hydrogeology will contribute to the upcoming resource updates and PEA planned for summer 2016. Brine Chemistry for Mini-Pilot PlantIn preparation for the forthcoming Mini-Pilot Plant test work, the Company applied its new sampling techniques to previously drilled wells on the CVS Project. The success of the recent sampling program has resulted in higher sample density in the northern resource area. The technical team selected brine from two different aquifers in CV-1 as the initial brine chemistry for the process trials with Tenova Bateman Technologies (\"Tenova\") in Katzrin, Israel. The Tenova team has begun ordering consumables and other supplies to support the work and expect to begin the test work on or about May 1st. The brine from the upper two aquifers in CV-1 averaged 209 mg/L lithium, the sixteen individual samples rangi...