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Southern Empire Completes Road Construction for Phase 1 Sonic Drill Program at Oro Cruz
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[{"type":"text","content":"Southern Empire Completes Road Construction for Phase 1 Sonic Drill Program at Oro Cruz \n \n \n (TheNewswire)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TheNewswire - January 13\n \n \n th\n \n \n , 2020 -\n \n \n Southern Empire Resources Corp.\n \n \n (Southern Empire\n \n \n )\n \n \n (\n \n \n TSXV:SMP\n \n \n )\n \n \n (\n \n \n Frankfurt:5RE\n \n \n )\n \n \n (\n \n \n OTC:SMPEF)\n \n \n announces that it has completed road and drill\npad construction for its fully permitted Phase 1 sonic drill program\nat the Oro Cruz Gold Project, located in Imperial County,\nCalifornia.\n \n \n \n \n Southern Empire’s contractor, Canyon State\nEarthworks, LLC\n \n \n of Yuma, Arizona is now\ndemobilizing from site and the drill contractor, Yellow Jacket\nDrilling Services, LLC, is expected to arrive at the Oro Cruz Property\non January 19, 2021; please see Southern Empire's news releases dated\nNovember 17, 2020, for details concerning the Phase 1 Sonic Drill\nProgram.\n \n \n \n \n Oro Cruz Gold Project – Phase 1\nSonic Drill Program Highlights:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n - Road construction and drill pad preparation completed\nfor Phase 1\n \n \n \n \n - Fully permitted for 27 sonic drill holes\n \n \n \n \n - Approximately 470 metres (1,542 feet) of sonic\ndrilling is expected to start in mid-January\n \n \n \n \n - Gold assay results from 2020 surface sampling of the\nhistorical heap materials ranged from 0.128 grams gold per tonne to\n2.078 grams gold per tonne (0.004 ounce per ton to 0.061 ounce per ton\ngold); for details, please see Southern Empire's news release of July\n7, 2020\n \n \n \n \n - Sonic drilling is intended to confirm and determine\nthe consistency of gold mineralization remaining in the historical\nAmerican Girl and Padre y Madre heap leach pad materials\n \n \n \n \n - American Girl historical heap leach pad covers\napproximately 24.7 hectares (61 acres)\n \n \n \n \n - Padre y Madre historical heap leach pad covers\napproximately 8.9 hectares (22 acres)\n \n \n \n \n - Samples collected will provide for metallurgical\ntestwork to optimize possible gold extraction methods\n \n \n \n \n - Sonic drill program is expected to be completed\napproximately two weeks after starting\n \n \n \n \n \n \n David Tupper, Southern Empire’s VP Exploration\nstated: “After enduring repeated Covid-19 related disruptions and\n...