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Southern Empire Receives Positive Oro Cruz Plan of Operations Decision from U.S. BLM
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Southern Empire Receives Positive Oro Cruz Plan of Operations Decision from U.S. BLM\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntar{\nTEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n TSX-V: SMP\n \n \n Frankfurt\n \n : 5RE\n \n OTC: SMPEF\n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n ,\n \n Jan. 19, 2021\n \n /CNW/ - Southern Empire Resources Corp. (Southern Empire) (TSXV: SMP) (\n \n Frankfurt\n \n : 5RE) (OTC: SMPEF) announces that it has received a positive decision letter from the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding a Plan of Operations (Plan) for exploration at the Oro Cruz Gold Project located in\n \n Imperial County, California\n \n .\n \n \n \n Dale Wallster\n \n , Southern Empire's CEO stated:\n \n \"Receipt of the BLM's decision letter regarding our Oro Cruz exploration Plan of Operations is a key step forward for us, one that brings us much closer to achieving our goal of drilling the high-grade, oxide gold zone this year.\"\n \n \n \n The BLM determined that Southern Empire's Plan is consistent with U.S. federal surface management regulations and meets the requisite content requirements. Although it does not constitute authorization for Southern Empire to start the operations proposed in the Plan, the BLM decision allows for the initiation of the environmental review process as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). A public comment period is a component of the NEPA environmental review process and must occur before the BLM makes a final decision regarding the Plan.\n \n \n \n Highlights of Oro Cruz Gold Project Surface Exploration as Proposed in the Plan of Operations:\n \n \n \n \n The establishment of up to 65 drill pads in seven drill target areas\n \n \n Reverse Circulation (RC) and/or core drilling of up to 65 drill holes\n \n \n Construction of approximately 2.94 kilometres (km; 1.83 miles) of new, permanent access roads, ~9.98 km (6.2 miles) of temporary drill site access roads and ~4.21 km (2.62 miles) of improvements to existing roads\n \n \n C...