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Benchmark Advances Its Gold-Silver Project with Enhanced Environmental and Engineering Programs
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - February 10, 2023) - Benchmark Metals Inc.  (TSXV: BNC...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Benchmark Advances Its Gold-Silver Project with Enhanced Environmental and Engineering ProgramsEdmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - February 10, 2023) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQX: BNCHF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the \"Company\" or \"Benchmark\") is pleased to provide an update for its Environmental Baseline Programs and progress towards adding high-grade underground gold-silver mineralization for inclusion to future Engineering and Economic Studies. Work programs have advanced in-field engineering work at a level that is suitable towards a Feasibility Study. Baseline Environmental Programs are near suitability and completion level for an Environmental Assessment (EA) submission. Benchmark's flagship, 100% owned Lawyers Gold-Silver Project (the \"Project\") is located within a road accessible region of the prolific Golden Horseshoe area of north-central British Columbia, Canada.Progress HighlightsInitiated a series of optimization studies on multiple Project opportunities, including the incorporation of underground mining, that could significantly improve results from the Preliminary Economic Assessment (\"PEA\" - September 9, 2022);Continued the Environmental Baseline Programs which are on-track to complete the important 2-year milestone in 2023;Generated additional targets for resource expansion and exploration opportunities through a machine learning artificial intelligence model as well as a new geochemical lithology and alteration model for property and deposit scale, which complements the previously developed grade, structural and mineralization models;Initiated planning for the 2023 drilling campaign including opportunities from optimization studies (underground resource definition and expansion) in addition to machine learning & geochemical target generation, and;Progressed annual reporting to meet the Mines Act Permit obligations.John Williamson, CEO & Director commented, \"Benchmark has significant potential to leverage already drilled mineralization below the open pits to add high-grade gold and silver material in an updated Engineering & Economic Study. The ongoing underground mining and optimization studies have potential to significantly improve the Project economics. The Project is delivering clean environmental results, including non-acid generating mineralization and waste rock. Benchmark h...