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Benchmark Expands Marmot Zone to over 350 Metres Strike-Length with Broad Intersection of Alteration and Mineralization and Remains Open for Expansion
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - September 2, 2021) - Benchmark Metals Inc.  (TSXV: ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Benchmark Expands Marmot Zone to over 350 Metres Strike-Length with Broad Intersection of Alteration and Mineralization and Remains Open for ExpansionEdmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - September 2, 2021) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQX: BNCHF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the \"Company\" or \"Benchmark\") is pleased to provide an update on its ongoing exploration at the Marmot and Marmot East zones. The footprint for the Marmot zone now extends beyond 350 metres strike-length, with gold-silver mineralization at surface supported by geophysics, geochemistry, structural mapping and shallow drilling from surface. Drilling at the Marmot zone began in late July with initial visual results being comparable to last years discovery hole 20MLDD005 that returned 101.00 metres (core length) of 0.82 g/t AuEq (including 18.00 metres of 2.5 g/t Au). New target and deposit expansion drilling continue throughout Benchmark's flagship - Lawyers Gold-Silver Project, located within the Golden Horseshoe area of north-central British Columbia, Canada.Drilling at the Marmot zone is targeting ~1,550 metres of a north-northwest-trending structural corridor that is interpreted as a significant control on mineralization. Recent visual results from drill hole 21MLDD009 include an intercept from 69 to125 metres that consists of a broad zone of intense alteration characterized by strong silicification, sericitization, increased pyrite content, and multiphase hydrothermal breccias bound by a major mineralized fault structure (Figure 1). This zone is ~350 metres along-strike to the northwest of last years discovery hole within a geochemical footprint of high-grade rock grab samples, lying on the margins of a ~400 metre diameter IP chargeability anomaly at the intersection with a major north-northeast-trending structure (Figure 2). The chargeability anomaly was defined by ground geophysics in August 2021 and is coincident with high magnetic and resistivity signatures characteristic of massive silica and sulphide mineralization.Figure 1: Close-up photograph of multi-phase breccia textures with silica and hematite alteration, sulphide veinlets, and sulphidic faultTo view an enhanced version of Figure 1, please visit:https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/6169/95242_155b60a8645c3a6f_001full.jpgJohn Williamson, CEO commented, \"This latest intercept of visible ...