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Drilling Update at Viscount's Flint Canyon, Cherry Creek Property in Nevada
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Nov. 22, 2016) - Viscount Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:VML)(OTCQB:VLMGF) ("Viscount" or "the Company"), is pleased to p
About this update from Viscount Mining Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Nov. 22, 2016) - Viscount Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:VML)(OTCQB:VLMGF) (\"Viscount\" or \"the Company\"), is pleased to provide an update on its flagship Cherry Creek Nevada Property (the \"Property\"). The Phase 1 drilling commenced at Flint Canyon in early September; and is being managed and funded by Summit Mining Exploration Inc. (\"Summit\"), a wholly-owned US subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, under the Exploration-Earn In Agreement. The 2016 Phase 4 soil sampling program was completed in late July. A total of 1,250 samples were collected, including those at closer spacing than the 75m by 75m reported in the news release of (August 10, 2016). All were submitted to ALS Global for gold assay and multi‐element geochemical analysis. In the central Flint Canyon area, the results reported by Summit show a positive correlation of gold and arsenic to the locations of the jasperoid occurrences and with major faults and regional structures. The soil sample results and geological map data were used for guidance in the drill planning. A reverse circulation (RC) drill plan was made based on soil anomalies, geologic mapping, and targeting of the jasperoid outcrops. The initial drill program that was reported in the news release of (September 7, 2016) was for 18 holes from 12 drill sites for total of 14,366 feet (4,380 m). The revised drill plan is for 34 holes from 11 sites for 24,000 feet (7,317 m). Drilling has progressed well and is continuing due to good weather, ground conditions, and short drill rig moves. Currently the program is expected to continue to the end of November. Mark Abrams, Viscount Technical Advisory Board, stated: \"Summit has conducted a very well planned and executed exploration program to date at Flint Canyon. My initial examination of Flint Canyon drill samples shows features typically associated with a Carlin-type gold deposit, including silicification and disseminated fine grained pyrite which are present. We look forward to the continued testing of targets on the property and the analysis of the lab results that will follow.\" About Flint Canyon The 2015 and 2016 mapping at Flint Canyon found the faulting to be more complex than previously indicated on the Adair 1961 geologic base map. Summit's mapping program found that east-west orientated faults and fractures, w...