Viva Gold Begins 2,000 Meter Core Drilling Program at the Tonopah Gold Project, Nevada

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[{"type":"text","content":"Viva Gold Begins 2,000 Meter Core Drilling Program at the Tonopah Gold Project, NevadaVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 10, 2022 / Viva Gold Corp. (TSXV:VAU); (OTCQB:VAUCF) (the \"Company\" or \"Viva\") is pleased to announce that it has commenced core drilling operations at its Tonopah Gold Project (\"Tonopah\") located on the prolific Walker Lane gold trend in western Nevada.The program will include 1,500 to 2,000 meters of HQ (63 mm) size core drilled in 8 to 10 holes, with drilling focused primarily in the western and eastern extents of the main deposit. The core holes are designed to penetrate through the pit wall of the $1,650 resource pit shell to capture information and core sample to address the following:Infill undrilled areas inside the resource pit shell to potentially add additional gold mineralization and to target areas of inferred mineralization for upgrade to measured and indicated categories;Provide detailed structural and rock core information to allow completion of a geotechnical study initiated by Viva in 2020 to support pit slope angle determination for feasibility level mine design study; andProvide additional core sample for metallurgical optimization and environmental testwork.\"We are very excited to commence this work program. Viva was presented with the opportunity to contract a core rig for immediate mobilization which has allowed us to rapidly start work at Tonopah. We have authorization from the Bureau of Land Management for 12 new drillhole locations and we will also re-occupy four previously approved locations. Tonopah already has a well drilled core of measured and indicated gold resource and our goal is to add value for our shareholders by increasing the gold resource, while simultaneously de-risking the project by completing technical and environmental baseline studies. With that focus, we have commenced a survey to document baseline biological conditions at Tonopah. Our ultimate goal is to rapidly move Tonopah into feasibility study. These programs are a major step in that direction,\" states James Hesketh, President & CEO.A second reverse circulation (\"RC\") drill has been contracted for work to commence in the late summer period. The lower cost RC program will be targeted to further infill between existing widely spaced holes on open extensions along the main ESE-WNW trend of the deposi...

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