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Vulcan Minerals Colchester Drilling Delivers High Grade Copper in Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador, June 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vulcan Minerals Inc. (“the Company” - “Vulcan” TSX-V: VUL), is pleased to provide impre
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[{"type":"text","content":" ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador, June 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vulcan Minerals Inc. (“the Company” - “Vulcan” TSX-V: VUL), is pleased to provide impressive assay results from the Colchester drill program which encountered significant copper intersections with appreciable gold and zinc credits. Highlights are as follows: 14 meters of 2.31% copper within a wider zone of 28 meters of 1.58% copper at McNeilly 20 meters of 1.23% zinc including 0.5 meter samples up to 6.06% zinc at McNeilly 16.2 meters of 1.04 grams per tonne gold including 1 meter samples up to 5.94 grams per tonne gold at Colchester main 2.8 meters of 1.33% copper within 46 meters of 0.39% copper at Andrews Pit A total of 1511 meters (m) were drilled over 8 scout holes testing a variety of targets within mafic volcanic rock sequences in the Colchester area. Several stringer, disseminated and locally semi - massive sulfide zones were encountered containing chalcopyrite with variable associations of pyrite, pyrrhotite and sphalerite. Mineralization is associated with abundant pyrite within sheared and chloritized mafic volcanic flows. Quartz and quartz/carbonate veining is locally developed. McNeilly Zone CL-21-01Hole CL-21-01 was drilled to a depth of 146m approximately 100m along strike from a trenched area where the McNeilly zone is exposed. The main mineralized zone occurs between 88m and 116m, and returned assays of 1.58% Copper (Cu) 0.33 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au) over 28m, including several 0.5m samples over 1 g/t Au. Within that wider interval is a higher grade zone of 2.31% Cu, 0.51 g/t Au over 14m. An interval from 10m to 14m is mineralized, containing a sub-interval of 0.5% Cu, 2.18 g/t Au, and 1.33% Zn over 1m. From 42m to 48m a maximum of 1.7% Cu, and 0.6 g/t Au over 0.5m occurs within a 6m interval of 0.66% Cu. Below the main copper zone is an 8m wide lower interval of mineralization between 138m and 146m that is just above, and continues to, the bottom of the hole. Results from a sub-interval within this zone yields 0.17% Cu and 1.23 g/t Au over 5m including samples containing 0.89% Cu, 1.15% Zn and 4.5 g/t Au over 0.5m. Increased Au content generally correlates with higher Zinc (Zn) grades. HOLE ID From (m) To (m) Length (m) Type Cu % Au g/t Zn % CL-21-01 10.5 14 3.5 Composite 0.15 0.76 0.39 Including 11 12 1 Sample 0.50 2.18 1.33 ...