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Wescan resumes drilling at Jasper
Wescan resumes drilling at Jasper.
About this update from Wescan Goldfields Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nStock Symbol: WGF: TSX-VEN\n\nSASKATOON, Nov. 22 /CNW/ - George Sanders, President of Wescan Goldfields\nInc. (\"Wescan\") reports that diamond drilling has resumed at the former Jasper\nmine on the 100% owned Fork Lake property in the La Ronge gold belt in\nnorthern Saskatchewan. A total of 3600 metres in 7 drill holes is planned\nbefore Christmas. The program will test the strike and plunge extensions of\nthe newly identified Deep Jasper (DJ) zone and an area approximately\n350 metres below the 1-04 Stope (the most northerly mined out stope). Wescan\nrecently reported several mineralized drill intercepts in the DJ zone and that\nfour of six drill holes contained visible gold.\nThe program will also probe for the down dip, down plunge extension of\nthe DMZ zone. This is a parallel structure to the Jasper Zone but occurs\n300 metres east. The DMZ structure has been traced on surface by previous\noperators for 2.5 kilometres. The June 2003 report by A.C.A. Howe\nInternational Limited reports that previous operators obtained surface values\nof up to 0.904 oz Au/ton over 3.7 metres. Wescan plans to test the structure\nat a vertical depth of 250 metres.\nBaseline sampling of water and waste rock has begun in preparation for\npermitting of an underground exploration program.\nThe diamond drill program is designed, supervised and reported on by\nFrank Hrdy, MSc., MBA, P.Geo., Wescan Exploration Manager. Mr. Hrdy is a\nmember of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists in the\nprovinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba and pending in Ontario. He has reviewed\nthis News Release and is a Qualified Person in accordance with National\nInstrument 43-101.\n\nWescan is a Canadian based corporation engaged in the acquisition,\nexploration and development of mineral properties. Shares of the Company trade\non the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol \"WGF\".\n\n \"The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept\n responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\"\n\n\n\n","length":2083,"tagName":"div"}]