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Seventh Drill Hole at Amelia Gold Project Hits Mineralization - Camp McKinney, BC
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December, 6, 2023 / Ximen Mining Corp . (TSXV:XIM)(FRA:1XMA)(OTCQB:X...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Seventh Drill Hole at Amelia Gold Project Hits Mineralization - Camp McKinney, BCVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December, 6, 2023 / Ximen Mining Corp. (TSXV:XIM)(FRA:1XMA)(OTCQB:XXMMF) (the \"Company\" or \"Ximen\") announces initial information from its seventh drill hole at the Amelia Gold project in Camp McKinney near Rock Creek in southern BC. Drilling at Amelia project in October 2023.Drilling was done to prove-up extensions to the historic Cariboo-Amelia gold mine in Camp McKinney in the Greenwood Mining Division, BC. The Cariboo-Amelia mine was BC's first dividend paying gold mine. Over its 68-year history, the mine produced 81,602 ounces of gold and 32,439 ounces of silver from 112,254 tonnes milled (BC Minfile Records). The mine is situated within a 4-kilometer system of gold-quartz veins and historic workings. View of 3D model of Cariboo mine (looking North) showing vein blocks and current drill holes.The 2023 drill holes are testing the main McKinney vein beneath the eastern end of the historic mine. After the seventh drill holes was completed, a total of 1,846 meters of NQ sized core was drilled. The target vein was intersected in four holes (AM23-01, 03, 05 and 07) between 30 and 45 meters below the lowest mine level and over a strike length of 150 meters.The mineralized intercepts range in core length from 0.26 meters to 0.70 meters and contain pyrite, sphalerite, galena and chalcopyrite. Although visible gold hasn't been observed, this sulphide mineral assemblage is the same as that reported to occur in the vein where it was mined historically. Core samples will be sent for analysis once the geological logging and sampling is completed.HoleFromToLength (m)MineralizationAM23-01218.02218.630.61Quartz Vein with Py, Sp, Gn, CpAM23-03230.80231.060.26Quartz Vein with Py, Sp, Gn, CpAM23-05214.55215.250.70Quartz Vein with Py, Sp, CpAM23-07194.60194.810.21Quartz Vein with Py, Sp, GnAM23-07195.71195.990.28Quartz Vein with Py, Po, Sp, GnAM23-07215.47215.660.19Quartz Vein with Py, Sp, GnAM23-07217.64217.760.32Quartz Vein with Py, Po, Sp, GnAbbreviations: Py: pyrite, Sp: sphalerite, Gn: galena, Cp: chalcopyriteNote: Reported lengths are core lengths not true widths.Core Photos: Close-up photo of sulphide mineralization intersected in holes AM23-07; galena, PbS (silvery grey) and sphalerite ZnS (brown). Width of view is about 10 ...