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Ximen Concludes 2023 Drilling at Amelia Gold Project Camp McKinney, BC
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 29, 2023 / Ximen Mining Corp . (TSX.v:XIM)(FRA:1XMA)(OTCQB:...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ximen Concludes 2023 Drilling at Amelia Gold Project Camp McKinney, BCVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 29, 2023 / Ximen Mining Corp. (TSX.v:XIM)(FRA:1XMA)(OTCQB:XXMMF) (the \"Company\" or \"Ximen\") announces that has completed its drill campaign for 2023 and demobilized equipment from the Amelia Gold project in Camp McKinney near Rock Creek in southern BC. The outdoor temporary camp was disassembled and demobilized with the onset of winter conditions.Photo of drill camp taken a few days before shut-down. 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 part of a 4-kilometer long system of gold-quartz veins and historic workings. Ximen is planning to continue testing this system, working outwards from the mined area.Map view of Amelia project showing 4 kilometer extent of gold-quartz vein system. Longitudinal view of Amelia mine (looking North) showing vein blocks and 2023 drill holes. Ximen completed eight NQ-size drill holes for a total of 2,064 meters testing the down-dip extension of the historic Cariboo-Amelia gold mine. The target vein was intersected in five holes (AM23-01, 3, 5, 7 and 8) between 30 and 45 meters below the lowest mine level and over a strike length of 150 meters.The mineralized intercepts contain pyrite, sphalerite, galena +/- chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite. Hole AM23-07 intersected multiple zones. Hole AM23-08 intersected the vein within mineralized quartz stringer alteration zone. The vein consisted of \"blue quartz\" containing fine grained pyrite. The \"blue quartz\" is a local mine term for grey quartz that typically contains gold. Visible gold hasn't been observed, but 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 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...