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Ximen Mining Drilling Commences at Brett Epithermal Gold Project - Vernon BC
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 22, 2024) - Ximen Mining Corp . (TSXV: XIM...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ximen Mining Drilling Commences at Brett Epithermal Gold Project - Vernon BCVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 22, 2024) - Ximen Mining Corp. (TSXV: XIM) (FSE: 1XM) (OTC Pink: XXMMF) (the \"Company\" or \"Ximen\") announces that it has completed mobilizing crews and equipment and is commencing the start of the 2024 drill program at its Brett epithermal gold project near Vernon in southern BC. All equipment including a diamond drill, D6 Cat, Hitachi excavator and ancillary pumps and hoses have been mobilized to the Brett property and a temporary camp has been established. Access trails have been re-opened and the drill is being moved onto the site of the first drill hole for 2024. Field work, including prospecting and surveying activities are also underway.Photos from Brett Project: Unloading equipment (left) and temporary camp (right)To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3028/220720_ximenimage1.jpgMap of Mineralized Zones at Ximen's Brett ProjectTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3028/220720_00a09ac454bb5bd3_003full.jpgThe drill program is designed to extend the most prominent mineralized zone at the Brett, the Main Zone to the southeast and at depth, and to test for extensions to the New Discovery Zone (located east of the Main Zone). Drill holes were designed and ranked using parameters including gold soil anomalies, pathfinder element soil anomalies, resistivity, IP chargeability, magnetic anomalies, VLF anomaly, LiDAR lineaments, porphyry proximity, and high gold assay proximity. The first drill hole is designed to confirm results of historic holes on the Main Zone and test a western zone of anomalous gold (see Figure 1)Figure 1. Longitudinal (left) and Cross Section (right) showing first planned hole for 2024To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3028/220720_ximenimage2.jpgThe Brett project (20,043 hectares) covers low-sulfidation epithermal-style gold mineralization hosted in Eocene Penticton Group volcanic rocks. Epithermal-style gold mineralization was discovered in 1983, and a 291 tonne surface bulk sample was shipped to the smelter at Trail, BC in the 1990's that averaged 27.74 grams per tonne gold and 63.7 grams per tonne silv...