Commencement Of Phase 3 Drilling In Silver Cliff Colorado
VANCOUVER - Viscount Mining Corp. has received approval from the State of Colorado for the third phase of the drill program at their Silver Cliff property in Colorado. Viscount has commenced drilling at Silver Cliff, Colorado. The aim of this phase is to increase the defined resource available at the Kate Deposit (KSR). An initial thirteen drill holes have been identified to the south, west, and northeast of the known resource with the opportunity for expansion of the current drill program. The locations of many of these drill holes were guided by the soil surveys conducted in the spring and early summer of this year. This correlation of soil sample and drilling data will show how effective these types of surveys will be for the guidance of future drill programs.
Five drill holes are planned to explore the potential of expanding the Kate East zone to the south. The south edge of the ore resource defined by Dr. Gilles Arseneau in 2018 has historically high-testing intervals. Eight of the drill holes for Phase 3 are planned to expand the Kate East zone to the northwest and northeast, respectively. The locations of these drill holes were heavily influenced by the results of the spring and early summer soil sample campaigns.
An additional two holes are being planned for the Passiflora target. This will increase our understanding of the alteration system, and continue to increase our knowledge base at the Passiflora. The phase 2 drilling revealed more intense phyllic alteration.