Electric Metals (TSX-V:EML) (USA) Limited told investors that assay results from six additional drill holes at its high-grade Emily Manganese Project in Minnesota confirm that previously identified high-grade, thick manganese (Mn) intervals extend for at least another 300 meters (m) west of previous drilling.
The company noted in a statement that assays from four of the step-out drill holes contain widths of up to 45.8% Mn in individual samples.
Results to date from the company's 2023 drilling have shown that the high-grade manganese oxide mineralization (manganite) extends to at least 400m west of the 2020 NI 43-101 resource and has yet to be closed at depth or along trend. More details can be seen here.
"Drilling along the shallow southern edge of the north-dipping deposit has defined excellent continuity of high-grade manganese and this will assist future mine studies for the deposit,” Electric Metals (TSX-V:EML) group CEO Gary Lewis commented.
Electric Metals (TSX-V:EML) said step-out drilling at 100-meter drill collar spacing for approximately 400 meters has now been completed to the west of holes 23046A and 23055 and assays from these seven holes are expected in coming weeks.
"With logging and sampling of drill core now complete, and final samples at the lab for assaying, our technical team is now focused on advancing the metallurgical testwork and finalizing the updated NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate, which remains on track for delivery in Q4:2023. Key environmental baseline studies are also scheduled to commence in coming weeks,” Lewis added.
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