Tocvan Ventures Corp. (CSE:TOC) announced that it has begun the environmental permitting process at its Pilar gold-silver project in Mexico with the initiation of a detailed UAV Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) survey across Pilar and the newly acquired Expansion Area.
The exploration development company said the LiDAR and surface imagery data will provide high-resolution (centimeter scale), surface modelling that will be utilized for numerous initiatives including the start of environmental permitting for mine development, advanced drill targeting and infrastructure planning.
"The LiDAR survey will serve to establish a high-resolution surface model in which we can begin detailed planning for infrastructure," Tocvan Ventures CEO Brodie Sutherland said in a statement.
"It will also be a useful tool in drill targeting as we will be able to pick up historic mine workings and geological features that host potential gold and silver mineralization," he added.
Sutherland noted that Tocvan will also be following up on the recent high-grade sample results in the northern alteration target area, an area the company believes is developing into a significant target with an alteration footprint that spans over three kilometers long and nearly two kilometers wide.
The Expansion Area covers over 21.7 square kilometers with initial surface samples returning high-grade gold and silver values, including 5.6 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and 106 g/t silver, associated with intense hydrothermal altered volcanic rocks, according to the company.
Tocvan Ventures is a well-structured exploration development company earning 100% into two exciting opportunities in Sonora, Mexico: the Pilar Gold-Silver project and the El Picacho Gold-Silver project.
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