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Ximen Mining submits permit application for underground exploration development work at Brett gold project

Published: 07:55 10 Jan 2023 EST

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Since its discovery in 1983, a total of 160 surface diamond drill holes and several reverse circulation holes have been completed at Brett

Ximen Mining Corp (TSX-V:XIM, OTCQB:XXMMF) has told investors it is poised to carry out underground mine exploration development at its Brett gold project in British Columbia.

The proposed work will follow the Main Zone and provide points for underground exploration diamond drilling in a bid to define mineralized zones for underground bulk sampling.

A permit application for the work, which includes the excavation of diamond drill stations, has been submitted and is now in the early stage of review, said Ximen.

READ: Ximen Mining receives first draft of one of two permits expected for the Kenville Gold Mine

The Ministry has requested that the company provide the following details, which, Ximen said, it was committed to doing.

  • Metal Leaching / Acid Rock Drainage Plan including results from initial sampling
  • Water Management Plan
  • Reclamation and Closure Plan
  • Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
  • Invasive Plant Management Plan
  • Bat Management Plan
  • Wildlife Management Plan
  • Geotechnical Mine design by Professional Engineer, including a refuge station
  • Ground Control Management Plan by Professional Engineer
  • Clarification and details of rehabilitation of underground workings
  • Plans and sections, along with a cost estimate, for the proposed final portal closure
  • Mine Waste Dump design and management plan

Ximen's Brett epithermal gold property lies west of Vernon, in southern British Columbia. Surface exploration at the project has been delayed in recent years due to the coronavirus pandemic and issues resulting from wildfires and floods.

Since its discovery in 1983, a total of 160 surface diamond drill holes (20,945 meters) and several reverse circulation (RC) holes have been completed. Most targeted the Main Zone, where high-grade gold is hosted in quartz-carbonate veins associated with a northwest-trending fault zone in argillic and silica-altered volcanic rocks.

So far, surface exploration has delineated multiple mineralized zones. Along the Main Zone, the TR-21, Bonanza Zone, RW vein, North Extension Zone were identified. The Tuff Zone also lies along the Main Zone at depth below the TR-21 and Bonanza zones.

Parallel zones were also discovered, including the TR-1, Stockwork, 490 and Border zones. East of the Main Zone the New Discovery and East Zones were discovered. Bordering all of these are the Gossan and West Zones.

Metallurgical test work has indicated the mineralization is amenable to gravity-flotation recovery.

Ximen Mining owns 100% interest in three of its precious metal projects located in southern British Columbia. Ximen`s two gold projects are the Amelia gold mine and the Brett asset.

The company has also acquired control of the Kenville gold mine, near Nelson, which comes with surface and underground rights, buildings and equipment.

Ximen also owns the Treasure Mountain silver project adjacent to the past-producing Huldra Silver mine. Currently, Treasure Mountain is under an option agreement. The option partner is making annual staged cash and stocks payments as well as funding the development of the project.

Contact the author at giles@proactiveinvestors.com

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