Almaden Minerals Announces Drilling has Begun at El Cobre

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Almaden Minerals Ltd. (TSX:AMM, NYSE:AAU) announced that drilling has begun at the El Cobre copper-gold project in Mexico.

Almaden Minerals Ltd. (TSX:AMM, NYSE:AAU) announced that drilling has begun at the El Cobre copper-gold pr at their copper-gold project in Mexico.

As quoted in the press release:

Drilling has been planned to test various geophysical and geochemical anomalies within this extensive porphyry copper-gold system. The drill program consists of one drill capable of drilling to >1,000 meters depth. An initial 5,000 meters is planned, comprised of 5 to 8 >500 meter deep holes.

Almaden’s Chairman, J. Duane Poliquin, said:

We are very excited to be drilling at El Cobre, a world-class gold-rich porphyry exploration target. El Cobre is one of the most important assets in our portfolio and we want to advance this project aggressively.

To view the whole press release, click here.

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