McEwen Intercepts 4.3 g/t Au Over 8.8 Meters At El Gallo

McEwen Mining Inc. (TSX:MUX) announced the drill results from the ongoing exploration program at El Gallo in Mexico, including the returns of 4.3 g/t of gold over 8.8 metres.

As quoted in the press release:

The best hole in this news release returned 1.3 gpt gold over 41.2 m, including 4.3 gpt gold over 8.8 m. In addition, we found something new. The most intriguing assay values included 4.2% zinc, 0.9% lead, 0.5 gpt gold, 8.6 gpt silver over 41.0 m, including 7.7% zinc, 1.1 lead, 0.6 gpt, 11.0 gpt silver over 16.9 m and 70.4 gpt silver, 0.3 gpt gold over 11.2 m.

Rob McEwen, Chief Owner of McEwen Mining, commented:

Exploration results from inside of the Phase 1 production area have generated very interesting results. Our drilling continues to open up new areas for resource expansion.

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