Hemis Corporation (HMSO.OB) recently reported the start of drilling at its El Tigre Project in eastern Sonora, Mexico.
Cabo Drilling Corporation of Vancouver has been awarded a contract for 3,500 meters of diamond drilling at El Tigre. The drilling is being conducted by its Mexican subsidiary, Cabo Drilling de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Surface exploration at El Tigre has discovered multiple zones of gold- bearing breccias. Dr. Douglas Oliver, Chief Geologist for Hemis states, “The intent of the drilling is to understand the three-dimensional geometry of these breccia zones. Naturally, we also want to know if the potentially ore-grade mineralization at the surface continues at depth.”
The initial phase of drilling will consist of 8 core holes averaging 200 meters in depth. The drilling will test three of the five gold-bearing breccia zones identified to date. The drill will then move to a secondary target in the project area before drilling an additional five follow-up holes. The location of the follow-up holes will be determined by the results from the first-round of drilling as well as ongoing surface exploration.
Because of the remote location, an exploration camp has been constructed at the site. Local contractors are performing all of the support functions including trucking water to the drill. Analyses of the core samples will be performed at the ALS ChemEx lab in Hermosillo, Mexico.
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