NEWS: Application to start drilling at TrixieAndover unit applies for drilling permits at Trixie
2009-08-11 10:53 ET - News Release
Mr. Gordon Blankstein reports
ANDOVER'S SUBSIDIARY APPLYING FOR PERMITS TO BEGIN DRILLING AT TRIXIE
Andover Ventures Inc.'s subsidiary, Chief Consolidated Mining Co., is in the process of applying for permits in order to complete confirmation and resource expansion drilling at the Trixie mine project, located in the East Tintic mining district of Utah, United States. Details on the size and exact timing of the drill program will be announced in the coming weeks. It is expected that drilling will start in the area of the Trixie that was previously drilled in 2000. On July 19, 2000, Chief reported a 35-foot intercept at a depth of between 655 and 690 feet, containing an average of 6.7 ounces of gold and 9.6 ounces of silver per ton, with grades through the 35-foot mineralized area running between 2.1 and 17.1 ounces of gold and between 2.9 and 11.3 ounces of silver per ton. An additional 50-foot section, between 690 and 740 feet in depth was confirmed to contain an average of one ounce of gold and 1.8 ounces of silver per ton.