Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: T.EXN/Stock Forum) said that it has resumed exploration drilling at La Platosa with three diamond drills currently operating at Rincon del Caido, 1.1 kilometres northwest of the La Platosa mine.
La Platosa, located in Durango State, has been under an illegal blockade commenced by the landowners, known as the Ejido, over a land rental dispute since July 8.
On August 29 the company regained access to the mine after a combined group of state and federal authorities peacefully reopened access to the mine site through a new route.
According to the press release, Excellon continues to ramp the La Platosa Mine back up to full production. The company aims to resume full production when ordinary course re-opening permits are received.
Previously, the company reported results for holes EX12LP-986, 1008 and 1019, drilled in the Rincon del Caido area, all of which encountered encouraging source-type geology and sulphide mineralization.
Hole LP1019 encountered the most significant source assay results reported at La Platosa to date: 132 grams per tonne silver, 3.13% lead and 1.74% zinc over 55.5 metres including 336 grams per tonne silver, 3.27% lead, 1.96% zinc over 4.10 metres.
Given the volume of mineralization and its high pyrite content, the company plans to carry out down hole geophysical surveying to guide additional drilling.
On Monday, Excellon was trading at $0.425 a share. The company has a market cap of $117 million, based on 275.1 million shares outstanding. The 52-week high and low was $0.79 and $0.33 respectively.