Drilling Initiated At The Upper Camflo And Orion Deposit
TORONTO - O3 Mining Inc. reported the mobilization of two drills at Marban Engineering, which will be focusing on the Upper Camflo area and Orion deposit. The drilling is part of a 24,800 meter exploration program on the Marban Project. O3 Mining to drill 1,500 meters near surface on the Upper Camflo area along the up-dip extension of a gold-bearing structure identified during the compilation of historical exploration drilling completed by Barrick Gold on the former Camflo mine. The Company is to drill 900 meters near surface around the former Orion mine to confirm possible ore material left above and below the historical mining stopes.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Jose Vizquerra, said, "We are encouraged by the compilation work completed on the Camflo and Orion deposits and are excited to continue our drilling campaign on our Marban property in an effort to expand resources. Proximal to the historic Camflo mine, Upper Camflo and Orion offer the possibility of generating near surface resources in the halo of the past producers."