ECU Silver Mining update on Santa Juana Mine
ECU Silver Mining Inc. (TSX:ECU) today announced assay results from 204 samples collected from development work on level 19 at the Santa Juana Mine on the main Velardena Property. These samples ranged up to 210 grams per tonne (g/t) of gold (Au) and up to 2,582 g/t of silver (Ag).
The press release is quoted as saying:
The Company is developing new mining areas at the Santa Juana mine and has so far drifted for over 500 metres (m) along seven veins on level 19. Assays, taken every three metres along the drifts, returned an average of 12.7 g/t gold and 305.4 g/t of silver over 0.62 m for a total length of 531 m (see Table 1). This new underground development will allow for additional access to multiple mining stopes on this level.