Ximen gets permit to explore Providence claim in British Columbia

Ximen Mining (TSX-V:XIM) announced that it received an exploration permit for its Providence claim located in southern British Columbia.

THE GREENWOOD MINING CAMP IS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND HAS PRODUCED 1.4 MILLION OUNCES OF GOLD, 10 MILLION OUNCES OF SILVER AND 0.7 BILLION POUNDS OF COPPER

In a press release, Ximen said that the approval allows it to carry out its plans for additional exploratory work on the property, which include detailed rock sampling, trenching and diamond drilling. The targets include gold-silver in quartz veins and copper-gold-silver skarn deposits.

According to the Vancouver-based miner, the Providence claim covers 190 hectares in the Greenwood Mining Camp and adjoins the Gold Drop property currently optioned and being drilled by GGX Gold (TSX.V: GGX).

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