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Calgary, Alberta – June 22, 2022 Tocvan Ventures Corp. (the “Company”) (CSE: TOC; OTCQB: TCVNF; FSE: TV3), is pleased to announce drilling has recommenced at its Pilar Au-Ag Project in Sonora, Mexico. As a continuation of Phase III, drilling will focus on priority exploration targets across the property. Targeting parallel trends and trend extensions will remain a focus as the Company looks to rapidly define the extent of mineralization at Pilar. Recent reconnaissance drilling in a 200-meter gap between the Main Zone and 4-T Trend was successful in defining a new parallel trend (JES-22-63 returned 54.9-meters at 0.3 g/t Au and 5 g/t Ag from 6.1-meters depth). Another 200-meters to the east, surface exploration returned chip samples of 6.6 g/t Au and 433 g/t Ag defining an untested extension of the 4-T Trend, both of these targets will be tested during this stage of drilling.
“We are excited for this next stage of drilling at Pilar, as we feel the potential to expand the known areas of mineralization is very significant,” commented Brodie Sutherland, CEO. “All of these targets have compelling surface geochemistry that warrant further evaluation. Information collected here will be instrumental to the next steps of development as we look to utilize substantial funding to fully unlock the potential of Pilar.”
Next Stage Drill Targets
Near-Term Catalysts at Pilar
Update on Metallurgical Studies
Metallurgical analysis of select trench samples are still underway, the Company expects reports to be available soon. The Company’s expectation is to have Pilar match other regional analogs that show a range of gold recovery between 67.6% (La Colorada, Argonaut Gold. 2022 Technical Report) and 75% (Santana, Minera Alamos. April 7, 2022 News Release). Continuous metallurgical work will be required to understand best methods to recover gold and silver across different domains on the project.
Exploration Update on El Picacho
Over the past two months field crews have been evaluating priority target areas at the El Picacho Au-Ag project. A total of 180 samples have been collected to date and are pending results. A preliminary trench program assessing the San Ramon and Jabali target areas is being planned for this summer.
Near-Term Catalysts at El Picacho
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