11:48 AM EST - Excellon Resources Inc. : announced that it has commenced a 5,000-metre ("m") diamond drilling program on its DeSantis Project in Timmins, Ontario. Highlights from previous drilling on the project include: Hydrothermal Zone: 7.90 grams per ton (g/t) gold over 5.2 m in hole DS10-02; 3.40 g/t gold over 9.9 m, including 13.70 g/t Au over 0.7 m in hole DS10-06; 3.63 g/t gold over 23.17 m, including 14.25 g/t gold over 1.17 m in hole DS10-10A; Albitite Zone: 1.74 g/t gold over 12.0 m, including 10.39 g/t Au over 1.5 m in hole DS12-004. Excellon Resources Inc.
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