03:48 PM EST - Almaden Minerals Ltd. : announced that it has commenced a diamond drill program on its 100% owned El Cobre porphyry copper-gold project in Veracruz State, Mexico. Drilling has been planned to test various geophysical and geochemical anomalies within this extensive porphyry copper-gold system. The drill program consists of one drill capable of drilling to about 1,000 metres depth. An initial 5,000 metres is planned, comprised of 5 to 8 >500-metre deep holes. Almaden Minerals Ltd.
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