09:52 AM EST - Royal Nickel Corporation : Announced that high-grade visible coarse gold has been successfully mined in a development drive at the Beta Hunt Mine. The area, which was named "Hand of Faith" (HOF) by the mine operators because of its significant coarse gold content, was delineated by a historical intersection in drill hole BE20-44 grading 455.9 g/t Au (14.7 oz/t) over 0.8 metres including 1000 g/t Au (32.2 oz/t) over 0.3m. Face sampling in the HOF drive confirmed this intersection at a mining scale yielding 84.0 g/t Au (2.7 oz/t) over 3.3m including 390 g/t Au (12.5 oz/t) over 0.7m. Royal Nickel Corporation
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