12:15 PM EST - Batero Gold Corp. : announced the commencement of the Phase 1 diamond drill program at the Batero-Quinchia Project, Risaralda Department, Colombia. The drill program will target five high-priority areas with four drill rigs for a total of 16,000 metres. Other drill target areas in are in close proximity to other proven resource bearing sites. Batero Gold Corp.
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