Rugby Mining Limited reported that in February, geochemical sampling on its El Zanjon epithermal gold-silver project in the Deseado Massif of Patagonia will be expanded to cover new target structures. Elsewhere at the Salvadora silver-copper project in Chile, field work has resumed after a one week delay due to a weather-related road closure. A recently extended ground magnetic survey at El Zanjon outlined multiple new northwest trending magnetic features (lows), several of which bisect a prominent circular magnetic high some 10 kilometres (“km”) in diameter.

The Company believes the magnetics show striking similarities to the Cerro Vanguardia vein system located 30 km northwest on the same structural corridor. Previous low level geochemical sampling has delineated multiple gold and silver targets along well-defined structures identified by earlier magnetic surveying. Many of these potential vein structures have distinct bends or flexures where mineralising fluids may concentrate.

In February, approximately 220 samples will be taken along new structures defined by the recently completed magnetic survey. In addition, the Company has submitted a government required drill permit application. Approval of that permit is anticipated in Q3-Q4.