Junior exploration roundup: Kootenay, AbraSilver, Altiplano, Defiance, Outcrop

Kootenay Silver announced results from the six holes of its Phase 4 drilling program at the Columba project in Mexico.

Highlights include 11.3m of 449g/t silver, 0.3% lead and 0.66% zinc, and 1.5m averaging 1,395g/t silver, 0.94% lead and 5.3% zinc.

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AbraSilver Resource reported assay results from three diamond drill holes on its Diablillos project in Argentina, including 43.5m grading 196g/t silver equivalent.

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Altiplano Metals announced a new discovery at the Maria Luisa project in Chile.

A drill hole intersected 10.5m of 3.76g/t gold and 3.83% copper, including 3.00m of 2.3g/t and 8.26%.

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Defiance Silver provided an update on a 4,750m maiden drill program at the Lucita property on its Zacatecas silver project in Mexico.

Eight drill holes encountered several styles of high-grade mineralization. Intercepts include 3.05m of 264g/t silver and 0.2g/t gold.

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Outcrop Silver & Gold announced results of additional holes testing the Las Maras target at depth on its Santa Ana project in Colombia.

Results of assays from eight holes include 8.97m of 1,651g/t silver equivalent, including 0.66m of 15,941g/t.