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Article: Drilling Results From Mitsui on Candente's El As de Zinc Property in Peru
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- CCNMatthews Newswire
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- November 16, 2006
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - Nov. 16, 2006) -
Candente Resource Corp. (TSX:DNT) ("Candente") is pleased to announce
that Compania Minera Santa Luisa S.A. ("Santa Luisa"), a subsidiary
of Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. of Japan ("Mitsui") has
intersected a significant zone of lead-zinc mineralization on
Candente's El As de Zinc Property in Central Peru. Santa Luisa has
reported that the lead-zinc mineralization averages 0.94% lead (Pb)
and 5.98% zinc (Zn) over 22.70 meters (m) and contains several higher
grade zones including 1.63% Pb and 9.89% Zn over 7.05 m.
The high grade mineralization was intersected approximately 100 m
away (down dip) from an outcrop of similar ...