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Orvana Minerals Completes 14 Drill Holes in Fiscal Q2 at Orovalle Operation

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-- Orvana Minerals (ORV.TO) completed a total of 14 drill holes during the fiscal second quarter across its El Valle-Boinas and Lidia areas of the Orovalle operation in northern Spain, the company said in an exploration update released late on Monday.

The company's ongoing exploration programs at Orovalle are focused on extending known mineralization and supporting potential mine life growth.

At El Valle-Boinas, the company drilled 2,845 meters during the quarter, mainly focused on Area 208 and Black Skarn. Infill drilling supports the continuity of oxide-hosted gold mineralization in Area 208, which remains open to the east.

Brownfield drilling intersected gold mineralization in Area 208. Significant intercepts include 2.00 m at 19.55 grams per tonne gold and 0.30% copper and 6.00 m at 6.78 g/t gold.

At Lidia, 880 m were drilled during the quarter, completing the fiscal year program, for a total of 1,427 m drilled. Results indicate that the target remains open to the southwest.

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