Silverjack Shows Potential For Slam Exploration
VANCOUVER — A 20-hole drill program at the Silverjack project in New Brunswick has started to delineate a well-mineralized silver-copper- zinc-lead zone for owner Slam Exploration (SXL-V).
VANCOUVER — A 20-hole drill program at the Silverjack project in New Brunswick has started to delineate a well-mineralized silver-copper- zinc-lead zone for owner Slam Exploration (SXL-V).
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