{"id":1166195,"date":"2020-02-18T08:15:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T14:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1014069"},"modified":"2020-02-18T08:15:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T14:15:16","slug":"spearmint-expands-gold-prospects-in-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1166195","title":{"rendered":"Spearmint expands gold prospects in Quebec"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spearmint Resources (CSE: SPMT) expanded its Perron-East gold prospects to 10,000 acres from approximately 2,000 acres.<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>The prospects are near the Normetal mine from which 10.1 million tonnes grading 2.24% copper, 5.41% zinc, 0.526 g\/t gold and 44.45 g\/t silver were extracted periodically between 1937 and 1975<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The prospects now occupy five mineral claim blocks located in the Abitibi greenstone belt of northwestern Quebec. 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