New interpretation and analysis at Cruz de Plata based on data collected to date, identifies several important large trends that are prospective for future silver and gold discoveries.
Tony Makuch, CEO, states: “Our Feasibility Study drilling continues to demonstrate the potential to grow reserves at Cordero whilst building further confidence in the underlying resource model. This drill program is nearing completion upon which drilling will then focus on testing multiple highly prospective targets identified by our extensive field programs that have been ongoing since 2021.”
“The ET area drilling builds on results from our 2022 drill program as well as the January 2023 drill results as we continue to extend the area of mineralization below Level 17,” said David Wolfin, President and CEO. “We drilled 500 metres below our current mine workings to confirm the continuity of mineralization. As we have come to expect with the Avino Vein, the drill intercept widths suggest that this area will be able to be mined by our existing low-cost bulk methods.”
The phase 1 program of surface roadcut sampling and detailed geologic mapping has verified the strong relationships found between the quartz feldspar porphyritic intrusive, phyllic alteration and gold mineralization.
Heliostar CEO, Charles Funk, commented, “We are thrilled with the first holes at Ana Paula. Drill results like this are rare anywhere in the world. Ana Paula’s high grade and consistently wide intervals of gold mineralization demonstrate the underground mine potential. Heliostar will continue the 16-24 hole program designed to increase the Ana Paula resource, with a focus on infill and expansion of the High Grade Panel. Both holes exceeded expectations based on the current resource model.”
Ron Goguen, President & CEO of Colibri commented, “SGH is a soil geochemistry exploration method that has been successfully used for the detection of precious and base metal mineralization buried under glacial sediments in the Abitibi region of Quebec and Ontario. We are very pleased to have applied this method and generated such a high quality target at the Main Zone on our EP project in the Sonoran Desert.”
James Anderson, Chairman and CEO said, “San Ignacio is a key and growing component of Valenciana Mines Complex production. Unlike the other mines within our portfolio, San Ignacio is a relatively new mine, having opened in 2012. With the average lifespan of a mine within the Guanajuato Mining District measured in centuries, we see tremendous potential for San Ignacio as demonstrated with the current round of high-grade drill results…”
“Our exploration success at PDA and regionally continues to demonstrate the potential within the Mulatos District. PDA has already surpassed La Yaqui Grande in terms of the size of its Mineral Reserve base. We expect that growth to continue based on the number of high-grade step out holes completed in 2023 and with the deposit open in multiple directions.”
“We are pleased to be able to conduct our program to drill holes to intersect the Palos Verdes vein at significantly deeper levels than in the previous drilling campaigns. We will be able to test the vein several hundred meters underneath the surface exposures with the first hole being underway.”
“Step-out drilling along the southern extent of Copala continues to deliver high-grades over broad widths, beyond the January 2023 resource wireframes,” commented Michael Konnert, President & CEO. “Today’s results extend the Copala mineralized footprint by ~150m to the south of previously reported drilling and represents a potential shoot of new mineralization with a vertical profile of ~280m.”
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