The 2023 Q1 drilling was a continuation of the 2022 drilling campaign at the
DCAr0171 intersected a wide interval of silver mineralization measuring 205.6 m (76.8 m to 282.4 m) grading 123 g/t Ag, 0.44% Pb and 0.84% Zn, including 77.6 m (126.1 m to 203.7 m) grading 242 g/t Ag, 0.71% Pb and 1.30% Zn. This step-out hole was drilled through fluvial sediment cover to the southwest of the South Dome and implies that shallow silver mineralization remains open to the southwest, beyond the previously drilled West Dome-Central Valley-East Dome corridor.
DCAr0170 was drilled at the western limit of the Central Valley near the West Dome and intersected a wide interval of silver mineralization measuring 292.8 m starting near surface (9.2 m to 302 m) grading 58 g/t Ag, 0.39% Pb and 0.84% Zn, including 80.39 m (9.2 m to 89.59 m) grading 173 g/t Ag, 0.77% Pb and 1.08% Zn.
DCAr0154 intersected an interval of silver mineralization measuring 93.7 m (69.5 m to 163.2 m) grading 50 g/t Ag, 0.20% Pb and 0.53% Zn, including 13.05 m (72.4 m to 84.45 m) grading 280 g/t Ag, 0.36% Pb and 0.83% Zn. To depth, multiple intervals of gold mineralization were intersected, represented by 233.66 m (500.24 m to 733.9 m) grading 0.65 g/t Au and 107.1 m (774.24 m to 881.34 m) grading 0.84 g/t Au. This hole was drilled to test the eastern extension of gold mineralization at depth and the gold intervals in this hole indicate that gold mineralization remains open to the east.
DCAr0151 intersected an interval of silver mineralization measuring 66.76 m starting near surface (6.14 m to 72.9 m) grading 55 g/t Ag and 0.31% Pb, and a second silver interval of 3.63 m (266.13 m to 269.76 m) grading 215 g/t Ag, 0.45% Pb and 0.54% Zn. This hole was drilled in the upper portion of the East Dome.
The Company engaged consulting firm
The project technical team is currently conducting detailed surface geological mapping and sampling to refine drill targets over the induced polarization ("IP") chargeability anomalies beyond the previously drilled areas (Figure 2). This mapping program is planned for the interim period before the expected resumption of drilling activities in the second half of 2023. These IP chargeability anomalies demonstrate a geophysical signature similar to the one observed in the drilled-off area of the
Figure 1 Simplified geology and drill plan map of the
Figure 2 Geological mapping areas over IP chargeability anomalies
Table 1 Summary of Drill Intercepts | ||||||||||
Hole_ID | Depth_from | Depth_to | Interval_m | Ag_g/t | Au_g/t | Pb_% | Zn_% | Cu_% | AgEq_g/t | |
DCAr0151 | 6.14 | 72.90 | 66.76 | 55 | 0.31 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 67 | ||
233.25 | 234.49 | 1.24 | 130 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 134 | |||
266.13 | 269.76 | 3.63 | 217 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 0.06 | 254 | |||
DCAr0152 | 6.00 | 47.78 | 41.78 | 42 | 0.40 | 0.25 | 0.01 | 63 | ||
69.25 | 125.28 | 56.03 | 21 | 0.38 | 0.94 | 63 | ||||
140.14 | 148.35 | 8.21 | 11 | 0.37 | 0.92 | 53 | ||||
177.30 | 213.11 | 35.81 | 9 | 0.03 | 0.44 | 0.82 | 0.03 | 54 | ||
242.70 | 302.00 | 59.30 | 16 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.58 | 0.03 | 57 | ||
311.78 | 315.92 | 4.14 | 1 | 0.97 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 73 | |||
325.27 | 365.29 | 40.02 | 6 | 0.51 | 0.08 | 0.27 | 0.03 | 56 | ||
378.20 | 422.32 | 44.12 | 5 | 0.59 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 53 | ||
436.71 | 483.92 | 47.21 | 2 | 0.61 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 49 | ||
510.00 | 517.50 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.78 | 0.03 | 58 | ||||
523.50 | 531.90 | 8.40 | 6 | 1.15 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 99 | ||
576.10 | 597.17 | 21.07 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.82 | 31 | |||
650.00 | 682.82 | 32.82 | 25 | 0.22 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 51 | ||
697.84 | 748.00 | 50.16 | 3 | 0.89 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 81 | ||
787.50 | 802.42 | 14.92 | 10 | 0.87 | 0.01 | 0.41 | 115 | |||
DCAr0153 | 2.14 | 138.37 | 136.23 | 26 | 0.22 | 0.56 | 0.01 | 53 | ||
150.80 | 165.36 | 14.56 | 7 | 0.62 | 1.19 | 0.02 | 67 | |||
191.45 | 356.50 | 165.05 | 6 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.80 | 0.01 | 63 | ||
380.74 | 386.00 | 5.26 | 6 | 0.61 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 59 | ||
409.00 | 422.00 | 13.00 | 19 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 58 | ||
440.70 | 464.00 | 23.30 | 8 | 0.40 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 55 | ||
482.22 | 610.15 | 127.93 | 5 | 0.59 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 53 | ||
659.52 | 720.90 | 61.38 | 6 | 0.30 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 53 | ||
755.70 | 833.67 | 77.97 | 4 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.51 | 0.02 | 31 | ||
DCAr0154 | 16.30 | 43.16 | 26.86 | 14 | 0.37 | 0.09 | 28 | |||
69.50 | 163.20 | 93.70 | 50 | 0.20 | 0.53 | 0.02 | 75 | |||
incl. | 72.40 | 85.45 | 13.05 | 280 | 0.36 | 0.83 | 0.01 | 319 | ||
209.50 | 219.25 | 9.75 | 6 | 0.09 | 0.97 | 0.60 | 61 | |||
289.95 | 368.36 | 78.41 | 4 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.40 | 36 | |||
378.10 | 408.00 | 29.90 | 5 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 32 | |||
452.00 | 460.12 | 8.12 | 5 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.36 | 28 | |||
500.24 | 733.90 | 233.66 | 8 | 0.65 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 59 | |||
747.00 | 756.50 | 9.50 | 2 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 32 | |||
774.24 | 881.34 | 107.10 | 5 | 0.84 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 65 | |||
DCAr0155 | 1.84 | 137.25 | 135.41 | 11 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.01 | 35 | ||
DCAr0156 | 24.00 | 28.28 | 4.28 | 22 | 0.82 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 56 | ||
44.58 | 48.60 | 4.02 | 38 | 1.87 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 97 | |||
65.00 | 74.00 | 9.00 | 45 | 0.47 | 0.02 | 59 | ||||
81.37 | 88.10 | 6.73 | 25 | 0.61 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 44 | |||
102.50 | 105.00 | 2.50 | 26 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 34 | |||
150.85 | 173.50 | 22.65 | 4 | 0.48 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 23 | |||
270.45 | 278.80 | 8.35 | 56 | 0.39 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 70 | |||
DCAr0157 | 3.23 | 15.42 | 12.19 | 18 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 29 | ||
41.97 | 139.12 | 97.15 | 16 | 0.56 | 0.03 | 34 | ||||
159.50 | 172.32 | 12.82 | 1.01 | 1.34 | 0.01 | 76 | ||||
DCAr0158 | 125.00 | 129.50 | 4.50 | 31 | 0.14 | 0.50 | 0.01 | 52 | ||
172.45 | 187.38 | 14.93 | 27 | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.01 | 44 | |||
240.38 | 241.84 | 1.46 | 62 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 68 | ||||
273.50 | 275.00 | 1.50 | 57 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 72 | |||
299.00 | 303.00 | 4.00 | 67 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 79 | |||
DCAr0159 | 5.00 | 39.10 | 34.10 | 35 | 0.57 | 0.03 | 53 | |||
DCAr0160 | 6.70 | 28.20 | 21.50 | 31 | 0.26 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 39 | ||
75.50 | 109.89 | 34.39 | 23 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 33 | |||
125.00 | 152.00 | 27.00 | 19 | 0.36 | 1.32 | 0.02 | 77 | |||
DCAr0161 | 6.90 | 57.90 | 51.00 | 59 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 67 | ||
153.50 | 155.00 | 1.50 | 116 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 125 | |||
225.50 | 252.50 | 27.00 | 18 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 24 | |||
DCAr0162 | 75.47 | 79.39 | 3.92 | 31 | 0.76 | 1.27 | 97 | |||
97.20 | 125.35 | 28.15 | 31 | 0.21 | 0.65 | 0.02 | 61 | |||
136.27 | 154.20 | 17.93 | 9 | 0.31 | 0.78 | 0.05 | 50 | |||
207.50 | 225.00 | 17.50 | 5 | 0.04 | 0.47 | 0.54 | 39 | |||
287.10 | 304.31 | 17.21 | 7 | 0.18 | 0.53 | 0.72 | 0.02 | 62 | ||
321.22 | 329.88 | 8.66 | 3 | 0.08 | 0.40 | 0.96 | 53 | |||
392.87 | 399.50 | 6.63 | 18 | 0.56 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 77 | ||
427.45 | 600.35 | 172.90 | 14 | 0.97 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 94 | ||
631.12 | 645.17 | 14.05 | 6 | 0.81 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 70 | ||
658.20 | 663.95 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.29 | 0.01 | 93 | ||||
673.67 | 717.87 | 44.20 | 2 | 1.08 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 85 | ||
734.00 | 754.50 | 20.50 | 2 | 0.71 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 57 | ||
796.40 | 819.70 | 23.30 | 1 | 0.84 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 63 | |||
DCAr0163 | 5.60 | 59.50 | 53.90 | 22 | 0.46 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 38 | ||
70.00 | 197.25 | 127.25 | 37 | 0.63 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 60 | |||
incl. | 137.40 | 149.30 | 11.90 | 123 | 0.82 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 156 | ||
incl. | 179.90 | 195.90 | 16.00 | 198 | 0.55 | 0.23 | 0.01 | 222 | ||
DCAr0164 | 7.50 | 19.50 | 12.00 | 14 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 25 | |||
77.65 | 164.60 | 86.95 | 12 | 0.14 | 0.48 | 0.02 | 34 | |||
187.00 | 252.97 | 65.97 | 4 | 0.03 | 0.31 | 0.48 | 31 | |||
271.90 | 308.60 | 36.70 | 5 | 0.15 | 0.44 | 0.74 | 0.01 | 54 | ||
373.80 | 406.63 | 32.83 | 6 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.48 | 0.02 | 33 | ||
423.40 | 628.10 | 204.70 | 8 | 0.64 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 61 | ||
683.50 | 713.75 | 30.25 | 2 | 0.61 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 52 | ||
767.00 | 821.24 | 54.24 | 6 | 1.61 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 135 | ||
DCAr0165 | 72.27 | 144.80 | 72.53 | 21 | 0.21 | 0.76 | 53 | |||
170.20 | 180.70 | 10.50 | 7 | 0.05 | 0.45 | 0.01 | 24 | |||
235.56 | 263.40 | 27.84 | 6 | 0.30 | 0.81 | 42 | ||||
DCAr0166 | 1.00 | 53.10 | 52.10 | 13 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 30 | |||
65.00 | 69.00 | 4.00 | 56 | 0.18 | 0.55 | 80 | ||||
88.00 | 146.90 | 58.90 | 19 | 0.26 | 0.75 | 53 | ||||
162.01 | 236.80 | 74.79 | 10 | 0.03 | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.01 | 38 | ||
251.50 | 314.87 | 63.37 | 6 | 0.16 | 0.53 | 0.96 | 0.01 | 67 | ||
330.78 | 347.08 | 16.30 | 4 | 0.02 | 0.22 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 33 | ||
390.77 | 414.50 | 23.73 | 3 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 31 | ||
419.00 | 428.00 | 9.00 | 1 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 47 | ||
451.90 | 466.57 | 14.67 | 2 | 1.05 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 0.03 | 92 | ||
476.70 | 485.65 | 8.95 | 10 | 2.54 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 199 | ||
511.70 | 515.56 | 3.86 | 14 | 1.49 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 136 | ||
611.50 | 620.90 | 9.40 | 7 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.76 | 0.06 | 50 | ||
700.70 | 709.15 | 8.45 | 1 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 1.01 | 0.01 | 43 | ||
774.75 | 785.80 | 11.05 | 4 | 0.72 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 75 | ||
791.20 | 798.10 | 6.90 | 2 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.24 | 51 | ||
DCAr0167 | 5.00 | 73.30 | 68.30 | 25 | 0.56 | 0.06 | 44 | |||
98.30 | 119.00 | 20.70 | 10 | 0.66 | 0.11 | 33 | ||||
140.00 | 143.91 | 3.91 | 9 | 1.16 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 46 | |||
DCAr0168 | 62.75 | 104.80 | 42.05 | 18 | 0.30 | 0.58 | 47 | |||
120.80 | 138.60 | 17.80 | 33 | 0.16 | 0.61 | 59 | ||||
175.87 | 186.00 | 10.13 | 19 | 0.12 | 0.35 | 34 | ||||
197.30 | 219.44 | 22.14 | 8 | 0.36 | 0.71 | 0.01 | 44 | |||
237.70 | 269.80 | 32.10 | 28 | 0.97 | 1.37 | 0.08 | 109 | |||
DCAr0169 | 14.80 | 74.67 | 59.87 | 31 | 0.82 | 0.06 | 57 | |||
DCAr0170 | 9.20 | 302.00 | 292.80 | 58 | 0.39 | 0.84 | 0.02 | 99 | ||
incl. | 9.20 | 89.59 | 80.39 | 173 | 0.77 | 1.08 | 0.05 | 236 | ||
DCAr0171 | 76.80 | 282.40 | 205.60 | 123 | 0.02 | 0.44 | 0.84 | 0.02 | 167 | |
incl. | 126.10 | 203.70 | 77.60 | 242 | 0.01 | 0.71 | 1.30 | 0.03 | 310 | |
311.35 | 406.35 | 95.00 | 9 | 0.36 | 0.92 | 0.02 | 57 |
Notes: | |
1. | Drill location, altitude, azimuth, and dip of drill holes are provided in Table 2 |
2. | Drill intercept is core length, and grade is length weighted. True width of mineralization is unknown due to early stage of exploration without adequate drill data. |
3. | Calculation of silver equivalent ("AgEq") is based on the long-term median of the |
4. | A cut-off of 20 g/t AgEq is applied to calculate the length-weighted intercept. At times, samples lower than 20 g/t AgEq may be included in the calculation of consolidation of mineralized intercepts. |
Table 2 Summary of Drill Holes of Discovery Drill Program of | |||||||
Hole_id | Easting | Northing | Altitude | Depth_m | Azimuth (°) | Dip (°) | Target |
DCAr0151 | 539617.75 | 7905215.10 | 4013.81 | 300.00 | 20 | -45 | ED |
DCAr0152 | 539311.30 | 7905343.30 | 3911.21 | 821.00 | 252 | -75 | CV |
DCAr0153 | 539324.98 | 7905302.65 | 3917.54 | 836.00 | 252 | -67 | CV |
DCAr0154 | 539487.76 | 7905479.04 | 3921.69 | 900.00 | 249 | -66 | CV |
DCAr0155 | 538797.69 | 7905700.86 | 4063.33 | 140.00 | 120 | -40 | WD |
DCAr0156 | 539684.64 | 7905129.41 | 4036.00 | 302.00 | 20 | -45 | ED |
DCAr0157 | 538799.21 | 7905701.13 | 4063.35 | 206.00 | 60 | -40 | WD |
DCAr0158 | 539517.04 | 7905105.86 | 3969.15 | 323.00 | 20 | -45 | ED |
DCAr0159 | 538841.19 | 7905736.01 | 4068.83 | 152.00 | 7 | -40 | WD |
DCAr0160 | 538841.30 | 7905734.87 | 4068.79 | 152.00 | 156 | -40 | WD |
DCAr0161 | 539663.65 | 7905221.91 | 4023.46 | 293.00 | 20 | -45 | ED |
DCAr0162 | 539403.94 | 7905455.30 | 3924.08 | 848.00 | 252 | -67 | CV |
DCAr0163 | 538842.50 | 7905735.25 | 4068.85 | 200.00 | 110 | -40 | WD |
DCAr0164 | 539412.79 | 7905417.33 | 3930.76 | 821.00 | 252 | -70 | CV |
DCAr0165 | 539247.76 | 7905094.61 | 3908.82 | 302.00 | 20 | -45 | ED |
DCAr0166 | 539400.87 | 7905371.39 | 3935.30 | 848.00 | 247 | -75 | CV |
DCAr0167 | 538843.04 | 7905735.85 | 4068.79 | 152.00 | 81 | -40 | WD |
DCAr0168 | 539276.07 | 7905026.84 | 3910.53 | 302.00 | 20 | -45 | ED |
DCAr0169 | 538841.68 | 7905740.16 | 4068.79 | 152.00 | 50 | -40 | WD |
DCAr0170 | 538946.49 | 7905288.56 | 3905.72 | 302.00 | 20 | -45 | WD |
DCAr0171 | 538631.00 | 7905028.49 | 3905.09 | 420.00 | 48 | -59 | SD |
Note: | 1. Drill collar coordinate system is | ||||||
2. Coordinate of drill collar is picked with Real Time Kinematics (RTK) GPS except hole DCAr0036 which is by handheld GPS | |||||||
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