Regulus Resources Inc. reported results from drill hole AK-22-052 from the AntaKori copper-gold project in Peru. The goal of this drill hole was to test the continuity of skarn mineralization to the north and search for additional information on breccia and porphyry intercepts at depth in nearby holes. Hole AK-22-052 was drilled to 1,385.80 m before crossing the property boundary and the hole was stopped shortly thereafter.

Hole AK-22-052 intersected several intervals of skarn mineralization that expand the mineralized footprint and intersected attractive mineralization in crackle-brecciated quartzites and porphyry dykes at depth. Drill hole AK-22-052 starts with 1.20 m of overburden material prior to entering calcareous sedimentary rocks of Chulec Formation. From 1.20 m to 85.00 m, the hole encountered Chulec Formation massive and banded marble intervals with weak prograde garnet-vesuvianite skarn alteration and minor retrograde chlorite-pyrite-magnetite-chalcopyrite veins overprint.

This skarn sequence is clearly overprinted by gold-zinc-silver ±lead ±copper intermediate-sulphidation (base-metal carbonate) veins and fault structures that are likely sub-vertical in geometry. These veins can run multiple grams per tonne gold and multiple percent zinc over one to three metres width and locally can coalesce into zones measuring several ten's of metres in width. The mineralogy of this mineralization is dominated by sphalerite-galena-pyrite and likely other sulphosalt minerals.

From 85.00 m to 210.00 m, the hole intersected well-developed skarn intervals of Chulec Formation intercalated with semi-massive pyrite-magnetite-chalcopyrite skarn horizons. Skarn alteration in this zone is dominated mostly by prograde skarn alteration assemblages with garnet-vesuvianite, but some intervals are overprinted by massive retrograde epidote-chlorite skarn. Mineralization in this interval consists of traces of pyrite-chalcopyrite occurring as disseminations and veins associated with retrograde skarn alteration.

From 210.00 m to 338.05 m, the hole intercepted well-developed skarn intervals of Chulec Formation intercalated with semi-massive pyrite-magnetite-chalcopyrite skarn horizons. In this interval, retrograde epidote-chlorite skarn alteration is the dominant assemblage and becomes stronger at depth. Skarn mineralization in this interval is locally overprinted by 1-2 m width structures with chalcopyrite-sphalerite-galena base-metal carbonate mineralization that post-date the skarn alteration but increase the overall grade in those areas.

The contact with Inca Formation is found at 338.05 m and consists of intercalations of hornfels and retrograde chlorite-rich skarn horizons. Mineralization in this interval is generally weak and occurs as disseminations, veins, and massive magnetite-pyrite-chalcopyrite horizons with a notable increase of magnetite content compared to the overlying Chulec Formation skarn intervals. From 415.40 m to 653.40 m, the hole encountered Farrat Formation quartzites and arkoses that are strongly fractured with quartz-pyrite veins and locally brecciated with the open spaces in the veins and breccias healed with drusy quartz and pyrite.

This zone is cut by pyrite and molybdenite veins, as well as sporadic sphalerite-galena-pyrite-chalcopyrite base-metal carbonate veins. The last 50 m of the reported interval displays well-developed crackle-breccia textures and stronger pyrite mineralization within the quartzite host rock. From 653.40 m to 782.50 m, the drill hole passes through a rhyolite intrusion with well developed flow-banding and auto-brecciation textures that are sub-parallel to the drill hole axis, indicating it is likely a sub-vertical intrusive body.

The intrusion is affected by illite-kaolinite, quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration, with some chloritic alteration relics with complex overprinting textures. Mineralization in this interval has a gold-silver-zinc ±copper base-metal carbonate signature consisting of pyrite-chalcopyrite-tennantite-sphalerite-galena disseminations and veins. A 50-metre interval of Farrat Formation quartzites is found at 782.50 m, prior to entering a major interval of feldspar-hornblende-biotite porphyry intrusion from 821.73 m to 1,297.00 m. This porphyry intrusion is affected by chloritic alteration overprinted by strong sericite-quartz-pyrite alteration which is associated with moderate to locally strong mineralization consisting of chalcopyrite-bornite-tennantite and galena-sphalerite occurring as disseminations and veins.

This intrusion has local zones of abundant wall rock xenoliths, especially in the lower parts of the reported interval. These wall rock xenoliths include crackled quartzites and one 17-metre, clast-supported breccia interval, with high-grade pyrite-chalcopyrite-bornite-tennantite-enargite mineralization. From 1,297.00 m to the end of the reported interval at 1,385.80 m, the drill hole intercepted an intercalation of strongly silicified, heterolithic, chaotic breccias developed within the Farrat Formation quartzites and arkoses that are cut by several feldspar-hornblende-biotite porphyry dykes that are affected by strong sericite-quartz-pyrite alteration and silicification.

Mineralization in this interval is more classical porphyry style mineralization consisting of quartz-chalcopyrite-bornite-enargite-tennantite-anhydrite occurring as disseminations and veins. The last 156.40 m of this interval contains numerous quartz-molybdenite veins and averages 105 ppm Mo, which suggests may have entered the outer molybdenite (“moly”) shell of a porphyry center. Hole AK-22-053 is complete and ended at 727.4 m with assays pending.

This hole was completed on Colquirrumi ground where Regulus is earning up to a 70% interest. The goal of this hole was to add meterage towards the 7,500 m necessary to trigger the earn-in on Colquirrumi claims, and test for the eastern extension of mineralization. Hole AK-22-054 is in progress and testing the northern extension of mineralization on the property.

At the time of this release, AK-22-054 was at approximately 900 m depth and AK-22-055 was just getting underway and is adding meterage towards the Colquirrumi earn-in, as well as testing for the extension of mineralization.