Silver Bull Resources, Inc. (OTCQB: SVBL, TSX: SVB) (“Silver Bull”)
announces the termination of the option agreement with a
wholly-owned subsidiary of South32 Limited (“South32”) at the
Sierra Mojada project located in Coahuila, Mexico. The Sierra
Mojada project has been illegally blockaded (see news release from
September 30, 2019) and thus there has been an inability to
progress investment in exploration activities.
Tim Barry, CEO commented, “While we are
disappointed that South32 has decided to terminate the option
agreement for Sierra Mojada, we understand their reasoning given
the inability to access the project site since September 2019. We
appreciate South32’s professionalism throughout this
partnership.”
Mr. Barry went on to say, “The ongoing illegal
blockade of the Sierra Mojada project by the local mining
cooperative, Sociedad Cooperativa de Exploración Minera Minero
Norteños S.C.L., has been in place since September 2019. There has
been no intervention by the appropriate authorities to bring this
to an end and despite the Company’s many attempts to reach a
reasonable path towards an amicable settlement, we have been unable
to gain permanent access to the project site. We hope that this
unfortunate recent outcome will encourage the appropriate
government agencies to take immediate action to remove the illegal
blockade for the betterment of the project and the broader local
community and businesses.”
Silver Bull will continue to assess the current
situation at Sierra Mojada and other opportunities outside of
Mexico as they present.
About Silver Bull
Resources:
Silver Bull’s primary asset is the Sierra Mojada
deposit located in Coahuila, Mexico. Sierra Mojada is an open
pittable oxide deposit with a NI 43-101 compliant Measured and
Indicated “global” Mineral Resource of 70.4 million tonnes grading
3.4% zinc and 38.6 g/t silver for 5.35 billion pounds of contained
zinc and 87.4 million ounces of contained silver. Included within
the “global” Mineral Resource is a Measured and Indicated “high
grade zinc zone” of 13.5 million tonnes with an average grade of
11.2% zinc at a 6% cutoff, for 3.336 billion pounds of contained
zinc, and a Measured and Indicated “high grade silver zone” of 15.2
million tonnes with an average grade of 114.9 g/t silver at a 50
g/t cutoff for 56.3 million contained ounces of silver.
Mineralization remains open in the east, west, and northerly
directions.
The constraining pit was optimised and
calculated using a NSR cut-off based on a silver price of US$15/oz,
and a zinc price of US$1.20/lb and assumed a recovery for silver of
75% and a recovery for zinc of 41%. Approximately 60% of the
current 3.2-kilometer mineralized body is at or near surface before
dipping at around 6 degrees to the east.
CATEGORY |
TONNES (MT) |
AG (G/T) |
CU (%) |
PB (%) |
ZN (%) |
AG (MOZS) |
CU (MLBS) |
PB (MLBS) |
ZN (MLBS) |
MEASURED |
52.0 |
39.2 |
0.04% |
0.3% |
4.0% |
65.5 |
45.9 |
379.1 |
4,589.3 |
INDICATED |
18.4 |
37.0 |
0.03% |
0.2% |
1.9% |
21.9 |
10.8 |
87.0 |
764.6 |
TOTAL M&I |
70.4 |
38.6 |
0.04% |
0.3% |
3.4% |
87.4 |
56.8 |
466.1 |
5,353.9 |
INFERRED |
0.1 |
8.8 |
0.02% |
0.2% |
6.4% |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.4 |
10.7 |
For a full summary of the Sierra Mojada
resource, please refer to Silver Bull’s news release dated October
31, 2018 and filed on its profile at www.SEDAR.com, or by visiting
the following link:
https://www.silverbullresources.com/news/silver-bull-resources-announces-5.35-billion-pounds-zinc-87.4-million-ounces-silver-in-updated-sierra-mojada-measured-and/
The technical information of this news release
has been reviewed and approved by Tim Barry, a Chartered
Professional Geologist (CPAusIMM), and a qualified person for the
purposes of National Instrument 43-101.
On behalf of the Board of Directors “Tim
Barry”
Tim Barry, CPAusIMM Chief
Executive Officer and Director
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Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors
concerning estimates of Measured, Indicated, and Inferred Mineral
Resources: In October 2018, the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved final rules requiring
comprehensive and detailed disclosure requirements for issuers with
material mining operations. The provisions in Industry Guide 7 and
Item 102 of Regulation S-K have been replaced with a new subpart
1300 of Regulation S-K (“S-K 1300”) under the Securities Act of
1933 (the “Securities Act”). The Company will be required to comply
with these new rules in its disclosures for the fiscal year ending
October 31, 2022, and thereafter. The requirements and
standards under S-K 1300 differ from those under Canadian
securities laws. This news release uses the terms “measured mineral
resources”, “indicated mineral resources”, and “inferred resources”
which are defined in, and required to be disclosed by, NI 43-101
under guidelines set out in the Definition Standards for Mineral
Resources and Mineral Reserves adopted by the Canadian Institute of
Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Council. While the terms are
substantially similar to the same terms defined under S-K 1300,
there are differences in the definitions. Accordingly, there is no
assurance any mineral resources or mineral reserves that the
Company may report under NI 43-101 will be the same as resource or
reserve estimates prepared under the standards adopted under S-K
1300. The estimation of measured, indicated and inferred mineral
resources involves greater uncertainty as to their existence and
economic feasibility than the estimation of proven and probable
reserves. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that measured
and indicated mineral resources will be converted into reserves.
The estimation of inferred mineral resources involves far greater
uncertainty as to their existence and economic viability than the
estimation of other categories of mineral resources. U.S. investors
are cautioned not to assume that estimates of inferred mineral
resources exist, are economically minable, or will be upgraded into
measured or indicated mineral resources. Under Canadian securities
laws, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the
basis of feasibility or other economic studies.
Disclosure of “contained ounces” in a resource
is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations, however the SEC
normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does
not constitute “reserves” by SEC standards as in place tonnage and
grade without reference to unit measures. Accordingly, the
information contained in this news release may not be comparable to
similar information made public by U.S. companies that are not
subject NI 43-101.
Cautionary note regarding forward
looking statements: This news release contains
forward-looking statements regarding future events and Silver
Bull’s future results that are subject to the safe harbors created
under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
the Securities Act, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements
include, among others, statements regarding the Company’s
assessment of the situation at Sierra Mojada and other
opportunities outside of Mexico, the Mineral Resource estimates for
the Sierra Mojada project and the development of the project. These
statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts,
and projections about Silver Bull’s and Arras’s exploration
projects, the industry in which Silver Bull operates and the
beliefs and assumptions of Silver Bull’s management. Words such as
“expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,”
“intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “continues,”
“may,” variations of such words, and similar expressions and
references to future periods, are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject
to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which
are beyond our control, including such factors as whether
management’s focus will be as described in this news release, the
results of exploration activities and whether the results continue
to support continued exploration activities, unexpected variations
in ore grade, types and metallurgy, volatility and level of
commodity prices, the availability of sufficient future financing,
and other matters discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in
Silver Bull’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2021 and our other periodic and current reports
filed with the SEC and available on www.sec.gov and with the
Canadian securities commissions available on www.sedar.com. Readers
are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and that actual results or developments may
differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by
us in this release is based only on information currently available
to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to
time, whether as a result of new information, future developments
or otherwise.
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