VANCOUVER, November 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
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Kootenay Silver Inc. (TSX VENTURE: KTN.V) ("Kootenay") is
pleased to announce results on 16 additional drill holes from its
Phase I drill program on its new La Negra Breccia Silver Discovery,
situated approximately 6.5 kilometers north of Kootenay's flagship
Promontorio Silver Resource in Sonora,
Mexico.
To date, a total of 25 holes have been drilled and completed in
the inaugural discovery drill program on La Negra. Results from the
final 2 holes of the program are pending and are expected to be
released in the near future.
States Kootenay President and CEO, James McDonald "We are
extremely pleased with assay results from the current 16 holes of
the program. La Negra is rapidly evolving into an exciting new
silver discovery that is ideally situated and continues to yield
multiple high-grade results. The mineralization is outcropping on a
hill top and drill results show both consistency of mineralization
and demonstrated potential for continued high grades, as shown in
holes such as LN 21-14 that returned 1337 gpt silver over 6 meters.
Combined, these factors indicate strong potential for developing a
significant low cost silver operation."
Highlights include:
- 200 meters from surface of 240 gpt Silver in LN 21-14 including
the bottom 50 meters grading 442 gpt Silver. This hole bottomed in
492 gpt over 17 meters.
- 6 meters of 1337 gpt Silver in LN 21-14, the highest grade
interval to date.
- 34 meters from surface of 265 gpt Silver in LN 22-14 with 18
meters of 467 gpt Silver
- 30 meters from surface of 250 gpt Silver in LN 23-14 with 13
meters of 459 gpt Silver
- 33 meters from surface of 179 gpt Silver with 11 meters of 412
gpt Silver in LN 14-14.
- 49 meters from 13 meter depth of 92 gpt Silver with 34 meters
of 251 gpt Silver in LN 8-14.
- 140 meters from surface of 61 gpt Silver with 47 meters of 79
gpt Silver and 8 meters of 355 gpt Silver in LN 13-14.
Details of the intercepts are in the following table:
From To Interval Silver Gold Lead Rock
Drill Hole (m) (m) (m) (gpt) (ppb) % Type
LN-08-14 -45/180 Az 13 62 49 91.89 15.14 0.26 Breccia/+Andesite
Including 30 41 11 251.00 34.54 0.15 Breccia
Including 53 62 9 59.70 8.55 0.53 Breccia
137m EOH
LN-09-14 -60/180 Az 9 37 28 60.00 38.19 0.32 Breccia
Including 9 23 14 64.57 44.00 0.39 Breccia
105m EOH
LN-10-14 -90/360 Az 5 40 35 87.08 37.34 0.51 Breccia/+Andesite
Including 10 35 25 116.56 45.48 0.60 Breccia
Including 14 35 21 135.52 53.00 0.65 Breccia
70 78 8 37.25 5.25 0.24 Breccia
157 163 6 38.83 63.00 0.27 Breccia
191m EOH
LN-11-14 -60/360 Az 6 11 5 56.33 9.66 0.33 Breccia
27 29 2 32.50 2.50 0.01 Stockwork
131m EOH
LN-12-14 -45/360 Az 13 28 15 29.76 8.88 0.44 Stockwork/Breccia
Including 17 28 11 37.33 9.94 0.47 Breccia
117m EOH
LN-13-14 -60/090 Az 0 140 140 61.43 47.75 0.38 Breccia/Stockwork
Including 24 71 47 79.00 52.00 0.31 Breccia
Including 12 19 7 95.57 49.85 0.22 Stockwork
Including 24 34 10 83.33 50.00 0.10 Breccia
Including 54 64 10 136.50 57.40 0.73 Breccia
Including 66 71 5 120.20 13.20 0.74 Breccia
Including 112 120 8 355.16 118.30 2.97 Breccia
Including 132 140 8 52.75 89.37 0.19 Breccia
183.5m EOH
LN-14-14 -60/270 Az 0 33 33 179.65 33.21 0.33 Breccia
Including 13 24 11 412.11 61.77 0.24 Breccia
Including 26 30 4 181.00 55.25 0.72 Breccia
48 60 12 31.50 8.18 0.13 Stockwork
92m EOH
LN-15-14 77m EOH No Significant Results Argillic Andesite
LN-16-14 60m EOH No Significant Results Argillic/Propylitic
LN-17-14 51m EOH No Significant Results Argillic/Propylitic
LN-18-14 156m EOH No Significant Results Argillic/Propylitic
LN-19-14 -45/180 Az 70 82 12 289.58 39.66 1.42 Breccia
Including 74 82 8 421.37 50.50 1.93 Breccia
193m EOH
LN-20-14 -45/180 Az 51 61 10 33.70 29.85 0.40 Stockwork
97 133 36 79.05 64.92 0.24 Breccia/Stockwork
Including 105 133 28 99.35 88.57 0.24 Breccia/Stockwork
Including 111 133 22 107.66 100.00 0.16 Breccia
192m EOH
LN-21-14 -45/290 Az 0 200 200 156.47 102.67 0.18 Breccia/Stockwork
Including 41 57 16 114.31 9.03 0.21 Breccia
Including 119 128 9 392.11 218.44 0.15 Breccia
Including 150 158 8 258.37 155.37 0.07 Breccia
Including 164 169 5 476.20 294.20 0.14 Breccia
Including 150 200 50 420.34 182.91 0.23 Breccia
Including 174 180 6 1337.66 475.00 0.28 Breccia
Including 183 200 17 492.30 128.23 0.50 Breccia
200m EOH
LN-22-14 -90/360 Az 0 34 34 265.31 114.37 0.75 Breccia/Stockwork
Including 16 34 18 467.77 200.97 1.11 Breccia
82m EOH
LN-23-14 -45/180 Az 0 30 30 239.92 53.13 0.41 Breccia/Stockwork
Including 17 30 13 459.76 89.65 0.59 Breccia
Including 17 23 6 899.50 160.50 1.15 Breccia
Including 18 19 1 3040.00 426.00 4.53 Breccia
78m EOH
To view cross sections of the drill holes visit: La Negra Cross
Sections LN 01 to LN 23-14. To view a drill plan outlining the
location of the La Negra drilling visit: La Negra Drill Plan
Map.
OCTOBER 15, 2014 News Release
(Previously Announced)
From To Interval Silver Gold Lead Rock
Drill Hole (m) (m) (m) (gpt) (ppb) % Type
LN-01-14 -45/180 Az 3 44 41 110.46 67.71 0.126 Breccia
Including 18 37 19 177.1 112.78 0.056 Breccia
Including 18 31 13 223.23 129.38 0.07 Breccia
95m EOH
LN-02-14 -60/180 Az 0 50 50 141.28 107.72 0.215 Breccia
Including 0 40 40 161.25 121.15 0.256 Breccia
Including 19 47 28 212.64 149.14 0.144 Breccia
Including 19 34 15 323.13 197.8 0.216 Breccia
100m EOH
LN-03-14 -90/360 Az 0 144 144 82.57 57.93 0.309 Breccia
Including 0 27 27 108.32 77.3 0.618 Breccia
Including 0 106 106 98.03 62.19 0.373 Breccia
Including 0 78 78 114.63 66.04 0.383 Breccia
Including 53 78 25 195.84 107.4 0.144 Breccia
Including 54 67 13 229.38 103.61 0.166 Breccia
144m EOH
LN-04-14 -60/360 Az 0 114 114 78.54 66.4 0.311 Breccia
Including 0 92 92 92.98 79.68 0.351 Breccia
Including 0 67 67 118.93 83.39 0.409 Breccia
Including 0 20 20 149.43 73.21 0.85 Breccia
Including 43 74 31 146.38 95.67 0.103 Breccia
152m EOH
LN-05-14 -45/360 Az 0 119 119 91 46.44 0.576 Breccia
Including 0 88 88 108.85 39.95 0.625 Breccia
Including 89 119 30 40.4 64.55 0.427 Breccia
Including 51 91 40 182.87 70.97 1.171 Breccia
Including 51 65 14 367.85 111.42 1.84 Stockwork
147m EOH
LN-06-14 -60/090 Az 3 101 98 92.79 104.37 0.153 Breccia
Including 3 55 52 124.36 88.59 0.224 Breccia
Including 3 24 21 168.33 125.8 0.416 Breccia
Including 3 16 13 214.3 131.3 0.618 Breccia
101m EOH
LN-07-14 -60/270 Az 5 64 59 132.49 85.34 0.26 Breccia
Including 5 48 43 149.60 78.96 0.27 Breccia
Including 31 48 17 185.35 153.18 0.23 Breccia
Including 5 116 111 83.89 52.49 0.23 Breccia/Stockwork
Including 65 116 51 17.06 7.42 0.19 Stockwork
Including 106 116 10 41.90 12.80 0.47 Stockwork
130m EOH
These results highlight the importance of the La Negra discovery
and the potential for finding and developing additional high
grades. Drilling has tested and encountered Breccia and stockwork
mineralization along a strike length of 400 meters to vertical
depths of over 190 meters. Due to faulting and possibly the nature
of the breccia contact itself the width of the breccia body is
undetermined at this time. Thus far minimum drilled widths are
varying from about 60 to 100+ meters within a broader 200 by 500
meter area of breccia outcrop exposures.
The breccia is cut by two northwest trending faults across which
the dip of the breccia changes from near vertical dips to moderate
southerly dips. This is evidenced by holes LN 11, 12, 14, 18, 19
and 20, which were drilled through the breccia into the footwall or
directly within the footwall thus missing the bulk of the breccia
body. The last hole LN 25-14 (assays pending) drilled to the north
confirms a southerly dip encountering 60 meters of breccia from
surface followed by about 50 meters of stockwork.
Holes LN 15 to 18 were drilled at the western edge of the
breccia and seem to define the western extent of the main breccia
body. However outcropping breccia does occur about another 50
meters further west of these holes so a western extension or a
separate breccia body is implied.
Breccia characteristics indicate the La Negra Breccia is a in
the vent facies of a diatreme. Diatreme breccias have extensive
depth potential in the order of 100's of meters. The La Negra
Breccia also appears to have a steep northeast plunge to the
system.
Current Phase I Drill Program
Drilling in the Phase I program was conducted in widely spaced
fences along 400 of 500 meters of La Negra's length to provide
information on the sub-surface grade, continuity and geometry of
the mineralized Breccia system. Current holes were broadly spaced
as single holes or fences of holes from the same platforms in 115
to 75 meter spacings along strike. Extensive zones of breccia and
stockwork were encountered along the strike length and dips seem to
vary from steep northerly dips to moderate southerly dips. The
Phase I drill program included approximately 3100 meters of core
drilling. A total of 25 HQ diameter core holes were drilled and
completed.
La Negra Silver Discovery
The La Negra Beccia prospect is situated approx. 6.5 kms north
of Kootenay's flagship Promontorio Silver Resource in Sonora, Mexico and is contained within a 25 x
15 km mineralized corridor, the 'Promontorio Mineral Belt.' The
current Phase I drill program on La Negra follows a highly
successful trenching and surface sampling program that confirmed
widespread silver mineralization exists over a large 100 to 200
meters by 500 meters area on surface. (See news releases from
May 28th and June 5th, 2014 for more details).
Recently, each of the first seven holes of its current Phase I
drill program on La Negra returned significant intervals and high
grades of widespread silver mineralization extending from surface
to depth, confirming a substantial new silver discovery. (See news
release, 'Drill Results' Oct. 15,
2014 for more details)
To View Full Results of Sampling and drill Program Visit:
http://www.kootenaysilver.com
QA/QC
Core is being detailed logged and sampled with half the core
being bagged, tagged, catalogued, sealed and sent to an accredited
assay lab for analysis. A quality control program including blanks,
standards and replicates is being used similar to that used on the
Promontorio drill program. Geotechnical data such as recovery, RQD
and density are being recorded also. Sample lengths are one meter
in breccia or stockwork zones and 2 meters in other zones. All
drilling has been with HQ core and is being done by BD Drilling
from Guadalajara, Mexico. Further
Quality Assurance and Control procedures and details on assays
procedures and laboratories used are disclosed on the Kootenay
Silver Inc. website.
The foregoing geological disclosure has been reviewed and
verified by Kootenay's CEO, James
McDonald, P.Geo (a qualified person for the purpose of
National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects). Mr. McDonald is a director of Kootenay.
ABOUT KOOTENAY
Kootenay Silver Inc. is actively developing mineral projects in
the Sierra Madre Region of Mexico
and in British Columbia, Canada.
Its flagship property is the former producing Promontorio Silver
mine in Sonora State, Mexico.
Kootenay's objective is to develop near term discoveries and
long-term sustainable growth. Its management and technical team are
proven professionals with extensive international experience in all
aspects of mineral exploration, operations and venture capital
markets. Multiple, ongoing J/V partnerships in Mexico and Canada maximize potential for additional, new
discoveries while maintaining minimal share dilution.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
Forward-Looking
Statements: The information in this
news release has been prepared as at November 25, 2014. Certain statements in this
news release, referred to herein as "forward-looking statements",
constitute "forward-looking statements" under the provisions of
Canadian provincial securities laws. These statements can be
identified by the use of words such as "expected", "may", "will" or
similar terms.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a
number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable
by Kootenay as of the date of such statements, are inherently
subject to significant business, economic and competitive
uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, known and unknown,
could cause actual results to be materially different from those
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circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Cautionary Note to US
Investors: This news release may
contain information about adjacent properties on which we have no
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documents filed with the SEC. U.S. investors are cautioned that
mineral deposits on adjacent properties are not indicative of
mineral deposits on our properties. This news release may contain
forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments
regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs,
geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential
mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address
future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks
and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
currently anticipated in such statements.
This press release uses the terms "Measured", "Indicated",
and "Inferred" resources. United
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recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them.
"Inferred Mineral Resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as
to their existence, and as to their economic and legal feasibility.
It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral
Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian
rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the
basis of feasibility or other economic studies. United States investors are cautioned not to
assume that all or any part of Measured or Indicated Mineral
Resources will ever be converted into Mineral Reserves.
United States investors are also
cautioned not to assume that all or any part of a Mineral Resource
is economically or legally mineable.
James McDonald, CEO and President
at 403-238-6986; Ken Berry, Chairman
at +1-604-601-5652, +1-888-601-5650 or visit:
http://www.kootenaysilver.com