Prime Mining Corp. (“Prime” or the
“Company”) (TSX-V: PRYM, OTCQB: PRMNF, Frankfurt:
04V3) announces additional assay results from its recently
completed Phase 2 drill program. Today’s results are from the
Guadalupe area where Prime continues to delineate and expand the
multi-million-ounce Los Reyes high-grade gold-silver deposit. Los
Reyes and its three known gold-silver deposit areas (Guadalupe, Z-T
and Central), has a mineralized footprint of over 15 square
kilometres and is located in a highly prospective, 500-year old
mining-friendly district of Sinaloa, Mexico.
Today’s results are from seven drill holes in
the main Guadalupe deposit.
HIGHLIGHT GUADALUPE DRILL
INTERCEPTS:
- 6.8 gpt Au and
166 gpt Ag over 19.5 m (18.3 m estimated true width or “etw”) in
hole 22GE-118
-
12.8 gpt Au and 646 gpt Ag over 3.3 m (1.1 m etw), and 4.2 gpt Au
and 212 gpt Ag over 37.2 m (12.7 m etw) in hole 22GE-121
-
8.8 gpt Au and 289 gpt Ag over 7.9 m (5.6 m etw), including 33.2
gpt Au and 1,072 gpt Ag over 2.0 m (1.4 m etw) in drill hole
22GE-122
-
6.8 gpt Au and 208 gpt Ag over 13.6 m (6.8 m etw) in hole
22GE-120
Drilling continues to encounter bonanza and
high-grade intercepts at Guadalupe with additional remarkable gold
and silver values being intercepted in the Estaca Vein.
Additionally, outside of the main Estaca Vein, drilling is
delineating a cluster of mineralized vein splays within the main
Guadalupe deposit. It is anticipated that these results will
further expand resources at Guadalupe.
Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Kunz commented,
“We are very excited about the progress we have made in the Phase 2
drill program. Our exploration team has improved the structural
modelling demonstrably, which has resulted in a more targeted and
accurate drill program. As a result, the number of wide, high-grade
intercepts we are seeing in our results has increased. Our recent
drilling, specifically at Guadalupe East, has intersected multiple
thick, high-grade gold and silver veins. These new veins are
increasing the high-grade zones both within and outside of the
known mineralized envelope. We will continue to target these
high-grade structures as they remain open along strike and at
depth. As we work towards delivering a resource estimate in the
first half of next year, we are excited about the increasing
contribution of these bonanza grade veins at Los Reyes.”
Scott Smith, EVP Exploration added: “Drill holes
22GE-118, 120, and 122 intersected impressive Estaca Vein Splays.
Continued drilling success in these vein assemblages will add
high-grade ore tonnes and reduce pit waste-to-ore ratios at
Guadalupe. Holes 22GE-121, 123 and 124 intersected the main Estaca
Vein itself approximately 150 m further along strike and down dip
of the April 2020 resource pit limit. Hole 22GE-120 also went on to
intercept the Estaca Vein after passing through the splays.”
Today’s results highlight recent success in
expanding the Guadalupe deposit and are shown in the Significant
Intercepts Table below.
Phase 2 drilling was completed on October 31. In
total, 74,216 metres were drilled in 259 holes with zero lost-time
injuries or material safety incidents. Combined with Phase 1 and
on-going drilling, Prime has now drilled over 100,000 metres in
over 400 holes. Further details of the Phase 2 drilling results
will be released as they become available.
Phase 3 drilling began in November. There are
currently five rigs operating at site with drilling focused largely
on resource expansion. Prime currently anticipates the release of
an updated NI 43-101 resource estimate by mid-2023. The updated
resource will include all Phase 1 and Phase 2 results, plus some
initial results from the ongoing Phase 3 drilling program.
Figure 1: Guadalupe East Grade Shell
Longitudinal Section
SIGNIFICANT INTERCEPTS TABLE FROM RECENT DRILLING AT
GUADALUPE:
Drill Hole |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length (m) |
ETW (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Vein |
22GE-118 |
56.0 |
62.4 |
6.4 |
5.5 |
3.0 |
215 |
Estaca Splays |
including |
59.2 |
60.3 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
6.8 |
469 |
Estaca Splays |
22GE-118 |
102.0 |
121.5 |
19.5 |
18.3 |
6.8 |
166 |
Estaca Splays |
including |
103.4 |
113.1 |
9.7 |
9.1 |
11.6 |
262 |
Estaca Splays |
& including |
117.0 |
120.0 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
4.8 |
144 |
Estaca Splays |
22GE-118 |
128.0 |
135.5 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
2.9 |
89 |
Estaca Splays |
including |
128.0 |
129.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
9.9 |
231 |
Estaca Splays |
22GE-118 |
144.5 |
152.0 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
2.9 |
101 |
Estaca Splays |
including |
144.5 |
146.0 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
7.0 |
327 |
Estaca Splays |
22GE-118 |
221.0 |
228.5 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
2.0 |
72 |
Estaca Splays |
including |
224.0 |
228.5 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
2.8 |
90 |
Estaca Splays |
22GE-119 |
351.4 |
354.0 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
81 |
Estaca |
22GE-120 |
44.5 |
58.1 |
13.6 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
207 |
Estaca Splays |
including |
47.5 |
50.5 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
12.2 |
537 |
Estaca Splays |
& including |
55.1 |
56.8 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
23.0 |
495 |
Estaca Splays |
22GE-120 |
61.0 |
74.5 |
13.5 |
6.7 |
3.5 |
75 |
Estaca Splays |
including |
64.0 |
65.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
11.3 |
245 |
Estaca Splays |
& including |
68.5 |
70.0 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
9.9 |
149 |
Estaca Splays |
22GE-121 |
163.5 |
166.8 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
12.8 |
646 |
Estaca Splays |
22GE-121 |
189.0 |
226.2 |
37.2 |
12.7 |
4.2 |
212 |
Estaca |
including |
193.5 |
195.0 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
10.2 |
547 |
Estaca |
& including |
218.5 |
219.8 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
10.9 |
765 |
Estaca |
& including |
222.0 |
223.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
21.0 |
413 |
Estaca |
22GE-122 |
0.0 |
19.5 |
19.5 |
13.8 |
2.2 |
54 |
Estaca Splays |
including |
15.0 |
16.5 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
9.1 |
141 |
Estaca Splays |
22GE-122 |
26.2 |
34.1 |
7.9 |
5.6 |
8.8 |
289 |
Estaca Splays |
including |
30.3 |
32.3 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
33.2 |
1072 |
Estaca Splays |
22GE-123 |
223.5 |
230.0 |
6.5 |
2.7 |
4.5 |
pending |
Estaca |
including |
225.1 |
228.0 |
2.9 |
1.2 |
9.2 |
pending |
Estaca |
22GE-123 |
232.0 |
250.5 |
18.5 |
7.8 |
2.2 |
pending |
Estaca |
22GE-124 |
298.0 |
300.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
6.9 |
pending |
Estaca |
22GE-124 |
324.0 |
325.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
pending |
Estaca Splays |
Link 1 – PDF
FiguresLink 2 – PDF Drill Hole
Tables
Guadalupe Drilling Results and
Interpretation
In addition to the significant intercepts shown
above, Prime has released the full current assay table for the
Guadalupe area (Link 2 above). While some of the holes included in
that table are more exploratory in nature, holes targeting the key
mineralized vein structures in Guadalupe continue to indicate
potential high-grade, high-margin resource expanding ounces
characteristic of the Guadalupe area. Included in these
results are intersections of various structures, including previous
underground workings. Where previous workings or stopes have
encountered what has been interpreted as backfill material, these
segments have been included in the table and identified as such in
the ‘Vein’ column and will be excluded from future reported
resource inventories and will not influence interpolated resource
block grades. Highlights and significant intercepts shown above
only include what has been interpreted as in situ material, and do
not include any assayed backfill material. “Pending”
silver grades in the Significant Intercepts table above indicate
that part of the composites may have assayed over 100 gpt and
follow-up ‘over-limit’ test results have not been received.
QA/QC Protocols and Sampling Procedures
Drill core at the Los Reyes project is drilled
in predominately HQ size (63.5 millimetre “mm”), reducing to NQ or
BQ size ranges (47.6 mm and 36.5 mm respectively) when required.
Drill core samples are generally 1.50 m long along the core axis
with allowance for shorter or longer intervals if required to suit
geological constraints. After logging intervals are identified to
be sampled and split, and one half is submitted for assay. RC
drilling returns rock chips and fines from a 133.35 mm diameter
tricone bit. The returns are homogenized and split into 2 halves,
with one half submitted for analysis and the other half stored.
Sample QA/QC measures include unmarked certified
reference materials, blanks, and field duplicates as well as
preparation duplicates are inserted into the sample sequence and
make up approximately 8% of the samples submitted to the laboratory
for each drill hole.
Samples are picked up from the Project by the
laboratory personnel and transported to their facilities in Durango
or Hermosillo Mexico, for sample preparation. Sample analysis is
carried out by Bureau Veritas and ALS Labs, with fire assay,
including over limits fire assay re-analysis, completed at their
respective Hermosillo, Mexico laboratories and multi-element
analysis completed in North Vancouver, Canada. Drill core sample
preparation includes fine crushing of the sample to at least 70%
passing less than 2 mm, sample splitting using a riffle splitter,
and pulverizing a 250-gram split to at least 85% passing 75
microns.
Gold in diamond drill core is analyzed by fire
assay and atomic absorption spectroscopy of a 30 g sample (code
FA430 or Au-AA23). Multi-element chemistry is analyzed by 4-Acid
digestion of a 0.25-gram sample split (code MA300 or ME-ICP61) with
detection by inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer for a
full suite of elements.
Gold assay techniques FA430 and Au-AA23 have an
upper detection limit of 10 ppm. Any sample that produces an
over-limit gold value via the initial assay technique is sent for
gravimetric finish via method FA-530 or Au-GRA21. Silver analyses
by MA300 and ME-ICP61 have an upper limit of 200 ppm and 100 ppm,
respectively. Samples with over-limit silver values are re-analyzed
by fire assay with gravimetric finish FA530 or Au-GRA21.
Both Bureau Veritas and ALS Labs are ISO/IEC
accredited assay laboratories. Drill core assay results range from
below detection to 200.0 gpt gold and 4,955.0 gpt silver.
Qualified Person
Scott Smith, P.Geo., Executive Vice President of
Exploration, is a qualified person for the purposes of National
Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical
content in this news release.
Additional Notes
Metres is represented by “m”; “etw” is
Estimated True Width and is based on drill hole geology or
comparisons with other on-section drill holes; “Au” refers to gold,
and “Ag” refers to silver; “gpt” is grams per metric tonne; some
figures may not sum due to rounding; Composite assay grades
presented in summary tables are calculated using a Au grade minimum
average of 0.20 gpt or 1.0 gpt as indicated in “Au Cut-off” column
of Summary Tables. Maximum internal waste included in any reported
composite interval is 3.00 m. The 1.00 gpt Au cut-off is used to
define higher-grade “cores” within the lower-grade halo.
About the Los Reyes Gold and Silver
Project
Los Reyes is a rapidly evolving high-grade, low
sulphidation epithermal gold-silver project located in Sinaloa
State, Mexico. Historic operating results indicate that an
estimated 1 million ounces of gold and 60 million ounces of silver
were recovered from five separate operations at Los Reyes between
1770 and 1990. Prior to Prime’s acquisition, recent operators of
Los Reyes had spent approximately US$20 million on exploration,
engineering, and prefeasibility studies. The Project remains
underexplored and holds potential for additional discovery and
resource expansion.
Since acquiring Los Reyes in 2019, Prime has
spent approximately US$30 million on direct exploration activities
and has completed two phases of comprehensive drilling totaling
over 100,000 m. Results to date suggest the three known main
deposit areas, Guadalupe, Central and Z-T, are larger than
previously reported. Potential also exists for new discoveries
outside of the currently defined resource areas.
About Prime Mining
Prime is managed by an ideal mix of successful
mining executives, strong capital markets personnel and experienced
local operators all focused on unlocking the full potential of the
Los Reyes Project. The Company has a well-planned capital structure
with a strong management team and insider ownership.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Daniel KunzChief Executive
Officer
For further information, please contact:
Daniel KunzChief Executive
Officer and DirectorPrime Mining Corp.1307 S. Colorado Ave.Boise,
Idaho 83706Telephone: +1 (208) 926-6379 officeemail:
daniel@primeminingcorp.ca
Scott HicksExecutive Vice
PresidentPrime Mining Corp.710 – 1030 West Georgia StreetVancouver,
BC, V6E 2Y3Telephone: +1 (604) 428-6128 officeemail:
scott.hicks@primeminingcorp.ca
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Company’s exploration and development plans in Mexico.
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material adverse change affecting the Company or its properties;
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be consistent with current expectations; that currency and exchange
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failure of plant, equipment or processes, changes to availability
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risks relating to COVID-19, delays in or failure to receive access
agreements or amended permits, risks inherent in the estimation of
mineral resources; and risks associated with executing the
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as well as those risk factors discussed in the Company's most
recently filed management's discussion and analysis, as well as its
annual information form dated April 22, 2022, available on
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and regulations applicable to the Company, the Company undertakes
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management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors,
should change.
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