Regulus Resources Inc. ("Regulus" or the
"Company", TSX-V: REG, OTCQX: RGLSF) is pleased to
report the results from drill hole AK-22-047 from the AntaKori
copper-gold project in Peru. The goal of this drill hole was to
test the continuity of skarn mineralization intercepted in holes to
the east and west. In addition, the hole was drilled entirely on
Colquirrumi claims, where the Company has the right to earn up to a
70% interest by completing 7,500 m of drilling (see press release
dated May 18, 2016). Hole AK-22-047 successfully intercepted skarn
mineralization and contributed 816.70 m of drilling meterage
towards the Colquirrumi earn-in agreement.
Highlights
- 33.13 m of 0.64
g/t Au and 13.14 g/t Ag from 162.20 m
- Including 8.43 m
of 2.15 g/t Au and 17.72 g/t Ag from 186.90 m
- 54.50 m of 0.30%
CuEq from 224.35 m
- 286.80 m
of 0.51% CuEq from 383.80 m
-
Including 137.75 m of 0.71% CuEq from 464.35
m
- And
21.23 m of 0.71% CuEq from 623.37 m
- Total meterage
of reported holes on Colquirrumi claims, currently stands at
4,486.40 m
- Excludes
AK-22-50 which is complete, but assays are pending, and AK-21-051
which is currently active
John Black, Chief Executive Officer of
Regulus, commented as follows:
“Hole 47 was designed to test the continuity of
skarn mineralization previously intercepted in holes to the east
and west. As well, it adds to the meterage drilled on the
Colquirrumi claims which are contiguous with our existing 100%
owned claims at AntaKori, and where we can earn up to a 70%
interest by completing a total of 7,500 m of drilling. Hole 47 also
fills in a gap in our completed drilling, which will be important
when we transition to a resource update on the AntaKori project.
The skarn mineralization encountered in Hole 47 was largely as
expected and in line with the drilling completed around it. Our
current drilling campaign is progressing well with two rigs turning
and we look forward to reporting additional results over the
upcoming months.”
Table 1 below provides more details on the
mineralized intercepts encountered in AK-22-047. The location of
the reported drill hole as well as active and completed holes are
indicated in Figure 1. Figure 2 displays a cross section of
AK-22-047.
Table 1. AntaKori Hole AK-22-047 |
Drill Hole |
From(m) |
To(m) |
Interval (m) |
Cu(%) |
Au (ppm) |
Ag (ppm) |
As (ppm) |
CuEq (%) |
AK-22-047 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interval |
162.20 |
195.33 |
33.13 |
0.09 |
0.64 |
13.14 |
1,417 |
- |
incl. |
186.90 |
195.33 |
8.43 |
0.05 |
2.15 |
17.72 |
1,982 |
- |
Interval |
224.35 |
278.85 |
54.50 |
0.16 |
0.12 |
6.04 |
183 |
0.30 |
Interval |
383.80 |
670.60 |
286.80 |
0.29 |
0.21 |
7.70 |
189 |
0.51 |
incl. |
464.35 |
602.10 |
137.75 |
0.45 |
0.27 |
8.71 |
136 |
0.71 |
and |
623.37 |
644.60 |
21.23 |
0.26 |
0.44 |
15.85 |
870 |
0.71 |
The grades are uncut. Cu Eq and Au Eq values were calculated using
copper, gold and silver. Metal prices utilized for the calculations
are Cu – US$2.25/lb, Au – US$1,100/oz, and Ag – US$14/oz. All
intervals presented above consist of sulphide mineralization. No
adjustments were made for recovery as the project is an early stage
exploration project and metallurgical data to allow for estimation
of recoveries is not yet available. The formulas utilized to
calculate equivalent values are Cu Eq (%) = Cu% + (Au g/t * 0.7130)
+ (Ag g/t * 0.0091). |
Discussion of Results:
Drill Hole AK-22-047 was
drilled to the SW at an azimuth of 189 degrees and an inclination
of -77 degrees. The goal of this hole was to test the continuity of
skarn mineralization encountered in surrounding holes, as well as
increase meterage drilled on the Colquirrumi claims.
The hole starts in sub-volcanic intrusions for
the first 70 m, which then transitions to calcareous units of the
Paratambo Formation until approximately 118m depth when the hole
re-enters sub-volcanic intrusive rocks, which continue until
approximately 162 m depth. These intrusive rocks are affected by
moderate to strong quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration with relics of
earlier chlorite and green sericite alteration, with moderate
pyrite dissemination and occasional quartz-molybdenite veins.
From 162 m to 439 m the hole encountered
skarn-altered calcareous units of the Chulec Formation, which are
locally overprinted by retrograde chlorite-epidote skarn
mineralization consisting of pyrite, magnetite, specular hematite,
and traces of chalcopyrite. At 252 m depth, the skarn is cut by an
80 m wide feldspar-hornblende-biotite porphyry dyke exhibiting
quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration. From 439 m to 602 m, a
well-developed skarn interval occurs within the lower Chulec
Formation and the upper Inca Formation, with disseminations of
pyrite and chalcopyrite associated with abundant magnetite: with
some intervals of 1 to 2 m thick massive
magnetite-pyrite-chalcopyrite horizons. The Inca Formation is
affected by strong biotite-actinolite-chlorite-magnetite alteration
with moderate dissemination of fine-grained chalcopyrite and some
quartz-molybdenite veins.
From 602 m to 760 m the hole encountered an
interval of crackle-brecciated quartzites and arkoses of the Farrat
Formation with abundant intercalations of porphyry intrusions. The
crackle-breccias are typically silicified with associated
pyrite-chalcopyrite-tennantite mineralization. Two intervals of
stronger pyrite-chalcopyrite-tennantite mineralization occur
between 620 m to 620 m and 663 m to 671 m, with both intervals
intimately associated with feldspar-hornblende-quartz porphyry
intrusions. From 760 m to the end of the drill hole at 817.20 m,
the hole encountered several feldspar-hornblende-quartz porphyry
dykes intruding Farrat Formation quartzites with a few associated
pyrite ± tennantite veins.
Update on Drilling
Activities
The Company has two drill rigs currently active
on the AntaKori project (see Figure 1 for locations). Hole
AK-22-048 is complete and ended at 1,273.55 m depth, assays are
pending. Hole AK-22-048 was designed to test for the extension of
skarn mineralization to the north of existing drilling and to
provide additional information on breccia mineralization
encountered in Holes AK-19-026 (see release dated January 30, 2019)
and AK-21-046 (see release dated April 6, 2022). Hole AK-22-049 is
currently drilling and is designed to infill a gap in the drilling
for an eventual resource update, as well as to provide additional
information on higher-grade breccia mineralization encountered in
nearby drill holes. Hole AK-22-050, which was recently completed to
a depth of 530.30 m (drilled to the boundary with the adjacent CMC
claims), was designed to drill above AK-22-047 to help provide
additional drill hole spacing support for the skarn mineralization
encountered in hole AK-22-047 and contribute to an eventual mineral
resource update. The hole also provides additional drill meterage
towards the Colquirrumi earn-in agreement. Hole AK-22-051 is
currently drilling and is designed to test the western extension of
skarn mineralization and complete additional meterage on the
Colquirrumi claims. At the time of this release, holes AK-22-049
and AK-22-051 were approximately 1,050 m and 725 m deep
respectively.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical data contained in
this news release pertaining to the AntaKori project has been
reviewed and approved by Dr. Kevin B. Heather, Chief Geological
Officer, FAusIMM, who serves as the qualified person (QP) under the
definition of National Instrument 43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE REGULUS BOARD
(signed) “John Black” John BlackCEO and Director
For further information, please contact:
Regulus Resources Inc.Phone: +1 604
685-6800Email: info@regulusresources.com
About Regulus Resources Inc. and the
AntaKori Project
Regulus Resources Inc. is an international
mineral exploration company run by an experienced technical and
management team. The principal project held by Regulus is the
AntaKori copper-gold-silver project in northern Peru. The AntaKori
project currently hosts a resource with indicated mineral resources
of 250 million tonnes with a grade of 0.48 % Cu, 0.29 g/t Au and
7.5 g/t Ag and inferred mineral resources of 267 million tonnes
with a grade of 0.41 % Cu, 0.26 g/t Au, and 7.8 g/t Ag (independent
technical report prepared by AMEC Foster Wheeler (Peru) S.A. dated
February 22, 2019, see press release dated March 1, 2019).
Mineralization remains open in most directions.
For further information on Regulus Resources
Inc., please consult our website at www.regulusresources.com.
Sampling and Analytical
Procedures
Regulus follows systematic and rigorous sampling
and analytical protocols which meet and exceed industry standards.
These protocols are summarized below and are available on the
Regulus website at www.regulusresources.com.
All drill holes are diamond core holes with PQ,
HQ or NQ core diameters. Drill core is collected at the drill site
where recovery and RQD (Rock Quality Designation) measurements are
taken before the core is transported by truck to the Regulus core
logging facility in Cajamarca, where it is photographed and
geologically logged. The core is then cut in half with a diamond
saw blade with half the sample retained in the core box for future
reference and the other half placed into a pre-labelled plastic
bag, sealed with a plastic zip tie, and identified with a unique
sample number. The core is typically sampled over a 1 to 2 metre
sample interval unless the geologist determines the presence of an
important geological contact. The bagged samples are then stored in
a secure area pending shipment to a certified laboratory sample
preparation facility. Samples are sent by batch to the ALS
laboratory in Lima for assay. Regulus independently inserts
certified control standards, coarse field blanks, and duplicates
into the sample stream to monitor data quality. These standards are
inserted “blindly” to the laboratory in the sample sequence prior
to departure from the Regulus core storage facilities. At the
laboratory samples are dried, crushed, and pulverized and then
analyzed using a fire assay-AA finish analysis for gold and a full
multi-acid digestion with ICP-AES analysis for other elements.
Samples with results that exceed maximum detection values for gold
are re-analyzed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish and other
elements of interest are re-analyzed using precise ore-grade ICP
analytical techniques.
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