Prime Mining Corp. (“Prime” or the
“Company”) (TSX-V: PRYM, OTCQX: PRMNF, Frankfurt:
04V3) is reporting drill results from four holes at the Z-T Area,
one of three main zones hosting the gold-silver mineral resource
estimate (“MRE”) announced May 2, 2023 at the Company’s Los Reyes
Project located in Sinaloa State, Mexico. A 2023 Technical Report
was filed on June 13, 2023 and can be found on the Company's
website at https://primeminingcorp.ca/ and on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com, under the Company’s Issuer Profile.
Two of the new core holes drilled at Tahonitas,
in the southeast end of the Z-T Area (see Figures 1, 2), are
located 100 to 200 metres below the recently announced resource pit
shell. This drilling follows Prime’s news release of May 24, 2023
(link here), confirming the ongoing expansion of potential
gold-silver resources in addition to and not included in the
Company’s MRE.
Z-T Drilling Highlights:
- 5.10 gpt AuEq (3.96 gpt Au and 88.0 gpt
Ag) over 11.4 m etw in hole 23TA-67, located 200 m below the MRE
resource pit, including:
- 27.20 gpt AuEq (24.50 gpt Au and 209.0
gpt Ag) over 1.5 m etw.
- 4.86 gpt AuEq (3.80 gpt Au and 82.0 gpt
Ag) over 13.3 m etw in hole 23TA-69, located 100 m below the MRE
resource pit, including:
- 9.30 gpt AuEq (8.15 gpt Au and 89.2 gpt
Ag) over 3.7 m etw.
Together the mineralization in these drill holes
further defines two high-grade mineralized shoots separated by 250
m. These intercepts open a significant area of exploration upside
relative to the MRE pit shell for the Z-T Area. They suggest a
potential merging of the western, shallow plunging mineralized
shoot encountered by hole 23TA-67 and the eastern, steeply plunging
mineralized shoot intercepted by 23TA-69 (see Figure 3).
Prime Mining Corp. Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Kunz commented, “Today’s exciting results from Z-T are
significant as they further demonstrate high-grade mineralization
at depth, and open significant potential for mineralization in
these currently untested gaps. These are among the highest grades
and deepest intercepts we have encountered at Z-T to date. We have
been very encouraged with the results post-resource drilling cutoff
at the south end of the Z-T structure. As a result, we will
continue to focus on this area of the orebody, both down dip and
along strike.”
Drilling will be ongoing through the upcoming
rainy season with four drill rigs focusing on:
- extending the high-grade Z-T shoots
that remain open at depth, as well as along strike north and
south;
- expanding the two other MRE
resource areas, including the eastern extensions of the Guadalupe
System and Echeguran Shaft area; and,
- exploring the new generative
targets.
Figures 3 to 5 provide a visual summary of the
Z-T Area extension drill program incorporating today’s reported
drill results. Hole 23TA-67 is at an elevation of 320 masl and
mineralization remains open at depth. Prime has already completed
over 28,000 m of its planned 60,000 m 2023 drill program and will
continue to evaluate its drilling plans using its success-based
approach.
Figure 1: Los Reyes drilling
update
Figure 2: Z-T drilling
update
Figure 3: Z-T long section
Figure 4: Z-T (Tahonitas area) cross
section A-A’
Figure 5: Z-T (Tahonitas area) cross
section B-B’
Link 1 – PDF
FiguresLink 2 – PDF Drill Hole
Tables
Note 1: Gold equivalent grades
are calculated based on an assumed gold price of $US 1700 per ounce
and silver price of $22 per ounce, based on the formula AuEq grade
(gpt) = Au grade + Ag grade x ($22 / $1,700). Metallurgical
recoveries are not considered in the in-situ grade estimate but are
estimated to be 93% and 83% for gold and silver, respectively, when
processed in a mill, and 72% and 25% respectively when
heap-leached.
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
(47.6 mm) 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, the core is cut 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.
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 geometry 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. Since acquiring Los Reyes in 2019, Prime has spent
approximately US$30 million on direct exploration activities and
has completed over 120,000 m of drilling. On May 2, 2023, Prime
announced an updated multi-million-ounce high-grade open pit
constrained resource (see below, and refer to Note 1 and the May 2,
2023 press release for more details).
May 2, 2023 Resource
Statement
Drilling is on-going and suggests that the three
known main deposit areas (Guadalupe, Central and Z-T) are larger
than previously reported. Potential also exists for new discoveries
where mineralized trends have been identified outside of the
currently defined resource areas.
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.
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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Forward Looking InformationThis
news release contains certain “forward-looking information” and
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Canadian
securities legislation as may be amended from time to time,
including, without limitation, statements regarding the perceived
merit of the Company’s properties, including additional exploration
potential of Los Reyes, potential quantity and/or grade of
minerals, the potential size of the mineralized zone, metallurgical
recoveries, and the Company’s exploration and development plans in
Mexico. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not
historical facts which address events, results, outcomes, or
developments that the Company expects to occur. Forward-looking
statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the
Company’s management on the date the statements are made, and they
involve several risks and uncertainties. Certain material
assumptions regarding such forward-looking statements were made,
including without limitation, assumptions regarding the price of
gold, silver and copper; the accuracy of mineral resource
estimations; that there will be no material adverse change
affecting the Company or its properties; that all required
approvals will be obtained, including concession renewals and
permitting; that political and legal developments will be
consistent with current expectations; that currency and exchange
rates will be consistent with current levels; and that there will
be no significant disruptions affecting the Company or its
properties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such
statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Forward-looking statements involve significant known
and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks
include, but are not limited to: risks related to uncertainties
inherent in the preparation of mineral resource estimates,
including but not limited to changes to the cost assumptions,
variations in quantity of mineralized material, grade or recovery
rates, changes to geotechnical or hydrogeological considerations,
failure of plant, equipment or processes, changes to availability
of power or the power rates, ability to maintain social license,
changes to interest or tax rates, changes in project parameters,
delays and costs inherent to consulting and accommodating rights of
local communities, environmental risks, title risks, including
concession renewal, commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations,
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
Company’s objectives and strategies, including costs and expenses,
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
www.sedar.com. Except as required by the securities disclosure laws
and regulations applicable to the Company, the Company undertakes
no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if
management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors,
should change.
Figures accompanying this announcement are available
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