Palamina Channel Sampling in the Cayos Zone Returns 18.1 Gpt GOLD over 7 Metres at the Usicayos GOLD Project
PALAMINA CHANNEL SAMPLING IN THE CAYOS ZONE RETURNS
18.1 GPT GOLD OVER 7 METRES AT THE USICAYOS GOLD PROJECT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto – May 6, 2025
Palamina Corp. (TSXV:PA, OTCQB:PLMNF): As the 2024/2025 rainy season ends in south
eastern Peru, Palamina has resumed mapping and sampling in the Sol de Oro North (“SDO N”) and
Cayos zones at its 100% owned Usicayos gold project . Palamina is revising its 2025 drill program
plans to test each zone, both of which are permitted for drilling. The two best drill intercepts of the
2024 drill program were obtained from SDO N where the Cayos zone is located to the north east.
The most recent sampling of rock outcrop was carried out in the gap between the known mineralized
zones and has defined several new NW-SE shear zones with superior gold grades and widths in the
western portion of the Cayos zone. The Cayos zone has never been drill tested.
In April 2025, ongoing mapping and sampling was designed to systematically test the continuity of
gold-bearing structures and to map the main geological controls, aimed at guiding the upcoming drill
program. Systematic channel sampling in completely new areas has returned the following select
results and most significant surface geochemical results to date at Usicayos:
Zone Channel Interval (m)* Gold (g/t)
Cayos CAY001-25 21 1.3
Including 8 2.3
Cayos CAY002-25 3 8.5
Cayos CAY003-25 3.7 0.4
Cayos CAY004-25 5.6 4.9
Cayos CAY005-25 4.2 1.1
Cayos CAY006-25 7 18.1
Cayos CAY007-25 3 5.3
Cayos CAY008-25 6 0.3
Cayos CAY009-25 2 0.3
SDO N SDN019-25 10 0.5
SDO N SDN020-25 2 12.3
Cayos CAY021-25 18.5 1.4
Cayos CAY022-25 5.1 0.2
Cayos CAY023-25 15 0.1
Cayos CAY024-25 5.2 0.7
Cayos CAY025-25 3 3.2
Cayos CAY026-25 7.2 7.3
“Sampling in the Cayos zone has identified previously unknown high grade gold systems within two
new NW-SE shear zones. The most significant channel sampling results were from the western most
shear which returned 18.1 g/t Au over 7 metres from west to east. The current strike length of the
western most shear is at least 350 metres in length and remains open in both directions. In 2025,
Palamina plans more drilling in the SDO N zone to the south, to test for a possible mineralized feeder
zone target between SDO N and SDO S where structures converge and conduct a maiden drill
program in the Cayos zone.” commented Andrew Thomson, President and CEO of Palamina.
Cayos zone geochemical map showing prior and 2025 sampling
In 2024, Palamina completed an inaugural scout drill program in the SDO zone where the best
intercepts were in the SDO N zone. Drill hole USI24-07 intercepted 35m @ 0.75 g/t Au including
2m @ 8.45 g/t Au , and drill hole USI24-08 intercepted 52m @ 0.72 g/t Au including 8m @ 2.59
g/t Au. The newly defined NE-SW shear zones sit on the edge of a significant magnetic anomaly
Drone magnetic survey showing analytical signal response at Usicayos
Trench CAY001-25: 21m @ 1 g/t Au including 8m @ 2.3 g/t Au Quartz-bearing shear zone hosted in metamorphosed shales
The gold mineralization observed at Cayos occurs within broad, 5-20 metre wide shear zones hosted
in Devonian-aged, metamorphosed shale, siltstone and sandstone. The areas with multiple quartz
veins within the shear zones host the best continuous gold channel samples to date, and are
commonly located at the intersection of major structural breaks, of both Hercynian and Andean ages.
The Cayos zone is approved for drilling pending finalizing surface right agreements incorporating
the newly identified shear zones. Palamina is also planning further sampling to the north and south
of these shear zones in the interim to define their limitations.
Sampling, QA/QC, and Analytical Procedures
Palamina follows systematic and rigorous sampling and analytical protocols which meet industry
standards. These protocols are summarized below.
Palamina quality assurance/quality control (“ QA/QC”) protocol is implemented on all its
exploration projects. Prior to delivery of samples to the analytical laboratory, Palamina QA/QC staff
insert coarse and fine blank samples, field duplicates and certified standards into the sample stream
with the objective to provide a check on precision, accuracy, and contamination in the laboratory. To
assure best practice compliance, assay results are only reported once the results of internal QA/QC
procedures have been reviewed and approved. Samples are collected and transported by Palamina
personnel to the Certimin S.A preparation facility in Juliaca, Peru where they are processed and then
sent for assay to the Certimin S.A. laboratory in Lima, Peru.
The Company uses both Fire Assay and metallic screening methodology to obtain accurate gold
results, considering the presence of coarse gold. Metallic screening is a method designed to quantify
the proportion of coarse gold in deposits where it has been o bserved. Metallic screening is used by
Palamina only for intervals where quartz veining or presence of sulfides indicates possible coarse
gold mineralization. At Usicayos, coarse gold has been observed both in drill core and in outcrops
of the shear zone. Unlike conventional Fire Assay, where a 30g or 50g sample is analyzed, metallic
screening requires a 1kg sample, which, following initial preparation, is screened to separate a fine
grained portion (less than 106 microns) from a coarse grained one (over 106 microns). The fine -
grained sub-sample is assayed using 30g nominal fire assay, while the coarse portion is assayed in
its entirety. Each portion is weighed and a weighted average of both portions is reported. This
method better quantifies the coarse grained portion.
The technical information herein has been reviewed and approved by Alvaro Fernandez -Baca, P.
Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43 -101. Mr. Fernandez-Baca is Vice-
President, Exploration of Palamina.
About Palamina Corp.
Palamina is an exploration company with a land bank of gold projects in the Puno Orogenic Gold
Belt in southeastern Peru. Palamina is primarily focused on adding value through drill discovery at
its Usicayos gold project. Palamina also has an “acquire and hold” strategy with copper silver assets
in southeastern and northeastern Peru. Palamina has 71,634,836 shares outstanding and trades on the
TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol PA and on the OTCQB under the symbol PLMNF.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors:
Andrew Thomson, President
Phone: (416) 204-7536 or visit www.palamina.com
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of such statements under applicable securities
law. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as “plan”, “continue”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”,
“believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “potential”, “proposed” and other similar words, or statements that certa in
events or conditions “may” or “will” occur. These statements are only predictions. Various assumptions were used in drawing the
conclusions or making the projections contained in the forward-looking statements throughout this news release. Forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's future business and exploration plans. Forward-looking statements are
based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made and are subject to a variety of risks a nd
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially fr om those projected in the forward -
looking statements. The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by
applicable law. A more complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties facing the Company appears in the Company’s continuous
disclosure filings, which are available at www.sedarplus.ca.