AbraSilver Drilling Continues to Intersect High-Grade Mineralization at the JAC Zone; Latest Results Include 17 Metres at 829 g/t Ag & 79 Metres at 238 g/t Ag
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AbraSilver Drilling Continues to Intersect High-Grade Mineralization at the JAC Zone;
Latest Results Include 17 Metres at 829 g/t Ag & 79 Metres at 238 g/t Ag
Toronto – May 25, 2023: AbraSilver Resource Corp. (TSX.V: ABRA; OTCQX: ABBRF) (“AbraSilver”
or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the latest assay results from the ongoing Phase III diamond
drilling program on the Company’s wholly-owned Diablillos property in Salta Province, Argentina
(“Diablillos” or the “Project”). The Company is also pleased to announce that the Phase III program is
being increased as mineralization at the JAC zone remains open.
Drilling at the JAC zone continues to consistently intersect high-grade silver oxide mineralization, with
associated gold in some areas, at shallow depths, as well as underlying copper and silver mineralization
in sulphides.
Notably, drill hole DDH 23-029 encountered silver mineralization in oxides to the west of the main JAC
mineralized zone, which was drilled to test an extension of the magnetic anomaly associated with the
mineralization at JAC. This mineralization is hosted in granitic basement rocks under the andesite
volcanics and, consequently, opens up potential for further mineralized zones. Additionally, the JAC
zone continues to remain open along strike towards the southwest and in other directions.
The latest assay result highlights are summarized in Table 1 below.
Table 1 – Diablillos Drill Result Highlights in JAC Zone
(Intercepts greater than 2,000 gram-metres AgEq shown in bold text):
Drill Hole
From
(m)
To
(m) Type
Interval
(m)
Ag
g/t
Au
g/t
Cu
%
AgEq1
g/t
DDH-23-024 69.0 82.0 Oxides 13.0 47.5 - - 47.5
DDH-23-024 87.0 100.0 Oxides 13.0 36.9 - - 36.9
DDH-23-024 127.0 139.0 Oxides 12.0 44.7 - - 44.7
DDH-23-024 144.0 161.0 Oxides 17.0 828.9 - - 828.9
DDH-23-024 Includes 152.0 157.0 Oxides 5.0 2,215.4 - - 2,215.4
DDH-23-025 93.0 97.0 Oxides 4.0 31.4 - - 31.4
DDH-23-025 100.0 179.0 Oxides 79.0 237.6 0.15 - 249.9
DDH-23-025 Includes 156.0 179.0 Oxides 23.0 519.2 0.12 - 529.0
DDH-23-025 179.0 209.5 Sulphides 30.5 96.6 - 3.28 96.6
DDH-23-026 120.0 127.0 Oxides 7.0 47.6 - 47.6
DDH-23-026 131.0 150.0 Oxides 19.0 107.3 0.69 - 163.8
DDH-23-027 56.0 115.0 Oxides 59.0 129.6 - - 129.6
DDH-23-027 Includes 58.0 62.0 Oxides 4.0 812.2 - - 812.2
DDH-23-028 127.0 134.0 Oxides 7.0 46.5 - - 46.5
DDH-23-028 156.5 181.0 Transition 24.5 189.8 - 0.20 189.8
DDH-23-028 Includes 173.0 176.0 Sulphides 3.0 1,174.9 0.26 0.79 1,196.2
DDH-23-029 73.0 75.0 Oxides 2.0 74.8 - - 74.8
DDH-23-029 126.0 157.4 Oxides 31.4 174.4 - - 174.4
Note: All results in this news release are rounded. Assays are uncut and undiluted. Widths are drilled widths, not true
widths. True widths are estimated to be approximately 80% of the interval widths for oxides.
1AgEq based on 81.9(Ag):1(Au) calculated using long-term prices of US$25.00/oz Ag and US$1,750/oz Au, and 73.5%
process recovery for Ag, and 86.0% process recovery for Au as demonstrated in the Company’s Preliminary Economic
Assessment in respect of Diablillos dated January 13, 2022, using formula: AgEq g/t = Ag g/t + Au g/t x (Gold
Price/Silver Price) x (Gold Recovery/Silver Recovery).
John Miniotis, President and CEO, commented, “We continue to intercept excellent widths and grades of
silver at JAC in practically every single drill hole. Additionally, we continue to see significant potential
for new discoveries beyond the main JAC mineralized zone, as highlighted in hole DDH 23-029. Our drill
results continue to confirm our belief that the new JAC zone is a major mineralized system, with significant
exploration upside remaining to be discovered. For that reason, we are again increasing the amount of
drilling being done as part of the Phase III program.”
Dave O’Connor, Chief Geologist, commented, “In addition to consistently encountering high-grade silver
mineralization with associated gold at JAC, we are also intersecting underlying high-grade copper
mineralization with associated silver/gold in sulphides immediately beneath the oxides. It is now evident
that the high-grade sulphide mineralization in zones beneath the base of oxidation is continuous for at
least 2 km along the length of the Oculto-JAC system, representing an additional attractive exploration
target, beyond the oxidized mineralization at JAC.”
Key takeaways from the latest JAC zone drill results include:
DDH 23-024 was drilled to test continuity of the JAC Zone for resource estimation. The hole
intersected multiple zones of silver mineralization in oxides, with 17.0 metres grading 828.9 g/t
Ag from a downhole depth of 144.0 metres, including 5.0 metres grading 2,215.4 g/t Ag.
DDH 23-025 was drilled to test continuity of the JAC Zone for resource estimation. The hole
intersected significant silver and gold mineralization in oxides, including 79 metres at 237.6 g/t
Ag and 0.15 g/t Au from 100.0 metres downhole.
o Immediately beneath this high-grade oxide intercept, the hole encountered 30.5 metres
grading 3.28% Cu and 96.6 g/t Ag in sulphide mineralization. This is the best copper
intercept drilled at JAC to date on a grade-thickness basis, demonstrating the potential
of high-grade feeder structures at JAC to host substantial sulphide mineralisation.
DDH 23-026 was drilled to test the north-eastern extremity of the JAC Zone near the Oculto
conceptual open pit, and encountered silver and gold mineralization in oxides, intersecting 19.0
metres grading 107.3 g/t Ag and 0.69 g/t Au from 131.0 metres downhole.
DDH 23-027 was drilled to test the northern margin of the JAC Zone and intersected 59 metres
grading 129.6 g/t Ag, including 4 metres grading 812.2 g/t Ag, starting from a downhole depth
of only 56.0 metres.
DDH 23-028 was drilled to test continuity of the JAC Zone for resource estimation. The hole
encountered 24.5 metres grading 189.8 g/t Ag in the oxide/sulphide transition zone, including
3.0 metres grading 1,174.9 g/t Ag and 0.79% Cu in sulphides, starting from a downhole depth
of 156.5 metres.
DDH 23-029, was drilled beyond the JAC drill target area to explore for a possible new
perpendicular zone of mineralization. The hole showed continuity of silver dominant
mineralisation beyond the current southwestern margin of the JAC deposit and intersected 31.4
metres grading 174.4 g/t Ag in oxides starting from a downhole depth of 126.0 metres.
o The hole is located on a zone of low magnetic intensity heading NW from the main JAC
trend towards the Alpaca target where historical drilling intersected silver mineralisation.
Additional drilling in this area will now be conducted.
Figure 1 – Plan View of Announced Drill Holes in JAC Zone
Figure 2 – Long Section Through Newly Announced Drill Holes in JAC Zone
Exploration Update
Drilling activity at Diablillos remains focused on the recently discovered JAC zone which is located
southwest of the conceptual open pit that constrains the current Mineral Resource estimate (“MRE”) on
the main Oculto deposit (M&I MRE containing 1.3 Moz gold and 109 Moz silver – Table 2).
Two rigs have essentially completed drilling the planned 22,000-metre Phase III program with results
demonstrating mineralization at the JAC zone over an area at least 800 metres by approximately 200
metres. As the JAC zone remains open in several directions, the Company now plans to drill at least an
additional 15 holes as part of the Phase III program in order to define the limits of the high-grade silver
mineralization in oxides. All Phase III drill holes will be incorporated into an updated MRE and will be
included in a Pre-Feasibility Study on the Diablillos project, which the Company expects to complete in
the second half of 2023.
Moreover, additional exploration targets have been identified to the southwest of the Oculto MRE based
on the recently completed detailed ground magnetic survey. Some of these targets, including the
Fantasma and Alpaca targets, will be drilled following the systematic drilling of the JAC zone.
Collar Data
Hole Number UTM Coordinates Elevation Azimuth Dip Depth (m)
DDH 23-024 E719760 N7198856 4,174 315 -60 200
DDH 23-025 E719724 N7198828 4,172 315 -60 224
DDH 23-026 E719882 N7198955 4,187 315 -60 179
DDH 23-027 E719576 N7198771 4,159 0 -60 200
DDH 23-028 E719529 N7198715 4,154 315 -60 212
DDH 23-029 E719211 N7198614 4,132 0 -60 182
About Diablillos
The 80 km 2 Diablillos property is located in the Argentine Puna region - the southern extension of the
Altiplano of southern Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile - and was acquired from SSR Mining Inc. by the
Company in 2016. There are several known mineral zones on the Diablillos property, with the Oculto
zone being the most advanced with over 120,000 metres drilled to date. Oculto is a high-sulphidation
epithermal silver-gold deposit derived from remnant hot springs activity following Tertiarty-age local
magmatic and volcanic activity. Comparatively nearby examples of high sulphidation epithermal deposits
include: Yanacocha (Peru); El Indio (Chile); Lagunas Nortes/Alto Chicama (Peru) Veladero (Argentina);
and Filo del Sol (Argentina).
The most recent Mineral Resource estimate for the Oculto Deposit is shown in Table 2:
Table 2 - Oculto Mineral Resource Estimate – As of October 31, 2022
Category Tonnage
(000 t)
Ag
(g/t)
Au
(g/t)
Contained Ag
(000 oz Ag)
Contained Au
(000 oz Au)
Measured 19,336 98 0.88 60,634 544
Indicated 31,978 47 0.73 48,737 752
Measured &
Indicated 51,314 66 0.79 109,370 1,297
Inferred 2,216 30 0.51 2,114 37
Notes: Effective October 31, 2022. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and have not demonstrated economic
viability. The Mineral Resource estimate is N.I. 43-101 compliant and was prepared by Luis Rodrigo Peralta, B.Sc., FAusIMM
CP(Geo), Independent Consultant. The mineralization estimated in the Mineral Resource is sub-horizontal with sub-vertical
feeders and a reasonable prospect for eventual economic extraction by open pit methods. For additional information please
see Technical Report on the Diablillos Project, Salta Province, Argentina, dated November 28, 2022, completed by Mining
Plus, and available on www.SEDAR.com.
QA/QC and Core Sampling Protocols
AbraSilver applies industry standard exploration methodologies and techniques, and all drill core samples
are collected under the supervision of the Company’s geologists in accordance with industry practices.
Drill core is transported from the drill platform to the logging facility where drill data is compared and
verified with the core in the trays. Thereafter, it is logged, photographed, and split by diamond saw prior
to being sampled. Samples are then bagged, and quality control materials are inserted at regular
intervals; these include blanks and certified reference materials as well as duplicate core samples which
are collected in order to measure sample representivity. Groups of samples are then placed in large bags
which are sealed with numbered tags in order to maintain a chain-of-custody during the transport of the
samples from the project site to the laboratory.
All samples are received by the SGS offices in Salta who then dispatch the samples to the SGS
preparation facility in San Juan. From there, the prepared samples are sent to the SGS laboratory in
Lima, Peru where they are analyzed. All samples are analyzed using a multi-element technique
consisting of a four acid digestion followed by ICP/AES detection, and gold is analyzed by 50g Fire Assay
with an AAS finish. Silver results greater than 100g/t are reanalyzed using four acid digestion with an ore
grade AAS finish.
Qualified Persons
David O’Connor P.Geo., Chief Geologist for AbraSilver, is the Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, and he has reviewed and approved the
scientific and technical information in this news release.
About AbraSilver
AbraSilver is an advanced-stage exploration company focused on rapidly advancing its 100%-owned Diablillos
silver-gold project in the mining-friendly Salta province of Argentina. The current Measured and Indicated Mineral
Resource estimate for Diablillos consists of 51.3 Mt grading 66g/t Ag and 0.79g/t Au, containing approximately
109Moz silver and 1.3Moz gold, with significant further upside potential based on recent exploration drilling. The
Company is led by an experienced management team and has long-term supportive shareholders including Mr.
Eric Sprott. In addition, AbraSilver owns a portfolio of earlier-stage copper-gold projects including the La Coipita
copper-gold project in the San Juan province of Argentina. AbraSilver is listed on the TSX-V under the symbol
“ABRA” and in the U.S. under the symbol “ABBRF”.
For further information please visit the AbraSilver Resource website at www.abrasilver.com, our LinkedIn page at
AbraSilver Resource Corp., and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/abrasilver
Alternatively please contact:
John Miniotis, President and CEO
Tel: +1 416-306-8334
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