AbraSilver Extends Mineralisation Over 600 Metres Towards Northeast Beyond Oculto Zone and Intersects 7.5 Metres Grading 8.2 g/t Gold-Equivalent
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AbraSilver Extends Mineralisation Over 600 Metres Towards Northeast Beyond Oculto
Zone and Intersects 7.5 Metres Grading 8.2 g/t Gold-Equivalent
Toronto - August 24, 2021: AbraSilver Resource Corp. (TSX.V:ABRA; OTCQX: ABBRF)
("AbraSilver" or the “Company”) is pleased to report significant drill results received from the latest four
diamond drill holes of the Company’s ongoing Phase II drill program, on its wholly-owned Diablillos
property in Salta Province, Argentina.
Table 1 – Drill Result Highlights (Intercepts greater than 2,000 gram-metre AgEq shown in bold text):
Drill Hole
From
(m)
To
(m) Type
Interval
(m)
Ag
g/t
Au
g/t
Cu
%
AgEq1
g/t
AuEq1
g/t
DDH-21-024 169.5 174 Oxides 4.5 95.7 - 0.12 108.0 1.44
DDH-21-024 178.5 189 Oxides 10.5 27.3 - - 27.3 0.36
DDH-21-024 204 219 Oxides 15.0 55.5 1.26 - 150.0 2.00
DDH-21-024 Including 204 210 Oxides 6.0 69.9 2.32 - 243.9 3.25
DDH-21-024 227 230 Sulphides 3.0 40.4 2.49 0.50 278.6 3.71
DDH-21-024 268 271 Sulphides 3.0 17.6 1.30 0.82 199.4 2.66
DDH-21-024 275 282.5 Sulphides 7.5 40.6 4.65 2.18 613.6 8.18
DDH-21-025 38 44 Oxides 6.0 22.4 - - 22.4 0.30
DDH-21-025 86 92 Oxides 6.0 20.3 0.52 - 59.3 0.79
DDH-21-025 124 130 Oxides 6.0 - 0.58 - 43.5 0.58
DDH-21-026 93 104 Oxides 11.0 40.5 - - 40.5 0.54
DDH-21-026 154 158.5 Oxides 4.5 54.5 - - 54.5 0.73
DDH-21-026 165 215 Oxides 50.0 53.4 0.56 - 95.4 1.27
DDH-21-026 234 248.5 Oxides 14.5 43.8 0.50 - 81.3 1.08
DDH-21-026 255 256 Oxides 1.0 22.8 1.00 - 97.8 1.30
DDH-21-026 306.5 315.5 Oxides 9.0 44.5 1.77 - 177.3 2.36
DDH-21-027 68.5 81 Oxides 12.5 44.4 0.10 - 51.9 0.69
DDH-21-027 86 97 Oxides 11.0 56.4 0.12 - 65.4 0.87
DDH-21-027 164 168 Oxides 4.0 7.0 1.24 - 100.0 1.33
DDH-21-027 192.5 198.5 Oxides 6.0 52.9 0.23 - 70.2 0.94
DDH-21-027 202 203 Oxides 1.0 193.8 0.26 - 213.3 2.84
DDH-21-027 209 240.5 Oxides 31.5 42.1 1.31 - 140.4 1.87
DDH-21-027 Including 212 225 Oxides 13.0 55.5 1.86 - 195.0 2.60
DDH-21-027 Including 212 220 Oxides 8.0 61.3 2.53 - 251.1 3.35
DDH-21-027 Including 232 240.5 Oxides 8.5 22.9 1.54 - 138.4 1.85
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.
1 AgEq & AuEq calculations for reported drill results are based on USD $20.00/oz Ag, $1,500/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu. The
calculations assume 100% metallurgical recovery and are indicative of gross in-situ metal value at the indicated metal
prices. Refer to Technical Notes below for metallurgical recoveries assumed in the 2018 PEA study on Diablillos.
John Miniotis, President and CEO, commented, “We are very encouraged by the drill results received
from our ongoing Phase II drill program, which demonstrates the extension of substantial gold
mineralisation for hundreds of meters beyond the Whittle Pit boundary in the Oculto Northeast Zone. We
believe this mineralized corridor is a highly prospective area for further expanding mineral resources at
the Diablillos project. In addition, the underlying copper-gold mineralisation will be systematically tested
with follow-up drilling to develop an initial sulphide resource down the road.”
Figure 1 – Drill Hole Location Map
Discussion of Drill Hole Results
Holes DDH 21-024, DDH 21-026 and DDH 21-027 are broad spaced step-out holes drilled on sections
200 metres apart in the area northeast of Oculto, well beyond the Whittle pit boundary defined in the
2018 PEA. The holes encountered numerous intercepts of significant gold and silver mineralization over
substantial widths, indicating the presence of a robust mineralized system extending northeast of the
existing Oculto silver and gold resources.
DDH 21-024 intersected gold and silver beneath the oxide mineralization where it is associated with
copper sulphides, including 7.5 metres of 4.65 g/t gold, 40.6 g/t silver and 2.18% copper from 275 to
282.5 metres. This high-grade copper-gold sulphide mineralisation is associated with a feeder structure
and will help in the interpretation of overlying oxide mineralisation, as well as representing part of a
sulphide resource which will be systematically explored in due course.
Hole DDH 21-026 intersected 50 metres of oxide mineralisation grading 0.56 g/t gold and 53.4 g/t
silver from 165 to 215 metres. This broad intercept is located at the margin of a higher grade zone which
includes 53m at 2.9g/t AuEq in hole DDH 21-022 announced on August 9th. Systematic drilling of this
robust mineralised area is continuing.
Hole DDH 21-027 intersected 31.5 metres of oxide mineralisation grading 1.31 g/t gold and 42.1 g/t
silver from 209 to 240.5 metres. The hole ended in mineralization at 240.5 metres down-hole depth.
This hole is on section line 8750 where the mineralized intercepts are approximately 600 metres east of
the old Whittle pit margin.
These intercepts are considered to be the peripheral parts of an extensive and robust mineralised system
that includes abundant gold intercepts associated with silicification and fracturing in the oxide zone, as
well as deeper sulphide mineralisation associated with copper. Systematic drilling is continuing in the
Oculto northeast zone aimed at uncovering new zones well outside of the known mineral resources.
Figure 2 – Schematic Long Section Showing Mineralized Zones at the Extended Oculto Deposit
Figure 3 – Cross Section 8350 (Looking East) with Highlighted intercepts in Holes DDH 21-024
Figure 4 - Cross Section 8550 (Looking East) with Highlighted intercepts in Hole DDH 21-026
Figure 5 - Cross Section 8750 (Looking East) with Highlighted intercepts in Hole DDH 21-027
Collar Data
Hole Number UTM Coordinates Elevation Azimuth Dip Depth
DDH 21-024 E720338 N7199858 4,246 180 -60 301
DDH 21-025 E720598 N7200290 4,252 0 -60 225
DDH 21-026 E720525 N7199738 4,280 180 -60 337
DDH 21-027 E720726 N7199476 4,366 0 -60 240.5
About Diablillos
The 80 km2 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 approximately 90,000 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)
Table 2 - 2018 Mineral Resource Estimate for the Oculto Deposit, Diablillos Project
Category Tonnage
(000 t)
Ag
(g/t)
Au
(g/t)
Contained Ag
(000 oz Ag)
Contained Au
(000 oz Au)
Indicated 26,900 93.0 0.85 80,300 732
Inferred 1,000 46.8 0.89 1,505 29
Effective August 31, 2017. The resource estimate and supporting technical report are N.I. 43-101 compliant. Full details of the
Mineral Resources are available in a Company news release dated March 2, 2018. For additional information please see
Technical Report on the Diablillos Project, Salta Province, Argentina, dated April 16, 2018, completed by Roscoe Postle
Associates Inc, 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, has reviewed and approved the
scientific and technical information in this news release.
Technical Notes
All results in this news release are rounded. Assays are uncut and undiluted. Intervals are drilled
widths, not true widths. AgEq calculations for reported drill results are based on USD $20.00/oz Ag,
$1,500/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu. The calculations assume 100% metallurgical recovery and are indicative
of gross in-situ metal value at the indicated metal prices. The most recent technical report for the
Diablillos Project is the 2018 Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) authored by Roscoe Postle
Associates Inc. The PEA assumes average metallurgical recoveries of 82% Ag and 86% Au. No
metallurgical testwork has yet been completed on the recovery of copper.
About AbraSilver
AbraSilver is a well-funded silver-gold focused advanced-stage exploration company. The Company is rapidly
advancing its 100%-owned Diablillos silver-gold project in the mining-friendly Salta province of Argentina, which
has an Indicated resource base of over 140Moz on a silver-equivalent basis and an initial open pit PEA study
completed in 2018. The Company is led by an experienced management team and has long-term supportive
shareholders including Mr. Eric Sprott and SSR Mining. In addition, AbraSilver owns a portfolio of earlier-stage
copper-gold projects, including the Arcas project in Chile where Rio Tinto has an option to earn up to a 75%
interest by funding up to US$25 million in exploration. 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
Cautionary Statements
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Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while
considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause
the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. All statements that address future plans, activities, events or developments that the Company believes,
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