21C Metals Commences Drilling on East Bull Palladium Project
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
21C Metals Commences Drilling on East Bull Palladium Project
Looking to expand on near surface 523,000 oz resource
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, October 15, 2019 – 21C Metals Inc. (“21C Metals” or
the “Company”) (CSE: BULL) (FRA: DCR1) (OTCQB: DCNNF) is pleased to announce the
awarding of a diamond drill contract to Vital Drilling of Val Caron, Ontario. The diamond drill
program comprised of 10 to 15 holes will commence within the next week.
Following on from a successful summer sampling program (Press Release September 17, 2019)
the diamond drill program will focus on expanding the Pit Constrained Inferred Mineral Resource
Estimate of 523,000 Palladium Equivalent (PdEq) ounces and determining a potential higher
grade starter pit location.
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Drill holes have been selected by 21C Metals geologists with the assistance of technical advisor
Richard H. Sutcliffe, PhD, PGeo. The NI 43 -101 Initial Mineral Resource Estimate (Table 1) for
the East Bull Palladium Project is filed on https://www.sedar.com/.
The recent demand for Palladium has driven the Palladium price to over $1,600/oz (USD). The
implementation of cleaner emission standards by governments around the world has increased
the use of Palladium and Platinum in catalytic converters for internal combustion powered
vehicles. This demand has been supported by the growth in sales of hybrid v ehicles which are
growing faster than electric car sales. Supply is already constrained and wage negotiation
deadlocks in South Africa may potentially further effect supply1.
East Bull is located ~ 90 kilometers west of Sudbury Ontario. Sudbury is home t o the fully
integrated base and precious metal mining, processing, and smelting complexes of Vale Canada
Limited and Glencore PLC.
1 https://www.reuters.com/article/global-precious/precious-palladium-sets-all-time-high-on-supply-angst-gold-
pares-gains-idUSL3N2632YO
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Wayne Tisdale, President of 21C Metals, commented: “We are pleased to be able to
move our exploration program forward so rapidly after such a successful summer
sampling campaign. This has been possible thanks to our excellent geological and
operational teams and the ease of accessibility of the project”.
P&E Mining Consultants Inc. has completed a Technical Report and Initial Mineral Resource
Estimate on the East Bull Property for the Company. The Pit Constrained Inferred Mineral
Resource Estimate at a 0.8 g/t PdEq cut-off is summarized in Table 1.
TABLE 1
EAST BULL PGM DEPOSIT PIT CONSTRAINED MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE
AT 0.8 G/T PDEQ CUT-OFF (1-4)
Classif-
ication
Tonnes
(M)
Au
(g/t)
Pt
(g/t)
Pd
(g/t)
Rh
(g/t)
Cu
(%)
Ni
(%)
Co
(%)
3 PGM
+ Au
(g/t)
PdEq
(g/t)
PdEq
(koz)
Inferred 11.1 0.05 0.26 0.58 0.04 0.14 0.05 0.01 0.93 1.46 523
(1) Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic
viability. The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental,
permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues, although
21C Metals is not aware of any such issues.
(2) The Inferred Mineral Resource in this estimate has a lower level of confidence that that
applied to an Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted to a Mineral Reserve.
It is reasonably expected that the majority of the Inferred Mineral Resource c ould be
upgraded to an Indicated Mineral Resource with continued exploration.
(3) The Mineral Resources were estimated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy
and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and
Guidelines.
(4) Values in the table may differ due to rounding.
The PdEq cut -off is based on the following 24- month trailing average US$ metal prices as of
January 31, 2018: Pd - $767/oz; Pt - $973/oz; Au - $1,262/oz; Rh - $1,000/oz; Cu - $2.55/lb; Ni -
$4.62/lb; Co - $20/lb. In addition to metal prices, the PdEq cut-off grade takes into consideration
assumptions for mining costs, concentrate recoveries, smelter payables and refining charges that
are summarized in the NI43-101 technical report.
Information regarding the NI43-101 technical report and resource estimate in this news release
has been reviewed and approved by Independent Qualified Person, Eugene Puritch, P.Eng.,
FEC, CET, President of P&E Mining Consultants Inc.
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Mr. Garry Clark, P. Geo., of Clark Exploration Consulting, is the “Qualified Person” as defined in
NI 43-101, who has reviewed and approved the technical content in this press release.
For additional information please contact:
21C Metals Inc.
Wayne Tisdale, President and CEO
T: (604) 639-4455
Investors are cautioned that the estimates do not mean or imply that economic deposits exist on
the Property. Other than as provided for in this press release, the Company has not undertaken
any independent investigation of the estimates or other information contained in this press release
nor has it independently analyzed the results of the previous exploration work in order to verify
the accuracy of the information. The Company believes that the information contained in this
press release are relevant to continuing exploration on the Property because they identify
significant mineralization that will be the target of the Company’s exploration program.
For Notice
Pavey Ark’s samples were analyzed by Actlabs in Ancaster, Ontario. All samples were transported under the direct
supervision of R.H. Sutcliffe and delivered from the Project directly to the laboratory receiving facilities of Actlabs in
Ancaster, Ontario. Samples were analyzed for Pt, Pd, Au by 50 g fire assay with ICP-OES finish and for Ag, Co, Cu,
Ni by total digestion with an ICP finish at Actlabs, in Ancaster, ON. Rh was analyzed separately by 30 g fire assay
with ICP-MS finish at Actlabs in Ancaster, ON.
Actlabs is an independent commercial laboratory that is ISO 9001 certified and ISO 17025 acc redited. The
accreditation program includes ongoing audits to verify the QA system and all applicable registered test methods.
Actlabs has developed and implemented a Quality Management System (QMS) designed to ensure the production
of consistently reliable data at each of its locations including the Ancaster l aboratories. The system covers all
laboratory activities and takes into consideration the requirements of ISO standards. Actlabs maintains ISO
registrations and accreditations. ISO registration and accreditation provide independent verification that a QMS is in
operation at the location in question.
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