Gold-in-Oxide Blanket and Identifies New Gold Anomaly North of Alonso at Cuiú Cuiú Gold District, Brazil
Cabral Gold Drills 70.8m @ 1.0 g/t Gold at MG
Gold-in-Oxide Blanket and Identifies New Gold
Anomaly North of Alonso at Cuiú Cuiú Gold
District, Brazil
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 9, 2021) -
Cabral Gold Inc.
(TSXV: CBR)
(OTC: CBGZF)
(
"Cabral" or the
"
Company
") is pleased to provide assay results from five diamond-
drill holes completed at the MG gold-in-oxide blanket, and also results from reconnaissance drilling at the
Alonso target within the Cuiú Cuiú gold
district in northern Brazil.
Highlights are as follows:
Reconnaissance stream-sediment sampling has identified a new gold anomaly in streams 750m
NE of the Alonso target and 3.4km ESE of the MG gold deposit
The new anomaly has been named Escondido and is very similar to the geochemical and
magnetic anomaly which define the MG gold deposit. Five recently completed reconnaissance drill
holes at the Alonso target did not intercept any significant gold values of interest, suggesting that
the primary source of the boulders is farther afield than previously anticipated, possibly the
Escondido area
Diamond-drill hole MET04 drilled for metallurgical testing at the gold-in-oxide blanket at MG
returned
70.8m
@ 1.0 g/t gold
from surface, including
17.0m @ 3.3 g/t gold
from 41.0m depth.
Similarly, diamond-drill hole MET05 returned
43.6m @ 1.4g/t gold
from surface
Diamond-drill hole MET03 also completed at the gold-in-oxide blanket at MG returned
54.0m @
0.7 g/t gold
from surface, including
21.8m @ 1.4 g/t gold,
and
diamond-drill hole MET02 returned
13m @ 0.9 g/t gold
from surface and
21.7m @ 0.8 g/t gold
from 32.2m depth
Alan Carter, Cabral's President and CEO commented, "We are extremely pleased with the assay
results received on the five metallurgical test diamond drill holes recently completed at the MG gold-
in-oxide blanket and look forward to receiving the results of the metallurgical test work during the first
quarter of 2022, which will be key to understanding the economic viability of the blanket
mineralization. The diamond drill results from the Alonso target suggest that the high-grade boulders
that we see on surface at Alonso are not derived from the immediate vicinity and may have been
eroded from a source that is located further away than we previously anticipated. The identification of a
major gold anomaly in streams which is coincident with a major E-W trending magnetic anomaly,
750m north-east of Alonso, opens up the possibility of a more distal source for the high-grade
boulders. The fact that our exploration team continues to identify highly prospective targets in parallel
with the drilling efforts is very encouraging and demonstrates the enormous potential of the Cuiú Cuiú
gold district. Cuiú Cuiú is a district which contains 43 mainly high-grade targets outside the two known
gold deposits with resources. Cabral currently has four rigs turning on three separate targets."
Alonso Area Diamond Drilling and Reconnaissance Exploration
The Alonso target is located approximately 3.4km SE of the MG gold deposit (Figure 1) and is
characterized by numerous high-grade mineralized boulders that were found on surface. These boulders
previously returned very high gold values of
11.3 to 200.3 g/t gold
(see press release dated February
11, 2020).
Figure 1: Map showing the location of the Alonso target and the major new Escondido gold anomaly
in streams north-east of Alonso, as well as the MG and Central gold deposits and the overlying MG
gold-in-oxide target, as well as the Pau de Merenda (PDM) gold-in-oxide blanket and other key
targets within this part of the Cuiú Cuiú district
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Cabral completed 816.5m in five reconnaissance diamond-drill holes testing around, and beneath, the
Alonso high-grade boulder field (DDH230, 231, 234, 236, and 246). None of the five holes intersected
significant gold mineralization. This indicates that the source of these boulders may be further afield than
previously envisaged.
However, recent reconnaissance stream-sediment sampling in the drainage 750m north-east of Alonso
identified very high levels of gold in stream sediments up to 1.65g/t gold (Figure 2). These are
significantly higher than those encountered in most other areas at Cuiú Cuiú. In addition, the area is
characterized by a very strong E-W trending magnetic anomaly and has peripheral historic placer gold
workings. These also occur immediately west of a NE trending late diabase intrusive dyke. The
presence of these coincident features is remarkably similar to the MG gold deposit which is located
3.4km to the NW.
Figure 2: Map showing location of the Escondido target, a major new gold anomaly in streams
associated with major E-W trending magnetic anomaly 750m north-east of the Alonso target and
3.4km SE of both the MG gold deposit and the recently identified MG gold-in-oxide blanket
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This new stream-sediment anomaly constitutes a major new target at Cuiú Cuiú. It will require further soil
sampling, trenching and geophysics in advance of drilling. It is quite possible that the boulders that
constitute the Alonso target could have been derived from this target area. This new target has been
named the Escondido target.
Cabral's team is convinced that the source of the high-grade boulders at Alonso can be identified, but it
will take further work. Over the last couple of years, the Company has learned that a post-mineral lake /
river depositional event has resulted in the erosion and redeposition of weathered basement rocks. In
places, this erosional event has resulted in the formation of mineralized colluvial gold-in-oxide blankets
while in other areas, material (such as boulders) may have been transported further than previously
thought.
MG Metallurgical Test Work Diamond Drilling
As previously announced (see press release dated December 2, 2021), five diamond-drill holes (MET01
- MET05) totaling 374m were recently completed at the MG gold-in-oxide blanket (Figure 3) with the
specific objective of collecting sufficient material to allow for the completion of metallurgical test work,
including column leach tests, at the Kappes Cassiday laboratory in Reno, Nevada (see press release
dated November 9, 2021). This work is critical to understanding the economic viability of this
unconsolidated surface oxide mineralization at MG, which may be amenable to low-cost heap-leach
processing.
Figure 3: Map showing the outline of the MG gold-in-oxide blanket (in beige) and the underlying
primary MG gold deposit (in pale yellow) and results from recently completed diamond drill holes
(MET01 to MET05 plus historic drill holes from the same locations as the metallurgical test holes.
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All five diamond-drill holes were located in parts of the blanket with previous RC or DDH results (Figure
3). Drill hole MET04 which
70.8m
@ 1.0 g/t gold
from surface including
17.0m @ 3.3 g/t gold
from
41.0m depth. This hole was drilled on section 553700 from the same location as DDH214 which
previously returned
60m @ 3.5 g/t gold
from surface, including
2.6m @ 64.6 g/t gold
(see press
release dated May 19, 2021).
Drill hole MET05 was drilled on section 553210 and intersected
43.6m @ 1.4g/t gold
from surface.
RC205 was previously drilled from the same collar location and returned
46m @ 1.2g/t gold
(see press
release dated November 9, 2021). These mineralized intervals demonstrate that the RC and diamond
drill results are reproduceable in the gold-in-oxide blanket at MG.
Drill hole MET02 was drilled on section 553300 and intersected
13m @ 0.9g/t gold
from surface and
21.7m @ 0.8g/t gold
from 27.0m depth. RC65 was previously drilled from the same collar location and
returned
51m @ 0.8g/t gold
(see press release dated July 8, 2021).
Drill hole MET03 was drilled on section 553745 and intersected
54m @ 0. 7g/t gold
from surface,
including
21.8m @ 1.4 g/t gold
from 32.2m depth. RC157 was previously drilled from the same collar
location and returned
66m @ 0.7 g/t gold
(see press release dated October 14, 2021).
Diamond-drill hole MET01 was previously reported (see press release dated December 2, 2021) and
was drilled on section 553300 located in the central western portion of the gold-in-oxide blanket at MG
(Figure 3). MET01 returned
30m @ 2.2 g/t gold
from surface including
8.2m @ 6.6 g/t gold
from 2.8m
depth and was sited approximately 20m south of RC66 which returned
47m @ 0.6 g/t gold
from
surface, and 20m north of RC65 which returned
51m @ 0.8 g/t gold
(see press release dated July 8,
2021).
Drill Hole
Weathering
Mineralized Zone
From
to
Width
Grade
#
m
m
m
g/t gold
MET01
Oxide/Saprolite
Blanket
0.0
30.0
30.0
2.2
incl.
2.8
11.0
8.2
6.6
Fresh Rock
56.6
60.5
3.9
0.5
73.0
81.6
8.6
0.4
EOH
90.8
MET02
Oxide/Saprolite
Blanket
0.0
13.0
13.0
0.9
27.0
48.7
21.7
0.8
71.5
75.5
4.0
0.2
EOH
83.7
MET03
Oxide/Saprolite
Blanket
0.0
54.0
54.0
0.7
incl.
32.2
54.0
21.8
1.4
EOH
71.0
MET04
Oxide/Saprolite
Blanket
0.0
70.8
70.8
1.0
incl.
41.0
58.0
17.0
3.3
EOH
79.2
MET05
Oxide/Saprolite
Blanket
0.0
43.6
43.6
1.4
EOH
49.3
Table 1: Table of drill results for diamond drill metallurgical test holes MET01 to MET05.
The results for MET01 were previously reported on December 2, 2021
Drilling Update
Diamond drilling at MG is continuing with results pending on an additional ten diamond drill holes.
Diamond drilling is continuing at the primary Central gold deposit with results pending on eight holes
from a total program of 43 planned diamond-drill holes. These are designed to further define the high-
grade zones at Central. Previous diamond drilling at Central included
220.7m @ 2.0 g/t gold including
9.8m @ 17.9 g/t gold.
RC drilling at Central is in progress with the objective of testing for the presence of gold-in-oxide blanket
mineralization above the primary Central gold deposit. Results are currently pending on 12 holes.
Diamond drilling continues at the PDM target, located 2.5km NW of the Central gold deposit, and is
aimed at testing for the presence of a primary gold deposit in the basement intrusive rock underlying the
gold-in-oxide blanket. Results are currently pending on seven diamond-drill holes.
About Cabral Gold Inc.
The Company is a junior resource company engaged in the identification, exploration and development
of mineral properties, with a primary focus on gold properties located in Brazil.
The Company has a
100% interest in the Cuiú Cuiú gold district located in the Tapajós Region, within the state of Pará in
northern Brazil. Two gold deposits have so far been defined at Cuiú Cuiú and contain 43-101 compliant
Indicated resources of 5.9Mt @ 0.90g/t (200,000 oz) and Inferred resources of 19.5Mt @ 1.24g/t
(800,000 oz).
The Tapajós Gold Province is the site of the largest gold rush in Brazil's history producing an estimated
30 to 50 million ounces of placer gold between 1978 and 1995. Cuiú Cuiú was the largest area of placer
workings in the Tapajós and produced an estimated 2Moz of placer gold historically.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
"Alan Carter"
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cabral Gold Inc.
Tel: 604.676.5660
Guillermo Hughes, MAusIMM and FAIG., a consultant to the Company as well as a Qualified Person
as defined by National Instrument 43-101, supervised the preparation of the technical information in
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Notes
Gold analysis has been conducted by SGS method FAA505 (fire assay of 50g charge), with higher
grade samples checked by FAA525. Analytical quality is monitored by certified references and
blanks. Until dispatch, samples are stored under the supervision the Company's exploration office.
The samples are couriered to the assay laboratory using a commercial contractor. Pulps are returned
to the Company and archived. Drill holes results are quoted as down-hole length weighted
intersections.
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