Canasil Reports Assay Results for Drill Hole ES-16-12 at the La Esperanza Project in Durango and Zacatecas States, Mexico
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February 09, 2017 www.canasil.com
Canasil Reports Assay Results for Drill Hole ES-16-12
at the La Esperanza Project in Durango and Zacatecas States, Mexico
Vancouver, February 09, 2017 - Canasil Resources I nc. ( TSX-V: CLZ , DB Frankfurt: 3CC, “Canasil”)
announces that the Company has received assay results for the first drill hole, ES-16-12, of the 2016-17 core
drilling program at the La Esperanza silver-lead-zi nc project in Durango and Zacatecas States, Mexico. This
drill hole intersected an extended interval of band ed quartz veins, veinlets and breccias hosted withi n
fractured and brecciated volcanic rocks from 345 me tres to 391 metres down-hole. The interval returned
assay results indicating several narrower zones car rying anomalous gold (Au) and copper (Cu), low silv er
(Ag) and appreciable lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) values . The widest zone at the bottom of the hole returne d an
intercept of 3.57 metres (true width 3.08 metres) grading 0.14 g/t Au, 21 g/t Ag, 0.82% Pb and 2.63% Z inc.
The principal mineralized intervals are reported in the table below:
La Esperanza 2016 -17 Drill Program – Hole ES -16 -12
Interval - Metres Width – Metres Gold Silver Zinc Lead Copper
From To Int erval True Au g/t Ag g/t Zn % Pb % Cu %
347.36 348.94 1.58 1.36 0.08 23.0 1.98 1.31 0.04
Including 347.36 347.83 0.47 0.41 0.08 16.5 4.81 2.89 0.02
And 348.47 348.94 0.47 0.41 0.16 57.9 1.74 1.45 0.11
368.40 370.07 1.67 1.44 0.11 5.0 3.60 0.75 0.03
Including 369.45 370.07 0.62 0.54 0.27 8.9 9.64 2.00 0.00
387.16 390.73 3.57 3.08 0.14 21.0 2.63 0.82 0.08
Including 387.16 389.87 2.71 2.34 0.17 26.0 2.17 1.07 0.09
Including 387.71 388.71 1.00 0.86 0.10 35.0 2.63 0.78 0.14
Including 387.71 388.01 0.30 0.26 0.12 38.2 3.57 1.43 0.14
And 388.01 388.35 0.34 0.29 0.08 51.5 3.31 0.66 0.20
And 389.36 389.87 0.51 0.44 0.54 33.2 4.3 8 3.64 0.13
Drill hole ES-16-12 was targeted to intersect the main La Esperanza vein approximately 75 metres below ES-
12-03, a 2012 drill hole that intersected a 10-metr e structure at 266 metres down-hole which was well
mineralized returning 189 g/t Ag, 5.20% Zn and 2.22 % Pb over a true width of 3.24 metres, including 27 8
g/t Ag, 5.80% Zn and 2.80% Pb over a true width of 1.94 metres (reported in the news release dated
February 22, 2012). Although the silver grades are relatively low in ES-16-12, the zone of mineralization has
widened and follow-up holes are needed to bracket t his level of the La Esperanza system since similar
variations in widths and grades are common in epith ermal vein systems. The La Esperanza vein system has
now been traced by drilling to a depth of 375 metre s below surface and over a strike length of 245 met res
and remains open for further expansion. The textures of the multiple banded structures observed in ES-16-
12 may be indicative of the higher levels of a strong mineralized system. This hole was halted at 394 metres
due to difficult drilling conditions and it is not certain that the main La Esperanza vein was crossed -
additional holes on adjacent sections are required to adequately test the entire structure at this depth.
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A second drill hole, ES-17-13, is in progress as pa rt of the 2016-17 drill program of 4 to 5 drill hol es for a
total of 1,500 to 2,000 metres. This step-out hole is designed to intersect the La Esperanza vein a further 90
metres along strike to the northwest, and will be f ollowed by additional drill holes to continue testi ng this
vein.
The drill program is being implemented by the Compa ny’s exploration team under the direction of Eng.
Erme Enriquez (CPG), Director of Exploration and De velopment of Minera Canasil S.A. de C.V., the
Company’s wholly owned Mexican subsidiary. All core samples are processed at the Company’s core
processing and storage facility in Durango, Mexico. Samples are cut by diamond saw, and half is sent f or
assay and half secured for reference. Samples are s ent to the ALS Laboratories in Zacatecas, Mexico fo r
preparation and then on to ALS Laboratories in Vancouver for assay analysis for gold and silver by fire assay
with an atomic absorption finish (“FA-AA”) on a 30 gram split, and for silver, copper, lead and zinc b y
digestion of 0.50 gram sample in aqua regia and analysis by AA.
The technical information herein has been reviewed and approved by J. Blackwell (P. Geo.), a Qualified
Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Blackwell is a technical advisor to Canasil.
About La Esperanza
The La Esperanza silver-lead-zinc project covers 14,916 hectares, located 100 km SSE of the city of Durango
on the border between Durango and Zacatecas States. The project site is easily accessible from Canasil ’s
operating base in Durango with excellent infrastruc ture. The project location in southern Durango and
northern Zacatecas States is on the well-recognized world class Fresnillo silver belt, hosting a numbe r of
prominent silver mines such as San Martin-Sabinas m ines of Grupo Mexico and Penoles, the La Colorada
mine of Pan American Silver and La Parrilla and Del Toro mines of First Majestic Silver and Fresnillo PLC’s
Fresnillo mine.
A series of silver-lead-zinc epithermal veins are o bserved over a northwest-southeast striking zone
extending over approximately 20 kilometres hosted i n the Lower Volcanic Group. Mineralization occurs i n
low to intermediate sulphidation veins, primarily s triking northwest and dipping southwest. The main L a
Esperanza vein is a banded and cockade white to gre y quartz breccia epithermal vein with silver, lead and
zinc mineralization associated with argentiferous g alena, silver sulfosalt minerals and sphalerite. Pa st
drilling on this vein was focused along an approxim ate strike length of 250 metres and to a relatively
shallow depth of approximately 250 metres and retur ned consistent high-grade silver-lead-zinc intercep ts
from the main La Esperanza vein and an associated Hanging Wall vein at the upper levels. The average true
width of intercepts from 8 drill holes on the main La Esperanza vein was 4.21 metres returning 330 g/t
silver, 0.93% zinc and 1.57% lead. The average true width of drill intercepts from 5 drill holes which
intersected the Hanging Wall vein was 1.53 metres r eturning 324 g/t silver, 1.37% zinc and 1.80% lead
(details listed under the La Esperanza project prof ile on the Company’s website www.canasil.com , and
previously reported in the news release dated November 6, 2006).
About Canasil:
Canasil is a Canadian mineral exploration company w ith a strong portfolio of 100% owned silver-gold-
copper-lead-zinc projects in Durango and Zacatecas States, Mexico, and in British Columbia, Canada. Th e
Company’s directors and management include industry professionals with a track record of identifying a nd
advancing successful mineral exploration projects t hrough to discovery and further development. The
Company is actively engaged in the exploration of i ts mineral properties, and maintains an operating
subsidiary in Durango, Mexico, with full time geological and support staff for its operations in Mexico.
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Bahman Yamini
President & CEO
Canasil Resources Inc.
Tel: 604-709 0109
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