Eloro Resources Discovers Second Major Mineralized Breccia Pipe Approximately 400m in Diameter at its Iska Iska Property, Potosi Department, Southern Bolivia
Eloro Resources Discovers Second Major Mineralized Breccia Pipe Approximately 400m
in Diameter at its Iska Iska Property, Potosi Department, Southern Bolivia
• Drill Hole DHK-14 drilled at -10 degrees to the southwest of Huayra Kasa workings
from Drill Bay #3 intersected almost 180m of silicified and mineralized breccia in
the Santa Barbara Breccia Pi pe. Hole ended in well -mineralized breccia once the
drill reached its depth capacity and only penetrated approximately 50% of the
breccia pipe.
• Channel sampling in 2019 at the north-western end of the Santa Barbara adit
returned 0.32 g Au/t, 26.90 g Ag/t, 1.16% Pb, 28.5 g In/t and > 500ppm Sn along the
margin of this pipe.
• A third potential breccia pipe immediately to the south , the Central Breccia Pipe,
identified by surface geological mapping and Aster satellite data, is elongate in
shape with potential dimensions of approximately 400m by 700m;
• Five (5) additional potential breccia pipe targets outlined further to the south and
east; all confirmed and potential breccia pipes occur along ring structures in the
margins of the Iska Iska caldera complex.
Toronto, Canada, November 24, 2020 – Eloro Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: ELO; OTCQX: ELRRF
FSE: P2Q M) (“Eloro”, or the “Company”) is pleased to announce th at diamond drilling has
confirmed the presence of a second major breccia pipe southwest of the Huayra Kasa
underground workings as shown in Figure 1. Drill Hole DHK -14 drilled at -10 degrees to the
southwest of the underground workin gs from Drill Bay #3 intersected almost 180m of silicified
and mineralized breccia from 151m to 330m in the Santa Barbara Breccia Pi pe. This hole
stopped in well-mineralized breccia at the maximum limit of the drilling range and only penetrated
approximately 50% of the breccia pipe. Assays are pending. A field XRF analyser indicates the
presence of lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) predominantly before and in the periphery of the breccia
transitioning to copper (Cu), bismuth (Bi) and tin (Sn) in the central part. However, the numbers
measured are not quantitatively accurate hence cannot be reported. Note that silver (Ag) and
gold (Au) cannot be detected by this instrument.
Based on surface geological mapping and interpretation of Aster satellite data (see inset map,
Figure 1) along with digital terrain data, the new Santa Barbara Breccia Pipe has an approximate
diameter of 400m which is substantially larger tha n the previously announced breccia pipe
discovered adjacent the underground workings approximately 500m t o the east. (see press
release November 18, 2020). Furthermore, within the breccia , silicification is the predominant
alteration suggesting that this pipe is closer to the source of the magmatic -hydrothermal
mineralization. Sulphide mineralization occurs throughout the breccia as veins, stockworks,
disseminations with locally massive zones. Fragments are principally dacitic in composition with
local sandstone and pumice.
As an indication of the style of mineralization in this new breccia pipe, channel sampling in 2019
by Dr. Osvaldo Arce, P.Geo. at the end of the Santa Barbara adit returned 0.32 g Au/t, 26.90 g
Ag/t, 1.16% Pb , 0.01% Zn , 28.5 g In/t and > 500ppm Sn over 2.6m in breccia along the
southeast margin of this pipe. A third potential breccia pipe immediately to the south, the Central
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Breccia Pipe, identified by surface geological mapping and Aster satellite data, is elongate in
shape with potential dimensions of approximately 400m b y 700m (Figure 1). In addition to the
potential Central Breccia Pipe, five (5) additional potential breccia pipe targets have been outlined
further south and to the east; all confirmed and potential breccia pipes occur along ring structures
in the margins of the Iska Iska caldera complex (Inset map, Figure 1) . Eloro plans to
systematically test each of these newly identified breccia pipe targets for mineralization with
diamond drilling.
Tom Larsen, Chairman and CEO of Eloro, commented: “The discovery of a new breccia pipe and
outlining of a number of potential targets for breccia pipes is highlighting the potential for Iska
Iska to host a significant bulk mineable polymetallic deposit. We are currently preparing access
roads to enable additional surface drilling to further evaluate the new pipe a s well as drill -test
other potential breccia pipe targets.”
Dr. Bill Pearson, P.Geo., Chief Technical Advisor for Eloro commented: “The alteration in the
Huayra Kasa breccia pipe just east of the underground workings is principally argillic and sericitic
which is typical of higher level mineralization in a porphyry-epithermal complex. In contrast, the
alteration in the newly discovered Santa Barbara Breccia Pipe is principally si licification. This
and the presence of copper, tin and bismuth in the core of the breccia indicates that we are
getting closer to the magmatic -hydrothermal source. Furthermore, given the strong association
of gold with bismuth in the high-grade zones at Huayra Kasa, gold is likely to be present. It is also
very likely that there is a major tin-copper-bismuth porphyry system beneath these breccia pipes;
this possibility will be tested in the next round of surface diamond drilling. Meanwhile we are
excitedly waiting for more assay results.”
Qualified Person
Dr. Osvaldo Arce, P. Geo., Manager of Minera Tupiza, Eloro’s subsidiary in Bolivia and a
Qualified Person in the context of National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101), has reviewed and
approved the technical content of this news release. Dr. Bill Pearson, P.Geo., Chief Technical
Advisor for Eloro, and who has more than 45 years of worldwide mining exploration experience
including extensive work in South America, provid es technical oversight to the program in
consultation with Dr. Quinton Hennigh , P.Geo. , Senior Technical Advisor to Eloro and
Independent Technical Advisor, Mr. Charley Murahwi P. Geo., FAusIMM of Micon International
Limited. Processing of the ASTER and satellite data was done by Sandra L. Perry, MS, P.Geo.
of Perry Remote Sensing LLC in Denver, Colorado. Ms. Perry is a Qualified Person as defined
by NI 43 -101. Drill samples are prepared in SGS BOLIVIA SA ’s preparation facility in Oruro,
Bolivia with pulps sent to the main SGS laboratory in Lima, Peru for analysis by fire assay for
gold and silver as well as 31 element ICP. Eloro employs an industry standard QA/QC program
with standards, blanks and duplicates inserted into each batch of samples analyzed.
About Iska Iska
Iska Iska silver polymetallic project is a road accessible, royalty-free property, wholly-controlled
by the Title Holder, Empresa Minera Villegas S.R.L. and is located 48 km north of Tupiza city, in
the Sud Chichas Province of the Department of Potosi. The property can be classified as a silver
polymetallic ( Ag, Zn, Pb, Au, Cu, Bi, Sn, In) and porphyry-epithermal complex. This is an
important mineral deposit type in the prolific South Mineral Belt of Bolivia.
Silver polymetallic mineralization at Iska Iska occurs within a Miocene possibly
collapsed/resurgent caldera that consists of granodioritic stocks and five (5) dacitic domes which
are each about 500m in diameter. These rocks intrude/extrude an intensely deformed sequence
of Ordovician shales, siltstones, and sandstones, which are partially covered by Miocene
pyroclastic rocks. The silver polymetallic mineralization occurs mainly as veins, vein swarms,
veinlets, stockworks, disseminations and in breccias ass ociated with intense hydrothermal
alteration. The Iska Iska dome complex has several major phases of igneous breccias, quartz
porphyries, dikes and dacitic syn-kinematic flows.
On November 18, 2020 Eloro announced the discovery of a major breccia pipe wit h extensive
silver polymetallic mineralization just east of the Huayra Kasa underground workings and a high-
grade gold-bismuth zone in the underground workings. Diamond drilling intersected a number of
extensive mineralized intersections within the major breccia pipe including 54.48 g Ag/t, 1.45%
Zinc (Zn) and 1.60% Lead (Pb) over 16.39m (140.91 g Ag eq/t) within a broader interval of
122.74m grading 14.29 g Ag/t, 0.81% Zn and 0.41% Pb (53.67 g Ag/t eq) in Hole DHK -04 (see
press release November 18, 2020).
The h igh-grade gold-bismuth zone outlined in channel samples in the underground working
averaged 7.1 g Au/t and 0.2% Bi (8.29 g Au eq/t) over 3.04m width for strike length of 47m. Hole
DHK-05 on the strike extension of the high -grade Au-Bi zone intersected 6.51g Au/t, 0.07% Bi
and 31.96 g Ag/t (7.68 g Au eq/t) over 11.85m grading including 29.56 g Au/t,0.26% Bi/t and
63.69 g Ag/t (31.94 g Au eq/t) over 2.31m in this high grade zone.
Silver-polymetallic mineralization within the Iska Iska system occurs over a potential strike length
of more than 2.5km along major ring structures in the caldera complex. A synchrotron study of
the underground channel samples (see press release dated Jun e 25, 2020) concluded that the
mineral cluster analysis identified four mineralogical domains that cover the entire sampling area
suggesting they are related and represent a single, large mineralizing system. Furthermore, the
mineralogy of the domains is consistent with minerals identified in hand specimen and are likely
related to a telescoped porphyry/epithermal style of mineralization.
About Eloro Resources Ltd.
Eloro is an exploration and mine development company with a portfolio of gold and base -metal
properties in Bolivia, Peru and Quebec. Eloro has an option to acquire a 99% interest in the highly
prospective Iska Iska Property, which can be classified as a polymetallic epithermal -porphyry
complex, a significant mineral deposit type in the Potosi Department, in southern Bolivia. Eloro
commissioned a NI 43 -101 Technical Report on Iska Iska, which was completed by Micon
International Limited and is available on Eloro’s website and under its filings on SEDAR. Iska
Iska is a road-accessible, royalty-free property. Eloro also owns an 82% interest in the La Victoria
Gold/Silver Project, located in the North -Central Mineral Belt of Peru some 50 km south of
Barrick’s Lagunas Norte Gold Mine and Pan American Silver’s La Arena Gold Mine. La Victoria
consists of eight mining concessions and eight mining claims encompassing approximately 89
square kilometres. La Victoria has good infrastructure with access to road, water and electricity
and is located at an altitude that ranges from 3,150 m to 4,400 m above sea level.
For further information please contact either Thomas G. Larsen, Chairman and CEO or
Jorge Estepa, Vice-President at (416) 868-9168.
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Figure 1: Plan Map showing Major New Breccia Pipes and Potential Breccia Pipe Targets, Iska Iska
Project