Excellon Drills 1,633 G/T Silver Equivalent over 0.35 Metres at Silver City
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EXCELLON DRILLS 1,633 G/T SILVER EQUIVALENT
OVER 0.35 METRES AT SILVER CITY
Toronto, Ontario – February 9, 2022 – Excellon Resources Inc. ( TSX:EXN, NYSE:EXN; FRA:E4X2)
(“Excellon” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce results from its 2021 diamond drilling campaign
and provide an update on the ongoing exploration program at the Silver City Project in Saxony, Germany.
Highlights
• Step-out drilling intersected significant silver mineralization at four targets , with results
including:
o 1,633 g/t silver equivalent (“AgEq”) over 0.35 metres (1,470 g/t Ag, 0.2 g/t Au, 2.9% Pb
and 2.1% Zn) within 257 g/t AgEq over 2.90 metres (232 g/t Ag, 0.4% Pb and 0.3% Zn) in
SC21GVB020 at Peter Vein;
o 1,296 g/t AgEq over 0.35 metres (1,260 g/t Ag, 0.2 g/t Au, 0.6% Pb and 0.3% Zn) within
592 g/t AgEq over 1.05 metres (508 g/t Ag, 0.1 g/t Au, 1.4% Pb and 1.2% Zn) in
SC21GWO033 at Grauer Wolf;
o 266 g/t AgEq over 0.65 metres (228 g/t Ag, 0.1 g/t Au, 0.7% Pb and 0.5 % Zn) within
169 g/t AgEq over 1.93 metres (137 g/t AgEq, 0.3% Pb and 0.6% Zn) in SC21GWO030 at
Grauer Wolf; and
o 383 g/t AgEq over 0.38 metres (7.0 g/t Ag and 5.0 g/t Au) in SC21REI027 at Reichenbach
• 24 diamond drill holes totaling 8,360 metres completed on the program to date , with 23 holes
intersecting target structures, assays pending on four holes and an additional three holes to be
drilled at Grauer Wolf in Q1 2022 to complete the 2021 program
• Historical data review, structural and geological modelling , and soil sampling and prospecting
is in progress on the Bräunsdorf license, with additional soil lines planned for the Oederan,
Mohorn and Frauenstein licenses to be used to refine drill targets for the 2022 drilling program
“The results from our 2021 drill program confirmed the continuity of the structures intersected in the
initial drilling at Silver City,” stated Jorge Ortega, Vice President Exploration. “Drilling at Grauer Wolf and
Peter Vein returned high-grade results over a strike of 170 and 300 metres, respectively, with up to eight
metre wide zones of hydrothermal alteration and stockwork. These are clear indicators of the potential
of the system t o host economic mineralization and our continuing goal is to identify broader zones of
mineralization at the high grades we have encountered to date . We are also continuing to review the
historical exploration and mining data and collect surface geochemical data ahead of our 2022 exploration
drill program.”
Exploration Results
The following table shows highlighted intervals from the 2021 exploration drill program at Silver City with
assays received to date:
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(1) All intersections reported as core length. Additional drilling on the targets is required to determine true width.
(2) AgEq calculated using $1,800 Au/oz, $24.00 Ag/oz, $0.90 Pb/lb and $1.20 Zn/lb with 100% metallurgical recovery.
Including Munzig, mineralization has now been encountered over 24 kilometres along strike.
Modelling of the structural data at Grauer Wolf indicated the presence of five mineralized structures, with
the Erwachte Hoffnung and Albert veins hosting high-grade mineralization consisting of up to eight metre
wide zone s of strong sericitic alteration with stockwork and massive epithermal quartz vein s hosting
blebby base metal sulphides and silver sulfosalts . Additionally, three step-out holes at Grauer Wolf are
scheduled to be completed in Q1 2022 and will test mineralization 420 metres along strike and 225 metres
vertically.
Subject to annual permitting requirements and with final metre numbers still being finalized, the currently
proposed 2022 drilling program at Silver City will include step-out drilling at Grauer Wolf, Peter Vein and
Reichenbach and follow up drilling on the known mineralized structures on the Oederan, Mohorn and
Frauenstein licenses, which were added to the project in 2021.
In preparation for the 2022 drill program, Excellon has completed four orientational soil lines over the
Peter Vein target to evaluate the surface geochemical signature of mineralization and assess the
effectiveness of various analytical techniques . Four additional lines were completed over Grauer Wolf
target area. Two soil sampling lines at Hartha target area are currently in progress, with further eight lines
to follow up on the historically mined veins and geophysical anomalies on the Oederan, Mohorn and
Frauenstein licenses, which is scheduled to be completed in Q2 2022.
Hole ID Interval Interval(1) Ag Pb Zn Au AgEq(2) Area From To metres g/t % % g/t g/t
SC21BRD022 429.33 430.14 0.81 63 0.0 0.0 0.1 73 Bräunsdorf
and 443.78 444.16 0.38 42 0.2 0.2 0.5 87 Bräunsdorf
SC21GVB018 298.62 302.00 3.38 55 0.1 0.2 0.2 78 Peter Vein
including 299.82 300.60 0.78 89 0.2 0.2 0.4 130 Peter Vein
SC21GVB020 333.20 336.10 2.90 232 0.4 0.3 0.0 257 Peter Vein
including 334.56 334.91 0.35 1,470 2.9 2.1 0.2 1,633 Peter Vein
SC21GWO030 269.75 271.60 1.85 100 0.2 0.4 0.1 127 Grauer Wolf
including 271.25 271.60 0.35 440 1.1 1.7 0.4 560 Grauer Wolf
and 284.00 288.00 4.00 44 0.0 0.1 0.0 49 Grauer Wolf
including 287.52 288.00 0.48 110 0.1 0.2 0.0 119 Grauer Wolf
and 293.10 295.03 1.93 137 0.3 0.6 0.0 169 Grauer Wolf
including 293.10 293.75 0.65 228 0.7 0.5 0.1 266 Grauer Wolf
SC21GWO031 255.42 256.31 0.89 128 0.2 1.5 0.1 189 Grauer Wolf
SC21GWO033 146.95 148.00 1.05 508 1.4 1.2 0.1 592 Grauer Wolf
including 146.95 147.30 0.35 1,260 0.6 0.3 0.2 1,296 Grauer Wolf
SC21REI027 162.62 163.00 0.38 7 0.0 0.0 5.0 383 Reichenbach
SC21REI028 60.00 61.20 1.20 66 0.0 0.0 0.2 83 Reichenbach
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The Silver City Project was mined for high -grade silver from the 11 th until the late 19 th century, when
Germany left the silver standard in 1873 and the gold:silver ratio collapsed . Historical records from the
project indicate high-grade silver production over substantial widths throughout the district. Excellon has
embarked on the first modern day exploration program focused on precious metals. An overview of the
past, present and future on the Silver City Project is available in the following film series:
• Berggeschrey: The Saxony Silver Rush: https://youtu.be/Dsr1eBr0urg
• The Search for Saxony's Forgotten Silver: https://youtu.be/resk-b41nL4
• Resourcing Germany’s Future: https://youtu.be/joXiscCw3po
Excellon holds an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Silver City Project from Globex Mining
Enterprises Inc. (TSX: GMX) (OTCQX: GLBXF) and (FRA: G1MN).
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Technical Information and Quality Control
The drilling results con tained in this news release have been prepared in accordance with National
Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").
Silver City core samples are prepared and assayed by ALS Global Loughrea, Ireland. The lab is accredit ed
to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Assay turnarounds have been impacted recently by supply and labour shortages
related to COVID-19. The Company has a comprehensive QA/QC program, supervised by an independent
Qualified Person.
The sampling of, and assay data from, the core sampling and reporting is monitored through a quality
assurance and quality control (QAQC) program designed according to best industry practice. Samples from
HQ and NQ sized drill core are selected by Excellon geologists and cut into halves at th e project site. Half
of the core is retained at the site for reference purposes. Sample intervals vary from 0.35 to 1.2 metres in
length with samples being selected to honour geological contacts. Samples are labeled and packed into
sealed plastic bags whic h are grouped into larger fiber bags for shipping. A formal chain -of-custody
procedure is in place for security of samples from project to laboratory.
Samples are shipped to ALS Laboratories in Loughrea, Ireland. Samples then undergo crushing to less than
two millimetres followed by pulverizing a one kilogram split to better than 85% passing 75 microns.
Homogenised sub-samples are then analyzed using fir e assay (30g sample) for silver with a gravimetric
finish and gold with an ICP -AES finish. High-grade gold results are re -analysed by fire assay (30g sample)
with a gravimetric finish. Multi-element analysis of samples are performed after four acid digestion by ICP
analysis for base metals and multi-element data.
Qualified Person
Mr. Jorge Ortega, P.Geo., Vice President Exploration, has acted as the Qualified Person, as defined in NI
43-101, with respect to the disclosure of the scientific and technical information contained in this press
release.
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About Excellon
Excellon’s vision is to create wealth by realizing strategic opportunities through discipline and innovation
for the benefit of our employees, communities and shareholders. The Company is advancing a precious
metals growth pipeline that includes: Platosa, a high -grade silver mine producing in Mexico since 2005;
Kilgore, an advanced gold exploration project in Idaho with strong economics and significant growth and
discovery potential; and an option on Silver City, a high-grade epithermal silver district in Saxony, Germany
with 750 years of mining history and no modern exploration. The Company also aims to continue
capitalizing on current market conditions by acquiring undervalued projects.
Additional details on Excellon’s properties are available at www.excellonresources.com.
For Further Information, Please Contact:
Excellon Resources Inc.
Brendan Cahill, President & Chief Executive Officer
Jorge Ortega, Vice President Exploration
(416) 364-1130
www.excellonresources.com
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