Finlay Mineral's Fully Funded 2020 Exploration Plans for the Silver Hope and PIL Projects
Finlay Mineral's Fully Funded 2020 Exploration
Plans for the Silver Hope and PIL Projects
VANCOUVER
,
Dec. 10, 2019
/CNW/ -
Finlay Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: FYL)
("The Company") reports
it has outlined 2020 exploration plans for the Silver Hope and PIL projects to include deep core
drilling, a gravity survey and deep-penetrating induced polarization (IP) 3D geophysics. Focus will
be on the deep-seated sources of known surface and shallow alteration and mineralization
discovered historically and by Finlay's exploration efforts.
The Company expects to fund the 2020 exploration plans from the net proceeds to be raised from
the Company's previously announced
$1.0 million
private placement financing (the "
Private
Placement
"). For further details on the Private Placement, please refer to the Company's news
release dated
November 21, 2019
and material change report dated
November 29
,
2019, which are
available for viewing under the Company's profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com
.
Silver Hope Project:
The
Silver Hope
Property surrounds the former Equity Silver Mine (71 million oz. silver, 185 million
lbs. copper and 508,000 oz. gold;
Reference:
http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?minfilno=093L++001
).
The former mine is now owned by
Newmont-Goldcorp. A 2018 geophysical survey identified a large 3D IP anomaly on a NNE-SSW
trend extending from the Equity Mine Main and Southern Tail deposits. The large IP anomaly is
situated approximately one kilometre SSW of the latter deposit.
The Company's success rate of drilling geophysical anomalies is high and has led to the discovery of
the West Horizon's copper-molybdenum (Cu-Mo) porphyry, and to deep-seated copper-silver-gold
(Cu-Ag-Au) stockwork mineralization along the Main Deep Horizon.
The compilation of two seasons of Volterra 3D deep penetrating IP surveys has led to a re-
interpretation of the IP data and the realization that the IP anomalies are directly related to Cu-Ag-
Au mineralization, and that by far the largest anomaly with an estimated
300m
by
1,000m
area at
500m
depth, is untested by drilling. The Company believes that the large IP anomaly may be related
to a deep-source intrusion for the mineralizing hydrothermal system or to another former Equity
Silver Mine-sized mineralized zone.
A gravity survey is planned in the spring of 2020. Two deep drill holes, totaling
2,000m
are proposed
and will be targeted based upon the deep 3D IP anomaly and gravity data.
PIL Project:
The
PIL
Property, which is adjacent to Sable Resource's Baker Mine, has nine known mineralized
zones; five of these zones have known alteration, mineralization, and are associated with past
shallow ground IP geophysical, airborne magnetic and K/Th surveys and will be tested with Volterra
3D deep IP and magnetotelluric surveys for deep-seated porphyry Cu-Au systems. This work will
commence in the summer of 2020 along with geological and alteration mapping.
Since 2003, the Company has been testing combined geophysical, geochemical and geological
targets. Both the Northwest Zone Cu-Mo porphyry, and the Atlas East and Pillar East epithermal
Au-Ag targets have been discovered with the former two having previous shallow drill holes. Recent
analysis of the Toodoggone district by the Geological Survey of BC (report 2019-08) has concluded
that deep-seated porphyry Cu-Au targets may exist beneath extensive zones of alteration and
epithermal mineralization.
ATTY Project:
The
ATTY
Property is contiguous to the north side of the Kemess East deposit and adjacent to the
Kemess Underground deposit of Centerra Gold Inc.
ATTY IP
surveys and geological re-evaluation outlined four potential buried porphyry Cu-Au targets
immediately NW of the deep-seated Kemess East porphyry Cu-Au deposit. Serengeti Resources
has an option on the ATTY project and has fulfilled their first and second year option payments and
work commitments. Serengeti completed a comprehensive program of historic core re-logging, IP
geophysics, surface geological mapping, and rock sampling in 2018, and
2,318m
of drilling in six
holes in 2019. For further details on Serengeti's results and work on the ATTY, reference
Serengeti's news release 2019-15 dated
October 9, 2019
on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com
.
Qualified Person:
Warner Gruenwald
, P. Geo. and Vice President, Exploration for Finlay Minerals and a Qualified
Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has approved the technical content of this news
release.
Finlay Minerals Ltd. trades under the symbol "FYL" on the TSX Venture Exchange. For further
information and details please visit the Company's website at
www.finlayminerals.com
.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Robert F. Brown
, P. Eng.
President & CEO
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in
the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
Forward-Looking Information:
This news release includes certain "forward-looking information"
and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements in this news release that address events
or developments that we expect to occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-
looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, although not
always, identified by words such as "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "project", "target", "potential",
"schedule", "forecast", "budget", "estimate", "intend" or "believe" and similar expressions or their
negative connotations, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could", "should" or
"might" occur. All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of
management as of the date such statements are made. Forward-looking statements in this news
release include statements regarding, among others, the exploration plans for the Company's
properties. Although Finlay believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking
statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-
looking statements include market prices, exploration successes, and continued availability of
capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions. These forward-looking
statements are based on a number of assumptions including, among other things, assumptions
regarding general business and economic conditions, the timing and receipt of regulatory and
governmental approvals, the ability of Finlay and other parties to satisfy stock exchange and other
regulatory requirements in a timely manner, the availability of financing for Finlay's proposed
transactions and programs on reasonable terms, and the ability of third party service providers to
deliver services in a timely manner. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from
those projected in the forward-looking statements. Finlay does not assume any obligation to update
or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future or
otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
SOURCE
Finlay Minerals Ltd.
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For further information:
Finlay Minerals Ltd.: Robert Brown, President & CEO, Tel: 604-684-3099,
CO: Finlay Minerals Ltd.
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