Golden Arrow Purchases the San Pietro Iron-oxide Copper Gold Project, Chile
Golden Arrow Purchases the San Pietro Iron-oxide Copper
Gold Project, Chile
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VANCOUVER, BC
,
March 17, 2022
/CNW/ -
Golden Arrow Resources Corporation
(TSXV: GRG) (FSE: G6A) (OTCQB: GARWF),
("Golden Arrow"
or the
"Company")
is pleased to announce that it has, through its wholly owned subsidiary New Golden Explorations
Chile SPA, purchased a 100% interest in the San Pietro Iron-oxide Copper Gold ("
IOCG
") Project (the "
San Pietro Project
" or the
"
Project
") (formerly known as Radiss) in
Chile
from Sumitomo Metal Mining Chile Ltda ("
SMM Chile
") for cash consideration of
US$3.35M
.
"With this acquisition
Golden Arrow
has secured full control of a project that exhibits an excellent value proposition, with near-term
resource potential and multiple areas with exploration upside. We accomplished this acquisition by taking advantage of the strong
financial position that resulted from our last successful transaction. In fact, using the leverage from Golden Arrows' SSR Mining Inc.
shareholding from November when our proposal was accepted to closing, saw an increase of approximately
$7.00
/ share from
$19.00
to
$26.00
which completely covered the purchase cost of the project, leaving us still with a strong cash position. Now our technical
team will try to do as they did with our Chinchillas Project in
Argentina
and advance a strategically located exploration project to pre-
feasibility,"
commented
Joseph Grosso
,
Golden Arrow's
Executive Chairman, President and CEO.
Golden Arrow's
Vice President, Exploration and Development,
Brian McEwen
, added,
"There is an incredible opportunity here for
Golden Arrow
and our investors. There has been little, or no work done on the Project since 2014. Since that time the prices of
copper, gold, iron and especially cobalt have all increased greatly. Previous evaluations were based largely on copper only. Our
initial review indicates each of these could play an important role in the overall potential economics. We also identified several targets
within the 18,000 hectares which will be the focus of our initial exploration."
The San Pietro Project has had nearly
US$15 million
in exploration work by previous owners, including over 34,000 metres of drilling,
over 1,000 surface samples and multiple geophysical surveys. Of the Project's five main target areas, the Rincones target has been the
primary focus of the historic work, with multiple drill holes returning assays with significant copper, gold and cobalt values, including:
28
metres averaging 1.14% Cu, 0.12g/t Au, and 335ppm Co, in RA-12-DH-003.
Golden Arrow's
due diligence review confirmed the considerable potential of the known targets and identified areas where new
interpretations and additional work are expected to improve the prospects. The 2022 work program will work toward resource
delineation at Rincones, while continuing to evaluate and advance the four additional known targets and other areas of the property
.
Project Description
The San Pietro Project includes 18,448 hectares of exploration and exploitation concessions in the Atacama region of
Chile
,
approximately 100 kilometres north of Copiapo in an active mining district that is home to all the major IOCG deposits in
Chile
. There is
excellent mining infrastructure in the area, and the property is situated immediately adjacent to the west of Capstone Mining's
Santo
Domingo
mine development project and 10 km northeast of Mantos Copper's Mantos Verde mine (see Figure 1). Capstone Mining
Corp. and Mantos Copper Bermuda Limited are currently completing a business combination. Proximity to other mining projects in the
area does not provide any assurances with respect to the prospects at the San Pietro Project.
Figure 1 - Location of the San Pietro Project (CNW Group/Golden Arrow Resources Corporation)
The San Pietro Project has an extensive database that includes results from over 34,000 metres of drilling plus over 1,000 surface
samples and multiple geophysical surveys, which have been compiled to identify four main target areas (see Figure 2). The Rincones
target, the focus of the historic work, has returned drill hole assays with significant copper, gold and cobalt values, including:
1.14% Cu, 0.12g/t Au, and 335ppm Co over
28 m
starting at
236 m
downhole in RA12DH-003.
1.20% Cu, 0.21g/t Au, and 579ppm Co over
34 m
starting at
370 m
downhole in RADH-02.
1.25% Cu, 0.32g/t Au, and 70ppm Co over
36 m
starting at
18 m
downhole in RARC-17.
0.76% Cu, 0.13g/t Au, and 146ppm Co over
20 m
starting at
250 m
downhole in RA12DH-002
Figure 2 - Location of targets in San Pietro Project (CNW Group/Golden Arrow Resources Corporation)
Golden Arrow's
due diligence review confirmed the considerable potential of the known targets and identified areas where new
interpretations and additional work are expected to improve the prospects. The 2022 work program will work toward a resource
delineation program at Rincones, while continuing to evaluate and advance other areas of the property
.
This includes the Colla area
located at 2.3 km SW of Rincones, with only four holes, and all showing significant cobalt grades drilled at wide spacing over a strike
length of 2.2 kilometres.
626 ppm Co over
10 m
starting at
211 m
downhole in CO11DH-001
414 ppm Co over
32 m
starting at
116 m
downhole in CO11DH-002
310 ppm Co over
17 m
starting at
229 m
downhole in CO11DH-003
364 ppm Co over
12 m
starting at
36m
downhole in CO12DH-001
The Rodeo target area, which is located 7.5 km NW of Rincones, has the following drill hole with a significant copper/cobalt intercept:
334ppm Co and 1.03% Cu over
34 m
starting at
120 m
downhole in RO12DH-005.
And the Radiss Norte target, located at 2.7 km north of Rincones, near surface mineralization with:
276 ppm Co over
58 m
starting at
29 m
downhole in RADDH-01
269 ppm Co over
27 m
starting at
69 m
downhole in RA13DH-004
306 ppm Co over
29 m
starting at surface in RADDH-05
The Company plans to review the existing data from all over the Project and develop an exploration plan to test their full potential.
*This drilling was carried out by previous operators and has not been independently verified by the Company's Qualified Person.
Reported intervals are core lengths and true thickness has not been estimated at this time.
Geological Summary
The San Pietro Project is hosted in different andesites units as part of the Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary sequence associated with
intrusive rocks such as granodiorites and diorites of similar age. The Project is located east of the Atacama Fault system, a major north-
south regional structure, which was instrumental in the emplacement of the ore deposits in the area.
Mineralization at San Pietro is typical of an IOCG system with copper-gold-iron-cobalt minerals in breccias, veins and mantos within a
zone of K-feldspar-chlorite alteration. These structures are rich in magnetite and specularite and in some cases associated with calcite
and were mainly developed along NW-SE lineaments.
Transaction Details
RCI Capital Group acted as financial advisor to SMM Chile in the sale process.
Golden Arrow
submitted a successful proposal of
US$3,350,000
in cash for 100% of the property. Consideration was given to the fact that the Company would be accepting risk in paying
in full up front. However, given the positive impressions from due diligence and the fact that approximately
US$15,000,000
has been
spent on the property by previous owners, the Company felt very comfortable to proceed as this acquisition has potential to build value
for shareholders as we advance it through 2022 and beyond.
The purchase price for the San Pietro Project is
US$3,350,000
in cash payable at Closing.
Qualified Person
The technical portions of this news release have been reviewed and approved by
Brian McEwen
, P.Geol., VP Exploration and
Development to the Company and a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101.
About
Golden Arrow
:
Golden Arrow Resources Corporation is a mining exploration company with a successful track record of creating value by making
precious and base metal discoveries and advancing them into exceptional deposits. The Company is well leveraged to the price of gold,
having monetized its Chinchillas silver discovery into a significant holding in precious metals producer SSR Mining Inc.
Golden Arrow
is actively exploring a portfolio that includes an epithermal gold project in
Argentina
, a district
scale frontier gold
opportunity in
Paraguay
, a base-metal project in the heart of a leading mining district in
Chile
and more than 180,000 hectares of
properties in
Argentina
.
The Company is a member of the Grosso Group, a resource management group that has pioneered exploration in
Argentina
since 1993.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
"Joseph Grosso"
_______________________________
Mr.
Joseph Grosso
,
Executive Chairman, President and CEO
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and
therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events
or developments the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including, without limitation, statements
about the Company's plans for its mineral properties; the value, resource potential and exploration upside of the San Pietro Iron-oxide
Copper Gold (IOCG) Project; the ability to advance the Project to pre-feasibility; the potential opportunity for shareholders; the role of
various minerals in expected Project economics; the 2022 work program; the Company's business strategy, plans and outlooks; the
future financial or operating performance of the Company; and future exploration and operating plans are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results of the Company to
differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements and, even if such actual results are realized or substantially
realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. Factors that could
cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things: the impact of COVID-19; risks
and uncertainties related to the ability to obtain, amend, or maintain licenses, permits, or surface rights; risks associated with technical
difficulties in connection with mining activities; and the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be
consistent with the Company's expectations.
Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.
Readers are encouraged to refer to the Company's public disclosure documents for a more detailed discussion of factors that may
impact expected future results. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements,
unless required pursuant to applicable laws.
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