Goldplay Discovers High-Grade Silver Zone in the Faisanes Target - 56
Goldplay Discovers High-Grade Silver Zone in the Faisanes Target - 56
Metres @ 196 Ppm Silver, Including 15 Metres @ 472 Ppm Silver
VANCOUVER
,
Feb. 21, 2019
/CNW/ -
Goldplay Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: GPLY,
FRANKFURT
: GPE, OTCQB: GLYXF) ("Goldplay" or the "Company")
is
pleased to announce high grade silver (Ag) results from a trench extending silver mineralization from the resource area to the Faisanes target (Figure 1) at the
San Marcial Project, located in
Sinaloa, Mexico
. Goldplay recently announced a NI 43-101 resource for the San Marcial Project (
see News Release dated
7 February 2019
) and is undertaking exploration on the remainder of the concession to identify additional resources along the 3.5 km
mineralized trend.
The SMtr-001 trench is located in the northwest of the San Marcial Resource Area, in the Faisanes target (Figure 2), and it has a length of 113 metres, extending
the mineralized zone from the resource area on the footwall of the deposit. Faisanes is a new target that was identified by Goldplay during recent surface
exploration activities (
see News Release dated
18 January 2019
).
Channel sampling of the trench has identified a broad area of mineralization with a true thickness of approximately 56 metres, and the mineralization has a similar
orientation to the adjacent resource, trending northwesterly, parallel to the high-grade Breccia zone in the resource area. This
56 m
broad zone contains an
average grade of 196 g/t Ag (Table 1, Figure 3). Within that broad zone of silver mineralization, two separate high-grade zones exist, representing potential open
pit amenable zones for future drilling. The first zone is estimated to have a true thickness of
15 m
at 472 g/t Ag and the second zone is estimated to have a true
thickness of
14.6 m
at 211 g/t Ag.
Table 1 San Marcial – Silver results from Trench SMtr-001
Trench
From (m)
To (m)
Channel Length
(m)
True Thickness
(m)
Grade Ag (g/t)
SMtr-001
10.0
85.0
75.0
56.0
196
including
27.0
72.0
45.0
33.0
288
including
28.0
47.0
19.0
15.0
472
and
54.0
72.0
18.0
14.6
211
Channel lengths are measured along the trench commencing at the northern end. True thickness is calculated using
assumptions of the orientation of the mineralization. All numbers are rounded
Goldplay President and CEO
Marcio Fonseca
commented
, "These excellent silver results from trench SMtr-001 are highly encouraging as Goldplay strives to
expand the silver resource at the San Marcial Project. The high-grade silver results suggest that mineralization from the resource area may be continuous into the
adjacent Faisanes area, with definition of parallel zones, which would validate discoveries of new mineralization encountered in the footwall of the deposit when
logging and assaying historical drill holes in the second half of 2018. The trench displays significant widths of high-grade silver mineralization at surface, supporting
the upside potential to expand the resources in the near future. We are currently planning additional trenches to follow up the mineralization identified at Faisanes
along strike to the west-northwest.
Channel samples from SMtr-001 were collected with a rock saw, typically on
1 m
continuous intervals, unless prevented by access. The samples were sent to the
SGS de México, S.A. de C.V laboratory facilities in
Durango, Mexico
where they were analyzed for gold using fire assay, and multi-elements (including silver)
using ICP. Results from the other elements analyzed in the laboratory process are currently being reviewed
Figure 1 San Marcial - Location of Resource Area and New Targets Inside Concession (CNW Group/Goldplay Exploration Ltd)
Figure 2 San Marcial - Location of the Nava-Faisanes Targets and Trench SMtr-001 (CNW Group/Goldplay Exploration Ltd)
Figure 3 San Marcial – Detailed Map of Trench SMtr-001 (CNW Group/Goldplay Exploration Ltd)
The San Marcial Mineral Resource has been estimated along a
500 m
strike length which makes up part of a 3.5 km long mineralized zone, supporting potential
for resource expansion.
The Company continues to advance surface exploration at the San Marcial Project, focusing on the five targets recently identified by soil and rock sampling (
News Release dated
18 January 2019
). These targets, including Faisanes, are yet to be drilled and are located in the vicinity of the Mineral Resource. Goldplay
has already received drilling permits to advance a significant drilling program in 2019.
Quality Assurance Program and Quality Control Procedures ("QA/QC")
Goldplay has implemented QA/QC procedures which include insertion of blank and standard samples in all sample lots sent to SGS de México, S.A. de C.V
laboratory facilities in
Durango, Mexico
, for sample preparation and assaying. For every sample with results above Ag >100 ppm (over limits), these samples are
submitted directly by SGS de
Mexico
to SGS Canada Inc at
Burnaby, BC
.
About Goldplay Exploration Ltd
.
Goldplay owns a >250 sq. km exploration portfolio in the historical Rosario Mining District,
Sinaloa, Mexico
. Goldplay's current exploration focus includes surface
exploration and drilling, with a resource update to follow at the advanced-stage San Marcial Project and follow up exploration program at the El Habal Project.
The San Marcial land package consists of 1,250 ha, located south of the
La Rastra
and Plomosas historical mines and 20 km from the Company's 100% owned
El Habal Project in the Rosario Mining District,
Sinaloa, Mexico
. San Marcial is an attractive, near-surface high-grade silver, lead and zinc project for which a
historical resource estimate has been previously disclosed.
San Marcial exhibits significant exploration upside supported by regional exploration programs completed by previous operators who identified 14 exploration
targets similar to San Marcial within its 100% Goldplay-owned concessions. Some of these exploration targets consist of old shallow pits, caved shafts and
historical underground workings in areas with extensive hydrothermal alteration, hosted by major regional structures.
The El Habal Project is a drilling stage project. The oxidized gold mineralized zone outcrops along a series of rolling hills with evidence of historical shallow
underground mining along a 6 km long prospective corridor. The El Habal Project is located near the historical gold-silver Rosario Mine which reportedly operated
for over 250 years. Goldplay's team has over 30 years of experience with senior roles in exploration, financing, and development in the mining industry, including
over ten years of extensive exploration experience in the Rosario Mining District, leading to previous successful discoveries. A current NI 43-101 report on the El
Habal Project is filed on SEDAR.
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and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or
achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Mr.
Marcio Fonseca
P. Geo, President & CEO
Goldplay Exploration Ltd.
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