GR Silver Mining Reports High-Grade Drill Results from Plomosas Project: 3.5 m at 2,930 gpt AgEq*, including 0.7 m at 13,335 gpt AgEq*
GR Silver Mining Reports High-Grade Drill
Results from Plomosas Project: 3.5 m at 2,930
gpt AgEq*, including 0.7 m at 13,335 gpt AgEq*
VANCOUVER
,
April 13, 2020
/CNW/ -
GR Silver Mining Ltd. (TSXV: GRSL,
FRANKFURT
: GPE,
OTCQB: GLYXF) ("GR Silver" or the "Company")
– is pleased to announce high-grade drill
results for the
San Juan
area at Plomosas Silver Project ("Plomosas Project"), in
Sinaloa, Mexico
.
San Juan
is one of six priority areas with a combination of recent (2016 to 2018) and historical
drilling data. The most significant sample results for this release represent the following:
Drill results assaying:
3.5 m
at 1,419 gpt Ag, 15.5 gpt Au (2,930 gpt AgEq*)
Including
0.7 m
at 6,438 gpt Ag, 70.9 gpt Au (13,335 gpt AgEq*)
15 m
at 108 gpt Ag,0.12 gpt Au, 4.7% Zn, 1.9% Pb (361 gpt AgEq*)
Including
3.4 m
at 172 gpt Ag, 0.34 gpt Au,
14% Zn, 6.2% Pb (944 gpt AgEq*)
A high-grade silver (Ag) - gold (Au) hydrothermal breccia-hosted mineralized zone from drill hole
SJS-18-01A that returned
3.5 m
grading 1,419 gpt Ag and 15.5 gpt Au (including
0.7 m
grading
6,438 gpt Ag and 70.9 gpt Au) (
see
San Juan Area
), (
see Drill Core Photo1
)
. It represents a
new near-surface mineralized system sub-parallel to similar mineralization recently released
from sampling of the
San Juan
underground workings, which returned up to 6,128 gpt Ag over
0.2 m
(
see News Release dated
2 April, 2020
).
Confirmation of an extension of mineralization, up to
300 m
down dip, from the recently sampled
underground workings at
San Juan
, based on intervals in drill holes SJS-18-02, SJS-18-11 and
SJS-18-01A. This mineralization is polymetallic in nature, displaying high-grade zinc (Zn) - lead
(Pb) and silver-gold hosted in veining/hydrothermal breccia along the
San Juan
fault structure
and similar to other occurrences in the Plomosas Project (
see Drill Core Photo2
).
GR Silver Mining President and CEO,
Marcio Fonseca
, commented
,
"
We are very pleased to
report the discovery of high-grade silver-gold mineralized zones in the
San Juan
area. These
significant results demonstrate the district-scale potential for high-grade silver-gold veins within the
Plomosas Project. The results also indicate potential for bulk tonnage polymetallic mineralization
(Zn-Pb with attractive Ag-Au grades). The drill results suggest continuous high-grade vein/breccia
mineralization hosted by major regional structures with true thickness ranging from
2.5 m
up to
20
m
. We can trace the
San Juan
regional structure on surface for over 2 km within an altered and
mineralized trend. Additionally, the identification of multiple subparallel secondary structures
supports the upside potential for new discoveries. It is the first time the recent and historical results
from
San Juan
have been released publicly. We continue to review and validate the remaining drill
holes from the Plomosas Project, aiming to provide additional drill results for
San Juan
and the
other five zones as we progress."
The following
Table 1
summarizes the most significant drill assay results (uncut, undiluted) for the
first group of holes released for the
San Juan
area.
Table 1: Summary Drill Hole Results - News Release
April 13
th
, 2020- (
San Juan
area only)
Hole No.
From
(m)
To
(m)
Drilled
width
(m)
Est. true
width
(m)
Ag g/t
Au g/t
Zn %
Pb%
Ag Eq
g/t
SJS18-01A
186.0
189.5
3.5
3.0
1,419
15.50
0.2
0.03
2,930
includes
188.3
189.0
0.7
0.6
6,438
70.90
0.6
0.02
13,335
379.5
382.3
2.8
2.5
2
0.04
0.8
0.5
54
SJS18-02
267.4
273.4
6.0
5.4
104
0.09
0.9
0.3
156
SJS18-11
277.4
299.6
22.2
20.0
74
0.08
3.3
1.3
250
includes
277.4
292.4
15.0
13.5
108
0.12
4.7
1.9
361
includes
287.3
290.7
3.4
3.0
172
0.34
14.0
6.2
944
SJS18-11
335.1
337.0
1.9
1.7
29
0.08
3.0
1.4
198
LRD 85
157.2
164.0
6.8
6.1
152
1.33
na
na
281
280.0
283.1
3.1
2.8
121
na
na
na
121
LRD 22
172.0
175.9
3.9
3.5
10
na
0.2
0.4
33
LRD 18
226.0
228.8
2.8
2.5
207
na
1.2
0.7
277
LRD 13
98.0
98.6
0.6
0.5
28
na
0.3
0.1
44
SJS 4
180.5
194.3
13.8
12.4
26
na
0.05
0.03
30
*AgEq is based on long term gold, silver, zinc and lead prices of US$1600 per ounce gold, US$16.50 per ounce silver, US$0.85 per pound zinc and US$0.95 per pound lead. The
metallurgical recoveries are assumed as 100%. "na" = no relevant assays.
All numbers are rounded.
The existing drill hole results on the Plomosas Project were generated by drill campaigns completed
by Grupo Mexico ("Grupo Mexico") in the period 1982-2000 and First Majestic Silver Corp. ("First
Majestic") in the period 2016-2018. The primary objective of Grupo Mexico was the discovery of
base metals as potential feed for their Plomosas/
La Cruz
flotation plant operations nearby. First
Majestic followed up by drilling wide-spaced drill holes (in most cases validating historical drill holes)
on the six initial exploratory targets, with a focus on silver and gold, as well as defining new zones.
Neither Grupo Mexico nor First Majestic previously released any of these drill results to the public.
An on-site and database review has shown that several First Majestic and Grupo Mexico drill holes
were not fully sampled and assayed. Wherever missing assay intervals are identified at the
Plomosas Project, the relevant drill holes will be re-examined, sampled and assayed, using
remaining core.
All
San Juan
drill holes from this News Release (Table 1) have intercepted epithermal quartz veining,
stockwork veinlets, breccias and/or shears trending NW to SE and dipping 50 to 80 degrees NE,
which can be correlated to major faults (Figure 1). At
San Juan
, the silver, silver-gold and zinc-lead-
silver-gold mineralization overprint on each other to form one large mineralized system. High-grade
silver zones are generally associated with acanthite, galena and sphalerite-rich vein and breccia
zones. The hydrothermal breccias display features supporting multi-phase mineralizing events with
generally rounded clasts. All holes bottomed in altered and low-grade mineralized host rocks. The
geological setting shows a predominance of shallow dipping andesites, tuffs and rhyolites with
mineralization generally cross cutting the stratification, defined by lava flows and volcanic fragmental
layers (
see Cross Section A-A'
). There is potential for the discovery of mineralization not only along
the extensive fault system, but also in multiple faults and their connection with mineralization and the
stratification (Figure 1).
San Juan Area
At
San Juan
, Grupo Mexico's historical reports indicate that the initial plans for the underground
operations focused on developing two shallow levels where the veins/breccias are close to surface,
spending little time modelling and integrating data. This explains the considerable amount of silver-
gold mineralization is in areas with surface evidence of multiple fault sets, which favors additional
discoveries.
Figure 1: Drill Hole Collar Location and Geology – Mineralized Structures (San Juan area only)
(CNW Group/GR Silver Mining Ltd.)
Table 2: Drill Hole Location
Hole No.
X
Y
Z
Azimuth
Dip
Depth (m)
SJS18-01A
448476.3
2550864
1040.53
215
-70
452.6
SJS18-02
448345.8
2550751
1022.61
226
-75
360
SJS18-11
448464.5
2550790
1028.015
232
-68
358.6
LRD 85
448459.1
2550791
1048.849
244
-81
356.75
LRD 22
448340.1
2550715
1018.113
0
-90
225.15
LRD 18
448321.1
2550672
991.0528
0
-90
289.95
LRD 13
448231.5
2550616
916.7209
0
-90
109.1
SJS 4
448274.1
2550638
943.4842
0
-90
197.45
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical data contained in this News Release related to the Plomosas Project
was reviewed and/or prepared under the supervision of
Marcio Fonseca
, P.Geo.
Quality Assurance Program and Quality Control Procedures ("QA/QC")
The recent drill holes completed by First Majestic (SJS-18-01A, SJS-18-02 and SJS-18-11) followed
QA/QC protocols reviewed and validated by GR Silver Mining, including insertion of blank and
standard samples in all sample lots sent to First Majestic's Laboratorio Central facilities in La Parilla,
Durango, for sample preparation and assaying. Additional validation and check assays were
performed at independent laboratory by at SGS de México, S.A. de C.V facilities in
Durango,
Mexico
. The analytical methods applied for these recent holes for Ag and Au assays comprised of
Fire Assay with Atomic Absorption finish for samples above Au > 10ppm and Ag > 300ppm and
Gravimetric Finish. Pb and Zn were analyzed using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission
Spectrometry.
GR Silver Mining has not received information related to the Grupo Mexico QA/QC and assay
protocols and at this stage is considering the information historic for news release purpose.
About GR Silver Mining Ltd
.
GR Silver Mining Ltd. (GRSL.V) is a
Mexico
-focused company engaged in cost-effective silver-gold
resource expansion on its key assets which lie on the eastern edge of the Rosario Mining District.
PLOMOSAS SILVER PROJECT
GR Silver Mining owns 100% of the Plomosas Silver Project located near the historic mining village
of
La Rastra
, within the Rosario Mining District. The silver and gold mineralization on this Project
display the alteration, textures, mineralogy and deposit geometry characteristics of a low
sulphidation epithermal silver-gold-base metal vein/breccia mineralized system. Previous exploration
was focused on Pb-Zn-Ag-Au polymetallic shallow mineralization, hosted in NW-SE structures in the
vicinity of the Plomosas mine. The E-W portion of the mineralization remains under-explored. The
Plomosas Silver Project has approximately +500 recent and historical drill holes in six areas -
Plomosas,
San Juan
,
La Colorada
,
Yecora
,
San Francisco
and El Saltito. These drill holes represent
an extensive database allowing the Company to advance towards resource estimation and potential
project development in the near future (
see Plomosas Project 3D Drilling Database
) .
SAN MARCIAL PROJECT
San Marcial is a near-surface, high-grade silver, lead, and zinc open pit-amenable project. GR Silver
Mining is currently expanding its NI 43-101 resource estimate at the San Marcial Project, which
contains 36Moz AgEq (indicated) + 11Moz AgEq (Inferred), by defining new high-grade gold and
silver targets along the project's 6 km mineralized trend. GR Silver Mining is the first company to
conduct exploration at San Marcial in over 10 years. The NI 43-101 resource estimate ( San Marcial
Project – Resource Estimation and Technical Report) was completed by WSP Canada Inc. on
March 26, 2019
.
Plomosas and San Marcial collectively represent a geological setting resembling the multimillion-
ounce San Dimas Mining District which has historically produced more than 620Moz silver and
11Moz gold over a period of more than 100 years.
OTHER PROJECTS
GR Silver Mining's other projects are situated in areas attractive for future discoveries and
development in the same vicinity of Plomosas and San Marcial in the Rosario Mining District.
Mr.
Marcio Fonseca
P. Geo, President & CEO
GR Silver Mining Ltd.
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