HALCONES Provides Carachapampa Project Update
HALCONES Provides Carachapampa Project Update
TORONTO, ONTARIO Jan uary 24, 2024 – Halcones Precious Metals Corp. (TSX – V: HPM) (the
“Company” or “Halcones”) is pleased to provide results from the recently completed drill
campaign and review results from 2023 at the Carachapampa project (“Carachapampa” or the
“Project”). Carachapa mpa is located in the prolific Maricunga belt approximately 180 km
northeast of the city of Copiapó with year-round road access. In the immediate vicinity of
Carachapampa are several large-scale operating mines including La Coipa (Kinross) and Salares
Norte (Gold Fields) hosted in similar geology to Carachapampa. Carachapampa borders
Kingsgate Consolidated’s Nueva Esperanza project which contains 3.0mt @ 0.39 g/t Au and 66
g/t Ag.
Recent drilling campaign results:
The highlight from the recently completed drill program was the previously released upper
section of Hole CAR23 -015 which returned 3.91% Cu and 0.21 g/t Au over 8 m from 151 m
downhole at the North west target (see press release dated November 13, 2023) . Below this
intercept was a 100 m core interval with highly anomalous pathfinder elements which is often
indicative of potential proximity to a high sulphidation epithermal deposit. This copper intercept
is approximately 60 m laterally from the 2m, 0.55% Cu intercept at the end of hole CAR23 -012
(Figure 1).
Halcones drilled 5 holes during the recent drill campaign totaling 1,456 m which targeted the
Northwest and Central targets. All assays have be en received and compilation work has been
completed. For a complete assay summary please see Table 1.
According to Ian Parkinson, CEO of Halcones , “The previously disclosed h igh-grade copper
interval over a significant intercept was the highlight of our recent dr ill program at
Carachapampa. Anomalous gold a nd strongly anomalous pathfinder elements of greater than
100m of core length encountered below this copper intercept is indicative that we may be close
to a high sulphidation epithermal deposit such as occurs on the adjacent property. Drilling from
the central zone returned a nomalous and geologically significant results but our focus will turn
to the Northwest target for the near-term.”
Vernon Arseneau, P.Geo, COO of Halcones states “A colluvium geochemical anomaly extends
from CAR-015 over a 700m length to the east -southeast and remains untested. Additionally, as
previously reported, rock chip sampling by Halcones personnel returned highly anomalous Ag
values up to 96.0 g/t with anomalous trace elements immediately to the southeast of the
colluvium sampling. This prospective area remains to be drill tested. Anomalous values of Pb-Zn-
As-Sb and Ag are all considered pathfinder elements in h igh sulphidation systems, and the
Company is evaluating follow-up drill testing of this significant target.”
Next steps:
The Halcones exploration team plans to focus on the Northwest target where the highest grade
and most geologically significant results to date have been returned. This area is also closest to
the past producing deposits on the adjacent property. Compilation of data from drilling, colluvial
sampling and geophysics indicate a prospective target for follow-up drilling to the east-southeast
of hole CAR23-015. Assay results are included in Table 1. See Figures 1 and 2 for intercepts
referred to herein and Figure 3 for drill hole locations and geochemical anomaly.
Table 1: 2023 Assay Summary
Figure 1: Copper intervals
Figure 2: CAR-23-015 arsenic anomaly
Figure 3: Drill hole locations and soil anomaly
Sampling Protocol
Sampling protocol is conducted in a manner that will allow reasonable averaging and statistical analysis
of the data for resource estimation. Standards, blanks and duplicate samples, are used to maintain quality
control and to verify laboratory procedures. Samples were collected using a standard 0.5m to 1m sample
length in the main mineralized zones and a 1m to 2m length in the surrounding rocks or in other minor
intervals of alteration and/or mineralization. Shorter sample lengths were avoided whenever was
possible. Core samples were split along the core axis using an electric rock saw, by the Company’s trained
technicians, prior to sampling the core is logged and a high-resolution photographic record was taken for
the files. One standard sample was inserted for each 20 core samples and one coarse blank, one fine blank
and one internal duplicate sample were included each 50 core samples for QA/QC control. In order to
meet NI 43-101 security standards in Canada, the samples were placed in rice bags and sealed with
numbered security tags on site and then shipped to the laboratory facilities by truck by Company
personnel. The custody and transfer of samples was always the responsibility of C ompany personnel.
Laboratory Analysis All analyses of the samples were carried out by ALS Limited, an independent
laboratory with all regulatory documents and certifications approved and up to date. The sample prep
facilities are based in Copiapo, 90 km far from the project. The analysis package chosen, for Au, Cu and
Co, and a multielements, trace level method are as follows: ALS CODE Lower Limit Detection Upper limit
Detection Description INSTRUMENT Au -AA23: 0.005 ppm 10 ppm Fire Assay Atomic Absorption
Spectroscopy Cu-AA62 0.001 % 40 % Four Acid Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy Co -AA62 0.001 % 20 %
Four Acid Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy ME-ICP61 Four Acid Atomic Emission Spectroscop.
Qualified Person:
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by
Mr. David Gower, P.Geo ., as defined by National Instrument 43 -101 of the Canadian Securities
Administrators.
About Halcones Precious Metals Corp.:
Halcones is focused on exploring for and developing gold -silver projects in the Maricunga Belt,
Chile, the premiere gold mining district in South America. The Company has a team with a strong
background of exploration success in the region.
For further information, please contact:
Vincent Chen
Investor Relations
www.halconespreciousmetals.com
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Information
This press release contains “forward -looking information” within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities legislation. Forward -looking information includes, without limitation,
regarding the prospectivity of the Project, the mineralization of the Project, the Company’s
exploration program, the Company’s ability to explore and develop the Project and the
Company’s future plans. Generally, forward -looking information can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”,
“budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates ”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not
anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions,
events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”.
Forward- looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of
Halcones, as the case may be, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic,
competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of curren t exploration
activities; risks associated with operation in foreign jurisdictions; ability to successfully integrate
the purchased properties; foreign operations risks; and other risks inherent in the mining
industry. Although Halcones has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in forward -looking information, there may be
other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no
assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should
not place undue reliance on forward -looking information. Halcones does not undertake to
update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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