Expands Known Mineralization at Columba Project Chihuahua, Mexico: Highs to 3,090 gpt Silver and 1.1% Lead-Zinc
Expands Known Mineralization at Columba Project Chihuahua, Mexico:
Highs to 3,090 gpt Silver and 1.1% Lead-Zinc
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Nov. 19, 2024
/CNW/ -
Kootenay Silver Inc.
(TSXV: KTN)
(the "Company" or "Kootenay")
is pleased to provide results from four new drill
holes at the Columba High Grade Silver Project. The batch reported herein comprises tests from three areas at Columba: I-Vein, D-Vein and B-Vein Corridor
which is the extension of the historically mined F-Vein. The I-Vein drilling comprised an extension or "tail" of a 2019 hole which was terminated in a 1.5 meters
wide mine workings, whereas the D and B-Vein drilling represent ongoing testing of those two trends. The company is focused on testing extensions and gaps
within the data set in advance of the preparation of a mineral resource estimate.
Drill Highlights include;
See links to
plan map
, of
D Vein
,
B vein,
and
cross sections
Hole CDH-24-174
Hit three significant composited intervals including a broad mineralized 41.2 meters long envelope within the B-B2 Vein corridor.
Third Zone – B2-Vein extension of Historically mined F Vein
233 gpt silver, 0.1% lead and 0.3% zinc over 41.2 meters core length
(27.60 meters e.t.w) includes;
1,100 gpt silver, 0.35% lead and 0.34% zinc over 4.0 meters of core
length
(2.68 meters e.t.w.) and,
3,090 gpt silver, 0.9% lead and 0.2% zinc over 1.1 meters core length
(0.74 meters e.t.w.)
Second Zone – Possible new vein parallel to B Vein
Possible new parallel vein to B also hit in holes CDH-21-111 and 112 with values to 434 gpt silver, 0.14% lead and 0.22% zinc over 13.05 meters
including 7 meters (both drilled length) of 719 gpt silver and 0.28% lead and 0.24% zinc (see news release
December 6, 2021
).
99 gpt silver, 0.1 % zinc over 6 meters core length (4.20 meters e.t.w) includes;
533 gpt silver, 0.1% zinc over 0.3 meters
of core length (0.21 meters e.t.w.)
First Zone – Unnamed Hangingwall Vein
104 gpt silver, 0.1 % zinc over 7 meters core length (4.90 meters estimated true width ("e.t.w")
Hole CDH-24-175
An aggressive
130 meter step out down dip
of CDH-22-125 (9.7 meters of 1,746 gpt silver see news release
September 8, 2022
) hits the D vein structure
leaving it open to depth.
Hit a wide
12 meter cavity (vug)
at the projection of the D vein structure
The vein was removed by dissolution (acidic mineralizing fluids) indicating it was a calcite vein and remains open to depth.
Core on either side of the cavity is anomalous in silver and base metals in veinlet stockworks and narrow base metal bands to 12% zinc.
Possible new vein in hangingwall of D Vein grading
270 gpt silver, 0.2% lead and 0.7% zinc over 8 meters (3.42 meters e.t.w.)
Hole
CDH-24-017
I-Vein intercept represents the deepening of previous hole CDH-19-017. The original hole had intersected mineralized veining at bottom of hole when it
encountered old mine workings. At the time it was considered risky to continue and drilling was abandoned. The new hole was designed to cross the
workings and continue into the footwall. Link to Plan Map of D, I, F vein location
Intersected
25.44 meters of continuous silver mineralization
less 1.55 meters of old mine workings.
Historical interval
146 gpt, 0.1% lead and 0.2%
zinc
over 5.4 meters core length (4.47 meters e.t.w) from 112 meters downhole (news release
Sept. 25, 2019
).
2024 interval
159 gpt, 0.1% lead and 0.4%
zinc over 10.22 meters core length
(8.47 meters e.t.w) from 118.95 meters downhole includes;
513 gpt silver, 0.6% lead, 1.7% zinc over
1.0 meters core length
(0.82 meters e.t.w.) from 282.11 meters downhole
Combined 25 meter interval including 1.55 meters using nil grade.
25.17 meters of 102 gpt silver, 0.1% lead and 0.2% zinc
Kootenay's President & CEO,
James McDonald
states, "
Good to see more great results and important to note that more potential is opened up with the I Vein
and newly recognized vein parallel to the B Vein. We are seeing some excellent results along B2 which remains wide open for expansion and will see a lot
more drilling. These fat zones of moderate grade like 27 meters of 233 gpt silver cored by very high grades of 1100 gpt silver bodes well for building high
quality ounces." And
"Check out these photos of some silver in native form (
link to pictures
) observed in the core of hole 174.".
Current batch of drill results from drill holes CDH-24-174 to 176 in addition to an extension of historical drillhole CDH-19-017 are tabulated below.
Hole ID
From
(meters)
To
(meters)
Interval
(meters)
Est
1
true
Silver
gpt
Pb
%
Zn%
Geologic Intersection
CDH-
19
-017
2
104
117.4
13.40
11.11
71
0.0
0.1
I Vein
including
112
117.4
5.40
4.47
146
0.1
0.2
I Vein
including
114.92
117.4
2.48
2.05
212
0.2
0.3
I Vein
and
117.4
118.95
1.55
-
-
-
-
Mine working
CDH-
24
-017
118.95
129.17
10.22
8.47
159
0.14
0.38
I Vein
including
120.17
121.17
1.00
0.82
513
0.60
1.67
I Vein
CDH-24-174
194
201
7.00
4.90
104
0.0
0.1
Unnamed Vein and stockwork
and
240
246
6.00
4.20
99
0.0
0.1
Unnamed Vein and stockwork
including
242.3
242.6
0.30
0.21
533
0.0
0.1
Unnamed Vein and stockwork
and
296.8
338
41.20
27.6
233
0.1
0.3
B Vein corridor incl stockwork
Including
324.0
328.0
4.00
2.68
1,100
0.4
0.3
B2 (F) VEIN
including
325.1
326.2
1.10
0.74
3,090
0.9
0.2
B2 (F) VEIN
CDH-24-175
229
237
8.00
3.42
270
0.2
0.7
HW Vein on D VEIN trend
and
432
444
12.00
5.14
-
-
-
Dissolution Cavity "D VEIN"
Projection
CDH-24-176
214
219
5.00
3.35
154
0.0
0.1
Unnamed Vein parallel to B2
including
216
217
1.00
0.66
496
0.1
0.1
Unnamed Vein parallel to B2
and
243
244
1.00
0.66
278
0.0
0.2
Unnamed Vein parallel to B2
and
258
259
1.00
0.66
114
0.0
0.1
Possible projection of B2 Vein
1
Estimated true widths are based on current interpretation of mineralized structures.
2
Previously reported Sept 25, 2019, hole CDH-19-017 was abandoned at 118.95 meters when it encountered historical mine workings.
The results above represent several important vein targets.
Hole CDH-24-174 was drilled on the B-Vein trend and intercepted several mineralized intervals including a broad 41.2 meters long zone containing a 4.0 meter of
high-grade vein. This vein modelled as vein "B2" is now understood by Kootenay to be the southeastern projection of the historically worked F-Vein.
Hole CDH-24-175 was an aggressive test deep below existing intercepts of D-Vein and encountered an unexpected yet well mineralized 8 meters long interval of
hangingwall vein on its way to target depth. At target depth, 432 meters downhole, a 12 meters long cavity was encountered, flanked by residual calcite with
anomalous lead and zinc values. This cavity is interpreted as the D-Vein structure, though in the location drilled the carbonate dominant vein had largely been
removed by natural processes likely acidic mineralizing fluids. Thus the D vein remains open at depth with excellent width.
Hole CDH-24-176 was drilled on the B Vein trend and encountered a wide, 46 meters long zone of continuous mineralization containing three sub intervals of
higher grades representing two intervals of hanging wall veins and a possible intercept of F-Vein.
Parallel Vein to B2
Two occurrences of hanging wall mineralization related to Qtz-Barite veining were encountered in the upper portions of holes CDH-24-174 and 175. These
intervals correlate to intercepts encountered and reported previously in holes CDH-21-111 and 112 (originally reported in News Release dated
December 6
th
, 2021
) The recent intercepts indicate the presence of a well mineralized vein in the hanging wall of and oriented parallel to the B2 Vein. With new
silver grades up to 533 Ag gpt reported from hole CDH-24-174, this newly recognized vein is another exciting target in the B Vein corridor.
Link to Plan Map 2 showing which holes hit the parallel vein
Table showing current Intercepts of new hangingwall vein above B2
Hole ID
From (meters)
To (meters)
Interval (meters)
Est
1
true
Silver gpt
Pb %
Zn%
Geologic Intersection
CDH-24-174
240
246
6
4.20
99
0
0.1
Hangingwall Vein parallel to
B2
INCLUDING
242.3
242.6
0.3
0.21
533
0
0.1
Hangingwall Vein parallel to
B2
CDH-24-176
214
219
5
3.35
154
0
0.1
Hangingwall Vein parallel to
B2
INCLUDING
216
217
1
0.66
496
0.1
0.1
Hangingwall Vein parallel to
B2
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INTERVALS
CDH-21-111
155.71
161
5.29
3.7
105
0.04
0.06
Rhyolite with tiny quartz stockwork & Quartz -barite veins & veinlets
INCLUDING
157.85
160
2.15
1.5
190
0.07
0.1
INCLUDING
157.85
158.5
0.65
0.46
387
0.19
0.12
Hangingwall Vein parallel to
B2 Faulted Quartz barite vein
CDH-21-112
205
218.05
13.05
4.6
434
0.14
0.22
Hangingwall Vein parallel to
B2
INCLUDING
211
218.05
7.05
2.5
667
0.25
0.26
Hangingwall Vein parallel to
B2
INCLUDING
212
218.05
6.05
2.2
719
0.28
0.24
Hangingwall Vein parallel to
B2
INCLUDING
212
214
2.00
0.72
1050
0.43
0.23
Hangingwall Vein parallel to
B2
INCLUDING
214
215
1
0.36
781
0.1
0.1
Hangingwall Vein parallel to
B2
The 2024 drill program continues with two diamond drills with over 12,000 meters and 40 holes completed this year, with 1,080 samples from 8 holes currently in
the assay lab. The 2024 exploration work has almost tripled the known strike length of D-Vein which is mineralized for approximately 1,275 meters. Current work
includes extending known mineralization along I-Vein and B-Veins trends. The current program is part of a fully funded follow up program of 20,000 meters, aimed
to culminate in a maiden resource.
The company has also registered a 24-year surface access agreement with the appropriate government authorities that includes annual and other payments and
allows for both exploration and exploitation. The agreement covers all the mineralized areas drilled to date.
Prospective veins on the project are hosted within a volcanic caldera setting, the surface extent of mapped veins measuring roughly 4 kilometres by 3 kilometres.
Management believes that Columba may be a newly recognized vein district that is nearly entirely preserved from erosion.
A comprehensive list of drill results completed on the Columba Property since 2019 may be viewed here:
Columba Drill Results
.
Corporate Update
The Company also announces that during the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2024
, pursuant to an "at-the-market" equity distribution program (the "
ATM
Program
") established under to a prospectus supplement dated
July 4, 2024
, the Company issued 443,000 common shares ("
Offered Shares
") at an average
price of
$1.2357
per Offered Share. The Company raised aggregate gross proceeds of
$547,408.67
and paid aggregate commissions of
$13,685.22
to
Research Capital Corporation (who acted as agent), resulting in aggregate net proceeds to the Company of
$533,723.45
.
For more information regarding the ATM Program, please see the Company's news release dated
July 10, 2024
.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in
the United States
,
or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities described in this news release have not been and will not be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
U.S. Securities Act
"), or under any U.S. state securities laws, and may not be
offered, sold, directly or indirectly, or delivered within
the "United States
" or to, or for the account or benefit of, persons in
the "United States
" or "U.S. persons"
(as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) except in certain transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the U.S.
Securities Act and all applicable U.S. state securities laws.
Sampling and QA/QC at Columba
All technical information for the Columba exploration program is obtained and reported under a formal quality assurance and quality control ("QA/QC") program.
Samples are taken from core cut in half with a diamond saw under the direction of qualified geologists and engineers. Samples are then labeled, placed in plastic
bags, sealed and with interval and sample numbers recorded. Samples are delivered by the Company to ALS Minerals ("ALS") in Chihuahua. The Company
inserts blanks, standards and duplicates at regular intervals as follows. On average a blank is inserted every 100 samples beginning at the start of sampling and
again when leaving the mineral zone. Standards are inserted when entering the potential mineralized zone and in the middle of them, on average one in every 25
samples is a standard. Duplicates are taken in the mineralized intervals at an average 2 duplicates for each hole.
The samples are dried, crushed and pulverized with the pulps being sent airfreight for analysis by ALS in
Vancouver, B.C.
Systematic assaying of standards,
blanks and duplicates is performed for precision and accuracy. Analysis for silver, zinc, lead and copper and related trace elements was done by ICP four acid
digestion, with gold analysis by 30-gram fire assay with an AA finish. All drilling reported is HQ core and was completed by Globextools, S.A. de C.V.
of Hermosillo,
Sonora, Mexico
.
Neither the 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.
Qualified Persons
The Kootenay technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National
Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects) and reviewed and approved on behalf of Kootenay by Mr. Dale Brittliffe, BSc. P. Geol., Vice
President, Exploration of Kootenay Silver, is the Company's nominated Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101, Standards for Disclosure for
Mineral Projects, has reviewed the scientific and technical information disclosed in this news release. Mr. Brittliffe is not independent of Kootenay Silver.
About Kootenay Silver Inc.
Kootenay Silver Inc. is an exploration company actively engaged in the discovery and development of mineral projects in the Sierra Madre Region of
Mexico
.
Supported by one of the largest junior portfolios of silver assets in
Mexico
, Kootenay continues to provide its shareholders with significant leverage to silver
prices. The Company remains focused on the expansion of its current silver resources, new discoveries and the near-term economic development of its priority
silver projects located in prolific mining districts in
Sonora
, State and Chihuahua, State,
Mexico
, respectively.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
The information in this news release has been prepared as at
November 18, 2024
. Certain statements in this news release, referred to herein as "forward-
looking statements", constitute "forward-looking statements" under the provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws. These statements can be identified by
the use of words such as "expected", "may", "will" or similar terms.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Kootenay as of the date of
such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, known and unknown,
could cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as otherwise required by law, Kootenay expressly disclaims
any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in Kootenay's expectations or any
change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Cautionary Note to US Investors:
This news release includes Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources classification terms that comply with reporting
standards in
Canada
and the Mineral Reserves and the Mineral Resources estimates are made in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("
NI 43-101
"). NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public
disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. These standards differ significantly from the requirements
adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
SEC
"). The SEC sets rules that are applicable to domestic
United States
reporting companies.
Consequently, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources information included in this news release is not comparable to similar information that would generally
be disclosed by domestic U.S. reporting companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the SEC. Accordingly, information concerning
mineral deposits set forth herein may not be comparable with information made public by companies that report in accordance with U.S. standards.
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