Azucar Prepares to Drill Significant New Porphyry Lithocap at the El Cobre Project, Mexico
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NEWS RELEASE
March 10, 2022
Trading Symbols:
TSX-V: AMZ; OTCQX: AXDDF
www.azucarminerals.com
Azucar Prepares to Drill Significant New Porphyry Lithocap
at the El Cobre Project, Mexico
VANCOUVER, B.C. Azucar Minerals Ltd. ("Azucar" or the "Company") (TSX-V: AMZ; OTCQB: AXDDF) is pleased to
announce that it has mobilized a drill to the El Cobre project where it plans to commence initial drill testing of the large
area of lithocap alteration coincident with the focus area resulting from the mineral chemistry porphyry vectoring study
(see Azucar News Releases of November 4, 2021 and December 21, 2021).
J. Duane Poliquin, Chairman of Azucar, stated “It is very exciting to get the drill turning on this large newly defined area
of alteration where so many different methods of targeting indicate a possible central and significant porphyry system.
We look forward to providing updates once drilling commences.”
As discussed in the company’s News Releases of November 4, 2021 and December 21, 2021, the newly mapped
lithocap alteration (Lithocaps are large domains of altered rocks that are observed to form above and to the side of
porphyry intrusive complexes worldwide) and mineral vector target area both overlap the location of a deep IP
geophysical anomaly, which does not crop out, within an area of moderate magnetic response. The deep IP anomaly
is interpreted to potentially represent the core to an upper broad near surface anomaly which encompasses all the
known outcropping porphyry targets on the project. The closest hole to this deep core IP anomaly, which did not test
the anomaly, intersected intense quartz pyrite sericite (QSP) phyllic alteration which provides further support to this
new target representing a possible porphyry centre.
The new spectral mineral mapping in this area (see Figure 1) has further defined a strong alteration signature with clear
zoning including a central diaspore-pyrophyllite-shallow alunite/dickite and concentric halos of paragonitic and
muscovitic white mica and inner propylitic epidote halo. Observed illite crystallinity shows consistent high crystallinity
over the entire target. Iron oxide rockchip mapping shows a hematite core zone and a goethite halo as well. The central
zones of diaspore are associated with a large 700 metre (E-W) x 550 metre (N-S) pyrophyllite anomaly with sporadic
halos of dickite, minor alunite (shallow level) and a significant halo (up to 900 metres) of paragonitic illite grading to a
circular muscovitic alteration halo bordering the inner epidote propylitic alteration halo. This alteration signature is
interpreted to reflect the surface zoning of an underlying porphyry body with structures likely acting as feeder to high
temperature fluids (pyrophyllite >250°C) and diaspore forming a partially eroded lithocap at surface.
About the El Cobre Project
A detailed summary of the project is provided on the Company’s website but in brief the El Cobre project covers a 5
km trend of porphyry copper-gold associated alteration and mineralisation along which five separate zones have now
been identified and explored in past drilling campaigns (see Figure 1). On September 29, 2020, the Company released
an initial mineral resource estimate on the project from only the Norte Zone. The base case resource estimate (using
a net smelter return cutoff of US$12/tonne) for the Norte Zone is comprised of an indicated resource of 1.2 Moz AuEq
(47.2 million tonnes grading 0.49 g/t Au, 0.21% Cu 1.4 g/t Ag) and an inferred resource of 1.4 Moz AuEq (64.2 million
tonnes grading 0.42 g/t Au, 0.18% Cu and 1.3 g/t Ag). Further details of the resource estimate are provided below.
At the Villa Rica Zone, located about 1.8 km south of the Norte Zone, the Company plans to further explore the Raya
Tembrillo Target. Initial drilling in 2017 on the Raya Tembrillo Target intersected two styles of mineralisation; hypogene
copper-gold porphyry mineralisation (115.00 metres of 0.57 g/t gold and 0.27% copper, see press release of November
28, 2017) and near surface enriched copper mineralisation with an apparent tabular distribution (94.00 metres of 1.36%
copper; see press release of December 13, 2017). At the Encinal Zone, located 4.3 kilometres to the southeast of the
Norte Zone, the Company is conducting a more thorough review of the geological, geochemical and geophysical
datasets in order to design a future drill program to follow-up past drill results. On June 29, 2017 Azucar announced
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the results of initial drilling on this exposed stockwork (Hole EC-17-025) that returned results including 34.47 metres
grading 0.73 g/t Au and 0.20% Cu.
Past drilling campaigns have returned significant porphyry copper and gold assays from multiple targets around this
new mineral vector target area. The previously tested and known porphyry mineralisation, including the Norte deposit
on which the Company has developed a resource (see below), appear to mantle and surround this new target area in
a roughly arcuate zone of high magnetic response. High grade intersections from these targets highlight the potential
for significant mineral endowment and for higher grade porphyry mineralisation including the following (see Figure 1 for
locations):
Norte Zone
Hole From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Au (g/t) Cu (%)
EC-17-018 222.40 334.50 112.10 1.35 0.48
EC-17-026 543.45 609.90 66.45 2.41 0.61
Including 543.45 569.45 26.00 4.15 1.00
EC-17-029 204.15 314.15 110.00 1.87 0.48
Including 208.15 240.15 32.00 2.57 0.57
and 264.15 300.15 36.00 2.02 0.51
Raya Tembrillo (1.8km South of Norte)
Hole From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Au (g/t) Cu (%)
EC-17-037 302.00 320.00 18.00 1.25 0.52
Primo Zone (1.4km South of Raya Tembrillo)
Hole From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Au (g/t) Cu (%)
EC-19-086 868.40 918.00 49.60 0.99 0.61
Including 878.40 914.40 36.00 1.10 0.68
Porvenir Zone (2.5 km SE of Norte, 1.0 km west of Primo
Hole From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Au (g/t) Cu (%)
EC-17-040 243.00 255.00 12.00 2.43 0.82
EC-18-056 381.50 408.00 26.50 1.72 0.34
More information on El Cobre is available on the Azucar website at http://www.azucarminerals.com .
Technical Details and the El Cobre NI 43-101 Technical Report
For details on the estimation of mineral resources, including the key assumptions, parameters and methods used to
estimate the Mineral Resources at the El Cobre property, Canadian investors should refer to the report dated effective
November 13, 2020, and titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report Mineral Resource Estimate on the El Cobre Copper-Gold-
Silver Property, Veracruz State, Mexico” which is available under Azucar Minerals’ profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com)
and on the Company’s website. The Technical Report was authored by Kris Raffle, P.Geo. of APEX Geoscience Ltd.,
and Sue Bird, M.Sc., P.Eng. of Moose Mountain Technical Services. The NSR and AuEq values were calculated using
US$1,500/oz gold, US$3.00/lb copper and US$18/oz silver, and using metallurgical recoveries of 88% for gold and
copper, and 70% for silver.
Morgan Poliquin, Ph.D., P.Eng. a Qualified Person under NI 43-101 the President and CEO as well as a Director of the
Company reviewed and approved the other technical information. The porphyry mineralisation and past drilling results
discussed and reviewed in this news release are associated with broad areas of alteration and stockwork and sheeted
porphyry style veining. True widths cannot be determined at this time. The analyses reported were carried out at ALS
Global Laboratories of North Vancouver using industry standard analytical techniques. For gold, samples are first
analysed by fire assay and atomic absorption spectroscopy (“AAS”). Samples that return values greater than 10 g/t
gold using this technique are then re-analysed by fire assay but with a gravimetric finish. For copper, samples are first
analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (“ICP-AES”), with four acid digestion.
Samples that return values greater than 10000 g/t copper using this technique are then re-analysed by HF-HNO3-
HCLO4 digestion with HCL leach and ICP-AES finish. Blanks, field duplicates and certified standards were inserted
into the sample stream as part of Azucar’s quality assurance and control program which complies with National
Instrument 43-101 requirements.
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Azucar also announces that, pursuant to its Stock Option Plan, it has granted stock options to a Director of the Company
to purchase 400,000 common shares in the capital of the Company at an exercise price of $0.11 per share which expire
on March 10, 2027.
About Azucar
Azucar is an exploration company exploring the El Cobre project in Veracruz, Mexico, which covers multiple gold-rich
porphyry targets, as demonstrated by past drilling. Azucar holds a 100% interest in the El Cobre project, subject to net
smelter returns (“NSR”) royalty interests, assuming production from the property exceeds 10,001 tonnes per day of ore,
totaling 2.25% which can be reduced to 2.0% though the payment of US$3.0 million.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
“J. Duane Poliquin”
J. Duane Poliquin, P.Eng.
Chairman
Azucar Minerals Ltd.
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Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release includes forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements within it, other than
statements of historical fact, are to be considered forward looking. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in
such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance
and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes,
continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. There can be no assurances that
such statements will prove accurate and, therefore, readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such uncertainties. We do
not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, other than as required pursuant to applicable securities laws.
Contact Information:
Azucar Minerals Ltd.
Tel. 604.689.7644
Email: [email protected]
http://www.azucarminerals.com/