MY Announces Updated Resource for the Taylor Silver Project, Ely, Nevada
Montego Resources Inc.
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Montego Resources Announces Updated Resource for the
Taylor Silver Project, Ely, Nevada
Vancouver, B.C. – January 29, 2019 – Montego Resources Inc. (CSE: MY) (FRA: 4MO1)
(the “Company” or “Montego”) is pleased to announce an updated mineral resource estimate for
the Taylor Silver Project in eastern Nevada, USA. This resource, summarized in Table 1,
remains open for expansion and has demonstrated potential for higher grade silver mineralization
in several key areas, including 1) underlying host rocks , 2) along the Argus fault zone where
previous higher -grade underground mining was concentrated, and 3) peripheral to the current
resource subject to silver price.
TABLE 1: Taylor Project, White Pine County, Nevada - Mineral Resource Estimate as of
June 6, 2018
2018 Taylor Silver Resource (1.6 opt Silver Cut-off Grade)
Material (Ktons) Silver (opt) Contained Silver (Koz)
Measured 1,456 2.89 4,213
Indicated 2,333 2.89 6,742
Measured and Indicated 3,789 2.89 10,995
Inferred 180 2.91 603
a Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. There
is no certainty that any part of the Mineral Resources estimated will be converted into a Mineral Reserves
estimate.
b Optimization was based on assumed silver prices of US$17/oz. Recovery was set to 90% for Silver; an
mining cost of US$2.50/t and processing cost of US$21.50/t; G&A costs of US$2.50/t; and pit slopes of
45 degrees.
c Resources are reported using a 1.6 opt contained Ag CoG.
d Numbers in the table have been rounded to reflect the accuracy of the estimate and may not sum due to
rounding.
Source: SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc., 2018.
Project Background. The Taylor Silver Project is an advanced stage exploration target located
24 km south of Ely, Nevada with access from a maintained mine road . Mineralization is
interpreted to occur as a low sulfidation, epithermal replacement silver deposit in Devonian -age
silty carbonate rocks.
The land package at Taylor is comprised of 131 unpatented lode claims and 4 patented claims all
covering approximately 2,166 acres. Historic work includes underground mining in the 1890’s
and open pit mining of silver rich jasperoids from 1981-84.
Montego Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement reached with Silver Predator Corp.
(SPD) in 201 71, Montego Resources can acquire the Taylor Property in consideration for the
completion of a series of cash payments totalling US$1,200,000, issuing 2,500,000 common
shares, and incurring expenditures of at least US$700,000 on the Property. Upon completion of
the payments, share issuances and expenditures, the Company will hold a one-hundred percent
interest in the Property, subject to a two-percent net smelter returns royalty and a one-percent net
profit royalty.
SRK 2018 Resource . There are 481 drill holes, with 93,442 ft of total drill ing included in the
2018 Taylor mineral resource estimate. The current Project drill hole database has 607 drill holes
in the resource model area with valid location data. SRK excluded 126 drill holes from the
resource estimation based on non-standard interval lengths greater than 20 ft, selective sampling,
or lack of source documentation. These are the same drill holes that were excluded from the
historic 2013 mineral resource estimate, after extensive data verification by SPD geologists.
The 2018 Taylor resource estimate was prepared by SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc. under the
direction of Brooke Miller Clarkson, CPG, who is independent of Montego and a Qualified
Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
The updated Resource used a silver price of US$ 17.00, which was based upon a 36 -month
trailing monthly average (June 2018) . Table 2 highlights the Taylor resource sensitivity with
respect to silver price.
TABLE 2: 2018 Mineral Resource Sensitivity, Measured
and Indicated Resources
Measured and Indicated Resources
Silver
($US/oz)
Cut-off
Grade (opt)
Ktons Silver
(opt)
Contained Silver
(koz)
$14.00 1.9 2,684 3.26 8,754
$15.00 1.8 3,033 3.14 9,528
$16.00 1.7 3,401 3.02 10,256
$17.00 1.6 3,789 2.89 10,995
$18.00 1.5 4,190 2.78 11,633
$19.00 1.4 4,630 2.66 12,336
$20.00 1.3 5,084 2.56 13,013
$21.00 1.3 5,203 2.54 13,222
$22.00 1.2 5,693 2.44 13,877
$23.00 1.2 5,801 2.42 14,044
$24.00 1.1 6,403 2.32 14,839
$25.00 1.1 6,591 2.30 15,170
Source: SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc., 2018.
William Cronk, Director commented “Montego has a high level of confidence in the work that
SRK performed and we value their expertise and experience in Nevada . We understand that the
resource at Taylor is sensitive to the current silver price , however, moving forward we feel we
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can add significantly to the resource by further drilling to extend the mineralization at depth and
by re-drilling holes excluded from the mineral resource assessment that contain significant high -
grade silver intercepts.”
Gold Exploration Potential. Although historic mining and exploration focussed on silver
mineralization, some initial efforts have been made to identify and characterize significant gold
zones within and around the current silver resource, and in outlying target areas. The Montego
technical team has recently increased their focus on the added potential that these gold dominant
portions of the geologic system could add to the size and economic potential of Taylor.
The scientific and technical data contained in this news release was prepared and reviewed by
William Cronk, P.Geo., a non -independent Qualified Person to the Company. Mr. Cronk is
responsible for ensuring that the geologic information provided in this news release is accurate
and acts as a Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43 -101 – Standards of Disclosure
for Mineral Projects.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF MONTEGO RESOURCES INC.
“William Cronk”
Director
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