Nobel Provides Update ON LA Salvadora and Algarrobo Copper Projects, Chile
NOBEL PROVIDES UPDATE ON LA SALVADORA AND ALGARROBO COPPER PROJECTS, CHILE
TORONTO, ONTARIO January 26, 2022 – Nobel Resources Corp. (TSX–V: NBLC; OTC: NBTRF) (the “Company”
or “Nobel”) provides an update on the initial drill program on its recently acquired Salvadora copper project
in Chile. The program commenced in late November and six drill holes have been completed so far, with assay
results received for four holes to date. Drilling also continues at its Algarrobo Project with the drill presently
testing the large Central Target (see news releases dated September 1, 2021 and November 8, 2021). Results
have been received for the first two widely spaced holes drilled on th e Northeast Target, assays are pending
for the Central Target.
Figure 1: Location of Algarrobo and Salvadora projects.
La Salvadora Project
La Salvadora iron oxide copper gold (“IOCG”) project, is located approximately 2 hours drive north from
Nobel’s Algarrobo project. La Salvadora occurs in the vicinity of the large Manto Verde (Anglo American)
and Santo Domingo (Capstone Mining) IOCG deposits (Figure 2). The area is well serviced by all- weather
roads and can be worked year -round. The region is well established as a mining area where community
support is known to be strong and there is good access to infrastructure, including electricity, water and
ports and mining infrastructure in region . The drill program commenced in late November with a break for
the holiday Season and six drill holes have been completed to date, with assays received for four holes to date,
all in the area of previously reported reverse circulation drill hole SLVA-RC-0002. The initial targets on the
property include:
1. Area of SLVA-RC-0002 which intersected 72 meters grading 1.21% copper and 0.21 g/t gold. This
area is wide open for expansion.
2. A second distinct buried magnetic anomaly approximately 1 kilometer to the south with only a single
drill hole in it (SLVA-RC-0010) which intersected 20 meters grading 0.6% copper and 0.15g/t gold at
shallow depths.
3. A series of drill holes to evaluate the extension of the copper oxide zone that extends at least 750
meters along a northwest trending mineralized structure.
All the holes drilled to date by Nobel have intersected mineralization containing chalcopyrite as well
asspecularite, pyrite, magnetite hosted in hydrothermal breccias varying in core thickness from 30 meters
to 73.4 meters. The widest intersection to date is from hole SAL21 -006, drilled on target 2, the buried
magnetic anomaly described above. This hole intersected 73.4m of m ineralized breccia from 15 4.7m to
228.1m and assay results are pending for this hole.
The first five drill holes targeted the depth and lateral extensions below previously identified copper oxide
mineralization at surface in the vicinity of historical RC drill hole SLVA-RC-0002 (see news release dated
November 8, 2021) . Following completion of the initial scout holes on this target, t he drill was recently
moved to the area of the buried geophysical anomaly (target 2) , where hole 6 is located . Table 2 below
summarizes the results from holes 1,2,4 and 5. Assays are pending for holes 3 and 6.
According to David Gower, P.Geo., CEO of Nobel, “We have only been working on Salvadora for a few weeks
and seeing wide mineralized breccias this early in the program is highly encouraging. Although copper grades
within these first drill holes are highly variable , we have confirmed this is an extensive mineralized system
that needs to be systematically explored to find the higher grade portion.”
According to Vernon Arseneau, P.Geo., COO of Nobel, “ The results obtained to date at Salvadora confirm
the presence of at least two extensive mineralized bodies associated with hydrothermal breccias that are
typical of deposits within the area. I t is very early in the exploration program, however drilling has
demonstrated there is a thick zone of mineralized hydrothermal breccia that is continuous between the holes
drilled to date. Subsequent exploration will attempt to identify areas with higher grades such as are being
mined presently in this area of Chile. The breccia zones are generally in the 50m range in thickness. The
Company is planning to complete this initial scout phase of drilling and use it to plan the next phase of drilling
to better define size, continuity and grade of these exciting targets.”
Figure 2: Location map showing the La Salvadora Project as well as major projects and operations
in the region.
Figure 3: Location of the two target areas and drill holes at La Salvadora Project.
Figure 4: Chargeability map of a portion of La Salvadora showing SLVA-RC-0010 on the southern magnetic-
Chargeability anomaly. The series of white historical RC drill holes show the distribution of near -surface
copper oxide mineralization.
Note the Company has not seen QA/QC data nor are there RC chips preserved from the historical RC drill holes
SLVA-RC-0002 or SLVA-RC-0010 results. Readers are cautioned that these potential grades are from single drill
holes in otherwise untested mineralized zones and there has been insufficient exploration by the Company or
its qualified person at La Salvadora to define a mineral resource or mineral reserve estimate and it is uncertain
whether further exploration will result in these targets being delineated as a mineral resource or mineral
reserve.
Assay Summary
Holes North East From
(m)
To
(m)
Best Cu Interval
(including)
Gold
(g/Tn) Copper (%) Cobalt (%) Silver
(g/Tn)
SAL21-001 7113277 385004 149.00 150.00
0.286 2.29 0.02 1.70
150.00 151.00 0.177 1.09 0.01 1.10
151.00 152.00 0.119 0.76 0.01 0.90
152.00 153.00 0.137 0.64 0.01 0.80
153.00 154.00 0.096 0.49 0.01 0.80
154.00 155.00 0.026 0.24 0.01 0.60
155.00 156.00 0.177 1.49 0.01 1.30
156.00 157.00 0.28 1.64 0.00 1.20
157.00 158.00 0.044 0.42 0.00 0.60
158.00 159.00 0.288 1.52 0.01 1.60
159.00 160.00 0.061 0.52 0.01 0.80
160.00 161.00 0.078 0.56 0.01 0.90
171.00 172.00
0.144 1.27 0.01 1.00
172.00 173.00 0.054 1.07 0.00 0.60
173.00 174.00 0.039 0.31 0.01 0.60
174.00 175.00 0.018 0.27 0.01 0.50
175.00 176.00 0.142 1.01 0.01 0.80
176.00 177.00 0.203 1.32 0.02 1.20
177.00 178.00 0.1 0.90 0.01 1.00
178.00 179.00 0.034 0.59 0.01 0.25
179.00 180.00 0.042 0.55 0.01 0.25
180.00 181.00 0.156 1.19 0.01 0.25
181.00 182.00 0.025 0.44 0.00 0.25
182.00 183.00 0.028 0.26 0.00 0.25
183.00 184.00 0.041 0.85 0.01 0.25
184.00 185.00 0.044 0.65 0.01 0.25
SAL21-002 7113243 384965 132.00 133.00 [email protected]%Cu 0.026 0.21 0.00 0.25
133.00 134.00 0.226 0.95 0.00 0.25
154.00 155.00 [email protected]%Cu 0.132 0.43 0.01 0.80
155.00 156.00 0.129 0.61 0.02 0.60
208.00 209.00 [email protected]%Cu 0.007 0.13 0.00 0.25
209.00 210.00 0.114 0.78 0.01 0.50
SAL21-004 7113334 384971 154.00 155.00
0.059 0.327 0.007
155.00 156.00 0.009 0.205 0.003
156.00 157.00 0.021 0.158 0.003
157.00 158.00 0.027 0.33 0.008
182.00 183.00 [email protected]%Cu 0.012 0.2 0.006
183.00 184.00 0.043 0.326 0.011
206.00 207.00 [email protected]%Cu 0.092 0.196 0.005
207.00 208.00 0.103 0.49 0.012
SAL21-005 7113369 384935 139.00 140.00
0.341 2.467 0.009
140.00 141.00 0.036 0.296 0.002
141.00 142.00 0.037 0.39 0.004
142.00 143.00 0.053 0.358 0.005
143.00 144.00 0.031 0.243 0.003
144.00 145.00 0.158 0.522 0.043
145.00 146.00 0.173 0.879 0.01
146.00 147.00 0.067 0.389 0.006
147.00 148.00 0.09 0.606 0.006
148.00 149.00 0.015 0.303 0.002
SAL21-006 7112534 385144 *Pending results
Algarrobo Update
The geophysical target drill program started on the Northeast Target at Algarrobo due to the logistical
difficulties accessing the central and southwest areas of the large Central geophysical anomaly where access
roads were constructed and water holding tanks had to be installed (see Figure 5 below).
The Company has now completed a total of six holes on the geophysical target follow up of which assay results
have been received for the first two (AGL21-046 and AGL21-47) from the Northeast Target. Both drill holes
intersected wide sections of potassic altered intrusive rocks with varying amounts of disseminated and veinlets
of pyrite, pyrrotite, magnetite and minor chalcopyrite over approximately 200 meters.
Assay results have yet to be received for the four holes which have been d rilled into the main part of the
Central anomaly and the Southwest anomaly. Drilling on these targets presented an unexpected challenge in
that the thickness of sand dunes in this part of the p roperty increased to 150-180 meters thick as compared
to less than 5 meters in the northeast part of the property. All four holes intersected potassic alteration
including biotite breccias with pyrite, pyrrotite, magnetite and minor chalcopyrite. In addition, a 3.0m quartz-
tourmaline pyrite-chalcopyrite breccia was intersected in the south Gloria target located near the edge of the
large magnetic anomaly.
The alteration observed on this target appears to outline a large area of porphyry s tyle alt eration and
mineralization covering 3.0 by 5.0 kilometers that warrants further testing. Holes drilled to date are spaced at
1 kilometer apart in the central zone and 2 kilometers to the edges from each other leaving significant room
for additional exploration.
Vernon Arseneau, P.Geo., COO of Nobel remarks, “ The initial results of this drill program are resulting in a
revision of the geological model for the project. Where it was believed to be an Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG)
environment, the alteration we are seeing in the deep drilling both in the Northeast and Central Target areas
is more characteristic of potassic alteration associated with porphyry deposits in Chile. This is a very large
target area and while we have not intersected ore grade mineralization, we have identified an extensive and
completely new system. Zonation within Chilean porphyry systems are very well understood and o ngoing
mineralogical analysis will be used to provide vectors towards where , in the large alteration systems higher
grade copper mineralization is most likely to occur. This will be an important guide for future drill targeting.
The property hosts a lot of historical copper mineralization distributed over 5 kilometers of historical workings,
two large scale structures associated with copper mineralization and located in one of the premiere copper
producing regions. There is now evidence of a previously unexplored large potential porphyry system and it
will require some persistence to effectively evaluate it.”
All drill holes drilled to date have been sampled for mineralogical analysis work to assist in defining the
alteration pattern and define vectors towards potentially more strongly mineralized parts of the system. Given
the large size of the alteration zone, the observed weak mineralization and the high number of copper bearing
veins associated with the artisanal mines, and the large spacing between drill holes done so far, the Company
feels that additional exploration drilling is warranted on this target. The alteration, mineralization and plethora
of mineralized veins are all characteristics commonly associated with large porphyry copper systems. The
mineralogical analysis will provide important information for better targeting future drilling.
Extensive Alteration Zones
Holes North WGS
84
East
WGS84 Description
ALG21-046 7009005 343926 205m, magnetite dissemination, minor chalcopyrite-pyrite,
early veins with quartz pyrite and chalcopyrite
ALG21-047 7008124 343639 194m, magnetite dissemination, minor chalcopyrite-pyrite,
early veins with quartz pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite
ALG21-048 337498 7004400 315m, magnetite dissemination, minor chalcopyrite-pyrite-
pyrrhotite, quartz pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite veins.
ALG21-049 338506 7004625 250m, magnetite dissemination, minor chalcopyrite-pyrite-
pyrrhotite, quartz pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite veins.
ALG21-050 335500 7003107 370m, magnetite dissemination, minor chalcopyrite-pyrite-
pyrrhotite, quartz pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite veins.
Figure 5: Algarrobo geophysical target drilling, drill hole location map.