Canada Silver Cobalt Releases Maiden NI 43- 101 Mineral Resource Estimate for Castle East Robinson Zone
Canada Silver Cobalt Releases Maiden NI 43-
101 Mineral Resource Estimate for Castle East
Robinson Zone
COQUITLAM, BC
,
May 28, 2020
/CNW/ - Canada Silver Cobalt Works Inc. (TSXV: CCW) (OTC:
CCWOF) (
Frankfurt
: 4T9B) (the "Company" or "Canada Silver Cobalt") is pleased to announce the
results of its first NI 43-101 Mineral Resource estimate for the early stage Castle East Robinson
Zone discovery in the heart of the past producing Gowganda Silver Camp, 75 kilometers southwest
of
Kirkland Lake
.
Castle East is part of Canada Silver Cobalt's 100%-owned, 78 sq. km Castle Property also featuring
the Castle mine. Late last year the company initiated a follow-up program to a 2011 discovery hole
approximately two km southeast of the mine, and within two km of two other past producers, that
returned a high-grade intercept of
40,944
g/t silver (
1,194 oz/ton
) over a core length of 0.45 meters
(refer to
August 25, 2011
, Gold Bullion Development news release). Four holes (CS-19-08W1, CS-
19-08W2, CS-19-08W3 and CS-19-W4) were wedged off the 2011 hole followed by four holes (CS-
19-20, CS-19-21, CS-20-22 and 23) drilled to intersect the vein zone from a different angle. The
latest hole was drilled parallel to and collared 45 meters from the historic hole. CCW's program
aimed to delineate the extent of the high-grade mineralization within the Robinson Zone that shows
very high grades in the form of native silver.
The mineral resource estimate used the four wedge holes and the four holes drilled from surface
(CS-19-08W1 to W4; CS-19-20, CS-19-21; CS-20-22 and CS-20-23) and one historical drill hole
(CA1108).
This resource estimate was independently prepared by GoldMinds Geoservices Inc. in accordance
with National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") and is dated
May 28, 2020
.
Notably, Zones 1A and
1B
have an average silver grade of 8,582 g/t (250.2 oz/ton) in a
combined 27,400 tonnes of material for a total of 7,560,200 Inferred ounces using a cut-off
grade of 258 g/t AgEq
(mineral resources which are not mineral Reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability).
Table 1:
Mineral Resource Estimate at Castle East Using a Cut-Off Grade of 258 AgEq g/t
Inferred Mineral
Resources
Ag
Co
Cu
Ni
Pb
Zn
AgEq
Tonnes
Ag
AgEq
g/t
g/t
g/t
g/t
g/t
g/t
g/t
Oz.
Oz.
Zone 1A
7,960
946
349
790
16
12
8,042
8,100
2,073,000
2,094,200
Zone 1B
8,843
2,308
325
336
30
52
8,998
19,300
5,487,200
5,583,200
Zone 2A
38
5,673
2,101
453
118
108
426
5,500
6,800
75,300
Total Inferred
Mineral
Resources
7,149
2,537
628
467
41
52
7,325
32,900
7,567,000
7,752,700
Notes:
1
.
Mineral resources which are not mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
The estimate of mineral resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting,
legal, title, market or other relevant issues. The quantity and grade of reported Inferred
resources are uncertain in nature and there has not been sufficient work to define these Inferred
resources as Indicated or Measured resources;
2
.
The database used for this mineral estimate includes drill results obtained from historical (2011
one hole) to the recent 2019 drill program and wedges from the 2011 diamond drill hole;
3
.
Mineral resources are reported with mineable shape cut-off grade equivalent to
$125 USD
(258
g/t AgEq) including mining, shipping and smelting cost with recovery of 95%. The high-grade
value of the mineral resources may potentially allow for direct shipping. The assay results are
not capped as they are not considered as outliers at this stage and results are reproducible;
4. The geological interpretation of the mineralized zones is based on lithology and the mineralized
intervals intersected by drill holes. The use of the borehole inspection camera provided a
valuable geometric characterization of the mineralized intervals;
5. The mineral resource presented here was estimated with a block size of 1mE x 1mN x 1mZ;
6. The blocks were interpolated from equal length composites of 0.5m calculated from the
mineralized intervals;
7. The minimum horizontal width of the mineralized envelopes includes dilution and is 1.3m;
8. The mineral estimation was completed using the inverse distance to the square methodology
utilizing two passes. For each pass, search ellipsoids followed the geological interpretation
trends were used;
9. The mineral resources have been classified under the guidelines of the CIM Standards on
Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing
Committee on Reserve Definitions in 2019 and adopted by CIM Council (2020), and procedures
for classifying the reported mineral resources were undertaken within the context of the
Canadian Securities Administrators NI 43-101;
10. To convert volume to tonnage a specific gravity of 3.4 tonnes per cubic metre was used.
Results are presented insitu without mining dilution;
11. This mineral resource estimate is dated May 28, 2020. Tonnages and AgEq oz in the table
above are rounded to nearest hundred. Numbers may not total due to rounding;
12. The table below shows the commodity prices and the formula for AgEq calculation:
Table showing the commodity prices and the formula for AgEq calculation (CNW Group/Canada
Silver Cobalt Works Inc.)
13. Additional details will be provided in the Technical Report.
Figure 1: The location of the mineralized envelopes. (CNW Group/Canada Silver Cobalt Works Inc.)
As part of the resource estimation process, the company and GoldMinds compiled, verified and
modelled all technical information available from the Castle East Project. The 3D geological models
were built for sub-vertical structures. The mineralized envelopes were created using the last
diamond drill holes (CS-19-08W1 to W4; CS-19-20, CS-19-21; CS-20-22 and CS-20-23) and the
historical hole CA1108. A total of four mineralized envelopes were created by connecting the defined
mineralized prisms on the sections with a minimum horizontal width of 1.3m. A fixed density of 3.4
t/m3 was used. This density reflects the typical mineralized interval composed mainly of diabase.
The geological and mineralization wireframes were constructed using Genesis©, a modelling and
mineral estimation software.
The maximum depth of the mineralized envelopes is around Z =
-73 m
(around 490 metres from the
surface). The envelopes are extended from around
350m
to
490m
from the surface. A total of four
block models were created. The block size (1mE × 1mN × 1mZ) has been defined to respect the
geometry of the envelopes.
Search ellipsoids were used for the grade estimation and follow the geological interpretation trends.
Block grades were interpolated from the composites (
0.5m
length) within the envelopes in two
passes using the inverse distance to the square methodology and the assays results are not
capped.
For the first pass, the number of composites was limited to twelve (12) with a minimum of three (3)
with a maximum of two (2) composites from the same hole. For the second pass, the number of
composites was limited to twelve (12) with a minimum of two (2).
A cut-off grade of
$125 USD
(258 g/t AgEq) was applied for these underground mineral resources.
Table 2:
The price used for the calculation of AgEq
Element
Ag
Co
Cu
Ni
Pb
Zn
[oz]
[ton]
[ton]
[ton]
[ton]
[ton]
USD
$15
$30,000
$5,150
$12,327
$1,650
$1,925
A Technical Report with respect to the present mineral resource estimate disclosed today will be
filed within 45 days in accordance with NI 43-101. The report will also present more details on the
project and findings. The company will continue to advance, explore and de-risk the project with
further engineering (metallurgical, mining) and environmental study & social community relations with
locals and First Nations.
Table 3:
Significant Robinson Zone Drill Results – Silver/Cobalt Values
CCW Castle East Robinson Zone Significant Drill Intercepts (Core Intervals)
Hole
#
From
[m]
To
[m]
Length
[m]
Ag
[g/t]
Ag
[oz/ton]
Co
[%]
CA1108
563.54
566.63
3.09
6,476.29
188.92
0.13
Including
564.34
564.79
0.45
40,944.00
1,194.40
0.91
CS-19-08W1
558.00
560.50
2.50
12,738.55
371.60
0.09
Including
559.40
560.00
0.60
50,583.39
1,475.59
0.30
CS-19-08W2
545.00
549.00
4.00
7,259.50
211.77
0.20
Including
547.20
547.50
0.30
70,380.15
2,053.10
2.61
CS-19-08W3
568.00
569.00
1.00
56.40
1.65
1.35
CS-20-22
563.90
564.50
0.60
4,971.39
145.02
0.39
Including
564.15
564.50
0.35
8,338.41
243.24
0.66
CS-20-22
407.00
419.00
12.00
29.05
0.85
0.00
Including
409.45
409.85
0.40
368.70
10.76
0.01
Notes:
1. True widths are estimated to be 50% to 70% of the reported downhole intercepts;
2
. CS-20-22 interval at 563.90 m to 564.50 m was not used in the Inferred resource calculation.
Table 4:
Drill Hole Coordinates Table
Hole Name
Easting
Northing
Elevation
Azimuth
Dip
Start Depth
End Depth
Length
CS-19-08W1
520914
5279950
415
134
-50
495.03
611.00
115.97
CS-19-08W2
520914
5279950
415
134
-50
444.30
602.00
157.70
CS-19-08W3
520914
5279950
415
134
-50
425.00
620.00
195.00
CS-19-08W4
520914
5279950
415
134
-50
371.40
629.00
257.60
CS-19-20
521004
5279544
415
43
-70
0.00
701.00
701.00
CS-19-21
521004
5279544
415
30
-70
0.00
755.00
755.00
CS-20-22
521004
5279544
415
36.8
-67
0.00
695.00
695.00
CS-20-23
520902
5279983.93
415
133.1
-51.3
0.00
884.00
884.00
Quality Control/Assurance
During the 2019 and early 2020 drilling program, assay samples were taken from the NQ core.
Samples were collected using a 0.3-metre minimum length, one-meter maximum length. Drill core
recovery averaged 95%. A strict QA/QC program was applied to all samples, which includes
insertion of mineralized standards and blank samples for each batch of 20 samples. The drill core
was split with one half of the core placed in a plastic bag with the sample tag and sealed, while the
second half was returned to the core box for storage on site. Core samples were sent for assaying
to Swastika Laboratories Ltd. in
Swastika, Ontario
, and ALS laboratory at
Rouyn-Noranda, QC
. For
the high-grade intercepts, only ¼ of the core has been sent to laboratory for assaying.
Qualified Person
The technical information in this news release was prepared under the supervision of Mr.
Merouane
Rachidi
, Ph.D., P.Geo., (PGO, OGQ, APEGNB and AIPG) of GoldMinds Geoservices, independent
qualified person in accordance with National Instrument 43-101.
About Canada Silver Cobalt Works Inc.
Canada Silver Cobalt has 100% ownership of the Castle mine and the 78 sq. km Castle Property
with strong exploration upside in the prolific past producing
Gowganda
high-grade Silver Camp of
Northern Ontario
. With underground access at Castle, a pilot plant to produce cobalt-rich gravity
concentrates on site, and a proprietary hydrometallurgical process known as Re-2OX for the
creation of technical grade cobalt sulphate as well as nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) formulations,
Canada Silver Cobalt is strategically positioned to become a vertically integrated North American
leader in cobalt extraction and recovery while it also exploits a powerful new silver-gold market
cycle.
"Frank J. Basa"
Frank J. Basa
, P. Eng.
President and Chief Executive Officer
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release. This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not limited to
comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations,
receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements
address future events and conditions and therefore, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.
SOURCE
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