At the Coasa GOLD Project
PALAMINA
SAMPLES
3.2 METRES
OF
12
g/t GOLD
AT THE COASA GOLD PROJECT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto
–
July
7
, 2020
.
Palamina Corp.
(PA:TSX
-
V)
reports
further
significant
channel sampling results from its Coasa
Gold
Project in south eastern Peru
. In
mid
-
December 2019
,
Palamina completed
a
comprehensive channel
sampling program
in
the
newly discovered
Ca
yos
Z
one designed to better define
mineralized
structure
s
and
expand known
mineralization.
The
Cayos
Zone
is lo
cated
south
west
of the Veta Zone
,
the Company’s first
proposed
drilling
target in the Coasa Gold Project
.
These samples were
due to be submitted in
mid
-
January
but
delayed until June of 2020 due to the Covid 19 shut down.
“Palamina’s
newly discovered Cayos Zone at the
Coasa
Gold Project
continues to deliver substantive gold
values at surface
.
” said President
Andrew Thomson
“Palamina’s
in
-
country
Peruvian geological team will
resume exploration in July
following Covid
-
19 guidance. The
f
ocus will be on expanding our understanding
of the known
vein hosting
structur
es
slated for drilling
in the
Veta
Zone
and new expansion work at surface
in the
Cayos
Zone
.”
To date
524 samples
have been collected
in the Cayos Zone
.
Of the 239 channel samples collected during
the most recent exploration phase in the Cayos zone,
76 were over intervals of 1.0 m to 1.2 m in length
and
returned the following
:
Selected Sample Highlights
–
Cayos Zone
–
Coasa
Project 2020
Sample ID
*
Sample Interval
Assay g/t Au
005179
1.20
23.11
005210
1.00
15.51
005114
1.00
11.14
005185
1.00
9.17
005137
1.00
8.29
005140
1.00
6.11
005142
1.00
5.13
005196
1.00
4.91
005176
1.00
4.15
005141
1.00
3.89
005138
1.00
3.30
005177
1.00
3.27
005184
1.00
3.14
*
Select v
alues in table are for recent sampling returning > 3.0 g/t Au
over their
reporte
d
interval.
C
omposite
channel sample
s
ranging
from 2.0 m to 19.0 m in length
intervals
,
with values
> 0.40 g/t Au
,
are
presented
in the table below:
Selected Channel Sample Results
–
Cayos Zone
–
Coasa Project 2020
CHANNEL
SAMPLE
SAMPLE INTERVAL
ASSAY
INCLUDING
INTERVAL
ID*
Length (m)
Au g/t
Length (m)
Au g/t
CA
-
01
7.7
2.36
1.0
15.2
CA
-
02
3.5
0.70
CA
-
03
5.3
5.46
1.0
27.3
CA
-
04
6.45
3.04
1.2
12.9
CA
-
07
10.7
1.35
1.0
4.70
CA
-
08
5.8
3.44
1.0
18.1
CA
-
09
7.1
2.89
1.0
15.9
CA
-
10
6.6
1.57
1.0
5.20
CA
-
12
3.2
12.0
1.2
30.9
CA
-
16
2.0
1.28
1.0
2.50
CA
-
18
2.2
1.22
1.2
2.21
CA
-
21
2.4
0.40
CA
-
29
5.2
0.42
1.0
1.67
CA
-
31
2.0
1.79
1.0
3.51
CA
-
32
2.1
2.11
1.1
4.01
CA
-
33
3.8
0.37
CA
-
34
3.0
3.91
1.0
11.3
CA
-
35
3.2
0.82
1.0
2.49
CA
-
36
4.4
0.87
1.3
2.68
CA
-
43
2.2
2.92
1,1
4.80
CA
-
44
2.0
3.35
1.0
6.45
CA
-
45
2.0
11.8
1.0
23.2
CA
-
46
2.0
0.39
CA
-
47
2.0
1.83
1.0
3.44
*
Values
in table
are for composite channel
samples returning
> 0.4 g/t Au over
their
reported interval. 20
composite
channels report
average
values of < 0.4 g/t Au
At Cayos
composite channel sampling has
defined
7 mineralized trends ranging from 100 m to 200 in length
within a 300 m x 500 m area
(See Figure 1
showing location of select highlighted red values above
)
.
The
Cayos Zone is underlain by fine grained sediments; organic
-
rich black shales and slates of the Ananea
Formation with a general strike of 095°
and
a 65° southerly dip. The sedimentary sequence is intruded by
small (0.05 m
–
1.0 m) metamorphosed sills an
d dikes. Litholog
ical
, structur
al
and mineralization
characteristics
at Coasa are similar to those identified at the Ollachea Gold project, located 60 km to the
northwest.
Gold m
ineralized structures composed of weak to moderately sheared slates hosting vein
-
veinlet sets of 1.0
m to 1.5 m thickness have two predominant orientations: 155/70 SW
structures represent early gold
mineralization
and
later
130/70 SW
structures
. The latter
crosscutting vein event is strongly anomalous in
arsenic (arsenopyrite) and is interpreted
a
remobiliz
ing event
.
Geochemical
analyses show a poor
association between gold and other pathfinder elements such as arsenic
,
antimony and silver. Further study
of
these elements may
help
determin
e
depth of
emplacement of
mineralization
across
the Coasa Property
particularly in the Cayos and Veta zones.
Palamina has completed
airborne geophysics, prospecting, geological mapping and rock and channel
sampling to date.
Further mapping
,
channel sampling and a
ground
magnetic survey at the Veta and Cayos
Zones
are
anticipated prior to drilling in order to refine targets.
Palamina is
awaiting its drill permit for the
Veta Zone after which a modification allotting drill pads to the Cayos Zone will be submitted.
In May of 2020
,
Peru stated it is prioritizing advancing gold projects and introducing reforms to allow
exploration companies to advance
projects
more e
fficiently
.
In June,
Palamina has resumed
its
drill
permitting process for the Coasa gold project which was suspended du
e to COVID
-
19 restrictions imposed
by Peruvian authorities.
Technical Information
Channel samples are taken from exposed outcrops and cut to capture the best available angle to the
orientation of the sampled structure. Samples collected in the field are
transported by Palamina personnel
to the Certimin S.A laboratory in Juliaca, Peru. Samples are processed by Certimin S.A in Juliaca and
prepared sample splits are transported
for
assay
to the
CERTIMIN SA Laboratory in Lima, Peru. Samples
are assayed for gold using a 30
-
gram fire assay charge with an AA finish. Samples are also
analysed using
a
multi
-
element ICP
-
OES package. Prior to delivery of field exploration samples to the laboratory
,
Pala
mina staff insert coarse blank samples, field duplicates and certified
gold analytical
standards into the
sample stream
to provide
controls over the quality
of
sampling and analytical procedure
s
.
No standards are
inserted for the multi
-
element suite.
All
samples are returned to the Company and stored at a secure facility
in Juliaca.
This press release was compiled and reviewed by Mr. William McGuinty, P. Geo., Palamina’s VP
Exploration.
He is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43
-
101 an
d has supervised the
preparation of the technical contents of this press release.
About Palamina Corp
.
Palamina has first mover advantage on
4
district scale titled gold projects
in south eastern
Peru in
the Puno
Orogenic Gold Belt
(POGB)
.
The Company also has rights to a
silver
-
copper project in the Santa Lucia
district and two copper
-
gold projects in Southern Peru. In September of 2019, Palamina concluded the sale
of the Gaban gold and Tinka I.O.C.G Projects for 10,000,000 shares of Winshe
ar Gold Corp. (formerly
Helio Resource Corp.) and a 2% NSR per project. Palamina has 45,134,836 shares outstanding and trades
on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol PA
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Andrew Thomson, President
Phone: (416) 987
-
0722 or visit
www.palamina.com
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Figure 1: Select Composite Channel Samples in the Cayos Zone
released July 7, 2020
–
Coasa Gold Project
Figure 2: Coasa Project Sample Distribution (recently released assay
s
highlighted in yellow
)
Top ten select channel and rock samples for the Veta and Cayos Zones July 7, 2020