Palamina Samples 26.67 Gpt GOLD over 2 Metres from the Sol de Oro Zone at the Usicayos GOLD Project
PALAMINA SAMPLES 26.67 GPT GOLD OVER 2 METRES FROM
THE SOL DE ORO ZONE AT THE USICAYOS GOLD PROJECT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto – May 29, 2024
Palamina Corp. (TSXV:PA - OTCQB:PLMNF) announces initial assay results from its first 2024 field
campaign in the Sol de Oro Zone (“SDO”) at its 100% owned Usicayos Gold Project. Usicayos is located
in southeastern Peru and hosts a 4.5 km long mineralized orogenic gold trend to include the southwestern
SDO Zone, the central Cayos Zone, and the northeastern Veta Zone. In 2024, inaugural drill programs are
planned in the SDO Zone then the Cayos Zone later in the year. Drill pads in the SDO zone are under
construction and a drill camp is being reconditioned for the upcoming drill program (Figure 3). In the
interim the first of two geochemical sampling programs and a structural study to better understand
mineralization controls has been completed at SDO. A drone borne topographic and magnetic survey over
the entire 4.5 km trend extending from Sol de Oro to Veta is being completed to establish better controls
and further define drill targets. Drilling is scheduled to commence in early July.
Four mineralized target areas have been identified at SDO, all of which are structurally well defined and
continuous at surface: SDO North, South, East and West. The Company has received results from 169
channel samples, all collected from the SDO North target, of which 15% of samples yielded grades above
1 g/t Au. SDO N hosts outcropping mantos – defined as mineralization parallel to the main foliation –
within which a 200 m x 150 m area has been identified with high grade gold associated to strongly foliated
black shales, cut by East -West brittle faults which appear to control the location of coarse gold. Select
results from SDO N are shown in Table 1 and their location is shown in Figures 1 and 2:
Table 1: Select results from April-May 2024 sampling program at SDO N
“While drill pads, access and a camp are being put in place post the rainy season, Palamina is carrying out
further structural studies along with geochemical and geophysical programs in the SDO Zone to better
define drill targets. Initial results from SDO N confirm that the shear zone hosts high gold grades with
excellent continuity. Assay results from SDO E are pending. Both zones contain multiple visible gold
showings at surface. A minimum 3,000 metre drilling program, designed to test the down dip extension of
the mineralized mantos exposed at surface , is scheduled to start in early July .” Commented Andrew
Thomson, President of Palamina.
TARGET SAMPLE CHANNEL FROM TO LENGTH Au
LOCATION Metres Metres Metres g/t
SDO N Outcrop SDON2405-01 0 2 2 26.67
SDO N Outcrop SDON2405-02 0 2 2 7.07
SDO N Outcrop SDON2405-03 0 3 3 5.87
SDO N Outcrop SDON2405-04 0 6 6 5.02
SDO N Outcrop Including 4 6 2 8.28
SDO N Outcrop SDON2405-05 0 4 4 2.68
SDO N Outcrop SDON2405-06 3 9 6 1.37
Figure 1: Most recent sampling results in SDO N zone highlighted in yellow within the larger SDO area
Figure 2: Detailed map showing recent select results in yellow from channel sampling at SDO N
Company geologists have collected additional channel samples from the SDO East, where the southern
continuation of the SDO N manto outcrops over 800 metres strike length, and where three other, similar
mantos have been identified.
Figure 3: Photo showing future Usicayos drill camp, existing road to Usicayos
The SDO zone is hosted in Paleozoic Ananea Formation shale and mudstone and is controlled by regional
shear zones developed by regional thrusting. The host shear structure at SDO is the widest identified at
Usicayos to date, measuring approximately 1.5 km in width and 2.2 km in strike length. Gold mineralization
is found along continuous “mantos” developed parallel to foliation along the carbonaceous shear zone. The
foliation either side of a major NW -SE fault dips steeply towards the centre, suggesting a possible near
vertical feeder zone (or “flower structure”) at the heart of the SDO zone. Drilling at SDO is designed to test
this interpretation.
Figure 4: Typical shear zone hosting mineralization (Samples from Channel SDN2405-04)
Technical Information
The Company has recently started using metallic screening methodology to obtain more accurate gold
results. Metallic screening is a method designed to quantify the proportion of coarse gold in deposits where
it has been observed. At Usicayos, coarse gold has been observed both in drill core and in outcrops of the
shear zone. Unlike conventional Fire Assay, where a 30g or 50g sample is analyzed, metallic screening
requires a 1kg sample, which, following initial preparation, is screened to separate a fine grained portion
(less than 106 microns) from a coarse grained one (over 106 microns). The fine grained sub -sample is
assayed using 30g nominal fire assay, while the coarse portion is assayed in its entirety. Each portion is
weighed and a weighted average of both portions is reported. This method better quantifie s the coarse
grained portion. In Usicayos´ case, high grade samples, defined as above 10 g/t Au, typically contains
between 10% and 20% of the gold in the coarse fraction. This percentage decreases with lower values. The
Company has decided to use this meth od to quantify more accurately the gold content in an area which
often has visible coarse gold.
Samples reported from Sol de Oro are collected continuously along 20-50cm deep channels dug using picks
and chisels in strongly foliated as soft rock. Diamond saws cannot be used effectively in this type of
material. Each sample consists of between 2 to 4 kg along 1 metre intervals, and is considered representative
of the outcropping rock.
Palamina Corp. quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) protocol is implemented on all its exploration
projects. Prior to delivery of samples to the analytical laboratory Palamina QAQC staff insert blank
samples, field duplicates and certified standards i nto the sample stream with the objective to provide a
check on precision, accuracy, and contamination in the laboratory. To assure best practice compliance,
assay results are only reported once the results of internal QAQC procedures have been reviewed and
approved. Samples are collected and transported by Palamina personnel to the Certimin S.A preparation
facility in Juliaca, Peru where they are processed and then sent for assay to the Certimin S.A. laboratory in
Lima, Peru.
The technical information herein has been reviewed and approved by Alvaro Fernandez-Baca (P. Geo.); a
Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43 -101. Mr. Fernandez-Baca is Vice President of
Exploration to Palamina.
About Palamina Corp.
Palamina has participation in eight gold projects in south -eastern Peru hosted within the Puno Orogenic
Gold Belt. Palamina is advancing the Usicayos gold project through the drill discovery phase. The Company
also owns the Galena silver -copper project in the Santa Lucia district. Palamina holds an 15.4% equity
interest on a fully diluted basis in Winshear Gold Corp. who are advancing the Gaban Gold Project to the
drill discovery phase.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors:
Andrew Thomson, President
Phone: (416) 204-7536 or visit www.palamina.com
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