Panoro Minerals Discovers New Oxides Mineralization at Petra-David Target and Continues Delineating Mineralization at Maria Jose Target at Cotabambas Project, Peru
Panoro Minerals Discovers New Oxides Mineralization at Petra-David Target
and Continues Delineating Mineralization at Maria Jose Target at Cotabambas
Project, Peru
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 11, 2017 -- Panoro Minerals Ltd. (TSXV:PML) (Lima:PML) (Frankfurt:PZM) ("Panoro",
the "Company") is pleased to provide an update of its exploration drill program at its 100% owned Cotabambas Cu/Au/Ag
Project in Peru. Highlights are as follows:
• Petra-David Target, Drillhole CB-171 intercepted a quartz monzonite porphyry from surface to 19.0 m with oxide copper
mineralization grading 0.35% Cu, 0.09 g/t Au and 2.7 g/t Ag, including 10.8 m averaging 0.44% Cu, 0.12 g/t Au and 2.8
g/t Ag, underlain by a second blanket from 40.8 m to 90.1 m of oxide copper mineralization grading 0.24% Cu, 0.07 g/t
Au and 1.7 g/t Ag, including 30.2 m averaging 0.32% Cu, 0.09 g/t Au and 2.2 g/t Ag, and 12.2 m grading 0.40% Cu,
0.09 g/t Au and 3.2 g/t Ag.
• Petra-David Target, Drillhole CB-173 intersected from 6.6 m to 68.0 m oxide copper mineralization within a quartz
monzonite porphyry with grades averaging 0.38% Cu, 0.10 g/t Au and 4.9 g/t Ag, including 27.1 m grading 0.58% Cu,
0.14 g/t Au and 2.9 g/t Ag.
• Maria Jose Target, Drillhole CB-165 intersected from 4.5 m to 17.7 m a oxide copper mineralization within an andesite
volcanic package averaging 0.41% Cu, 0.06 g/t Au and 2.3 g/t Au, underlain by 2.7 m of mixed copper mineralization
grading 1.03% Cu, 0.11 Au g/t, 6.8 Ag g/t, and underlain also by three intervals of primary copper mineralization
between 18.2 m to 93.0 m depth grading between 0.24% Cu to 0.78% Cu, 0.03 g/t Au to 0.12 g/t Au, and 1.3 g/t Ag to
2.7 g/t Ag.
“The multiple exploration targets at the Cotabambas Project are yielding results which reinforce Panoro’s belief in the project’s
growth potential,” commented Luquman Shaheen, President and CEO of Panoro. “The first drill holes at the Petra-David
Target have intersected near surface oxide mineralization. Additional drill holes at Maria Jose continue to intersect
mineralization with high grade intervals. Additional drilling at these targets continues. The Cateo-Puente drill holes indicate
potential for additional mineralization in this area also. These targets, together with the Breccia Target, are located over an
area of approximately 2 km by 2 km to the north side of the current resource limits and along the northeast-southwest local
faulting. We remain focused on continuing to demonstrate the significant growth potential at these targets within Cluster 1
while we proceed with expanding our exploration permit to include Cluster 2 and the Chaupec Target.”
Petra-David Target
The Petra-David target is located 500 m to 800 m to the west-northwest of the western limit of the PEA pit at an elevation of
250 m lower than the pit limit. Approximately 95% of the area is covered by soil and colluvium, but a rock chip geochemical
survey together with the IP and magnetic results define a northeasterly trending, 800 m long corridor of copper-gold
mineralization here.
Drillholes CB-171 and CB-173 are the first holes in the drill program recently commenced at the southern limit of this corridor
(Petra zone). The drill hole program will step out progressively to the northeast (to David zone). The following table details the
more significant intersections from the upper portion of the drill holes. A location plan can be found at the Company’s
website, https://panoro.com/site/assets/files/3949/pr-map-related-to-october-11-2017.pdf
Drillhole From (m) To (m) Metres (m) Cu % Au g/t Ag g/t Mo % Zone
CB-171 0.0 25,0 25.0 0.32 0.08 2.6 0.0021 Oxides
Including 0.0 10.8 10.8 0.44 0.12 2.8 0.0036 Oxides
" " 40.8 71.0 30.2 0.32 0.09 2.2 0.0027 Oxides
Including 40.8 53.0 12.2 0.40 0.09 3.2 0.0017 Oxides
CB-173 6.6 68.0 61.4 0.38 0.10 4.9 0.0027 Oxides
Including 8.1 35.2 27.1 0.58 0.14 2.9 0.0027 Oxides
Drillhole CB-171 intersected 69.0 m of quartz monzonite porphyry hosting the two oxide copper blankets described above and
crosscut from 19.0 m to 40.8 m length by a latite dike.
Drillhole CB-173 targets a geochemical anomaly defined at surface and has intersected oxide mineralization from near surface
and is currently advancing through a quartz monzonite porphyry with potassic and phyllic alteration intruding a diorite with
propylitic alteration.
Maria Jose Target
Drillhole CB-165 was completed on Line 1N between holes CB-161 and CB-163, the results of which were previously
published, and targeted the near surface oxide copper blanket intersected by those holes. From 4.5 m to 15.5 m CB-165
intersected 11.0 m of oxide copper mineralization averaging 0.41% Cu and 0.06 g/t Au, successively underlain by 2.7 m of a
mixed zone grading 1.03% Cu and 0.11 g/t Au and underlain by three intervals of primary copper mineralization from 13.0 m to
19.4 m depth averaging from 0.24% Cu to 0.44% Cu, including intervals with higher copper grades.
Drillholes CB-164 and CB-167 were located 200 m to the west and follow the same IP geophysical signature and gold
geochemical anomalies related to iron oxides at surface. These drill holes intersected copper and gold values in propylitically
altered andesite volcanic which may represent a more peripheral type of mineralization associated with potassically and
phyllically altered mineralized porphyry that was intersected along the Line 1N. The geophysical signatures and the copper
grades intersected to date in this area suggest that pathways of mineralization could trend to the east and northeast, and will
be investigated with additional drilling.
The following table details the more significant intersections. A location plan can be found at the Company’s
website, https://panoro.com/site/assets/files/3949/pr-map-related-to-october-11-2017.pdf
Drillhole From (m) To (m) Metres (m) Cu % Au g/t Ag g/t Mo % Zone
CB-164 4.0 17,7 13.7 0.15 0.01 1.9 0.0008 Oxides
" " 23.4 35,2 11.8 0.17 0.01 0.9 0.0010 Oxides
" " 121.0 151,0 30.0 0.13 0.01 0.7 0.0004 Oxides
" " 163.0 214,0 51.0 0.12 0.01 0.7 0.0019 Primary
CB-165 4.5 15,5 11.0 0.41 0.06 2.3 0.0002 Oxides
" " 15.5 18,2 2.7 1.03 0.11 6.8 0.0004 Mixed
" " 18.2 32.9 14.7 0.32 0.04 1.3 0.0014 Primary
" " 47.0 60.0 13.0 0.24 0.03 1.6 0.0121 Primary
" " 73.6 93.0 19.4 0.44 0.06 1.8 0.0016 Primary
Including 75.2 79.2 4.0 0.78 0.12 2.5 0.0008 Primary
Including 89.0 92.0 3.0 0.71 0.08 2.7 0.0019 Primary
CB-167 18.2 26.5 8.3 0.02 0.29 0.5 0.0002 Leach Cap
Including 18.2 19.5 1.3 0.04 1.51 0.5 0.0004 Leach Cap
" " 85.5 99.1 13.6 0.10 0.01 0.6 0.0056 Oxides
Cateo-Puente Target
The Cateo-Puente Target is located between 600 m and 1,000 m to the northeast of the David Target, and may represent a
possible connection with the N°1 copper-gold anomaly of the Buenavista target (see map at the company’s website). At Cateo
-Puente a number of outcrops of porphyry and skarn mineralization have been mapped within the access road cuts. Three drill
holes were completed in this target area. The following table details the more significant intersections. A location plan can be
found at the Company’s website, https://panoro.com/site/assets/files/3949/pr-map-related-to-october-11-2017.pdf
Drillhole From (m) To (m) Metres (m) Cu % Au g/t Ag g/t Mo % Zone
CB-159 43.8 71.8 28.1 0.02 0.01 0.6 0.0004 Primary
CB-160 45.1 48.5 3.4 0.07 0.47 2.2 0.0001 Primary
" " 57.0 70.0 13.0 0.03 0.27 0.8 0.0011 Primary
Including 64.1 65.0 0.9 0.04 0.99 0.6 0.0007 Primary
" " 77.0 79.0 2.0 0.06 0.53 0.5 0.0004 Primary
" " 91.5 93.0 1.5 0.28 1.06 1.8 0.0008 Primary
" " 275.1 27.5 0.4 0.64 1.34 7.2 0.0005 Primary
" " 298.3 298.9 0.6 0.32 0.05 3.1 0.0029 Primary
" " 306.5 306.8 0.4 0.51 0.37 3.8 0.0016 Primary
" " 310.5 311.2 0.7 0.40 0.08 2.6 0.0019 Primary
" " 388.4 390.3 1.9 0.74 0.01 0.9 0.0005 Primary
CB-170 42.7 163.9 121.2 0.10 0.02 0.6 0.0025 Primary
Drillhole CB-160, intersected a quartz monzonite porphyry with weakly potassic alteration intruding limestones and andesite
volcanics. The volcanics exhibit propylitic alteration and host three veins with quartz and pyrite varying from 0.9 m to 13.0 m in
width with grades varying from 0.27 g/t Au to 1.06 g/t Au. The limestones host as many as five veins varying in width from 0.4
m to 3.4 m with grades of 0.32% Cu to 0.74% Cu and 0.01 g/t Au to 1.34 g/t Au. The veins exhibit skarn type
alteration/mineralization at their margins.
Drillholes CB-159 and CB-170 intersected anomalous gold and copper values at a contact between andesite volcanics and a
quartz monzonite porphyry with weakly potassic alteration.
The results at Cateo-Puente indicate potential for skarn-type mineralization which is typically somewhat erratic, particularly
near its margins.
About Panoro
Panoro Minerals is a uniquely positioned Peru focused copper exploration and development Company. The Company is
advancing its flagship project, Cotabambas Copper-Gold-Silver Project and its Antilla Copper-Molybdenum Projects located in
the strategically important area of southern Peru. The company is well financed to expand, enhance and advance its projects
in the region where infrastructure such as railway, roads, ports, water supply, power generation and transmission are readily
available and expanding quickly. The region boasts the recent investment of over $US 15 billion into the construction or
expansion of four large open pit copper mines.
Since 2007, the Company has completed over 70,000 m of exploration drilling at these two key projects leading to substantial
increases in the mineral resource base for each, as summarized in the table below.
Summary of Cotabambas and Antilla Project Resources
Project Resource
Classification
Million
Tonnes
Cu (%) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Mo (%)
Cotabambas Cu/Au/Ag
Indicated 117.1 0.42 0.23 2.74 0.001
Inferred 605.3 0.31 0.17 2.33 0.002
@ 0.20% CuEq cutoff, effective October 2013, Tetratech
Antilla Cu/Mo Indicated 291.8 0.34 - - 0.01
Inferred 90.5 0.26 - - 0.007
@ 0.175% CuEq cutoff, effective May 2016, Tetratech
Preliminary Economic Assessments (PEA) have been completed for both the Cotabambas and Antilla Projects, the key
results are summarized below.
Summary of Cotabambas and Antilla Project PEA Results
Key Project Parameters Cotabambas Cu/Au/Ag Project Antilla Cu/Mo Project
Mill Feed, life of mine million tonnes 483.1 350.4
Mill Feed, daily tonnes 80,000 40,000
Strip Ratio, life of mine 1.25 : 1 0.85 : 1
Before
Tax1 NPV7.5% million USD 1,053 491
IRR % 20.4 22.2
Payback years 3.2 3.3
After
Tax1 NPV7.5% million USD 684 225
IRR % 16.7 15.1
Payback years 3.6 4.1
Annual
Average
Payable
Metals
Cu thousand tonnes 70.5 36.8
Au thousand ounces 95.1 -
Ag thousand ounces 1,018.4 -
Mo thousand tonnes - 0.9
Initial Capital Cost million USD 1,530 603
Project economics estimated at commodity prices of; Cu = US$3.00/lb, Au = US$1,250/oz, Ag = US$18.50/oz, Mo =
US$12/lb
The PEAs are considered preliminary in nature and include Inferred Mineral Resources that are considered too speculative to
have the economic considerations applied that would enable classification as Mineral Reserves. There is no certainty that the
conclusions within the updated PEA will be realized. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have
demonstrated economic viability.
Luis Vela, a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical
information in this press release.
On behalf of the Board of Panoro Minerals Ltd.
Luquman Shaheen. PEng, PE, MBA
President & CEO
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Panoro Minerals Ltd.
Luquman Shaheen, President & CEO
Phone: 604.684.4246 Fax: 604.684.4200
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.panoro.com
Renmark Financial Communications Inc.
Laura Welsh
Tel.: (416) 644-2020 or (416) 939-3989
www.renmarkfinancial.com
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