Panoro Minerals Ltd. Announces Initiation of Drill Targetting Geophysics Survey at the Chaupec Target of the Cotabambas Copper Project, Peru
Panoro Minerals Ltd. Announces Initiation of Drill Targetting Geophysics
Survey at the Chaupec Target of the Cotabambas Copper Project, Peru
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 15, 2018 -- Panoro Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: PML, Lima: PML, Frankfurt: PZM)
(“Panoro”, the “Company”) is pleased to announce the commencement of detailed 3D Geophysical survey at Zone 1 of the
Chaupec Target. The objective of the survey is to finalize drill targets for the proposed exploration program. The Chaupec
Target contains Skarn and Porphyry type mineralization located within Cluster 2 at the 100% owned Cotabambas Copper
Project.
The survey will be completed at the northern area of Zone 1, where Sills of quartz monzonite composition intrude wide altered
bodies of limestones and skarn composed by piroxenes, garnets, magnetite, chlorite and epidot. The associated
mineralization is composed of copper oxides, chalcopyrite, chalcocite, and bornite sulphides outcropping at surface. The
package of sills/skarn is exposed along an area of approximately 450 m by 600 m along the contact of the Diorite over
thrusting the limestones of the Ferrobamba formation. Details of the Chaupec Target can been found on Panoro press release
of August 28th, 2018.
The survey grid is shown on the attached map together with the surficial geology. The Geophysics field work will include IP,
Magnetometry and gravity, as summarized below:
• 3D Ground Magnetometry including 20 lines of 1 km length each, at 25 m spacing.
◦ Previous Ground Magnetometry was completed in the area at spacing of between 100 m and 200 m with
readings each 10 m to 20 m. These surveys served to infer limits of the main packages of limestones, diorite
and sills/skarn. The current survey will include continuous readings along the lines and will be concentered on
the sill/skarn package.
• IP-3D including 10 lines of 1 km length, spacing of 50 m between lines and with stations of 25, 50, 75 & 100 meters
multi-dipole.
◦ Previous IP surveys in the area were completed with 100 m spacing and readings each 50 m. The survey will
permit identification of charged and resistive bodies with a resolution of 25 m and to approximately 300 m depth.
• Gravity survey, including 110 points distributed over the same grid as for the Magetometry and IP.
The goal of the survey is to identify structural controls, directions and thicknesses of the Skarn bodies which reported high
copper, silver and gold anomalies on the surface rock sampling. The survey will be complemented with additional detailed
mapping to finalize the location, orientation and depth of proposed drill holes of the exploration program.
About Panoro
Panoro Minerals is a uniquely positioned Peru focused copper exploration and development company. The Company is
advancing its two advanced stage copper projects;
• Cotabambas Copper-Gold-Silver Project; and
• Antilla Copper-Molybdenum Project.
The Company also has two early stage projects being funded and/or advanced with partners;
• Kusiorcco Copper Project, funded by Hudbay Minerals; and
• Humamantata Copper Project, funded by JOGMEC.
Panoro’s Projects are located in the strategically important area of southern Peru. The region boasts the recent investment of
over US$15 billion into the construction or expansion of four large open pit copper mines (Las Bambas, Constancia,
Antapaccay and Cerro Verde) and another $US 3 billion being invested currently into two additional open pit copper mines
(Mina Justa and Quelleveco).
Since 2007, the Company has completed over 80,000 meters 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
Project1
Antilla Cu
Project2
Process Feed, life of mine million tonnes 483.1 118.7
Process Feed, daily Tonnes 80,000 20,000
Strip Ratio, life of mine 1.25 : 1 1.38: 1
Before
Tax1
NPV7.5% million USD 1,053 520
IRR % 20.4 34.7
Payback years 3.2 2.6
After
Tax1
NPV7.5% million USD 684 305
IRR % 16.7 25.9
Payback years 3.6 3.0
Annual
Average
Payable Metals
Cu thousand tonnes 70.5 21.0
Au thousand ounces 95.1 -
Ag thousand ounces 1,018.4 -
Mo thousand tonnes - -
Initial Capital Cost million USD 1,530 250
1. 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.
2. Project economics estimated at long term commodity price of Cu = US$3.05/lb and Short term commodity price of Cu
= US$3.20, US$3.15 and US$3.10 for Years 1,2 and 3 of operations, respectively.
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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