PPX Provides May 2018 Bulk Sampling Results for Mina Callanquitas
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NEWS RELEASE TSX.V PPX; BVL PPX; SSE PPX
PPX Provides May 2018 Bulk Sampling Results for Mina Callanquitas
Vancouver, British Columbia – July 5, 2018 – PPX Mining Corp. (the "Company" or “PPX”) is
pleased to announce that over 2,505 tonnes of bulk sample grading 9.09 gpt gold were mined and
processed during the month of May 2018 at Mina Callanquitas. In addition, 216 metres of lateral mine
development and exploration were also completed during the month as the Company focuses on the
development of underground mine infrastructure. Highlights of the bulk sampling results for May are
given below:
• The Company’s mining partner Proyectos La Patagonia S.A.C. (“PLP”) provided the Company
with a detailed report on operations at Mina Callanquitas for May 2018. PLP reports that one
hundred and twelve (112) truckloads containing 2,505 tonnes of gold mineralized rock were
shipped to the Malin Plant of Silver Cascas S.A.C. (“Silver Cascas”). The average gold grade of
the mineralized material was 9.09 gpt gold. Gold recoveries from processing the mineralized rock
at the Silver Cascas processing plant ranged from 72.0% to 89.0%, consistent with gold
recoveries observed in previous bulk samples. Four hundred and four tonnes of “lower grade”
mineralized rock was mined grading 4.40 gpt gold and placed on mine’s stockpile for future
processing.
• Since the inception of the test-mining program, PPX has bulk-sampled over 27,212 tonnes of
mineralized material from the previously defined Inferred Resource at Mina Callanquitas. From
July 2017, the average direct cash cost to mine, transport and process bulk samples has been
US$262 per tonne. It should be noted that these costs may not be indicative of future production
costs for Mina Callanquitas. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have
demonstrated economic viability. There is no certainty that all or any part of the mineral resource
will be converted into mineral reserves.
• PLP also completed over 216 metres of lateral development and exploration during the month of
May. The development work will allow the use of “real -life” development costs in the
Company’s Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”) that is expected to be completed in July 2018.
The information in this press release and the test -mining/bulk sampling program do not represent a
decision by the Company to commence commercial production at the Igor Project. The test-mining/bulk
sampling program is designed to gather the required data to produce an accurate economic evaluation in
the Company’s PFS.
Brian J. Maher, President and CEO of PPX Mining commented: “PPX is in the process of finalizing its
PFS for Mina Callanquitas and the associated processing facility. The results f or May 2018 will be
integrated into the PFS and continue to underscore the continuity of grade along the Callanquitas
structure. The Company is looking forward to finalizing development options for Mina Callanquitas and
preparing for the next steps forward in the development of Mina Callanquitas.”
About PPX Mining Corp: PPX Mining Corp. (TSX.V: PPX.V, SSE: PPX, BVL: PPX) is a Canadian -
based exploration and development company with assets in northern Peru. Igor, the Company’s 100% -
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owned flagship gold and silver project, is located in the prolific Northern Peru gold belt in eastern La
Libertad Department. PPX is pursuing a two -prong strategy to further develop and explore the Igor
Project. The Company has begun work on its underground test mining and bulk sampling program which
is designed to upgrade the resource estimate and generate data to evaluate the possibility of future mine
development at Igor through the PFS process. Simultaneously, PPX is accelerating its exploration
program at Igor in order to fully evaluate the resource potential of the entire Igor project area. The
Callanquitas Structure is open along strike and at depth. A new discovery has been made in the
Portachuelos area that can potentially add significant new precious metal resources to the project.
Coupled with the Domo and Tesoros exploration targets, Igor is evolving into a district scale project with
multiple large mineralizing centers, each with significant gold and silver resource potential. Evaluating
mine development alternatives at Callanquitas in parallel with exploration discovery provides dual
catalysts for growth and increasing shareholder value.
Previous exploration on the Callanquitas Structure discovered a significant Inferred gold and silver
resource: 7,189,000 tonnes grading 1.94 gpt gold and 71.8 gpt silver containing 448,500 ounces of gold
and 16,600,000 ounces of silver at a cutoff grade of 1.5 gpt gold equivalent. Included within this resource
estimate is a higher grade zone consisting of 2,730,000 tonnes grading 2.73 gpt gold and 119.1 gpt silver
containing 239,400 ounces of gold and 10,500,000 ounces of silver using a 3.0 gpt gold equivalent cutoff
grade (Please see Technical Report, amended September 27, 2013, available on the Company’s website or
SEDAR). Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.
There is no certainty that all or any part of the mineral resource will be converted into mineral reserves.
All scientific and technical information in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Quentin
J. Browne, P.Geo., Independent Consulting Geologist to PPX Mining Corp., who is a qualified person
under the definitions established by National Instrument 43-101.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Brian J. Maher
President and Chief Executive Officer
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
PPX Mining Corp.
Brian J. Maher, President and Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 1-530-913-4728
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ppxmining.com
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