Mexican GOLD Samples 13.48 G/T Au Eq (13.04 G/T Au, 6.83 G/T AG, 0.21 % Cu) over 8.0 Metres and Discovers Historical MINE at Changaro Zone , Las Minas
Thunder Bay, Ont. TSX-V: MEX
For Immediate Release May 1, 2018
MEXICAN GOLD SAMPLES 13.48 g/t AU EQ (13.04 g/t Au, 6.83 g/t Ag,
0.21 % Cu) OVER 8.0 METRES AND DISCOVERS HISTORICAL MINE
AT CHANGARO ZONE , LAS MINAS
Mexican Gold Corp. ("Mexican Gold" or the "Company") ( TSX-V: MEX/ OTCQB:
MEXGF / FRA: 4QW1) is pleased to announce that its 2018 Field Exploration Program
at the Changaro zone has yielded high-grade sampling results. Channel sampling carried
out at the historical La Perdida mine assayed:
• 13.48 g/t Au Eq (13.04 g/t gold, 6.83 g/t silver and 0.21% copper) over 8
metres, including 27.76 g/t Au Eq (27.30 g/t gold, 11.7 g/t silver and 0.49%
copper) over 2.0 metres.
A sampling program carried out in 2010 at the historical El Alto-Changaro mine (see press
release May 10, 2011) yielded the following:
• 11.45 g/t Au Eq ( 9.92 g/t gold, 20.78 g/t silver and 0.63 % copper ), over 8
metres, including 30.46 g/t Au Eq ( 28.87 g/t gold, 20.3 g/t silver and 0.68%
copper) over 2.0 metres.
• 4.35 g/t Au Eq (3.03 g/t gold, 12.9 g/t silver and 0.61% copper) over 10 metres,
including 9.26 g/t Au Eq (7.47 g/t gold, 29.35 g/t silver and 0.71% copper) over
4.0 metres.
• 2.51 g/t Au Eq (1.83 g/t gold, 13.01 g/t silver and 0.25% copper) over 16.0
metres
The field exploration work led to the discovery of a previously unknown historical mine
with an 8 metre shaft and two mine levels. The program is on- going and includes
constructing access trails, trenching sampling and mapping across the Changaro zone.
The Changaro zone is a mineralized corridor measuring approximately 800 metres by
500 metres. The zone is characterized by numerous small -scale mines and mineralized
showings hosted within marble and situated above the extensive skarn zone that hosts
the mineralized zones at Las Minas. A total of 13 mines and mine workings have been
located within the boundaries of the Changaro zone. The El Alto-Changaro mine, which
is believed to be the largest of the known mines within the zone, has mine workings
extending over a vertical height of 200 metres.
Table 1 Channel Samples La Perdida Adit
Location Sample Width Au
g/t
Ag g/t Cu % Au Eq
g/t
Remarks
La Perdida 12381 2.0 7.85 2.80 0.14 8.12
La Perdida 12382 2.0 0.30 0.60 0.05 0.39
La Perdida 12383 2.0 16.70 12.2 0.49 17.67
La Perdida 12384 2.0 27.30 11.7 0.17 27.76
Total / Average 8.0 13.04 6.83 0.21 13.48
Gold equivalent (Au Eq) calculations use metal prices of US $1250/oz. for gold, US $18.00/oz. for silver
and US $3.00 /lb. for copper. No adjustments have been made for potential relative differences in metal
recoveries.
Au Eq g/t = Au g/t + [(Ag g/t x 0.014) + (Cu% x 1.64)]
Assays are uncut, length – weighted average values.
Brian Robertson, President and CEO stated, “The very successful field exploration
program of trenching, sampling and mapping at Changaro has outlined an extensive
mineralized zone and provided greater understanding of the structural controls of the
mineralization. We are very encouraged by these early results and look forward to drill
testing this high priority target,”
Figure 1 Sampling Changaro Mine
Figure 2 Mineralized Skarn Zones at Las Minas
Figure 3 Historical Mine Workings at Changaro
About Las Minas
The Las Minas Project hosts near -surface gold, silver and copper skarn mineralization
and high-grade gold-silver mesothermal vein deposits. The project is comprised of six
mineral concessions covering approximately 1,616 hectares (3,995 acres), with several
small scale, past-producing mines and a number of untested targets.
The district is host to a large gold, silver and copper skarn system that has a production
history that extends back to the Aztec era. The Las Minas diorite intrusive measures
approximately 10 kilometres in diameter and underlies the Las Minas concessions. The
mineralization controls and association with magnetite appear to be similar to the
Guerrero Gold belt, which is the site of the Los Filos and Morelos gold deposits.
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Sonny
Bernales, P. Geo., a registered Professional Geoscientist in the Province of British
Columbia and a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Bernales is responsible for
logistics and supervision of all exploration activity conducted by Mexican Gold on the
property.
Where possible, veins and exposed mineralization are sampled as composite channel
samples. The channel samples are cut right-angled to the strike of the veins and average
5 to 6 kilograms in weight. Channel samples are most representative of the sample types
followed by grab and select samples.
The Company has implemented and adheres to a strict Quality Assurance/Quality Control
program which includes inserting mineralized standards and blanks into t he sample
stream, about 1 for every 10 samples. The standards and blanks were obtained from CDN
Resource Laboratories Ltd. of Langley, BC, Canada. Each sample bag is properly sealed
and kept in a secured, restricted storage place prior to shipping to the l ab. Samples are
shipped directly by Mexican Gold or picked- up by the lab vehicle with chain of
custody/sample submittal signed and dated. The Company sends its samples to SGS
Mineral Services (ISO/IEC 17025) at Durango, Mexico, an accredited and independent
laboratory.
About Mexican Gold Corp.
Mexican Gold Corp. is a Canadian based mineral exploration company committed to
building long -term value through ongoing discoveries and strategic acquisitions of
prospective precious metals and copper deposits in Mexico. Mexican Gold is exploring
the Las Minas Project, which is located in the core of the Las Minas mining district in the
Veracruz State, Mexico, and is host to one of the largest under -explored skarn systems
known in Mexico. For more information, please contact.
Brian E. Robertson, P. Eng., President & CEO
Phone: 807-474-4270 or 807-251-1816
Fax: 807-474-4272
E-mail: [email protected]
Website at www.mexicangold.ca
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