Sonoro GOLD Announces 10,000-METER Drilling Program at Cerro Caliche
SONORO GOLD ANNOUNCES 10,000-METER DRILLING PROGRAM AT CERRO CALICHE
VANCOUVER, Canada, October 25, 2021 – Sonoro Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGO | OTCQB: SMOFF | FRA: 23SP)
(“Sonoro” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the intention to resume drilling at the Company’s
Cerro Caliche gold project in Sonora State, Mexico. The 10,000-meter reverse circulation drilling campaign
will proceed alongside the proposed development of a heap leach mining operation (HLMO) with a
projected capacity of up to 15,000 tonnes per day.
The six-month drilling program will focus on expanding the project’s oxide gold mineralization included in
the updated Resource Estimate announced September 15, 2021, as well as potential higher-grade targets
recently identified by a surface sampling program announced on August 30, 2021, and July 20, 2021.
The map below shows the proposed drill holes for the upcoming program:
The reader is cautioned that drill locations may change as drilling and sampling results may impact drilling
sequence, location and priority.
The Company plans 705 meters of infill and expansion drilling at El Colorado (A) where previous drilling
by the Company returned higher-grade results including drill-hole SCR-044 which intercepted 12.19
meters averaging 11.2 grams of gold per tonne (“g/t Au”) including 6.1 meters averaging 21.58 g/t Au. A
further 1,230 meters of drilling is planned along the El Colorado/La Ventana Corridor (B) where assay
results from surface sampling announced on July 20, 2021, confirmed linear structural corridors of
anomalous gold, silver, and base metal mineralization with a 600-meter extension to the southeast from
El Colorado to La Ventana. Additional sampling results announced on August 30, 2021, identified three
oxide gold mineralized “windows” within the El Colorado/La Ventana Corridor with assay results from 39
samples averaging 0.63 g/t Au and results from 51 samples averaging 0.76 g/t Au. Another seven samples
returned grades between 4.4 g/t Au and 9.9 g/t Au.
To the east of El Colorado at the Buena Suerte mineralized zone, the Company plans 1,215 meters of infill
and extension drilling at the north and south ends of Buena Suerte (C). An additional 1,800-meters of
drilling is targeted along the Buena Suerte/San Quintín Corridor (D) to the south of Buena Suerte. Surface
sampling confirmed a 750-meter southern extension of the Buena Suerte/San Quintin Corridor where two
windows of oxide gold mineralization were identified also suggesting the potential for higher-grade and
near surface mineralization. Previously announced assay results from 61 samples averaged 0.65 g/t Au
and another 11 samples returned grades between 2.5 and 14.5 g/t Au.
Another 1,110-meters of expansion drilling is planned at El Rincón (E) to connect with the northwest
extension of the Veta de Oro gold mineralized zone located over 500 meters to the southeast along the
same structure. An additional 1,290-meters of drilling is planned at Cuervos (F), located at the
southernmost extension of the Japoneses mineralized zones to expand the Cuervos zone toward the
northwest and to the south and southwest. Drilling is planned to extend the Cabeza Blanca (G) vein zone
to the north as well as at the Abejas/Chinos Altos Corridor (H) where the Company plans to investigate
the horse tailed bifurcation of the Abejas (I) vein zone with four vein splays to the southwest into Chinos
Altos where reported drill hole SCR-069 intercepted 7.632 meters averaging 0.947 g/t Au.
Drilling will also focus on extending mineralization at two zones excluded from the updated resource
estimate due to lack of required drilling density. The first is the Guadalupe zone (J), located parallel to the
west side of Cabeza Blanca where reported results included drill hole SCR-030 which intercepted 22.86
metres averaging 0.725 g/t Au and drill hole SCR-061 which intercepted 15.2 meters averaging 0.599 g/t
Au. The Company plans 300 meters of infill drilling to investigate the potential for the Guadalupe zone to
coalesce with the Cabeza Blanca open pit.
The second excluded zone is La Española (K), located in the southeast region of the concession. Reported
results from La Española included drill hole SCR-068 which intercepted 9.14 m of 1.25 g/t Au and surface
sampling which identified the area as being within the recently defined La Magdalena/La Española
Corridor. The Company plans to drill approximately 1,800 meters at La Española and another 190-meters
at La Magdalena (L).
Mel Herdrick, Sonoro’s VP of Exploration noted, “We will initiate this program armed with important new
data that will allow us to potentially add to our resource and target areas where sampling indicates the
potential for higher-grade mineralization. Previous drilling intercepted gold mineralization in most holes,
demonstrating a very good success rate, which I expect will continue based on the sampling and drill
results.”
Sonoro’s President and CEO, Kenneth MacLeod, commented, “This program has been under development
since we paused drilling in May 2021. It is strategically designed to expand the project’s mineralized zones
and target potentially higher-grade, near surface mineralization. We maintain our strategy to expedite
the commencement of operations to generate cashflow that will contribute to further drilling to increase
the project’s potential.”
Sonoro’s Chairman, John Darch, added, “The drilling campaign will focus on potentially increasing the
size and grade of the gold resource while we continue with the proposed development of the
HLMO. Confirmation of extensive, higher-grade mineralization could potentially improve the overall
economics of the project.”
The table below includes the number of high priority drill holes and meters allocated to each zone, with
the targeted 10,000 meters to be selected from the list. The locations, sequencing and configuration of
the holes may be modified as assay resul ts are received. Drill hole lengths are designed for an average
length of 100 - 110 meters within a range of 70 to 140 meters per hole.
Mineralized Zones Map Holes Meters
El Colorado Zone A 9 705
El Colorado/La Ventana Corridor B 13 1,230
Buena Suerte Zone C 12 1,215
Buena Suerte/San Quintín Corridor D 23 1,800
El Rincón Zone E 14 1,110
Cuervos Zone F 13 1,290
Cabeza Blanca Zone G 5 390
Abejas/Chinos Altos Corridor H 16 1,490
Abejas Zone I 8 590
Guadalupe Zone J 3 300
La Española Zone K 13 1,030
La Magdalena Zone L 3 190
Total 132 11,340
Geologic Description
Cerro Caliche is located 45 kilometers east southeast of Magdalena de Kino in the Cucurpe-Sonora Mega-
district of Sonora, Mexico. Multiple historic small underground gambusino gold mines were developed in
the concession including Cabeza Blanca, Los Cuervos, Japoneses, Las Abejas, Boluditos, El Colorado, Veta
de Oro and Espanola. Mineralization types of the Cucurpe-Sonora Mega-district include variants of
epithermal low sulfidation veins and related mineralized dikes and associated volcanic domes. Local
altered and mineralized felsic dikes cut the mineralized meta-sedimentary rock units and may be
associated with mineralization both in the dikes and meta-sedimentary rocks.
Qualified Person Statement
Stephen Kenwood, P.Geo., a Director of Sonoro, is a Qualified Person within the context of National
Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) and has read and approved this news release. Readers are cautioned that
the presence of mineralization on historic mines adjacent to or on Cerro Caliche is not necessarily
indicative of economic gold mineralization in the concessions held by the Company.
About Sonoro Gold Corp.
Sonoro Gold Corp. is a publicly listed exploration and development company holding the near
development stage Cerro Caliche project and the exploration stage San Marcial properties in Sonora State,
Mexico. The Company has highly experienced operational and management teams with proven track
records for the discovery and development of natural resource deposits.
On behalf of the Board of Sonoro Gold Corp.
Per: “Kenneth MacLeod”
Kenneth MacLeod
President & CEO
For further information, please contact:
Sonoro Gold Corp. - Tel: (604) 632-1764
Email: [email protected]
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uncertainties, including the possibility of unfavorable exploration and test results, the lack of sufficient
future financing to carry out exploration and development plans and unanticipated changes in the legal,
regulatory and permitting requirements for the Company’s exploration programs. There can be no
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