Salazar Cuts 6.87 Metres (6.45 True) Averaging 1.47 G/T Gold, 7.42% Copper, 1.01% Zinc East of the El Domo Deposit at its Curipamba Project
Salazar Cuts 6.87 Metres (6.45 True) Averaging 1.47 G/T Gold, 7.42% Copper,
1.01% Zinc East of the El Domo Deposit at its Curipamba Project
Vancouver, British Columbia, August 14, 2017- Salazar Resources Limited (TSX.V: SRL;
FRANKFURT: CCG.F) (“Salazar” or the “Company”) is pleased to report results from an additional ten
holes (2,791metres) of the phase V diamond drill, program that is in progress on the Company’s 100-per-cent
owned (21,500 ha) Curipamba volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) proje ct in Ecuador. These holes
represent new exploratory and development drilling and were not included in the latest El Domo resource
estimate which was released on January 16th, 2015.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Hole CURI-234
• 6.87 metres (6.45 m true) averaging 1.47 g/t gold, 10.9 g/t silver, 7.42% copper, 1.01% zinc.
Hole CURI-231
• 3.09 metres (3.08 m true) averaging 0.60 g/t gold, 9.40 g/t silver, 6.43% copper, 0.18% zinc.
PROGRAM RESULTS:
The latest ten holes (2,791 metres) (Table 1) were drilled as part of the planned 40-hole (10,000 metres) drill
program that is being completed with the purpose of expanding the El Domo volcanogenic massive sulphide
(“VMS”) deposit and exploring its margins, as well as testing geophysical anomalies and surface showings
(Figure 1). It is anticipated that the drill program will be complete by the end of August of this year.
Hole CURI-231 intersected 3.09 metres (3.08 m true) averaging 0.60 g/t gold, 9.40 g/t silver, 6.43%
copper & 0.18% zinc in a massive sulfide of pyrite and c halcopyrite. This intersection is located in the
northeastern sector of the El Domo deposit, approximately 50 metres south from the CURI-224 which cut
16.60 metres (15.60 metres true width) of massive and semi -massive chalcopyrite-sphalerite-pyrite grading
3.66 g/t gold, 117.40 g/t silver, 4.88% copper, 5.36% zinc (News Release of May 15, 2017) . This new
intersection extends the previously interpreted mineralization trend identified by CURI-224 and CURI -198
an additional 50 metres to the south.
Hole CURI-234 was collared in the west -central sector of the El Domo deposit. It was drilled with a
southerly azimuth to test a 100 meter gap that had no resource assign ed to it, between the CURI -176 and
CURI-201. It intersected 6.87 metres (6.45 m true) averaging 1.47 g/t gold, 10.9 g/t silver, 7.42%
copper, 1.01% zinc in a massive and semi -massive sulfide of c halcopyrite, sphalerite and p yrite and
0.82 metres grading 0.74 g/t Au, 22.3 g/t Ag, 0.68% Cu and 1.93% Zn. These intersections are located
approximately 50m north of CURI-201, drilled in March of 2011, which intersected 1.50 metres grading
0.977 g/t Au, 80.82 g/t Ag, 1.52% Cu and 2.5% Zn. Approximately 80 metres to the north-east, hole CURI-
218 intersected 14.43 metres (13.07m true) averaging 2.65 g/t gold, 10.58 g/t silver, 1.32% copper, 6.63%
zinc (News Release of March 23, 2017).
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Fredy Salazar, President and CEO, commented: “ We are m oving forward with the intended exploration
towards the east of El Domo.T he mineralization intersected in CURI-231and CURI-234 has shed new light
on mineralization trends, and lithological and structural settings, on the eastern flankthus, helping us
understand better the local and regional potential of this VMS body.”
OTHER RESULTS:
Holes CURI-225 and CURI-227 were drilled from the same platform approximately 250 metres east of the
El Domo deposit and approximately 70 metres east of the collar of hole CURI-218 (News Release of March
23, 2017). Both holes were drilled with a southerly azimuth to test the south- eastern sector of the El Domo
mineralization and to further test the intercept in hole CURI -155 ( 3.61 metres grading 0.77 g/t gold, 37.5 4
g/t silver, 0.15% copper and 1.68% zinc ( News Release of January 26, 2012). CURI-225 and 227 intersected
the underlying dacitic unit which is weakly miner alized. However, this southeastern area still needs more
exploration given that there are several structural features that could have acted as depositional and
mineralization boundaries.
Hole CURI-226 was drilled close to the northern edge of El Domo. I t was collared 70 metres east of hole
CURI-198 ( 7.40 metres grading 2.498 g/t Au, 74.61 g/t Ag, 3.45 % Cu, and 5.07% Zn). CURI -226 did not
encounter massive sulphide mineralization but it did intersect a short interval of the underlying dacite with a
moderate hydrothermal breccia. This hole was aborted earlier than expected due to the mechanical problems.
Holes CURI-228 and CURI -229 were also drilled near the northern edge of the El Domo minealization.
Both holes intersected the CURI -198 mineralization (see above) to the south -west and west, respectively.
While holes CURI -228 and CURI -229 did not intersect massive sulfide mineralization, CURI-228
intersected two intervals of interest in the underlying mineralized dacitic unit: 3.65 metres g rading
1.17 g/t Au and 21.42 g/t Ag; and 7.6 metres grading 1.07 g/t Au and 2.59 g/t Ag.
Hole CURI-230 was collared on the southwest sector of the El Domo mineralization. It was drilled with a
southerly azimuth to test for extensions of the mineralization in CURI-218 to the south. This hole intersected
the underlying mineralized dacitic unit approximately 80 metres higher than in the surrounding holes
suggesting an upthrown block fault in this area. The intense fracturing and alteration of the rock cause d the
hole to collapse and the hole was abandoned without testing its original target depth. Even so, there are two
mineralized intervals of interest in th e dacitic unit found on this upthown block (Table 2). CURI-218 also
intersected a similar upthrown block with mineralized dacite that could be correlated to the one found in the
CURI-230.
Hole CURI-232 collared from the same platform than the CURI -231 and tested for an extension to the east
of the mineralization in CURI -231. CURI-232 did not encount er massive sulphide mineralization but it did
intersect a mineralized zone in the underlying dacitic unit (Table 2).
Hole CURI-233 was collared 150 metres east of CURI-232 and drilled easterly to explore the north-eastern
limits of the El Domo mineraliz ation. The hole intersected mineralization in the underlying mineralized
dacitic unit (Table 2) at 160 metres from the El Domo resource . The presence of moderate to strong
hydrothermal activity this far east from the main body suggests that the VMS mineralization could have been
deposited and destroyed through an erosional period. This opens the possibility of finding VMS
mineralization as far north-east as the CURI-24 (80 metres distance) which also intersected the dacitic unit
with a moderate hydrothermal breccia on a large upthrown block. There is also a large un-drilled area to the
south towards CURI-223, 225 and 227. Salazar will drill test this area as part of the current program.
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TABLE 1
HOLE ID EAST NORTH ELEV (M) AZIMUTH DIP DEPTH (M) ACCUMULATED
DEPTH
CURI-225 695640.25 9855196.14 1081.00 180° -60 348.00 348.00
CURI-226 695432.20 9855592.93 978.16 90° -80 113.77 461.77
CURI-227 695640.25 9855196.14 1081.00 180° -75 369.70 831.47
CURI-228 695400.00 9855550.00 1050.00 270° -78 269.65 1101.12
CURI-229 695294.00 9855600.00 980.00 90° -70 251.70 1352.82
CURI-230 695451.00 9855222.00 1082.00 180° -75 242.80 1595.62
CURI-231 695443.00 9855490.00 1044.00 270° -85 278.80 1874.42
CURI-232 695443.00 9855490.00 1044.00 90° -75 317.75 2192.17
CURI-233 695592.00 9855493.00 1040.00 355° -90 263.70 2455.87
CURI-234 695356.00 9855239.00 1066.00 180° -70 335.70 2791.57
*PSAD_1956_UTM_Zone_17S
Figure 1
El Domo Deposit – Pierce Point Map
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TABLE 2
SIGNIFICANT INTERSECTIONS
HOLE ID FROM(m) TO(m) WIDTH(m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Cu (%) Pb (%) Zn (%)
CURI-225 No significant mineralization encountered in this hole, located 250 m east from El Domo resource .
CURI-226 No significant mineralization encountered in this hole, located 30 m east of CURI-198. Hole aborted
due to mechanical problems.
CURI-227 No significant mineralization encountered in this hole, located 250 m east of the El Domo deposit and
120 m southwest of CURI-155.
CURI-228 201.23 204.88 3.65 1.17 21.42 - - -
211.78 219.38 7.60 1.07 2.59 - - -
CURI-229 No significant mineralization encountered in this hole, located 100 m west from CURI-198.
CURI-230 213.29 214.15 0.86 - - 0.21 - 1.58
231.84 233.07 1.23 0.77 19.5 0.21 0.82 2.98
Located 40 m south of CURI-218. Hole abandoned due to poor ground conditions.
CURI-231 213.85 216.94 3.09 0.60 9.40 6.43 - 0.18
225.74 233.66 7.92 0.31 3.71 - - 1.19
CURI-232 231.25 238.26 7.01 0.63 17.90 - - 1.01
CURI-233 236.15 238.2 2.05 0.85 19.70 0.39 0.37 2.23
CURI-234 282.85 289.72 6.87 1.47 10.90 7.42 - 1.01
302.7 303.52 0.82 0.74 22.30 0.68 - 1.93
Widths presented in Table 2 are downhole core lengths. Where possible, true width estimates are noted in the
text.
A rigorous chain- of-custody and quality assurance/quality control program that included the insertion of
certified standard control samples and blanks, and re-analysis of samples with high levels(overlimit) of gold,
copper and zinc, was applied to the NQ-diameter, rock-sawn half-core samples. All samples were analyzed
by Inspectorate Services Perú S.A.C. (Bureau Veritas), a certified ISO 17025 and ISO 9001:2000 laboratory.
As part of the program’s sample quality assurance , t win quarter core samples were taken on all wells as
described below. The samples were part of a Brecciated Dacite and gave the following results (Table 3):
TABLE 3
HOLE SAMPLE FROM(m) TO(m) LENGTH(m) Au(ppm) Ag(ppm) Cu(ppm) Pb(ppm) Zn(ppm)
CURI-225 170432 329.7 330.67 0.97 0.103 2.7 20 133 403
170433 329.7 330.67 0.97 0.092 3.1 21 135 442
CURI-226 170442 107.85 109.36 1.51 0.18 0.8 20 26 68
170443 107.85 109.36 1.51 0.15 1.4 22 26 75
CURI-227 170484 323.1 324.25 1.15 <0.005 0.2 2 8 42
170485 323.1 324.25 1.15 <0.005 <0.2 3 9 38
CURI-228 170473 227.55 229.05 1.5 0.011 0.5 301 94 1809
170474 227.55 229.05 1.5 0.008 0.5 312 91 2255
CURI-229 170493 241.09 242.58 1.49 0.019 0.3 47 25 396
170494 241.09 242.58 1.49 0.019 0.3 53 26 392
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HOLE SAMPLE FROM(m) TO(m) LENGTH(m) Au(ppm) Ag(ppm) Cu(ppm) Pb(ppm) Zn(ppm)
CURI-230 170522 233.07 234.1 1.03 0.011 0.5 40 28 417
170523 233.07 234.1 1.03 <0.005 0.2 9 15 118
CURI-231 170511 248.45 249.56 1.11 0.027 0.4 87 439 1235
170512 248.45 249.56 1.11 0.025 0.4 83 422 1512
CURI-232 170539 290.5 292.2 1.7 0.296 2.8 292 178 8542
170541 290.5 292.2 1.7 0.202 2.4 201 291 3526
CURI-233 170547 248.9 250.4 1.5 0.013 <0.2 14 25 135
170548 248.9 250.4 1.5 0.01 <0.2 6 15 46
CURI-234 170591 324.95 326.48 1.53 0.012 <0.2 3 5 42
170592 324.95 326.48 1.53 0.011 <0.2 5 <5 48
The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by
Kieran Downes, Ph.D., P.Geo. a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SALAZAR RESOURCES LIMITED
“Fredy Salazar”
Fredy Salazar, President & CEO
Salazar Resources Limited
Salazar Resources Ltd. is a publicly -listed (TSXV: SRL) mineral resource company engaged in the
exploration and development of new highly prospective areas in Ecuador. Led by a senior Ecuadorian
management team and most notably by its namesake Fredy Salazar, this team has been instrumental in other
major discoveries throughout Ecuador, including Aurelian's Fruta Del Norte discovery, IAMGold's
Quimsacocha Deposit, Mozo Deposit, Ex Newmont's Cangrejos Project and International Minerals Rio
Blanco and Gab y Deposit. Being an Ecuadorian- based company gives the Company a strategic advantage
enabling the Company to complete exploration at a rapid pace. With an excellent property portfolio (4
projects – 36,269 hectares), good geopolitical positioning and a number of strategic corporate and financial
partnerships, Salazar has positioned itself to be a strategic player in Ecuador.
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