Salazar Resources Announces Extensive Gold Mineralisation in the El Potro Lithocap, Loja, Ecuador
November 30, 2021
Salazar Resources Announces Extensive Gold Mineralisation in the
El Potro Lithocap, Loja, Ecuador
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, November 30, 2021 -- SALAZAR RESOURCES LIMITED (TSXV: SRL, OTC
QX: SRLZF, Frankfurt: CCG.F) (“Salazar Resources” or the "Company") is pleased to report that channel
sampling of the lithocap outcrop at El Potro in southern Ecuador, acquired in September 2021, has
delivered extensive gold mineralization. Saw-cut channel sampling of 86.7 meters (“m”) in length returned
a composite average of 1.40 g/t gold (“Au”), paving the way for ongoing exploration.
Highlights:
• El Potro , acquired in September 2021, has been recognised by Salazar Resources as a new
porphyry discovery.
• Trenches 1-3 returned 44.7 m @ 2.54 g/t Au
• Mineralized lithocap exhibits intense silica-argillic alteration containing free gold and is open in
all directions – Salazar will test the extensions through further mapping and sampling
• Ongoing work is also focused on the abundant additional Cu-Mo stockwork outcrops within the
concession area, containing anomalous copper and molybdenum values that are hosted within a
multi-phase granodiorite intrusion.
• Salazar is focused on generating drill targets as quickly as possible.
Fredy E. Salazar, President and CEO of Salazar Resources said, “El Potro gets better and better the more
we see. The channel sampling was carried out across all of the rock faces exposed in outcrop we could find
and it suggests that gold mineralization is pervasive in the lithocap, which is a very promising sign. The
lithocap is open- ended, extending under cover. Furthermore, the alteration styles mapped around the
lithocap and the scale of the distribution of the intense stockworks in the wider area are indicative of a
substantial porphyry body.”
“The location of El Potro is also particularly encouraging. The giant Rio Blanco deposit in Peru is just 40 km
to the south, only 84 km to the north is the large Santiago prospect, and 66 km to the northwest are the
new discoveries at the Bramaderos project. To have 100% title on a new discovery in the main trend of
prolific Miocene age copper and gold mineralization is really exciting for Salazar Resources.”
EL POTRO
Background information on El Potro can be found, here: https://salazarresources.com/projects/100-
salazar-owned/el-potro/
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Figure 1. Location of El Potro
Source: Salazar Resources Ltd
Channel Sampling
Channel sampling was carried out along 86.7 m of the lithocap rock face. A total of 46 samples were taken,
with an average length of 2 m per sample.
Two parallel saw cuts were made, approximately 5 cm apart and to depth of approximately 5 cm, prior to
the samples being chiseled out.
Of the 46 samples taken, 20 returned values in excess of 0.5 ppm Au , 16 returned values between 0.05
and 0.5 ppm Au, and 10 returned values below 0.05 ppm Au.
Table 1. Channel sampling results (screened metallic analysis)
Trench Width (m) Au ppm
T1 9.9 2.56
T2 24.0 2.56
T3 10.8 2.50
T4 36.0 0.20
T5 6.0 0.04
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Figure 2, below, shows the location of the five trenches where channel sample took place along exposed
rock face. The samples were taken across approximately 100 m of outcrop, with grades higher in the
western half than in the eastern half. The average grade of trenches 1-3, 44.7 m of sample width, is 2.54
g/t Au. The average grade of trenches 4-5, 42.0 m of sample width, is 0.17 g/t Au.
Figure 2. Lithocap channel sampling
Source: Salazar Resources Ltd
The lithocap is located west of center in the concession, with an outcrop that extends approximately 100
m in length, and a visible thickness of approximately 30 m. The lithocap is open in all directions, under
cover. The outcrop, and the area where the channel samples were taken using a portable circular saw is
the same area where artisanal mining activity has taken place.
The geology across the outcrop is characterised by advanced argillic alteration and silicification
obliterating primary rock textures. Mineralisation is hosted within moderate -strong stockworks
comprised of quartz veinlets and disseminated pyrite and lesser chalcopyrite, with minor bornite and
malachite. The veinlets are often associated with iron oxide staining, jarosite and fine grains of stibnite.
In the eastern portion of the concession, approximately 1 km from the lithocap, a number of chalcopyrite
and molybdenite-bearing intense stockworks within a diorite have been identified in outcrop.
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Future Work
Salazar Resources is establishing accommodation and logistics at site that will enable the team to support
sustainable exploration programs. Mapping and sampling will test the extensions of the lithocap as well
as the various stockwork outcrops with the aim of generating drill targets as quickly as possible.
QAQC
Salazar maintains a rigorous chain-of-custody and quality assurance/control program which includes the
insertion of certified standard control samples and blanks, and re -analysis of samples with high levels
(over limit) of gold, copper and zinc. All samples were analysed by Inspectorate Services Perú S.A.C.
(Bureau Veritas), a certified ISO 17025:1999 and ISO 9001:2000 laboratory. The laboratory also maintains
a QAQC program that includes insertion of blanks, standards and duplicate reanalysis of selected samples.
Gold was analysed by standard fire assay – atomic absorption spectroscopy; and also by metallic screen
fire assay - screening of sample s to 106 µm, then gravimetric analysis of the plus fraction and
instrumentation on the minus fraction. Silver, copper, zinc and other elements were analyzed by aqua
regia extraction with an Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP-ES) finish.
Qualified Person
Kieran Downes, Ph.D., P. Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed
and verified the technical information provided in this release.
About Salazar
Salazar Resources is focused on creating value and positive change through discovery, exploration and
development in Ecuador. The team has an unrivalled understanding of the geology in -country and has
played an integral role in the discovery of many of the major projects in Ecuador, including the two newest
operating gold and copper mines.
Salazar Resources has a wholly owned pipeline of copper-gold exploration projects across Ecuador with a
strategy to make another commercial discovery and farm -out non -core assets. The Company actively
engages with Ecuadorian communities and together with the Salazar family it co -founded The Salazar
Foundation, an independent non-profit organisation dedicated to sustainable progress through economic
development.
The Company already has carried interests in three projects. At its maiden discovery, Curipamba, Salazar
Resources has a 25% stake fully carried through to production. A feasibility study completed in October
2021 generated a base case NPV(8%) of US$259 million. At two copper -gold porphyry projects, Pijili and
Santiago, the Company has a 20% stake fully carried through to a construction decision.
For further information from Salazar please contact Merlin Marr- Johnson, Executive Vice President and
Corporate Secretary at [email protected] or [email protected].
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