Silvercorp Intersects Vein S16W With 2.21 Metres True Width Grading 25 Grams per Tonne Gold at the SGX Mine, Ying Mining District, China Trading Symbol
Silvercorp Intersects Vein S16W With 2.21 Metres True Width Grading 25
Grams per Tonne Gold at the SGX Mine, Ying Mining District, China
Trading Symbol
TSX: SVM
NYSE American: SVM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
,
July 6, 2021
/CNW/ - Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp" or the "Company") (TSX: SVM) (NYSE American: SVM) is pleased to
report results from its 2021 exploration programs at the SGX mine. Extensive exploration drilling and tunneling are ongoing at the SGX mine, and all other mines at
the Ying Mining District,
Henan Province
,
China
.
From
October 1, 2020
to
June 30, 2021
, 48,867 metres ("m") from a total of 298 diamond drill holes, including 242 underground holes and 56 surface holes, were
completed at the SGX mine. Assay results for 254 holes have been received, with 166 holes intercepting mineralization.
The diamond drilling program at the SGX mine targeted: (1) blocks of known silver-lead-zinc veins; (2) blocks of silver-lead-zinc veins with gold grades but low
silver-lead-zinc grades; (3) gold veins in and above the existing production areas; and (4) newly-discovered gold veins outside the production areas. Currently, 20
rigs are drilling at the SGX mine.
Drilling Intersected High-Grade Veins In and Above the Production Areas
Detailed drilling of blocks of known silver-lead-zinc and gold veins in and above the SGX mine production areas intersected high-grade veins. These mineralized
occurrences were previously missed due to limited drilling and tunneling, changes in the strikes and dips, and/or pinch-swelling of the pay-zones in the veins. The
Company expects that these discoveries can be converted quickly into reserves and mined with existing underground workings.
The high-grade intercepts for this period are associated with parallel silver-lead-zinc veins S7, S7_1, S7_2, S7E2, S7W1, S14, S14_1, S14_2, S14W, S16W,
S16W1, S16E, S16E2, S16E8, S21, S21W1, and gold veins S16W, H18E. Other veins include S1W2, S8W2, S19, S29, S31E, S33, and S33E.
Highlights of high-grade intercepts at the SGX mine production area:
Hole ZK74S16W07
intersected a
2.50 m
interval (
2.21 m
true width) of vein S16W grading 20 grams per tonne ("g/t") silver ("Ag"), 0.46% lead ("Pb"), 1.07%
zinc ("Zn"), 25.02 g/t gold ("Au"), and 0.03% copper ("Cu") at the
200 m
elevation. S16W is a major production vein at the SGX mine and the blocks with gold
grades but lower Ag-Pb-Zn grades were left over from previous mining;
Hole
ZK64S16W005
intersected a
1.25 m
interval (
1.25 m
true width) of vein S16W grading 141 g/t Ag, 1.86% Pb, 0.63% Zn, 24.28 g/t Au and 0.02% Cu at
the
321 m
elevation;
Hole
ZK16S7407
intersected a
0.92 m
interval (
0.75 m
true width) of vein S16W grading 1,376 g/t Ag, 13.43% Pb, 1.07% Zn, 0.37 g/t Au, and 0.21% Cu at
the
444 m
elevation;
Hole
ZK53S2910
intersected a
2.05 m
interval (
2.05 m
true width) of vein S29 grading 423 g/t Ag, 18.19% Pb, 8.29% Zn, 0.01 g/t Au, and 0.03% Cu at the
392 m
elevation, which includes a
0.84 m
interval (
0.84 m
true width) grading 962 g/t Ag, 43.55% Pb, 19.39% Zn, 0.01 g/t Au, and 0.05% Cu at the
392 m
elevation;
Hole
ZK60S16W002
intersected a
2.19 m
interval (
1.54 m
true width) of vein S21W1 grading 963 g/t Ag, 2.84% Pb, 0.34% Zn, 0.25 g/t Au, and 0.18% Cu at
the
324 m
elevation, which includes a
1.08 m
interval (
0.76 m
true width) grading 1,841 g/t Ag, 5.63% Pb, 0.60% Zn, 0.46 g/t Au, and 0.34% Cu at the
324 m
elevation;
Hole
ZK51S16W102
intersected a
2.02 m
interval (
2.00 m
true width) of vein S16W1 grading 461 g/t Ag, 4.79% Pb, 1.76% Zn, 0.02 g/t Au, and 0.06% Cu at
the
560 m
elevation, which includes a
0.77 m
interval (
0.76 m
true width) grading 1,031 g/t Ag, 12.53% Pb, 4.56% Zn, 0.05 g/t Au, and 0.15% Cu at the
560
m
elevation;
Hole
ZK02AS7_208
intersected a
1.25 m
interval (
0.74 m
true width) of vein S7_2 grading 916 g/t Ag, 23.18% Pb, 0.54% Zn, 0.11 g/t Au, and 0.13% Cu at
the
199 m
elevation; and
Hole
ZK01BS7-1004
intersected a
1.19 m
interval (
1.01 m
true width) of vein S7_1 grading 591 g/t Ag, 24.12% Pb, 1.79% Zn, 0.11 g/t Au, and 0.08% Cu at
the
285 m
elevation.
Surface and Underground Drilling Intersects Newly-Discovered Gold Veins in the North and Northeast Sides of the Resource Area
Exploratory surface drilling and underground drilling in the north and northeast sides of the resource area at the SGX mine discovered gold veins S16W, S18E,
S7-2E, S7_2, S74, S74a, and S75. Gold mineralization in Ag-Pb-Zn veins, such as S16W, seems to be an earlier phase of mineralization which has been
overprinted by Ag-Pb-Zn mineralization. Depending on the degree of overprint, gold grades in the Ag-Pb-Zn veins may vary substantially.
Surface hole ZKDB72S16W02
intersected a
0.48 m
interval from
186.22 m
to
186.7 m
(
0.32 m
true width) of vein S74 grading 1,048 g/t Ag, 0.50% Pb,
1.67% Zn, 24.45 g/t Au, and 0.02% Cu at the
534 m
elevation;
Underground hole ZK74S16W1004
intersected a
0.62 m
interval (
0.41 m
true width) of vein S74, grading 21 g/t Ag, 5.88% Pb, 6.05% Zn, 5.06 g/t Au, and
0.15% Cu at the
244 m
elevation; and
Sur
face hole
ZKDB34AS8001
intersected a
1.10 m
interval from
107.51 m
to
108.61 m
(
0.69 m
true width) of vein S75 grading 8 g/t Ag, 0.22% Pb, 0.33%
Zn, 4.97 g/t Au, and 0.01% Cu at the
699 m
elevation.
Table 1: Selected intercepts from the 2021 exploration programs at the SGX mine
Hole ID
From
(m)
To
(m)
Elevation
(m)
Interval
(m)
True
Width
(m)
Ag
(g/t)
Pb
(%)
Zn
(%)
Au
(g/t)
Cu
(%)
Vein
Ore
Type
ZK00S7_2001
136.44
137.30
230
0.86
0.65
88
3.53
1.83
0.09
0.02
S7_1E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK00S7_2001
152.84
153.67
221
0.83
0.63
99
1.96
0.32
0.07
0.01
S7_1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK01BS7_1001
34.83
35.16
300
0.33
0.29
379
9.09
0.89
0.14
0.36
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK01BS7_1001
121.66
122.14
283
0.48
0.44
812
0.60
0.13
0.10
0.75
S7_1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK01BS7_1002
135.85
137.27
255
1.42
1.20
40
0.53
3.77
0.01
0.05
S7_1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK01BS7_1007
122.44
123.25
291
0.81
0.73
51
3.54
2.57
0.01
0.05
S7_1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK01BS7_1010
101.30
101.96
282
0.66
0.59
164
0.10
5.54
0.03
0.02
S7_1E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK01BS7_1010
120.50
121.28
278
0.78
0.75
905
6.92
0.57
0.07
0.17
S7_1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK01BS7_1014
47.88
49.01
298
1.13
1.01
46
1.11
2.47
0.05
0.04
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK01BS7-1004
122.01
123.20
285
1.19
1.01
591
24.12
1.79
0.11
0.08
S7_1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK01BS8E001
95.80
96.56
260
0.76
0.68
143
0.06
0.09
0.03
0.06
S8E1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK01S18002
114.04
114.57
563
0.53
0.47
282
10.57
0.88
0.01
0.06
S33
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK01S7_1002
133.61
135.22
283
1.61
1.23
52
2.30
0.54
0.01
0.01
S7_1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK01S7_1005
24.75
26.09
302
1.34
1.32
202
1.00
0.42
0.00
0.07
S16E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK02AS16W03
63.38
65.08
238
1.70
1.22
471
5.36
0.10
0.13
0.05
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK02AS7_201
43.61
45.67
472
2.06
1.15
290
0.12
2.17
0.05
0.03
S7_2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK02AS7_208
78.17
79.42
199
1.25
0.74
916
23.18
0.54
0.11
0.13
S7_2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK04AS7_202
89.92
91.68
428
1.76
1.70
55
2.03
1.49
0.04
0.03
S7_2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK04AS7_203
106.44
107.45
414
1.01
0.95
98
1.66
0.26
0.03
0.02
S7W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06AS14_203
7.10
7.95
260
0.85
0.84
189
0.85
0.47
0.29
0.09
S31E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06AS14_204
50.57
51.39
251
0.82
0.31
573
12.78
3.74
0.18
0.08
S14_2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06AS14_206
49.20
49.88
236
0.68
0.29
420
15.73
2.84
0.05
0.06
S14_2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06AS7001
92.00
92.33
256
0.33
0.13
416
11.94
0.20
0.04
0.44
S7
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06AS7003
101.33
102.58
189
1.25
0.28
551
7.19
0.50
0.04
0.45
S7E2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06S1402
8.56
9.12
262
0.56
0.55
939
6.48
2.54
2.40
0.05
S14_1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06S1402
41.63
42.73
252
1.10
1.01
119
0.36
0.23
0.10
0.28
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06S1403
10.59
11.13
262
0.54
0.52
210
1.85
1.44
0.22
0.03
S14_1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06S1403
43.75
44.49
254
0.74
0.55
481
0.83
0.06
0.23
0.25
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06S18E005
314.97
315.53
282
0.56
0.50
142
0.31
0.40
3.75
0.02
S18E
Au
ZK06S18E009
4.46
5.05
452
0.59
0.57
154
0.31
0.61
0.13
0.02
S14E1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06S18E009
127.62
128.28
406
0.66
0.62
320
0.14
0.18
1.73
0.01
S35
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06S18E009
243.91
245.21
362
1.30
1.22
8
0.01
0.01
2.09
0.01
S18
Au
ZK06S8005
100.74
102.50
187
1.76
1.26
258
14.88
1.52
0.10
0.03
S8W2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06S8005
160.00
161.08
142
1.08
0.76
72
1.22
2.84
0.11
0.08
S8
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06S8011
132.20
132.88
167
0.68
0.61
57
5.10
0.75
0.01
0.02
S8
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06S8W201
142.84
143.17
157
0.33
0.22
45
6.06
6.70
0.01
0.09
S8W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK06S8W201
148.77
149.80
152
1.03
0.68
112
3.47
0.44
0.07
0.18
S8
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31001
39.64
40.57
256
0.93
0.84
234
2.74
2.83
0.08
0.05
S31E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31002
7.29
7.55
261
0.26
0.21
369
7.78
0.43
0.29
1.92
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31002
12.92
13.27
260
0.35
0.28
404
7.29
0.37
0.24
0.23
S14W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31003
6.01
6.66
261
0.65
0.63
118
2.57
0.15
0.02
0.12
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31003
43.46
44.06
244
0.60
0.60
463
2.21
6.91
0.29
0.06
S31E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31004
8.84
10.10
259
1.26
1.06
210
11.39
0.30
0.05
0.08
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31005
70.20
71.09
242
0.89
0.63
164
0.18
0.42
0.09
0.01
S31
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31006
40.08
41.35
243
1.27
0.34
132
2.43
6.24
0.12
0.05
S31E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31006
56.94
57.83
235
0.89
0.81
679
6.99
1.13
0.48
0.01
S14_2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31007
10.60
11.65
259
1.05
0.71
904
20.38
0.77
0.10
0.24
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31007
33.48
34.59
250
1.11
0.85
111
0.62
2.30
0.13
0.09
S14_2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31008
13.63
15.95
260
2.32
0.99
141
3.22
0.86
0.01
0.11
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31009
18.18
21.01
253
2.83
2.19
76
2.22
0.57
0.05
0.06
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31009
123.43
124.01
193
0.58
0.45
603
23.83
2.69
0.05
0.06
S31E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31010
17.25
17.79
260
0.54
0.46
154
4.19
0.43
0.24
0.07
S14_1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31011
11.62
12.81
255
1.19
0.94
146
5.09
0.30
0.12
0.29
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31011
15.26
15.94
253
0.68
0.54
853
22.40
0.43
0.26
0.07
S14W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31012
9.74
10.29
258
0.55
0.49
211
7.35
0.26
0.11
0.33
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31012
83.30
84.30
220
1.00
0.89
107
1.54
0.11
0.11
0.01
S31
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31012
95.80
96.84
213
1.04
0.93
58
1.38
1.21
0.12
0.02
S6E1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08AS31014
40.05
40.84
235
0.79
0.60
91
1.52
12.42
0.11
0.02
S31E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK08S18E10
70.70
71.67
379
0.97
0.88
36
0.12
0.28
2.78
0.01
S18E
Au
ZK08S18E11
81.41
82.19
342
0.78
0.63
10
0.01
0.02
2.88
0.00
S18Ea
Au
ZK08S18E11
93.84
94.88
333
1.04
0.83
10
0.02
0.02
1.80
0.00
S18E
Au
ZK10AS7W001
121.27
122.40
321
1.13
0.74
1,049
1.24
0.87
0.11
0.11
S7W1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK10AS7W001
149.51
150.52
313
1.01
0.67
256
2.86
0.43
0.00
0.02
S7W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK10S3103
2.48
3.43
262
0.95
0.78
244
1.87
0.38
0.21
0.10
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK10S3103
90.61
91.12
213
0.51
0.37
431
2.08
3.80
1.60
0.06
S31E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK10S3104
6.36
6.92
263
0.56
0.53
259
0.10
0.14
0.00
0.10
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK10S3105
4.75
5.48
263
0.73
0.54
436
1.19
0.64
0.00
0.37
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK10S3105
18.61
19.25
259
0.64
0.47
609
19.64
0.36
0.27
0.06
S14W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK11AS8008
238.87
241.71
137
2.84
1.16
100
11.80
0.30
0.01
0.05
S8
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK11AS8009
303.01
303.75
39
0.74
0.57
337
2.23
0.49
0.32
0.03
S8
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK12S21001
45.12
46.11
326
0.99
0.83
196
0.62
0.56
0.21
0.03
S21
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK12S21002
48.68
49.60
321
0.92
0.39
534
12.58
0.94
0.50
0.12
S21
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK13AS1901
118.37
122.31
599
3.94
3.45
81
0.67
3.02
0.45
0.03
S19W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK15S1905
107.45
108.07
598
0.62
0.56
324
14.80
1.52
0.03
0.03
S19
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK16S1W301
15.74
16.83
139
1.09
0.79
113
1.74
0.36
0.17
0.06
S2W2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK16S1W301
86.71
87.64
121
0.93
0.72
528
0.74
6.85
0.70
0.13
S1W2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK16S1W301
156.02
156.91
103
0.89
0.70
239
1.29
0.60
0.23
0.13
S1W3
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK16S7_201
59.90
62.06
437
2.16
1.23
257
0.49
13.13
0.79
0.11
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK16S7_202
16.46
17.58
478
1.12
0.91
51
4.54
1.08
0.04
0.01
S16E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK16S7_204
86.41
87.66
414
1.25
0.47
288
1.85
1.87
0.34
0.03
S16E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK16S7407
51.22
52.14
444
0.92
0.75
1,376
13.43
1.07
0.37
0.21
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK16S7408
101.53
104.46
485
2.93
1.03
18
0.48
0.76
1.22
0.00
S16W
Au
ZK18AS2W205
5.33
6.50
300
1.17
0.84
40
2.08
2.81
0.01
0.02
S1W3
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK18S7407
173.26
174.04
279
0.78
0.75
148
3.29
6.12
0.33
0.18
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK18S7408
164.52
165.78
247
1.26
1.26
12
4.89
0.44
0.03
0.03
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK4AS18E01
199.09
199.45
135
0.36
0.30
28
0.66
0.49
1.39
0.01
S18E
Au
ZK4AS7001
27.38
28.50
447
1.12
1.07
362
12.33
0.76
0.10
0.07
S7
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK4AS7002
24.30
24.91
442
0.61
0.61
742
11.12
1.62
0.10
0.04
S7
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK4AS7004
30.56
31.85
445
1.29
1.22
121
3.41
0.33
0.06
0.01
S7
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK50S2904
136.14
137.55
436
1.41
1.30
83
1.76
0.10
0.01
0.01
S14
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK50S2904
195.15
197.83
428
2.68
2.48
309
1.19
3.14
0.01
0.04
S29
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK51BS16W103
68.78
70.69
559
1.91
1.61
68
0.26
6.09
0.03
0.03
S16W1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK51S16W06
49.66
50.51
258
0.85
0.83
702
11.02
0.33
0.30
0.99
S7E2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK51S16W06
53.52
54.20
258
0.68
0.66
334
1.80
0.12
0.06
0.02
S7E2a
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK51S16W06
55.63
56.32
258
0.69
0.67
115
1.18
0.36
0.02
0.06
S7
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK51S16W06
83.42
84.51
254
1.09
1.05
112
4.92
0.14
0.03
0.04
S7_2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK51S16W102
54.84
56.86
560
2.02
2.00
461
4.79
1.76
0.02
0.06
S16W1
Ag-Pb-Zn
incl.
56.09
56.86
560
0.77
0.76
1,031
12.53
4.56
0.05
0.15
S16W1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK51S2907
192.14
193.31
292
1.17
1.03
223
1.05
0.23
0.01
0.07
S29
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK51S2910
85.25
86.02
415
0.77
0.61
163
0.27
1.22
0.05
0.02
S30W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK53S16W04
56.98
58.80
257
1.82
1.49
329
7.06
0.36
0.03
0.29
S7E2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK53S16W04
78.42
79.40
254
0.98
0.79
178
5.20
0.72
0.16
0.12
S7a
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK53S16W101
60.50
61.02
550
0.52
0.46
225
2.40
5.04
0.05
0.02
S16W1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK53S16W102
59.92
63.00
561
3.08
2.51
119
2.95
10.01
0.03
0.04
S16W1
Ag-Pb-Zn
incl.
60.69
61.45
560
0.76
0.62
228
9.52
19.04
0.03
0.09
S16W1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK53S2910
151.20
153.25
392
2.05
2.05
423
18.19
8.29
0.01
0.03
S29
Ag-Pb-Zn
incl.
151.90
152.74
392
0.84
0.84
962
43.55
19.39
0.01
0.05
S29
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK53S2911
154.26
155.13
387
0.87
0.83
54
0.06
5.46
0.05
0.02
S29
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK53S2912
153.81
155.35
387
1.54
1.54
261
2.73
8.97
0.01
0.07
S29
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK53S2913
158.44
159.40
370
0.96
0.60
168
0.13
1.88
0.03
0.03
S29
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK55S16W01
85.07
87.42
250
2.35
1.57
151
2.06
0.32
0.02
0.05
S7E2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK55S16W01
112.36
114.73
245
2.37
2.10
260
6.09
0.32
0.04
0.17
S7_2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK55S2903
73.38
74.23
479
0.85
0.35
91
4.31
0.85
0.01
0.01
S37
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK562901
85.99
86.78
338
0.79
0.75
42
3.01
1.49
0.05
0.02
S29
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK562903
18.27
18.94
350
0.67
0.52
71
0.13
6.07
0.05
0.01
S14_1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK562905
109.16
110.71
324
1.55
1.44
254
4.79
7.95
0.03
0.08
S29
Ag-Pb-Zn
incl.
109.16
109.90
316
0.74
0.69
469
9.73
15.33
0.03
0.15
S29
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK57S37W02
168.49
169.00
483
0.51
0.29
3
0.01
0.01
3.09
0.02
S30
Au
ZK60AS16W001
96.35
97.14
323
0.79
0.59
145
0.35
0.38
0.09
0.14
S16E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK60AS16W001
100.09
100.65
322
0.56
0.42
56
3.38
5.15
0.03
0.03
S21W1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK60AS16W001
110.99
112.84
318
1.85
1.77
42
0.40
2.59
0.66
0.02
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK60S16W002
108.10
110.29
324
2.19
1.54
963
2.84
0.34
0.25
0.18
S21W1
Ag-Pb-Zn
incl.
108.10
109.18
324
1.08
0.76
1,841
5.63
0.60
0.46
0.34
S21W1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK62S16W001
105.20
107.21
340
2.01
1.96
155
0.21
0.17
5.12
0.09
S16W
Au
ZK62S16W002
104.90
106.70
322
1.80
1.78
106
0.88
1.47
0.72
0.03
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK62S16W003
105.57
107.66
338
2.09
2.07
183
2.72
7.12
0.98
0.04
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK62S16W004
104.72
108.83
318
4.11
4.05
157
1.15
2.26
0.64
0.07
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK64AS16W003
1.81
2.41
353
0.60
0.46
301
18.27
1.06
0.11
0.05
S16E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK64S16W005
100.32
101.57
321
1.25
1.25
141
1.86
0.63
24.28
0.02
S16W
Au
ZK64S16W008
21.20
21.88
349
0.68
0.42
438
0.73
2.77
0.23
0.13
S21Wa2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK64S16W008
106.87
108.63
328
1.76
1.09
42
4.63
2.27
0.14
0.01
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK64S16W009
104.52
105.44
329
0.92
0.87
90
2.68
0.06
0.31
0.02
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK64S16W010
101.19
102.24
331
1.05
1.02
392
2.69
1.24
0.20
0.15
S21W1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK66AS16W001
1.68
3.41
353
1.73
0.99
214
11.53
0.60
0.05
0.03
S16E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK66AS16W001
65.25
69.09
331
3.84
3.66
103
0.46
0.96
0.20
0.09
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK66AS16W003
2.57
3.26
352
0.69
0.64
259
11.34
1.11
0.12
0.05
S16E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK66S16W001
58.48
59.70
342
1.22
1.15
237
0.06
0.19
0.06
0.30
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK66S16W004
3.00
4.30
352
1.30
1.21
67
0.66
0.10
0.66
0.02
S16E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK66S16W004
65.71
66.64
318
0.93
0.90
20
0.08
0.05
1.77
0.00
S16W
Au
ZK68S16W001
3.75
4.27
353
0.52
0.35
395
15.72
2.15
0.09
0.09
S16E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK68S16W001
72.74
77.03
334
4.29
3.46
37
0.69
0.37
0.96
0.03
S16W
Au
ZK68S16W002
2.02
4.67
352
2.65
1.78
187
4.93
0.42
0.02
0.04
S16E
Ag-Pb-Zn
incl.
4.13
4.67
352
0.54
0.36
602
23.74
1.39
0.05
0.10
S16E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK68S16W002
72.00
74.47
321
2.47
2.22
68
4.47
0.18
0.20
0.03
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK6AS14_1003
24.61
25.43
248
0.82
0.56
267
0.13
2.07
0.71
0.04
S14_1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK6AS14_2001
10.79
11.99
256
1.20
0.24
278
4.33
2.59
0.12
0.04
S14_2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK6AS18E01
144.35
144.64
150
0.29
0.19
14
0.01
0.02
3.26
0.01
S18
Au
ZK70S16W201
161.83
163.40
364
1.57
1.22
85
0.28
0.09
0.58
0.01
S16Ea2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK72S16E805
31.00
31.85
475
0.85
0.56
25
5.78
0.43
0.01
0.01
S16E8
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK73S32002
112.61
113.11
504
0.50
0.46
73
0.26
4.94
0.05
0.06
S32
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK74S16W1004
79.75
81.39
276
1.64
1.62
8
0.17
0.46
3.18
0.01
S16E2
Au
ZK74S16W1004
173.10
173.72
244
0.62
0.41
21
5.88
6.05
5.06
0.15
S74
Au
ZK74S16W07
177.53
180.03
200
2.50
2.21
20
0.46
1.07
25.02
0.03
S16W
Au/Ag-Pb-Zn
incl.
177.53
178.40
200
0.87
0.77
40
1.02
2.62
70.80
0.04
S16W
Au/Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK75S32001
118.87
120.64
503
1.77
1.73
78
0.18
8.20
0.03
0.17
S32
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK75S32002
113.04
113.77
504
0.73
0.66
13
4.14
0.47
0.05
0.01
S32
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK8AS18E01
98.38
99.04
186
0.66
0.36
205
1.05
0.96
4.66
0.01
S33E
Au
ZK93S28004
286.22
288.09
206
1.87
1.10
121
0.91
0.40
0.01
0.03
S28
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZK9AS8007
204.16
205.50
141
1.34
0.88
54
1.05
0.16
0.01
1.32
S8
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB100S16W01
274.82
275.50
331
0.68
0.63
8
0.01
0.02
1.84
0.01
S16W6
Au
ZKDB101S3202
82.19
83.43
749
1.24
1.05
90
1.09
0.04
0.11
0.37
S26W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB13AS1901
241.31
243.60
623
2.29
2.23
29
0.13
7.07
0.01
0.02
S7_3
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB16S21W01
153.01
155.94
646
2.93
2.52
268
0.28
0.68
0.17
0.02
S21
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB16S21W01
189.27
190.69
645
1.42
1.16
108
0.36
5.17
0.05
0.05
S21W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB16S21W02
134.04
136.76
673
2.72
2.49
267
0.68
1.33
0.09
0.02
S21
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB16S21W02
164.20
164.96
650
0.76
0.71
201
0.33
1.90
0.05
0.06
S21W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB16S21W04
158.48
159.00
676
0.52
0.48
277
0.79
0.35
0.03
0.04
S21W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB16S21W06
187.92
188.85
618
0.93
0.73
48
3.45
2.27
0.03
0.02
S21W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB18S21W02
124.44
125.34
650
0.90
0.69
61
0.19
3.23
0.13
0.03
S21Wa
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB18S21W03
67.34
68.54
709
1.20
1.15
116
0.16
0.42
0.34
0.01
S21
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB23S7_101
173.85
175.80
640
1.95
0.78
78
3.70
2.19
0.01
0.01
S19
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB26AS1102
15.43
16.70
844
1.27
1.17
147
0.14
0.10
0.04
0.03
S10
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB26AS11E001
64.73
65.88
801
1.15
0.77
36
2.45
0.26
3.87
0.07
S10
Au
ZKDB26AS11E001
383.80
386.02
535
2.22
0.73
11
0.37
0.13
2.25
0.01
S11E1
Au
ZKDB28S11002
155.26
156.02
732
0.76
0.61
227
0.07
0.27
0.03
0.04
S10E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB28S11002
158.95
160.31
730
1.36
1.09
107
0.16
0.04
0.64
0.01
S10E1
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB28S11002
247.17
247.88
667
0.71
0.41
11
0.24
0.08
6.16
0.01
S11W
Au
ZKDB28S11E004
247.67
248.79
643
1.12
0.52
5
0.18
0.04
2.06
0.01
S11
Au
ZKDB32S16W601
16.23
17.28
551
1.05
0.79
7
0.02
0.05
1.77
0.00
S14Ea
Au
ZKDB34AS7_2E01
140.18
141.33
676
1.15
0.72
32
1.15
2.96
1.42
0.03
S74a
Au
ZKDB34AS7_2E01
247.45
248.73
588
1.28
1.11
9
0.51
0.59
4.12
0.01
S7_2E
Au
ZKDB34AS8001
107.51
108.61
699
1.10
0.69
8
0.22
0.33
4.97
0.01
S75
Au
ZKDB34AS8001
199.05
200.66
618
1.61
1.02
12
0.33
0.24
2.55
0.01
S74
Au
ZKDB34AS8001_1
113.03
113.58
692
0.55
0.33
0
0.05
0.07
2.24
0.01
S75
Au
ZKDB34AS8002
122.68
122.99
711
0.31
0.26
10
0.04
0.05
3.52
0.00
S7_2b
Au
ZKDB34AS8002
167.14
168.54
681
1.40
1.18
0
0.06
0.11
2.41
0.00
S74
Au
ZKDB34AS8004
228.14
229.73
612
1.59
1.24
4
0.24
0.26
2.25
0.00
S7_2E
Au
ZKDB34S7_201
206.10
206.86
638
0.76
0.58
6
0.14
0.08
1.93
0.01
S74
Au
ZKDB34S7_202
108.51
110.00
702
1.49
0.92
9
0.12
1.27
1.25
0.01
S75
Au
ZKDB34S7_202
229.90
230.87
602
0.97
0.68
11
0.46
0.43
2.89
0.01
S7_2E
Au
ZKDB36AS7_2001
369.84
371.57
438
1.73
0.59
8
0.30
0.47
1.52
0.01
S74
Au
ZKDB36AS8001
161.25
163.08
677
1.83
1.39
5
0.07
0.08
3.44
0.00
S74
Au
ZKDB36S8_101
98.96
99.32
723
0.36
0.29
5
0.27
0.16
4.91
0.01
S75
Au
ZKDB72S16W01
291.40
292.69
442
1.29
0.79
90
11.57
0.40
0.01
0.01
S16E8
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB72S16W01
301.76
303.01
433
1.25
0.77
92
5.13
1.02
0.10
0.03
S16W
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB72S16W02
186.22
186.70
534
0.48
0.32
1,048
0.50
1.67
24.45
0.02
S74
Au
ZKDB72S16W02
282.25
283.06
441
0.81
0.51
112
0.74
1.97
0.13
0.03
S16E
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB79S3203
66.75
69.89
774
3.14
1.71
113
0.85
0.79
0.01
0.06
S32
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB8AS2102
158.49
160.57
678
2.08
1.40
169
1.18
0.39
0.04
0.02
S21
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB8AS2102
261.93
264.61
587
2.68
1.61
770
2.13
0.49
0.13
0.03
S16E2
Ag-Pb-Zn
incl.
261.93
263.50
587
1.57
0.94
1,249
3.60
0.80
0.20
0.05
S16E2
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB8S2103
97.08
98.72
750
1.64
1.29
37
1.79
1.68
0.07
0.02
S21
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB8S2104
126.31
127.32
715
1.01
0.70
178
0.89
7.65
0.04
0.07
S21
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDB97S3201
105.80
106.20
727
0.40
0.31
120
4.01
7.60
0.01
0.01
S32
Ag-Pb-Zn
ZKDBS233A01
260.66
261.79
642
1.13
1.10
273
1.39
0.31
0.05
0.05
S23
Ag-Pb-Zn
Tunneling Programs at the SGX Mine
In addition to the drilling program,
11,958 m
of exploration drift tunneling were developed at the SGX mine during this period. The exploration tunneling, comprised
of drifting, cross-cutting and raising, was driven along and across major mineralized vein structures to upgrade the drill defined mineral resources and test for new
parallel and splay structures. The results of the exploration tunneling are summarized in the following table.
Major Target Veins
Elevation
(m)
Total
Tunneling
(m)
Channel
Samples
Collected
Drift
Included
(m)
Total Mineralization Exposed by Drifts
[1]
Length
(m)
True
Width
(m)
Ag
(g/t)
Pb
(%)
Zn
(%)
S1W2, S1W3, S1W5, S2, S2W, S2W2, S6,
S7, S7_1, S7_2, S8, S8E, S14, S14_1,
S14_2, S18E, S19, S32, S33, S37W
100-640
23,574
8,577
11,958
4,139
0.61
400
5.83
3.01
[1] Mineralization is defined by silver equivalent value (AgEq) greater than or equal to 145 g/t at the SGX mine.
(Formula used for AgEq calculation: AgEq = Ag g/t + 35.63 * (Pb% + Cu%) + 22.45 * Zn% + 79.63 * Au g/t)
Highlights of selected mineralized zones exposed in the drift tunnels:
Drift Tunnel
XPD-S37W-520-3ASYM
exposed mineralization
30 m
long and
1.02 m
wide (true width) grading 961 g/t Ag, 19.71% Pb and 5.13% Zn within vein
S37W at the
520 m
level;
Drift Tunnel
CM105-S2SJ-S2-140-16CL
exposed mineralization
55 m
long and
0.82 m
wide (true width) grading 1,271 g/t Ag, 10.54% Pb and 1.19% Zn
within vein S2 at the
140 m
level;
Drift Tunnel
CM105-S2SJ-S2W2-100-12ANYM
exposed mineralization
45 m
long and
0.99 m
wide (true width) grading 732 g/t Ag, 11.63% Pb and 3.03% Zn
within vein S2W2 at the
100 m
level;
Drift Tunnel
CM105-S2SJ-S1W5-220-12ANYM
exposed mineralization
25 m
long and
0.79 m
wide (true width) grading 1,290 g/t Ag, 3.85% Pb and 10.53%
Zn within vein S1W5 at the
220 m
level;
Drift Tunnel
CM105-S2SJ-S1W5-180-12ANYM
exposed mineralization
25 m
long and
0.75 m
wide (true width) grading 1,147 g/t Ag, 7.43% Pb and 9.96%
Zn within vein S1W5 at the
180 m
level; and
Drift Tunnel
PD16-S6-110-4ANYM
exposed mineralization
100 m
long and
0.89 m
wide (true width) grading 673 g/t Ag, 8.20% Pb and 2.12% Zn within vein
S6 at the
110 m
level.
Table 2: Selected mineralized zones exposed by drift tunneling at the SGX mine
Tunnel ID
Vein
Elevation
(m)
Ore Length
(m)
True Width
(m)
Ag
(g/t)
Pb
(%)
Zn
(%)
Au
(g/t)
Cu
(%)
CM105-S2SJ-S1W2-220-12ANYM
S1W2
220
60
0.39
382
6.67
1.11
0.05
0.01
CM105-S2SJ-S1W2-220-12ASYM
S1W3
220
35
0.36
191
3.65
3.74
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S1W2-180-12ANYM
S1W3
180
29
0.41
63
2.08
3.41
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S1W2-180-12ASYM
S1W3
180
15
0.28
298
8.67
7.01
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S1W3-140-12SYM
S1W3
140
20
0.38
286
9.15
6.45
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S1W3-140-12NYM
S1W3
140
14
0.36
1,634
18.79
7.74
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S1W5-260-12ANYM
S1W5
260
40
0.50
950
4.46
10.29
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S1W5-220-12ANYM
S1W5
220
25
0.79
1,290
3.85
10.53
0.02
0.25
CM105-S2SJ-S1W5-220-12ASYM
S1W5
220
20
0.71
631
2.65
6.30
0.02
0.11
CM105-S2SJ-S1W5-180-12ASYM
S1W5
180
30
0.67
1,049
3.09
4.26
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S1W5-180-12ANYM
S1W5
180
25
0.75
1,147
7.43
9.96
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S2W-140-12ASYM
S2
140
15
1.11
160
3.53
0.60
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S2-140-16CL
S2
140
55
0.82
1,271
10.54
1.19
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S2-100-12ASYM
S2
100
35
0.65
143
2.59
0.64
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S2W-100-12ANYM
S2
100
55
0.82
368
4.81
1.27
0.00
0.01
CM105-S2SJ-S2W-260-S2CL
S2W
260
30
0.82
488
8.96
2.26
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S2W-140-12ASYM
S2W
140
100
0.71
973
4.77
3.58
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S2W-100-12ANYM
S2W
100
50
0.47
209
2.43
2.15
0.02
0.05
CM105-S2SJ-S2W-100-12ASYM
S2W
100
75
0.44
553
6.86
4.32
0.01
0.02
CM105-S2SJ-S2W2-100-12ANYM
S2W2
100
45
0.99
732
11.63
3.03
0.02
0.23
CM105-S2SJ-S2W2-100-12ASYM
S2W2
100
45
0.85
562
10.59
0.72
0.05
0.45
PD16-S6-110-4ANYM
S6
110
100
0.89
673
8.20
2.12
0.04
0.11
PD16-S6-110-4ASYM
S6
110
45
0.66
430
8.83
2.31
0.00
0.00
PD16-S6E1-350-6SYM
S6E1
350
115
0.50
683
4.62
4.80
0.00
0.00
PD16-S6E1-110-4ANYM
S6E1
110
25
0.27
556
10.22
10.52
0.00
0.00
CM105-S7-350-14CL
S7
360
45
0.48
303
6.17
0.59
0.00
0.00
CM105-S7-210-12CL
S7
210
83
1.25
192
7.38
1.06
0.00
0.00
XPD-S7-1-300-S3CL
S7_1
320
122
0.74
295
8.32
9.31
0.00
0.00
XPD-S7_1-110-5NYM
S7_1
110
50
0.84
54
1.83
5.21
0.00
0.00
XPD-S7_1-300-13ASYM
S7_1E
300
25
0.31
246
16.36
0.70
0.00
0.00
CM105-S7W-400-12SYM
S7_2
400
15
0.70
376
5.33
0.48
0.00
0.00
CM101-S7_2-160-2ASYM
S7_2
160
75
0.78
244
5.20
9.45
0.00
0.06
CM101-S7_2-110-2ANYM
S7_2
110
10
0.49
1,088
18.95
0.13
0.00
0.00
CM101-S7_2-110-2ANYM
S7_2
110
35
0.48
210
5.87
0.48
0.00
0.00
CM101-S7_2-110-2ASYM
S7_2
110
65
0.53
248
7.17
0.65
0.00
0.00
XPD-S7_3-300-15ANYM
S7_3a
300
15
0.46
158
0.51
1.89
0.00
0.00
CM105-S7a-400-54SYM
S7a
400
15
0.49
341
1.83
0.65
0.00
0.00
PD700-S8-640-19ASYM
S8
640
10
0.49
83
5.31
1.19
0.00
0.00
XPD-S8E-160-13ANYM
S8
160
37
0.70
599
8.22
0.36
0.00
0.00
PD700-S8E-610-19ASYM
S8E
610
15
0.47
269
13.58
0.67
0.00
0.00
XPD-S8E-260-7ASYM
S8E
260
70
0.59
360
2.87
2.06
0.00
0.00
XPD-S8E-210-15NYM
S8E
210
25
0.48
732
4.92
0.44
0.00
0.00
XPD-S8E-210-15SYM
S8E
210
55
0.69
375
5.16
0.61
0.00
0.02
XPD-S8E-160-13ANYM
S8E
160
44
0.49
269
4.94
0.36
0.00
0.00
CM101-S8W1-160-4ANYM
S8W
160
30
0.68
462
3.79
1.69
0.00
0.00
PD16-S14-210-2ANCL
S14
240
30
0.39
256
2.82
2.60
0.00
0.00
PD16-S14-210-2ASCL
S14
240
50
0.45
1,517
12.50
1.76
0.00
0.00
PD16-S14-110-8NCL
S14
140
40
0.67
538
11.95
1.87
0.00
0.00
PD16-S14-110-8SCL
S14
140
30
0.75
474
11.17
2.37
0.00
0.00
PD16-S14-110-4ANYM
S14
110
20
0.85
250
2.99
2.72
0.00
0.00
PD16-S14-110-4ASYM
S14
110
75
0.25
237
2.52
6.60
0.00
0.08
PD16-S14_1-260-8SYM
S14_1
260
45
0.56
315
6.76
2.05
0.00
0.00
PD16-S14_2-350-6NYM
S14_2
350
28
0.53
314
7.09
6.16
0.00
0.00
PD16-S14W-160-NYM
S14W
160
15
0.53
155
7.25
2.27
0.00
0.00
PD16-S14W-110-10NYM
S14W
110
25
0.42
153
1.09
2.16
0.00
0.00
YPD01-S16E-585-52SYM
S16E
585
10
0.44
496
8.17
3.18
0.00
0.00
CM101-S16E-450-60NYM
S16E
450
60
0.56
782
10.99
0.91
0.00
0.00
CM101-S16E2-450-60NYM
S16E
450
25
0.39
448
3.48
0.64
0.00
0.00
CM105-S16E2-300-14SYM
S16E
300
14
0.39
246
6.95
0.17
0.00
0.00
CM105-S16W-350-SYM
S16W
350
30
1.07
65
0.34
0.26
4.37
0.01
CM105-S16W-325-3CL
S16W
325
20
0.55
285
1.52
4.41
0.00
0.00
CM105-S16W-300-62CL
S16W
310
20
1.28
306
0.89
0.99
5.52
0.03
CM105-S16W-260-64NYM
S16W
260
45
0.72
106
1.29
3.09
0.16
0.08
CM105-S16W-210-70NYM
S16W
210
30
1.46
70
2.94
1.55
0.00
0.00
CM105-S18E-400-6ASYM
S18E
400
25
0.42
63
0.11
0.12
3.16
0.00
CM105-S18E-400-8ASYM
S18E
400
39
0.45
109
0.12
0.11
5.05
0.09
PD700-S19-610-13ASYM
S19
610
45
0.65
284
7.00
3.91
0.00
0.00
PD700-S19-570-13TJCL
S19
580
35
0.77
44
0.39
9.04
0.00
0.00
PD700-S19-400-13ASYM
S19
400
35
0.50
116
5.00
4.09
0.00
0.00
PD700-S19-400-15SYM
S19
400
115
0.63
431
5.04
6.16
0.00
0.00
CM101-S19-350-9ASYM
S19
350
40
0.63
291
5.65
2.56
0.00
0.00
CM101-S19-350-5NYM
S19
350
65
0.77
125
3.15
2.34
0.00
0.00
XPD-S19-300-9ASYM
S19
300
25
0.37
239
12.04
0.38
0.00
0.00
XPD-S19-300-S3CL
S19
300
28
0.64
182
7.92
5.23
0.00
0.00
XPD-S19-210-13ANYM
S19
210
60
0.87
137
4.74
0.79
0.00
0.00
CM105-S19-160-10SYM
S19
160
170
0.70
124
8.83
0.23
0.00
0.00
XPD-S19-160-13ASYM
S19
160
60
0.66
92
2.35
2.37
0.00
0.00
XPD-S19-110-5NYM
S19
110
45
0.43
39
2.77
4.67
0.00
0.00
XPD-S19-110-5SYM
S19
110
25
0.72
193
2.12
2.54
0.00
0.30
PD700-S19a-610-15ASYM
S19a
610
15
0.63
186
6.20
1.66
0.00
0.00
CM105-S21-490-16NYM
S21
490
58
0.68
230
5.47
1.14
0.00
0.00
CM105-S21-160-16NYM
S21
160
15
0.72
8
0.22
0.17
2.60
0.00
CM105-S21-490-14NYM
S21W
490
15
0.57
405
12.16
4.11
0.00
0.00
CM105-S21W1-330-2LK
S21W1
330
63
0.73
780
15.27
1.19
0.00
0.00
PD16-S31-160-4ASYM
S31
160
50
0.65
869
3.88
5.30
0.00
0.00
PD16-S31E-210-66NYM
S31E
210
25
0.69
497
5.82
4.33
0.00
0.00
PD16-S31E-110-68NYM
S31E
110
45
0.72
832
13.77
1.90
0.00
0.00
CM101-S32-640-75SYM
S32
640
65
0.71
659
2.26
3.95
0.03
0.68
CM102-S32-480-69TJLK
S32
495
60
0.92
64
1.97
8.08
0.00
0.00
CM101-S32-300-59SYM
S32
300
15
0.46
66
0.78
7.38
0.00
0.00
PD16-S35E-350-8NYM
S35E
350
15
0.29
368
2.55
1.25
0.97
0.03
PD16-S37-260-58NMW
S37
260
27
0.32
149
3.83
6.30
0.00
0.00
XPD-S37W-520-3ANYM
S37W
520
18
0.45
237
5.63
3.04
0.00
0.00
XPD-S37W-520-3ASYM
S37W
520
30
1.02
961
19.71
5.13
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S39-300-8ANYM
S39
300
20
0.23
248
2.56
4.28
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S1W5-260-12ASYM
S39
260
90
0.39
504
8.60
7.63
0.00
0.00
CM105-S2SJ-S39-260-12SYM
S39a
260
40
0.30
277
5.91
2.15
0.00
0.00
Quality Control
Drill cores are NQ size. Drill core samples, limited by apparent mineralization contacts or shear/alteration contacts, were split into halves by saw cutting. The half
cores are stored in the Company's core shacks for future reference and checks, and the other half core samples are shipped in securely sealed bags to the
Chengde Huakan 514 Geology and Minerals Test and Research Institute in Chengde,
Hebei Province
,
China
, 226 km northeast of
Beijing
, the Zhengzhou
Nonferrous Exploration Institute Lab in
Zhengzhou
,
Henan Province
,
China
, and SGS in
Tianjin, China
. All the three labs are ISO9000 certified analytical labs. For
analysis, the
sample is dried and crushed to minus 1 mm and then split to a 200-300 g subsample which is further pulverized to minus 200 mesh. Two subsamples
are prepared from the pulverized sample. One is digested with aqua regia for gold analysis with atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), and the other is digested
with two-acids for analysis of silver, lead, zinc, and copper with AAS.
Channel samples are collected along sample lines perpendicular to the mineralized vein structure in exploration tunnels. Spacing between sampling lines is typically
5 m
along strike. Both the mineralized vein and the altered wall rocks are cut by continuous chisel chipping. Sample length ranges from
0.2 m
to more than
1 m
,
depending on the width of the mineralized vein and the mineralization type. Channel samples are prepared and assayed with AAS at Silvercorp's mine laboratory
(
Ying Lab
) located at the mill complex in Luoning County,
Henan Province
,
China
. The Ying lab is officially accredited by the Quality and Technology Monitoring
Bureau of
Henan Province
and is qualified to provide analytical services. The channel samples are dried, crushed and pulverized. A 200 g sample of minus 160
mesh is prepared for assay. A duplicate sample of minus 1 mm is made and kept in the laboratory archives. Gold is analysed by fire assay with AAS finish, and
silver, lead, zinc and copper are assayed by two-acid digestion with AAS finish.
A routine quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedure is adopted to monitor the analytical quality at each lab. Certified reference materials (CRMs), pulp
duplicates and blanks are inserted into each batch of lab samples. QA/QC data at the lab are attached to the assay certificates for each batch of samples.
The Company maintains its own comprehensive QA/QC program to ensure best practices in sample preparation and analysis of the exploration samples. Project
geologists regularly insert CRM, field duplicates and blanks to each batch of 30 core samples to monitor the sample preparation and analysis procedures at the
labs. The analytical quality of the labs is further evaluated with external checks by sending approximately 3-5% of the pulp samples to higher level labs to check
for lab bias. Data from both the Company's and the labs' QA/QC programs are reviewed on a timely basis by project geologists.
Guoliang Ma
, P. Geo., Manager of Exploration and Resource of the Company, is the Qualified Person for Silvercorp under NI 43-101 and has reviewed and given
consent to the technical information contained in this news release.
About Silvercorp
Silvercorp is a profitable Canadian mining company producing silver, lead and zinc metals in concentrates from mines in
China
. The Company's goal is to
continuously create healthy returns to shareholders through efficient management, organic growth and the acquisition of profitable projects. Silvercorp balances
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news release are in reference to the mining terms defined in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Standards (the "CIM Definition
Standards"), which definitions have been adopted by NI 43-101. Accordingly, information contained in this news release providing descriptions of our mineral
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Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral resources will ever be converted into reserves. Pursuant to CIM Definition Standards,
"Inferred mineral resources" are that part of a mineral resource for which quantity and grade or quality are estimated on the basis of limited geological evidence
and sampling. Such geological evidence is sufficient to imply but not verify geological and grade or quality continuity. An inferred mineral resource has a
lower level of confidence than that applying to an indicated mineral resource and must not be converted to a mineral reserve. However, it is reasonably
expected that the majority of inferred mineral resources could be upgraded to indicated mineral resources with continued exploration. Under Canadian rules,
estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. Investors are cautioned not to
assume that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource is economically or legally mineable. Disclosure of "contained ounces" in a resource is permitted
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standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures.
Canadian standards, including the CIM Definition Standards and NI 43-101, differ significantly from standards in the SEC Industry Guide 7. Effective
February
25, 2019
, the SEC adopted new mining disclosure rules under subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "SEC Modernization Rules"), with compliance required for the first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021. The SEC Modernization Rules
replace the historical property disclosure requirements included in SEC Industry Guide 7. As a result of the adoption of the SEC Modernization Rules, the SEC
now recognizes estimates of "Measured Mineral Resources", "Indicated Mineral Resources" and "Inferred Mineral Resources". In addition, the SEC has
amended its definitions of "Proven Mineral Reserves" and "Probable Mineral Reserves" to be substantially similar to corresponding definitions under the CIM
Definition Standards. During the period leading up to the compliance date of the SEC Modernization Rules, information regarding mineral resources or
reserves contained or referenced in this news release may not be comparable to similar information made public by companies that report according to U.S.
standards. While the SEC Modernization Rules are purported to be "substantially similar" to the CIM Definition Standards, readers are cautioned that there are
differences between the SEC Modernization Rules and the CIM Definitions Standards. Accordingly, there is no assurance any mineral reserves or mineral
resources that the Company may report as "proven mineral reserves", "probable mineral reserves", "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral
resources" and "inferred mineral resources" under NI 43-101 would be the same had the Company prepared the reserve or resource estimates under the
standards adopted under the SEC Modernization Rules.
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For further information:
Lon Shaver, Vice President, Silvercorp Metals Inc., Phone: (604) 669-9397, Toll Free: 1 (888) 224-1881, Email:
[email protected], Website: www.silvercorpmetals.com
CO: Silvercorp Metals Inc
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