Vizsla Silver Announces New Discovery Along the Animas Vein Corridor at Panuco
VIZSLA SILVER ANNOUNCES NEW DISCOVERY ALONG THE
ANIMAS VEIN CORRIDOR AT PANUCO
NYSE: VZLA TSX-V: VZLA
VANCOUVER, BC
,
April 14, 2022
/CNW/ -
Vizsla Silver Corp.
(TSXV: VZLA) (NYSE: VZLA) (
Frankfurt
: 0G3) ("
Vizsla
" or the "
Company
")
is pleased to report results from 19 new drill holes targeting the Animas Vein Corridor, at its 100%-owned, flagship Panuco silver-gold project
("
Panuco
" or the "
Project
") located in
Mexico
. The results are centered on two zones, the Rosarito Zone, which was included in the
March
2022
maiden resource estimate, and the Cuevillas Zone, a new discovery located near perpendicular to
Rosarito
, at the northern end of the
Animas Vein Corridor.
Highlights
Cuevillas: AM-22-42 returned 1,088 grams per tonne (g/t) silver equivalent (AgEq) over 1.26 metres true width (mTW) (787 g/t silver,
3.65 g/t gold, 0.09 % lead and 0.19 % zinc)
Cuevillas: AM-21-39 returned 261 g/t AgEq over 5.66 mTW (124 g/t silver, 0.98 g/t gold, 0.40 % lead and 1.27 % zinc)
Rosarito
: AM-21-31 returned 652 g/t AgEq over 4.71 mTW (391 g/t silver, 2.23 g/t gold, 1.48 % lead and 1.09 % zinc)
"While drilling in late 2021 focussed primarily on delivering the maiden resource estimate, Vizsla continued its exploration efforts in order
to identify and test new targets across the Project,"
commented
Michael Konnert
, President and CEO.
"Given the current resource base
comprises less than five percent of the known mapped/sampled veins in the district, the Company is confident in its ability to uncover new
centers of mineralization. This was reinforced by multiple high-grade drill intercepts from the
Rosarito
and Cuevillas zones, located at the
northern end of the Animas Vein Corridor. Both of these zones are open for expansion and represent only two of several excellent targets
that extend beneath historic workings in the central portion of the Property. Vizsla now has seven of its thirteen planned drill rigs devoted to
testing new exploration targets and looks forward to growing these zones of mineralization ahead of the Company's resource update
planned for the second half of 2022."
Figure1: Plan map of recent drilling along the north end of the Animas Vein Corridor (CNW Group/Vizsla Silver Corp.)
About the Animas Vein Corridor results
Initial underground sampling and drilling completed by Vizsla in 2020 targeted extensions to known mineralization beneath historic workings
along the Animas Vein Corridor. These early results, marked by underground samples grading up to 140.0 g/t silver and 1.67 g/t gold over
11.90 metres and drill-hole intercepts beneath existing mine workings reporting 231 g/t silver and 2.19 g/t gold over 6.75 metres including
821 g/t silver and 5.08 g/t gold over 1.50 metres (see press releases dated
May 12, 2020
and
August 13, 2020
), highlighted the potential of
the Animas Corridor to host additional mineralization beneath the old workings. However, due to a lack of accurate/detailed underground
plans combined with the exploration success being realized at Napoleon and
Tajitos
, exploration in the area was deferred.
By late 2021, Vizsla had collected enough data to accurately locate all significant workings in the north end of the Animas Vein Corridor and
the Company recommenced drilling in this area. Ultimately, three high priority targets were developed:
Rosarito
, Cuevillas and La Muñeca.
The first two have been drilled and are reported in this news release, and drilling has commenced at La Muñeca.
A compilation of historic mine workings, drilling and underground sampling suggests that the Animas Vein Corridor might be rotated to the
north. If so, this event may have preserved mineralization beneath old workings in the northern half of the corridor.
The Rosarito Zone is situated along the main Animas Vein at the intersection of a high angle northeast trending splay vein (Figure 1). Drilling
completed to date has traced a panel of continuous mineralization over 170 metres long by approximately 80 metres beneath the lowest level
of historic workings and remains open along strike and to depth. The 11 Rosarito holes reported in this news release were included in the
Company's
March 2022
maiden resource estimate.
Rosarito
currently hosts an estimated in-situ indicated resource of 719Koz AgEq grading
191 g/t AgEq and an in-situ inferred resource of 553Koz AgEq grading 188 g/t AgEq (The Technical Report, titled "National Instrument 43-
101 Technical Report for the Panuco Project Mineral Resource Estimate
Concordia, Sinaloa, Mexico
" was filed on SEDAR on
April 7, 2022
,
has an effective date of
March 1, 2022
and was prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 –
Standards of Disclosure for
Mineral Projects
("NI 43-101") by
Tim Maunula
, P.Geo., Principal Geologist, T. Maunula & Associates Consulting Inc and
Kevin Murray
,
P.Eng, Manager Process Engineering, Ausenco).
The Cuevillas Vein is a northeast trending vein that intercepts the
Rosarito
resource nearly perpendicular to strike, hosted within the hanging
wall of the Animas Vein. To date, drilling has highlighted a panel of mineralization over 100 metres long by 100 metres deep with assays
pending on two new holes. Cuevillas represents a new discovery outboard of the maiden resource areas where mineralization remains open
along strike and to depth.
The Company believes the northern end of the Animas Vein Corridor has significant potential to host additional resources and will continue to
explore this area throughout 2022. Additionally, the Company is reviewing the potential to utilize existing workings in the area to conduct
underground drilling. This may provide improved access to drill more vein intercepts in less time at lower overall costs.
Figure 2: Rosarito Zone Contour Longitudinal Section (CNW Group/Vizsla Silver Corp.)
Figure 3: Cuevillas Zone Contour Longitudinal Section (CNW Group/Vizsla Silver Corp.)
Drillhole
From
To
Downhole
Length
Estimated True
width
Ag
Au
Pb
Zn
AgEg
Comments
(m)
(m)
(m)
(m)
(g/t)
(g/t)
%
%
(g/t)
AM-21-26
250.50
256.50
6.00
5.84
39
0.48
0.21
1.91
155
Rosarito
AM-21-27
238.40
241.60
3.20
3.09
84
1.30
0.18
0.27
204
Rosarito
AM-21-28
241.50
244.50
3.00
2.72
80
0.42
0.03
0.17
121
Rosarito
AM-21-29
244.50
250.50
6.00
5.25
85
0.50
0.02
0.06
128
Rosarito
AM-21-30
208.35
209.50
1.15
1.14
121
2.21
1.93
3.20
474
Rosarito
AM-21-31
231.30
236.10
4.80
4.71
391
2.23
1.48
1.09
652
Rosarito
AM-21-32
248.20
255.85
7.65
7.13
39
1.16
0.14
0.80
166
Rosarito
AM-21-33
253.50
256.80
3.30
3.19
45
0.43
0.13
0.49
102
Rosarito
AM-21-34
199.00
199.30
0.30
1,490
12.85
0.02
0.04
2,519
HW
And
217.90
220.50
2.60
2.36
37
0.55
0.21
0.36
101
Rosarito
AM-21-35
did not reach target
AM-21-36
214.50
219.20
4.70
4.62
29
1.24
0.06
0.25
140
Rosarito
AM-21-37
216.40
217.50
1.10
1.10
195
1.17
0.03
0.06
291
Rosarito
AM-21-38
no significant value
AM-21-39
346.75
349.00
2.25
202
0.97
0.07
0.16
288
FW
And
364.20
370.50
6.30
5.66
124
0.98
0.40
1.27
261
Cuevillas
And
378.15
381.35
3.20
30
0.11
1.01
8.11
373
FW
AM-22-40
322.05
322.55
0.50
1,040
2.82
0.03
0.07
1,269
HW
And
349.00
350.70
1.70
1.14
312
1.23
0.11
0.24
422
Cuevillas
And
378.20
380.60
2.40
959
5.97
0.10
0.22
1,448
FW
AM-22-41
366.05
367.25
1.20
1.00
622
2.75
0.04
0.10
847
Cuevillas
AM-22-42
349.25
350.85
1.60
1.26
787
3.65
0.09
0.19
1,088
Cuevillas
AM-22-43
223.60
225.70
2.10
486
2.68
0.04
0.09
704
FW
And
282.75
283.30
0.95
113
4.85
0.12
0.32
516
FW
And
355.50
361.50
6.00
Void 358.5 to 361.5 metres depth
Cuevillas
AM-22-44
212.40
214.80
2.40
172
1.27
0.01
0.05
276
HW
And
318.00
321.00
3.00
2.37
69
0.57
0.09
0.43
133
Cuevillas
AM-22-45
pending
Table 1:
Downhole drill intersections from the holes completed along the Animas Vein Corridor.
Note:
AgEq = Ag ppm + (((Au ppm x Au price/gram) + (Pb% x Pb price/t) + (Zn% x Zn price/t))/Ag price/gram). Metal price assumptions are $20.70/oz silver, $1,655/oz gold, $1,902/t lead, $2,505/t zinc.
Drillhole
Easting
Northing
Elevation
Azimuth
Dip
Depth
AM-21-26
407,807
2,590,363
693
51
-31.0
300.0
AM-21-27
407,807
2,590,363
693
58
-40.6
300.0
AM-21-28
407,807
2,590,363
693
39
-31.5
300.0
AM-21-29
407,807
2,590,363
693
30
-32.5
300.0
AM-21-30
407,807
2,590,363
693
66
-40.0
321.0
AM-21-31
407,807
2,590,363
693
64
-30.5
307.5
AM-21-32
407,807
2,590,363
693
32
-42.0
300.0
AM-21-33
407,807
2,590,363
693
42
-42.0
343.5
AM-21-34
407,807
2,590,363
693
74
-30.5
358.5
AM-21-35
407,807
2,590,363
693
40
-52.5
172.5
AM-21-36
407,807
2,590,363
693
50
-52.0
333.0
AM-21-37
407,806
2,590,363
693
41
-58.4
343.5
AM-21-38
408,073
2,590,296
760
320
-36.0
355.5
AM-21-39
408,073
2,590,296
760
319
-43.5
403.5
AM-22-40
408,073
2,590,296
760
309
-36.8
424.5
AM-22-41
408,063
2,590,301
757
309
-44.3
421.5
AM-22-42
408,063
2,590,301
757
297
-35.9
391.5
AM-22-43
408,063
2,590,301
757
321
-50.2
375.1
AM-22-44
408,063
2,590,301
757
331
-41.7
439.5
AM-22-45
408,063
2,590,301
757
298
-43.5
445.5
Table 2:
Animas Vein Corridor drillhole details. Coordinates in WGS84, Zone 13.
About the
Panuco
project
The newly consolidated
Panuco
silver-gold project is an emerging high-grade discovery located in southern
Sinaloa, Mexico
, near the city of
Mazatlán. The 6,754-hectare, past producing district benefits from over 75 kilometres of total vein extent, 35 kilometres of underground
mines, roads, power, and permits.
The district contains intermediate to low sulfidation epithermal silver and gold deposits related to siliceous volcanism and crustal extension in
the Oligocene and Miocene. Host rocks are mainly continental volcanic rocks correlated to the Tarahumara Formation.
The Panuco Project hosts an estimated in-situ indicated mineral resource of 61.1Moz AgEq and an in-situ inferred resource of 45.6Moz AgEq
(see Company news release dated
March 1, 2022
).
About Vizsla Silver
Vizsla Silver is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company headquartered in
Vancouver, BC
, focused on advancing its
flagship, 100%-owned
Panuco
silver-gold project located in
Sinaloa, Mexico
. To date, Vizsla has completed over 140,000 metres of drilling at
Panuco
leading to the discovery of several new high-grade veins. For 2022, Vizsla has budgeted +120,000 metres of resource/discovery-
based drilling, designed to upgrade, and expand the maiden resource as well as test other high priority targets across the district.
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Drill core and rock samples were shipped to ALS Limited in
Zacatecas
,
Zacatecas, Mexico
and in
North Vancouver, Canada
for sample
preparation and for analysis at the ALS laboratory in North Vancouver. The ALS Zacatecas and
North Vancouver
facilities are ISO 9001 and
ISO/IEC 17025 certified. Silver and base metals were analyzed using a four-acid digestion with an ICP finish and gold was assayed by 30-
gram fire assay with atomic absorption ("AA") spectroscopy finish. Over limit analyses for silver, lead and zinc were re-assayed using an ore-
grade four-acid digestion with AA finish.
Control samples comprising certified reference samples, duplicates and blank samples were systematically inserted into the sample stream
and analyzed as part of the Company's quality assurance / quality control protocol.
Qualified Person
In accordance with NI 43-101,
Martin Dupuis
, P.Geo., Vice President of Technical Services, is the Qualified Person for the Company and has
reviewed and approved the technical and scientific content of this news release.
Information Concerning Estimates of Mineral Resources
The scientific and technical information in this news release was prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 which differs significantly from the
requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The terms "measured mineral resource", "indicated mineral
resource" and "inferred mineral resource" used in this 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 deposits in accordance with NI 43-101 may not
be comparable to similar information made public by other U.S. companies subject to
the United States
federal securities laws and the rules
and regulations thereunder.
You 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 disclosure under Canadian
regulations; however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute "reserves" by SEC 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". Information regarding mineral resources 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
resources that the Company may report as "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources"
under NI 43-101 would be the same had the Company prepared the resource estimates under the standards adopted under the SEC
Modernization Rules.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release includes certain "Forward–Looking Statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and "forward–looking information" under applicable Canadian securities laws. When used in this news release, the words
"anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "target", "plan", "forecast", "may", "would", "could", "schedule" and similar words or expressions,
identify forward–looking statements or information. These forward–looking statements or information relate to, among other things: the
exploration, development, and production at
Panuco
, including plans for resource/discovery-based drilling, designed to upgrade, and expand
the maiden resource as well as test other high priority targets across the district.
Forward–looking statements and forward–looking information relating to any future mineral production, liquidity, enhanced value and capital
markets profile of Vizsla Silver, future growth potential for Vizsla Silver and its business, and future exploration plans are based on
management's reasonable assumptions, estimates, expectations, analyses and opinions, which are based on management's experience and
perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, and other factors that management believes are relevant and
reasonable in the circumstances, but which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, the
price of silver, gold, and other metals; no escalation in the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic; costs of exploration and development; the
estimated costs of development of exploration projects; Vizsla Silver's ability to operate in a safe and effective manner and its ability to obtain
financing on reasonable terms.
These statements reflect Vizsla Silver's respective current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of
other assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic,
competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause actual results,
performance, or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or
implied by such forward–looking statements or forward-looking information and Vizsla Silver has made assumptions and estimates based on
or related to many of these factors. Such factors include, without limitation: the Company's dependence on one mineral project; precious
metals price volatility; risks associated with the conduct of the Company's mining activities in
Mexico
; regulatory, consent or permitting
delays; risks relating to reliance on the Company's management team and outside contractors; risks regarding mineral resources and
reserves; the Company's inability to obtain insurance to cover all risks, on a commercially reasonable basis or at all; currency fluctuations;
risks regarding the failure to generate sufficient cash flow from operations; risks relating to project financing and equity issuances; risks and
unknowns inherent in all mining projects, including the inaccuracy of reserves and resources, metallurgical recoveries and capital and
operating costs of such projects; contests over title to properties, particularly title to undeveloped properties; laws and regulations governing
the environment, health and safety; the ability of the communities in which the Company operates to manage and cope with the implications
of COVID-19; the economic and financial implications of COVID-19 to the Company; operating or technical difficulties in connection with
mining or development activities; employee relations, labour unrest or unavailability; the Company's interactions with surrounding communities
and artisanal miners; the Company's ability to successfully integrate acquired assets; the speculative nature of exploration and development,
including the risks of diminishing quantities or grades of reserves; stock market volatility; conflicts of interest among certain directors and
officers; lack of liquidity for shareholders of the Company; litigation risk; and the factors identified under the caption "Risk Factors" in Vizsla
Silver's management discussion and analysis. Readers are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to forward–looking statements or
forward-looking information. Although Vizsla Silver has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. Vizsla Silver does not intend, and does
not assume any obligation, to update these forward–looking statements or forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions or
changes in circumstances or any other events affecting such statements or information, other than as required by applicable law.
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