Zephyr Discovers Magnetic Anomaly at El Plomo Section of Dawson-Green Mountain Property
Zephyr Discovers Magnetic Anomaly at El
Plomo Section of Dawson-Green Mountain
Property
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HALIFAX
,
Sept. 10, 2019
/CNW/ - Zephyr Minerals Ltd. ("Zephyr" or the "Company") (TSXV: ZFR)
(OTC: ZPHYF) is pleased to announce it has received preliminary data from the recently completed
airborne magnetic and electromagnetic survey ("AirTEM") performed by Balch Exploration Consulting
Inc. ("BECI") over the Dawson-Green Mountain Property (the "Property") in
Colorado, USA
. A
distinct 2.4 kilometers (1.5 mi) long magnetic anomaly located immediately south of, and paralleling
the mineralized trend (trend dips approximately 60 degrees south) has been identified on the El
Plomo section of the Property. This anomaly strengthens and widens from the west at approximately
100 nanoTeslas ("nT") to over 300 nT in the east (See map below). Broken Hill Type silver-lead-zinc
(Ag-Pb-Zn) deposits can be very magnetic so this anomaly is considered to be a high priority
exploration target for drill testing.
Reduced To Pole (RTP) Magnetic Map of the El Plomo Section (CNW Group/Zephyr Minerals Ltd.)
The east-west trending magnetic anomaly on the El Plomo section is shallow and narrow at its
western extent and increases in amplitude and thickness toward the east. Historic drilling in the area
intersected narrow widths of high-grade mineralization in four drill holes approximately
60 m
below
surface (GC-1&2 & GC-8&9) (See news release
April 15, 2019
). One of these drill holes, GC-9,
intersected
2.5 m
(8.2 ft) from
63.1 m
(207 ft) grading 10.2% Zn. The zinc mineralization in this drill
hole is highly magnetic. The mineralized trend on the El Plomo section appears continuous for a
strike length of 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from the Ilse fault in the west to a postulated northeast trending fault
in the east.
The magnetic data of the entire
Dawson-Green Mountain
property shows highly magnetic features
(up to 1,500 nT above background) located on both sides of a magnetic low. The magnetic highs are
postulated to be Proterozoic granites that are younger than the mineralization. Previous drilling was
concentrated on the magnetic lows at the Green Mountain, El Plomo and Dawson sections. The
magnetic low varies in width from approximately
600 m
(2,000 ft) to 1.0 km (0.6 mi) and extends
across the entire geophysical grid for a strike length of approximately 12.2 km (7. 5 miles). This
magnetic low is postulated to be Proterozoic gneiss that hosts both the Ag-Pb-Zn mineralization in
the El Plomo section and the mineralization at Dawson and Green Mountain.
Magnetic anomalies have been identified in the Green Mountain mine area and in the region starting
approximately 1.1 km (0.7 mi) northeast of the Green Mountain mine (historic and abandoned) and
continuing for 2.3 km (1.4 mi) northeast. These exploration targets will be investigated in the next
field program at Green Mountain.
The electromagnetic ("EM") data shows very strong conductors in the north part of the geophysical
grid covering the Dawson-Green Mountain Property. These anomalies are postulated to be
conductive Mesozoic sediments which are not prospective for mineralization. At El Plomo there is a
very subtle EM anomaly associated with the strongest magnetic signature in the east. Due to the
Ag-Pb-Zn mineralization at El Plomo being primarily intercrystalline in nature, a strong EM anomaly
was not expected. At Dawson the very strong EM anomaly reflecting the Mesozoic sediments just
north of the Dawson gold mineralization renders it difficult to define any subtle EM response in this
area. At Green Mountain there is a northeast trending EM anomaly approximately
600 m
(2,000 ft)
in length starting at the abandoned mine site. There is a second stronger EM anomaly coincident
with the historic Green Mountain north pit. This previously undocumented pit is located on the
mineralized trend approximately 3.8 km (2.4 mi) northeast of the Green Mountain mine (historic and
abandoned) and was discovered during staking activities in December 2018. This anomaly is
approximately
600 m
(2,000 ft) long and represents an excellent exploration target at Green
Mountain.
Modeling of the magnetic field will assist in determining the depth and lateral extent of these highly
prospective exploration targets. This work is estimated to take approximately two months to
complete.
Loren Komperdo
, President & CEO stated "We are pleased with the results of the airborne survey
and subject to funding anticipate drill testing targets in the El Plomo section for BHT Ag-Pb-Zn
mineralization next summer. We will be looking for structurally thickened zones of the high grade
mineralization evident near surface. Success in this effort would be transformative for Zephyr."
About Zephyr Minerals Ltd.
Zephyr Minerals Ltd. continues to advance its 100% owned high grade Dawson-Green Mountain
Project in
Colorado, USA
. After expanding its land package to 1,385 hectares (3,430 acres) the
company plans to explore the entire 12.2 kilometer (7.5 mile) mineralized trend using the Broken Hill
Type Deposit as an exploration model.
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, or visit our website
www.zephyrminerals.com
for more information.
Mr.
Stephen Balch
(P.Geo.), registered with the Professional Geoscientists of
Ontario
, helped
prepare and has reviewed the geophysical content of this press release. Mr.
Mark Graves
, who is a
P.Geo. registered with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of
Nova Scotia
, is also a QP.
Mr. Graves, vice president of exploration for the Company, has reviewed and approved the balance
of the technical information in this press release.
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release. This press release contains forward-looking statements.
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and assumptions made by the Company, including, with respect to the use of funds from the
private placement, expectations and assumptions concerning timing of receipt of required
regulatory approvals and third party consents and the satisfaction of other conditions to the
completion of the exploration work on the Dawson-Green Mountain Property.
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For further information:
Loren Komperdo, President & CEO or Will Felderhof, Executive Chairman,
Zephyr Minerals Ltd., T: 902 446-4189, F: 866 941-4715
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