Discovery Silver Corp. (TSX-V: DSV, OTCQX: DSVSF)
(“Discovery” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its financial
results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 (“Q1 2022”), and
provide a summary of key events for the quarter, and subsequent to
quarter-end. All amounts are presented in Canadian dollars (“C$”)
unless otherwise stated.
Discovery’s flagship project is our 100%-owned
Cordero silver project (“Cordero” or the “Project”) located in
Chihuahua State, Mexico. Following the completion of a Preliminary
Economic Assessment (“PEA”) in 2021 that demonstrated Cordero is a
large-scale, high-margin asset with a long mine life, our focus now
is the delivery of a Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”) on the Project
in the fourth quarter of this year.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM Q1 2022 & SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS:
- The appointment
of Tony Esplin as Chief Operating Officer; Mr. Esplin has more than
30 years of experience in the mining industry, including over two
decades of executive and senior management roles at Tier 1
operations with Newmont Corporation and Barrick Gold
Corporation.
- The appointment
of Tony Makuch to the Company’s Board of Directors; Mr. Makuch has
over 35 years of mining industry experience and most recently was
President and CEO of Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd up to its merger with
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in Q1 2022.
- Ongoing drill
results from our Phase 2 drill program including intercepts of 337
g/t AgEq over 34 m and 606 g/t AgEq over 18 m below the PEA pit and
328 g/t AgEq over 46 m outside the current resource.
- As at March 31,
2022, we had a cash and cash equivalents and short term investment
balance of $61.2 million.
LOOKING AHEAD:Our
Pre-Feasibility Study work continues to progress well and we remain
on schedule to deliver the study in the fourth quarter of this
year. Our metallurgical testwork on the sulphides is now 60%
complete. This test program is focused on reagent optimization and
the testing of high-grade samples ranging from 100 – 200 g/t AgEq
to confirm grade versus recovery variability. Our reserve
definition drilling is now complete, and the first of three open
pit geotechnical drill holes is now underway. We expect the PFS
will continue to incorporate staged expansions of the processing
facility and we will look to optimize the mining rates early in the
mine life as well as the timing and size of the oxides/heap leach
project to maximise capital efficiency.
Our ESG program continues to be a key area of
focus. Our 2021 ESG report remains on schedule for issuance in the
summer and key government and international accreditation
certifications are planned for completion in the second half of
2022. We also remain committed to the growth potential of Cordero
with more than 30,000 m of drilling planned this year on resource
expansion targets and our first ever drilling of five prospective
property targets within 10 km of Cordero.
We have a current cash balance of approximately
$60 million and no debt. This positions us to complete all our
activities at Cordero in 2022, as well as all necessary work to
advance Cordero to a construction decision through the completion
of a Definitive Feasibility Study preliminarily scheduled for the
second half of 2023.
SUMMARY OF Q1 2022
& SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
Phase 2 drilling:Phase 2
drilling commenced in 3Q 2021 and will continue through the
remainder of the year and will be focused on three key areas: (1)
Pre-Feasibility Study drilling consisting of reserve definition and
engineering drilling; (2) resource expansion in the northeast of
the deposit and at depth; and (3) initial drill testing of five
property-wide targets on the Company’s extensive land package.
During the quarter and subsequent to quarter end, we announced
three sets of drill results from this drill program with highlights
outlined as follows.
PFS Drilling – highlight
intercepts targeting the upgrading of resources and the expansion
of the open pit for the PFS include:
-
C21-533 was drilled in the NE Extension Zone within the Preliminary
Economic Assessment (“PEA”) open pit and intercepted 49.9 m
averaging 247 g/t AgEq from 124.5 m (99 g/t Ag, 0.26 g/t
Au, 1.9% Pb and 1.8% Zn) including 21.4 m averaging 446 g/t
AgEq (185 g/t Ag, 0.46 g/t Au, 3.5% Pb & 3.2% Zn) in
hole C21-533
-
C21-556 intercepted 46.8 m averaging 288 g/t AgEq
from 366.5 m (61 g/t Ag, 0.07 g/t Au, 1.4% Pb and 4.8% Zn) within
the PEA open pit in the South Corridor
-
C21-573 drilled beneath the PEA open pit in the far northeast
intercepted 38.6 m averaging 189 g/t AgEq from
191.8 m (91 g/t Ag, 0.11 g/t Au, 1.3% Pb and 1.3% Zn)
-
C21-560 intercepted a high-grade interval immediately below the PEA
pit that returned 18.1 m averaging 606 g/t AgEq
from 230.0 m (234 g/t Ag, 0.15 g/t Au, 3.8% Pb and 6.5% Zn)
-
C21-564 intercepted 33.9 m averaging 337 g/t AgEq
from 622.1 m (95 g/t Ag, 0.21 g/t Au, 1.9% Pb and 4.5% Zn)
approximately 70 m below the PEA pit
-
C21-544 intercepted 60.4 m averaging 122 g/t AgEq
from 115.7 m (45 g/t Ag, 0.07 g/t Au, 0.9% Pb and 1.2% Zn)
approximately 50 m below the PEA pit
Resource Expansion Drilling –
highlight intercepts from outside the resource pit constraint
include:
-
C21-575 intercepted 45.6 m averaging 328 g/t AgEq
from 327.0 m (125 g/t Ag, 0.54 g/t Au, 2.0% Pb and 2.7% Zn)
including 17.4 m averaging 674 g/t AgEq (254 g/t
Ag, 0.94 g/t Au, 4.0% Pb & 6.1% Zn) beneath the resource pit
outline in the northeast of the North Corridor
-
C21-549 was drilled in the northeast of the South Corridor and
intercepted 44.5 m averaging 106 g/t AgEq from
355.7 m (20 g/t Ag, 0.03 g/t Au, 0.1% Pb and 2.2% Zn) beneath the
resource pit
-
C21-574 intercepted 13.4 m averaging 483 g/t AgEq
from 3.3 m (272 g/t Ag, 0.16 g/t Au, 4.1% Pb and 1.9% Zn) in a
step-out hole approximately 100 m to the northeast of the resource
pit
For further details on the drill results noted
above refer to our news releases dated February 10, March 31, and
May 13, 2022. Supporting Technical Disclosure for drill results can
be found at the end of this release
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA:The
following selected financial data is summarized from the Company’s
unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and
related notes thereto (the “Interim Financial Statements”) for the
three months ended March 31, 2022, and the Management’s Discussion
and Analysis (“MD&A”) for the three months ended March 31,
2022.
A copy of the Financial Statements and MD&A
is available at www.discoverysilver.com or on SEDAR
at www.sedar.com.
Net loss |
|
Q1 2022 |
|
|
Q1 2021 |
|
(a) Total |
$ |
(13,147,429 |
) |
$ |
(10,965,302 |
) |
(b) basic and diluted per share |
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
Net loss & total comprehensive loss |
$ |
(13,402,257 |
) |
$ |
(11,058,575 |
) |
Total weighted average shares outstanding |
|
332,025,353 |
|
|
317,429,574 |
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
Cash, cash equivalents & short-term investments |
$ |
61,229,095 |
$ |
69,748,652 |
Total assets |
$ |
99,464,516 |
$ |
107,790,755 |
Total current liabilities |
$ |
1,410,165 |
$ |
1,704,530 |
Total liabilities |
$ |
1,410,165 |
$ |
1,704,530 |
Working capital |
$ |
61,667,325 |
$ |
69,611,661 |
Total Shareholders’ equity |
$ |
98,054,351 |
$ |
106,086,225 |
About DiscoveryDiscovery’s
flagship project is its 100%-owned Cordero project, one of the
world’s largest silver deposits. The PEA completed in November 2021
demonstrates that Cordero has the potential to be developed into a
highly capital efficient mine that offers the combination of
margin, size and scaleability. Cordero is located close to
infrastructure in a prolific mining belt in Chihuahua State,
Mexico. Continued exploration and project development at Cordero is
supported by a strong balance sheet with a current cash balance of
approximately $60 million.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,Taj Singh, M.Eng,
P.Eng, CPA, President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
For further information contact:
Forbes Gemmell, CFAVP Corporate
Development & Investor RelationsPhone: 416-613-9410Email:
forbes.gemmell@discoverysilver.comWebsite:
www.discoverysilver.com
TECHNICAL NOTES &
REFERENCES:Drill results: all drill
results in this news release are rounded. Assays are uncut and
undiluted. Widths are drilled widths, not true widths, as a full
interpretation of the actual orientation of mineralization is not
complete. As a guideline, intervals with disseminated
mineralization were chosen based on a 25 g/t AgEq cutoff with no
more than 10 m of dilution. AgEq calculations are used as the basis
for total metal content calculations given Ag is the dominant metal
constituent as a percentage of AgEq value in approximately 70% of
the Company’s mineralized intercepts. AgEq calculations for
reported drill results are based on USD $22.00/oz Ag, $1,600/oz Au,
$1.00/lb Pb, $1.20/lb Zn. The calculations assume 100%
metallurgical recovery and are indicative of gross in-situ metal
value at the indicated metal prices. Refer to notes below for
metallurgical recoveries assumed in the 2021 PEA completed on
Cordero.
Sample
analysis and
QA/QC Program: True widths of
reported drill intercepts have not been determined. Assays are
uncut except where indicated. All core assays are from HQ drill
core unless stated otherwise. Drill core is logged and sampled in a
secure core storage facility located at the project site 40km north
of the city of Parral. Core samples from the program are cut in
half, using a diamond cutting saw, and are sent to ALS
Geochemistry-Mexico for preparation in Chihuahua City, Mexico, and
subsequently pulps are sent to ALS Vancouver, Canada, which is an
accredited mineral analysis laboratory, for analysis. All samples
are prepared using a method whereby the entire sample is crushed to
70% passing -2mm, a split of 250g is taken and pulverized to better
than 85% passing 75 microns. Samples are analyzed for gold using
standard Fire Assay-AAS techniques (Au-AA24) from a 50g pulp. Over
limits are analyzed by fire assay and gravimetric finish. Samples
are also analyzed using thirty three-element inductively coupled
plasma method (“ME-ICP61”). Over limit sample values are re-assayed
for: (1) values of zinc > 1%; (2) values of lead > 1%; and
(3) values of silver > 100 g/t. Samples are re-assayed using the
ME-OG62 (high-grade material ICP-AES) analytical package. For
values of silver greater than 1,500 g/t, samples are re-assayed
using the Ag-CON01 analytical method, a standard 30 g fire assay
with gravimetric finish. Certified standards and blanks are
routinely inserted into all sample shipments to ensure integrity of
the assay process. Selected samples are chosen for duplicate assay
from the coarse reject and pulps of the original sample. No QAQC
issues were noted with the results reported herein.
Qualified
Person: Gernot Wober, P.Geo, VP Exploration,
Discovery Silver Corp., is the Company's designated Qualified
Person for this news release within the meaning of National
Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI
43-101”) and has reviewed and validated that the information
contained in this news release is accurate.
Technical Report: The most
recent technical report for the Cordero Project is the 2021
Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA). The PEA was completed by
Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc. with support from AGP Mining
Consultants Inc. and Knight Piésold and Co. (USA). The full
technical report supporting the PEA is available on Discovery’s
website and on SEDAR under Discovery Silver Corp.
The PEA assumed average life-of-mine recovery
assumptions for sulphide material of 84% for Ag, 19% for Au, 86%
for Pb and 85% for Zn. The PEA assumed oxide recovery assumptions
of 56% for Ag and 63% for Au for crushed feed and 36% for Ag and
35% for Au for uncrushed ROM feed.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
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This news release does not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any
sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, including any of the
securities in the United States of America. The securities have not
been and will not be registered under the United States Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) or any state securities
laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to,
or for account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in
Regulation S under the 1933 Act) unless registered under the 1933
Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such
registration requirements is available.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
StatementsThis news release may include forward-looking statements
that are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. All
statements within this news release, other than statements of
historical fact, are to be considered forward looking. Although
Discovery believes the expectations expressed in such
forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions,
such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual
results or developments may differ materially from those described
in forward-looking statements. Such statements include but are not
limited to: the timeline for the execution and completion of the
Phase 2 drill program including the impacts and benefits; the
timeline and anticipated results to be included in the Resource
update including the impact and benefits; the timeline and
anticipated results to be included in the Preliminary Economic
Assessment including the impact and benefits; Factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking statements include fluctuations in market prices,
including metal prices, continued availability of capital and
financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.
There can be no assurances that such statements will prove accurate
and, therefore, readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation
of such uncertainties. Discovery does not assume any obligation to
update any forward-looking statements except as required under
applicable laws. For a detailed discussion on the risks faced by
the Company, refer to the documents incorporated by reference
herein, the Company’s MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2021
and the Company’s 2021 Annual Information Form available on the
Company’s website at www.discoverysilver.com or under Discovery’s
profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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