Discovery Silver Corp. (TSX-V: DSV, OTCQX: DSVSF)
(“Discovery” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide a project
update and to announce the project study team for the
Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS” or “the Study”) on its flagship
Cordero project (“Cordero” or “the Project”) located in Chihuahua
State, Mexico. The PFS will be led by Ausenco Engineering Canada
Inc. (“Ausenco”) and is on schedule for completion in 4Q 2022.
Taj Singh, President & CEO, states: “We are
very pleased with the excellent progress we have made on our PFS
and to be working with the same industry-leading project team that
completed our Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA). Initial
results from the PFS metallurgical testwork program highlight the
exceptional metallurgical performance at Cordero with recoveries
typically ranging from 90-95% for Ag, Pb and Zn from the tests
completed so far. These recoveries have been achieved at a very
coarse grind size and with lower reagent consumption than what was
assumed in the 2021 PEA. All other aspects of the PFS are tracking
well and we remain on schedule to deliver the Study in the fourth
quarter of this year.”
PROJECT UPDATE
Resource update: An updated
resource estimate is scheduled to be released in 4Q 2022 alongside
the release of the PFS. The resource estimate will be based on a
total of 283,000 m in 683 drill holes (123,000 m of historic
drilling plus 160,000 m of drilling completed by the Company). This
resource update will incorporate an additional 68,000 m in 203
drill holes completed since the last resource update in October
2021.
Sulphide metallurgical
testwork: Comminution and flotation testwork to supplement
the detailed metallurgical test program completed in 2021 is
ongoing. The testwork is predominantly focused on testing rock type
blends, high-grade samples (+100 g/t AgEq) to confirm a positive
relationship between head grade and recovery, and optimizing
reagent usage. The testwork is being conducted by Blue Coast
Research Ltd. (“Blue Coast”) with oversight from Libertas
Metallurgy Ltd. (“Libertas”) and Ausenco.
Results from the first batch of PFS locked cycle
tests have already been received and are summarized in the tables
below. Recoveries from these tests are in-line or modestly better
than the recoveries assumed in the 2021 PEA and were achieved at
lower reagent consumptions.
Test |
Rock Type/Blend |
Head Grade |
Lead + Zinc Circuit |
Recovery to Concentrate |
Ag |
Pb |
Zn |
AgEq |
Ag |
Pb |
Zn |
(g/t) |
(%) |
(%) |
(g/t) |
(%) |
(%) |
(%) |
LCT-1 |
Starter Pit Blend |
37 |
0.55 |
0.55 |
76 |
92 |
92 |
89 |
LCT-2 |
Volcanic |
71 |
1.92 |
5.11 |
319 |
98 |
97 |
92 |
LCT-3 |
NE Extension Blend |
29 |
0.52 |
0.68 |
70 |
90 |
90 |
84 |
LCT-4 |
Breccia |
252 |
3.82 |
2.62 |
462 |
97 |
96 |
93 |
LCT-5 |
Sedimentary |
41 |
0.82 |
1.64 |
128 |
92 |
89 |
93 |
LCT-6 |
Volcanic |
46 |
0.88 |
2.14 |
151 |
94 |
93 |
96 |
LCT-7 |
South Corridor Blend |
33 |
0.39 |
0.83 |
76 |
83 |
85 |
85 |
Test |
Lead Circuit |
Zinc Circuit |
Recovery to Conc. |
Concentrate Grade |
Recovery to Conc. |
Concentrate Grade |
Ag |
Pb |
Ag |
Pb |
Ag |
Zn |
Ag |
Zn |
(%) |
(%) |
(g/t) |
(%) |
(%) |
(%) |
(g/t) |
(%) |
LCT-1 |
85 |
92 |
3,516 |
56.5 |
7 |
89 |
287 |
53.0 |
LCT-2 |
91 |
97 |
2,518 |
71.7 |
7 |
92 |
55 |
56.7 |
LCT-3 |
80 |
90 |
3,085 |
61.1 |
10 |
84 |
249 |
50.7 |
LCT-4 |
93 |
96 |
4,634 |
72.6 |
4 |
93 |
219 |
52.2 |
LCT-5 |
79 |
89 |
2,395 |
53.5 |
13 |
93 |
182 |
52.7 |
LCT-6 |
86 |
93 |
3,270 |
68.6 |
8 |
96 |
100 |
55.5 |
LCT-7 |
65 |
85 |
2,868 |
43.8 |
18 |
85 |
446 |
52.9 |
Oxide metallurgical testwork:
Additional column leach testwork to supplement the column leach
tests completed in 2021 will commence later this quarter. In
addition, flotation testwork of an oxide-sulphide blend (~10%
oxides / ~90% sulphides) recently commenced. Preliminary results
have demonstrated that economic oxide silver recoveries may be
achieved for an oxide/sulphide blend without a significant
detrimental impact to lead and zinc recoveries and concentrate
grades.
Process Design: The process
design will incorporate staged expansions. The first phase will
incorporate a flotation circuit only (the PEA incorporated both a
flotation and heap leach circuit). The second phase will
incorporate an expansion of the flotation circuit and the potential
addition of a heap leach circuit pending the results of the
metallurgical testwork outlined above. The elimination of the heap
leach circuit in the first phase simplifies the crushing/grinding
circuit, reduces upfront capital expenditures and simplifies the
permitting process. A proposed flowsheet of the updated processing
circuit can be found here in Figure A.
Throughput tradeoff studies will commence
shortly (see Mining section below) and will consider mill
throughput rates of 20,000 – 27,500 tonnes per day (“tpd”) for the
first phase and 35,000 – 45,000 tpd for the expanded phase.
Mining: Mine scheduling
evaluation will commence later this quarter and will be completed
by AGP Mining Consultants Inc. (“AGP Mining”). This work will
assess the impact of different mining rates, mill throughput rates
and cut-off grade and stockpiling strategies in order to optimize
the capital efficiency and Net Present Value of the Project.
Geotechnical: Knight Piésold
Consulting (“Knight Piésold”) completed a site visit to Cordero in
April 2022. The site visit included a review of drill core to
assess pit wall stability and the selection of three geotechnical
holes to be drilled within the open pit (see Figure B). The
completion of these three holes will supplement the two
geotechnical holes completed in 2021 and is expected to bring the
open pit geotechnical assessment up to Feasibility Study standards.
Geotechnical drilling of infrastructure locations is expected to
commence in the third quarter of 2022.
Hydrogeology: Mexican
specialist consultant Investigacion y Desarrollo de Acuiferos y
Ambiente (“IDEAS”) recently completed site assessment work and
identified six hydrogeology holes within and adjacent to the pit
area (see Figure B). Hydrogeological drilling will commence later
this quarter with results to be incorporated in the site wide water
balance for the PFS.
Tailings: The PFS, similar to
the PEA, will incorporate thickened tailings for the Tailings
Storage Facility (“TSF”). The tailings design for the PFS has been
adjusted to achieve a significant reduction of the footprint of the
TSF. Knight Piésold have also completed a TSF location assessment
study in which eight potential locations have been identified (see
Figure C). The final location is expected to be confirmed later
this quarter and will be followed up with site investigations and
geotechnical drilling.
ESG: An environmental baseline
study managed by CIMA Consultores (“CIMA”) was completed in January
2022. A desktop social baseline assessment completed by Vinfidem
Consultoria (“Vinfidem”) in 2021 is being supplemented by ongoing
field work. Key findings from both sets of work will be included in
the PFS. This work along with the Company’s ESG approach as it
relates to strategy, planning and risk management will also be
outlined in the 2021 ESG Report scheduled for completion in 3Q
2022.
PFS PROJECT TEAM
The PFS project team is the same team that
completed the 2021 PEA. The PFS team will be led by Ausenco
Engineering Canada Inc., an industry leader in cost-effective
process design and construction. Ausenco is a global company
providing innovative, value-add consulting studies, project
delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions in the
minerals and metals industry with recent and relevant study,
project construction (“EPC”) and construction management (“EPCM”)
experience on projects within the Americas.
Ausenco has recent experience with process
plants of similar size and/or recovery flowsheet to what is
expected at Cordero including Adriatic Metals Plc’s Vares project
in Bosnia & Herzegovina (PFS, FS and Detailed Engineering),
Hudbay Minerals Inc.’s Constancia mine in Peru (EPCM), Marcobre
S.A.’s Mina Justa mine in Peru (FS & EPCM) and Capstone Copper
Corp.’s Mantoverde project in Chile (EPC).
Area of Responsibility |
PFS Qualified Person |
Third Party Input/Review |
Principal Author |
Ausenco |
- |
Resource Estimate |
Red Dot 3D |
RockRidge Consulting |
Metallurgy |
Ausenco |
Libertas / Blue Coast |
Processing |
Ausenco |
- |
Mining |
AGP Mining |
- |
Pit Geotech |
Knight Piésold |
- |
Tailings Management |
Knight Piésold |
|
Environment |
Ausenco |
CIMA |
Social |
Ausenco |
Vinfidem |
QP CONSULTANT / THIRD PARTY
WEBSITES Ausenco – www.ausenco.com AGP
Mining – www.agpmining.com Blue Coast – www.bluecoastresearch.ca
CIMA – www.cimasc.com.mx IDEAS – www.ideasenagua.com Knight
Piésold – www.knightpiesold.com Libertas - LinkedIn profile Red Dot
3D – LinkedIn profileRockRidge Consulting –
www.rockridgeconsult.com Vinfidem – www.vinfidem.com.mx
About Discovery
Discovery’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 scalability. 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
cash of approximately C$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
DevelopmentPhone: 416-613-9410Email:
forbes.gemmell@discoverysilver.comWebsite:
www.discoverysilver.com
Qualified
PersonGernot Wober, P.Geo, VP Exploration,
Discovery Silver Corp., is the Company's designated Qualified
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Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI
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