Prime Mining Corp. (“Prime” or the
“Company”) (TSX-V: PRYM, OTCQX: PRMNF, Frankfurt:
04V3) is reporting drill results from nine core holes at the
Central Area, one of three main zones hosting the gold-silver
mineral resource estimate (“MRE”) at the Company’s Los Reyes
Project, located in Sinaloa State, Mexico. The 2023 Technical
Report outlining the MRE can be found on the Company's website at
https://primeminingcorp.ca/ and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, under
the Company’s Issuer Profile.
Central Area Drilling
Highlights:
- 4.99 grams per tonne (gpt)
gold-equivalent (AuEq) (4.11 gpt Au and 67.9 gpt Ag) over 9.1
metres (m) estimated true width (etw) in hole 23NB-46, located 150
m along strike from the bottom of the MRE pit, including:
- 37.48 gpt AuEq (31.40 gpt Au and 470.0
gpt Ag) over 1.1 m etw.
- 1.50 gpt AuEq (1.23 gpt Au and 20.5 gpt
Ag) over 14.0 m etw in hole 23NB-39, located immediately adjacent
to the MRE pit, including:
- 5.17 gpt AuEq (4.19 gpt Au and 76.0 gpt
Ag) over 2.0 m etw.
- 2.25 gpt AuEq (1.86 gpt Au and 30.2 gpt
Ag) over 5.7 m etw in hole 23NB-40, located 80 m along strike and
below the MRE pit, including:
- 5.62 gpt AuEq (4.75 gpt Au and 67.6 gpt
Ag) over 1.4 m etw.
The holes reported in this news release were
drilled at Noche Buena, located in the southeastern-most end of the
Central Area (see Figures 1, 2) up to 150 m along strike from the
bottom of the recently announced resource pit. As with the
Company’s June 20th release regarding the Z-T Area, the drilling at
Central Area confirms the ongoing expansion of potential
gold-silver resources in addition to and not included in the
Company’s MRE.
Prime Mining Corp. Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Kunz commented, “Our expansion drilling continues to
encounter wide intercepts of high-grade mineralization outside of
the current resource pits, this time in the Central Area. These
results parallel what we recently reported at the Z-T Area. We see
expansion of the Central Area with high-grade mineralization
discovered along strike and at depth beyond the current resource
pit, with the potential discovery of a new high-grade structure. We
are excited by the continued discovery of high-grade areas outside
of the MRE that demonstrate the scale of the Los Reyes system with
potential to contribute to the global project.”
Figure 1: Los Reyes drilling
update
The mineralization encountered in this drilling
has identified a new developing high-grade shoot in drill holes
23NB-40 and 46 (see Figures 3, 4). Extending out from previously
released drill hole 23NB-21, this high-grade shoot remains open
south-southeast along strike. Results from remaining drill holes
23NB-47 and 23NB-48, with a quartz vein intersected about 30 m
down-plunge from the intercept in 23NB-46, are expected in the
coming weeks.
Figure 2: Central Area drilling
update
Figure 3: Central Area long section with
drill holes highlighted
Figure 4: Central Area (Noche Buena)
cross section A-A’
Drilling is ongoing through the current rainy season (which
started at the end of June) with four drill rigs focusing on:
- extending the high-grade Z-T Area
shoots that remain open at depth, as well as along strike north and
south;
- expanding the two other MRE
resource areas, including the eastern extensions of the Guadalupe
System and Echeguren Shaft area; and,
- exploring the new generative
targets.
Prime has completed over 30,000 m of its planned
60,000 m 2023 drill program and will continue to evaluate its
drilling plans using its success-based approach.
Link 1– PDF Figures
Link 2 – PDF Drill Hole
Tables
Note 1: Gold equivalent grades
are calculated based on an assumed gold price of $US 1700 per ounce
and silver price of $22 per ounce, based on the formula AuEq grade
(gpt) = Au grade + Ag grade x ($22 / $1,700). Metallurgical
recoveries are not considered in the in-situ grade estimate but are
estimated to be 93% and 83% for gold and silver, respectively, when
processed in a mill, and 72% and 25% respectively when
heap-leached.
QA/QC Protocols and Sampling Procedures
Drill core at the Los Reyes project is drilled
in predominately HQ size (63.5 millimetre “mm”), reducing to NQ
(47.6 mm) when required. Drill core samples are generally 1.50 m
long along the core axis with allowance for shorter or longer
intervals if required to suit geological constraints. After logging
intervals are identified to be sampled, the core is cut and one
half is submitted for assay. RC drilling returns rock chips and
fines from a 133.35 mm diameter tricone bit. The returns are
homogenized and split into 2 halves, with one half submitted for
analysis and the other half stored.
Sample QA/QC measures include unmarked certified
reference materials, blanks, and field duplicates as well as
preparation duplicates are inserted into the sample sequence and
make up approximately 8% of the samples submitted to the laboratory
for each drill hole.
Samples are picked up from the Project by the
laboratory personnel and transported to their facilities in Durango
or Hermosillo Mexico, for sample preparation. Sample analysis is
carried out by Bureau Veritas and ALS Labs, with fire assay,
including over limits fire assay re-analysis, completed at their
respective Hermosillo, Mexico laboratories and multi-element
analysis completed in North Vancouver, Canada. Drill core sample
preparation includes fine crushing of the sample to at least 70%
passing less than 2 mm, sample splitting using a riffle splitter,
and pulverizing a 250-gram split to at least 85% passing 75
microns.
Gold in diamond drill core is analyzed by fire
assay and atomic absorption spectroscopy of a 30 g sample (code
FA430 or Au-AA23). Multi-element chemistry is analyzed by 4-Acid
digestion of a 0.25-gram sample split (code MA300 or ME-ICP61) with
detection by inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer for a
full suite of elements.
Gold assay techniques FA430 and Au-AA23 have an
upper detection limit of 10 ppm. Any sample that produces an
over-limit gold value via the initial assay technique is sent for
gravimetric finish via method FA-530 or Au-GRA21. Silver analyses
by MA300 and ME-ICP61 have an upper limit of 200 ppm and 100 ppm,
respectively. Samples with over-limit silver values are re-analyzed
by fire assay with gravimetric finish FA530 or Au-GRA21.
Both Bureau Veritas and ALS Labs are ISO/IEC
accredited assay laboratories.
Qualified Person
Scott Smith, P.Geo., Executive Vice President of
Exploration, is a qualified person for the purposes of National
Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical
content in this news release.
Additional Notes
Metres is represented by “m”; “etw” is
Estimated True Width and is based on drill hole geometry or
comparisons with other on-section drill holes; “Au” refers to gold,
and “Ag” refers to silver; “gpt” is grams per metric tonne; some
figures may not sum due to rounding; Composite assay grades
presented in summary tables are calculated using a Au grade minimum
average of 0.20 gpt or 1.0 gpt as indicated in “Au Cut-off” column
of Summary Tables. Maximum internal waste included in any reported
composite interval is 3.00 m. The 1.00 gpt Au cut-off is used to
define higher-grade “cores” within the lower-grade halo.
About the Los Reyes Gold and Silver
Project
Los Reyes is a rapidly evolving high-grade, low
sulphidation epithermal gold-silver project located in Sinaloa
State, Mexico. Since acquiring Los Reyes in 2019, Prime has spent
approximately US$30 million on direct exploration activities and
has completed over 120,000 m of drilling. On May 2, 2023, Prime
announced an updated multi-million-ounce high-grade open pit
constrained resource (see below, and refer to Note 1 and the May 2,
2023 press release for more details).
May 2, 2023 Resource
Statement
Drilling is on-going and suggests that the three
known main deposit areas (Guadalupe, Central and Z-T) are larger
than previously reported. Potential also exists for new discoveries
where mineralized trends have been identified outside of the
currently defined resource areas.
Historic operating results indicate that an
estimated 1 million ounces of gold and 60 million ounces of silver
were recovered from five separate operations at Los Reyes between
1770 and 1990. Prior to Prime’s acquisition, recent operators of
Los Reyes had spent approximately US$20 million on exploration,
engineering, and prefeasibility studies.
About Prime Mining
Prime is managed by an ideal mix of successful
mining executives, strong capital markets personnel and experienced
local operators all focused on unlocking the full potential of the
Los Reyes Project. The company has a well-planned capital structure
with a strong management team and insider ownership.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Daniel KunzChief Executive
Officer
For further information, please contact:
Daniel KunzChief Executive
Officer and DirectorPrime Mining Corp.1307 S. Colorado Ave.Boise,
Idaho 83706Telephone: +1 (208) 926-6379 officeemail:
daniel@primeminingcorp.ca
Scott HicksExecutive Vice
PresidentPrime Mining Corp.710 – 1030 West Georgia StreetVancouver,
BC, V6E 2Y3Telephone: +1 (604) 428-6128 officeemail:
scott.hicks@primeminingcorp.ca
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Forward Looking InformationThis
news release contains certain “forward-looking information” and
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Canadian
securities legislation as may be amended from time to time,
including, without limitation, statements regarding the perceived
merit of the Company’s properties, including additional exploration
potential of Los Reyes, potential quantity and/or grade of
minerals, the potential size of the mineralized zone, metallurgical
recoveries, and the Company’s exploration and development plans in
Mexico. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not
historical facts which address events, results, outcomes, or
developments that the Company expects to occur. Forward-looking
statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the
Company’s management on the date the statements are made, and they
involve several risks and uncertainties. Certain material
assumptions regarding such forward-looking statements were made,
including without limitation, assumptions regarding the price of
gold, silver and copper; the accuracy of mineral resource
estimations; that there will be no material adverse change
affecting the Company or its properties; that all required
approvals will be obtained, including concession renewals and
permitting; that political and legal developments will be
consistent with current expectations; that currency and exchange
rates will be consistent with current levels; and that there will
be no significant disruptions affecting the Company or its
properties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such
statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Forward-looking statements involve significant known
and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks
include, but are not limited to: risks related to uncertainties
inherent in the preparation of mineral resource estimates,
including but not limited to changes to the cost assumptions,
variations in quantity of mineralized material, grade or recovery
rates, changes to geotechnical or hydrogeological considerations,
failure of plant, equipment or processes, changes to availability
of power or the power rates, ability to maintain social license,
changes to interest or tax rates, changes in project parameters,
delays and costs inherent to consulting and accommodating rights of
local communities, environmental risks, title risks, including
concession renewal, commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations,
risks relating to COVID-19, delays in or failure to receive access
agreements or amended permits, risks inherent in the estimation of
mineral resources; and risks associated with executing the
Company’s objectives and strategies, including costs and expenses,
as well as those risk factors discussed in the Company's most
recently filed management's discussion and analysis, as well as its
annual information form dated April 22, 2022, available on
www.sedar.com. Except as required by the securities disclosure laws
and regulations applicable to the Company, the Company undertakes
no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if
management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors,
should change.
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