VANCOUVER, BC, May 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Kootenay Silver Inc.
(TSXV: KTN) (the "Company" or "Kootenay") is pleased to
announce results for the first four holes completed from the 2021
drill program at the Copalito silver-gold project (the "Property"),
located in Sinaloa State, Mexico.
James McDonald, President and
CEO, states "We continue to see good grade and width potential at
Copalito with the 5 Señores vein returning grades up to 2,176 gpt
silver equivalent. These results complement high grade drill
holes previously intercepted in 5 Señores Vein, which returned
2,830 gpt silver and 0.145 gpt gold over 1 meter. There are 9
more holes to report from this vein the results of which will start
to define the scope and continuity of high grade and where follow
up drilling will be focused. Drilling has moved on to testing good
results on the Cobriza, Aguilar
and Pilar veins."
Highlights from Holes BDH-21-041 to BDH-21-044
include:
BDH-20-041 in the 5 Señores Vein
- 325.52 gpt silver equivalent ("silver Eq") over 1 meter
consisting of 303 gpt silver, 0.09 gpt gold and 0.58%
lead plus zinc within 86.28 gpt silver Eq over 5.75 meters
consisting of 0.049 gpt gold, 75.3 gpt silver and 0.27%
lead plus zinc;
- 101.33 silver Eq over 2 meters consisting of 1.10 gpt
gold, 13 gpt silver and 0.30% lead plus zinc within 55.37
silver Eq over 8.61 meters consisting of 0.456 gpt gold, 11.70
gpt silver and 0.38% lead plus zinc.
- This hole tested about 40° down dip of the high-grade intercept
in hole BDH-20-040.
BDH-20-042 in the 5 Señores Vein
- 2,176.84 gpt silver Eq over 1.18 meters consisting of 1,965
gpt silver, 0.575 gpt gold, and 6.35% lead plus
zinc within 213.68 gpt silver Eq over 21 meters
consisting of 178.30 gpt silver, 0.187 gpt gold, and
0.81% lead plus zinc
- BDH-21-042 filled an approximate 100-meter gap in
drilling.
These results are showing potential for a mineralized "shoot" in
the southern part of the 5 Señores vein. The zone remains open in
several directions. Once assays from the remaining holes are
received a clearer picture on the shape and size of these zones
will begin to emerge and shape follow up drilling.
The 5 Señores vein is comprised of a mineralized structure
with two parallel veins. These veins are comprised of both
silicified breccia and classic banded quartz, quartz-calcite and
calcite veining. The polymetallic veins are hosted in a volcanic
andesite sequence with weak propylic alteration within faults and
contact with a dioritic intrusive to the southwest. The veins are
mainly quartz, with massive and crustiform textures and
quartz-chalcedony bands. Dark gray bands indicate the presence of
sulfides in these textures. Also local zones of carbonates mainly
calcite can also carry very high grades of precious metals.
Mineralization is comprised of disseminated pyrite of 1%
or less with varying amounts of sphalerite (<1 to 5%),
galena (<1 to 3%) and probable acanthite.
Plan Map of Hole BDH-21-041 to BDH-21-044. Click
here to view.
Cross Sections for BDH-20-039/BDH-21-041 and BDH-21-042.
Click here to view.
Drill Results – Holes BDH-21-041 to BDH-21-044
Hole
ID
|
From
(meters)
|
To
(meters)
|
Interval
(meters)
|
Silver (gpt)
|
Gold
(gpt)
|
Lead+ Zinc
(%)
|
Silver Eq
(gpt)
|
Vein
|
BDH-21-041
|
69.2
|
69.45
|
0.25
|
90.0
|
0.28
|
1.07
|
140.19
|
5 Señores
|
|
76
|
81.75
|
5.75
|
75.3
|
0.049
|
0.27
|
86.28
|
|
Include
|
76
|
77
|
1.00
|
303.0
|
0.09
|
0.58
|
325.52
|
|
|
86
|
94.61
|
8.61
|
11.7
|
0.456
|
0.38
|
55.37
|
|
Include
|
90
|
92
|
2.00
|
13.0
|
1.1
|
0.30
|
101.33
|
|
BDH-21-042
|
1.85
|
2.9
|
1.05
|
144.0
|
0.07
|
0.056
|
150.51
|
5 Señores
|
Include
|
15
|
36
|
21.00
|
178.3
|
0.187
|
0.81
|
213.68
|
|
Include
|
25.5
|
36
|
10.50
|
333.8
|
0.35
|
1.47
|
399.00
|
|
|
30
|
31.18
|
1.18
|
1,965.0
|
0.575
|
6.35
|
2,176.84
|
|
BDH-21-043
|
|
|
|
No significant
values
|
5 Señores
|
BDH-21-044
|
|
|
|
No significant
values
|
5 Señores
|
|
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|
*
|
Silver equivalent
based $24/oz silver, $1750/oz gold, $1/lb zinc, $0.80/lb
lead
|
Note:
|
Estimated true widths
range from 65 to 90% of drilled widths depending on dip of the vein
and inclination of the hole..
|
About the Copalito Property
The Copalito Project is a classic low sulphidation epithermal
vein system which has numerous small old workings and no evidence
or reports of historic exploration drilling. The Property consists
of seven concessions totaling approximately 3,700 hectares and is
located 35 kilometers east of McEwen Mining's "El Gallo Mine"
complex in Sinaloa State, along the western fringes of the Sierra
Madre Occidental in northwestern Mexico. The Copalito Project has good access,
topography and infrastructure.
Copalito Geology
Mineralization is hosted within classic low sulfidation
epithermal quartz and rare calcite veins. Multiple mineral events
are evidenced by banded mineralized textures, multiple cross
cutting veins/veinlets, laminated banding of chalcedonic and
crystalline quartz, sulfide replacement and infillings of breccia
matrix. Sulfide content is generally low but does range to 20% or
more in hand samples. Sulfides and their oxide equivalents include
fine grained pyrite, black and yellow sphalerite, galena,
chalcopyrite and silver sulphosalts. Some zonation is becoming
apparent with veins in the northeast being higher in gold and base
metals and those in the south being high in silver and low in base
metals.
Qualified Persons
The Kootenay technical information in this news release has been
prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements
set out in National Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure for
Mineral Projects) and reviewed and approved on behalf of Kootenay
by James McDonald, P.Geo, President,
CEO & Director for Kootenay, a Qualified Person.
Sampling and QA/QC
All technical information for the Copalito exploration program
is obtained and reported under a formal quality assurance and
quality control ("QA/QC") program. Samples are taken from core cut
in half with a diamond saw under the direction of qualified
geologists and engineers. Samples are then labeled, placed in
plastic bags, sealed and with interval and sample numbers recorded.
Samples are delivered by the Company to ALS Minerals ("ALS") in
Hermosillo, Sonora. The samples
are dried, crushed and pulverized with the pulps being sent
airfreight for analysis by ALS in North
Vancouver, B.C. Systematic assaying of standards, blanks and
duplicates is performed for precision and accuracy. Analysis for
silver, zinc, lead and copper and related trace elements was done
by ICP four acid digestion, with gold analysis by 30-gram fire
assay with an AA finish. All drilling reported is HQ core and has
been contracted to Globexplore Drilling from Hermosillo, Mexico.
Neither the 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.
About Kootenay Silver Inc.
Kootenay Silver Inc. is an exploration company actively
engaged in the discovery and development of mineral projects in the
Sierra Madre Region of Mexico and
in British Columbia, Canada.
Supported by one of the largest junior portfolios of silver assets
in Mexico, Kootenay continues to
provide its shareholders with significant leverage to silver
prices. The Company remains focused on the expansion of its current
silver resources, new discoveries and the near-term economic
development of its priority silver projects located in the states
of Sonora, Sinaloa and Chihuahua, Mexico, respectively.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS:
The information in this news release has been prepared as at
May 12, 2021. Certain statements in
this news release, referred to herein as "forward-looking
statements", constitute "forward-looking statements" under the
provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws. These statements
can be identified by the use of words such as "expected", "may",
"will" or similar terms.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a
number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable
by Kootenay as of the date of such statements, are inherently
subject to significant business, economic and competitive
uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, known and
unknown, could cause actual results to be materially different from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date made. Except as otherwise required by law, Kootenay
expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release
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any change in Kootenay's expectations or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is
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Cautionary Note to US Investors: This news
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we have no right to explore or mine. We advise U.S. investors that
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type in documents filed with the SEC. U.S. investors are cautioned
that mineral deposits on adjacent properties are not indicative of
mineral deposits on our properties. This news release may contain
forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments
regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs,
geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential
mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address
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and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
currently anticipated in such statements.
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and "Inferred" resources. United
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It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral
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is economically or legally mineable.
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