Patagonia Gold Discovers New Vein Systems at Calcatreu, Rio Negro, Argentina
September 02 2021 - 8:31AM
Patagonia Gold Corp. (“Patagonia” or the “Company”) (TSXV: PGDC)
announces results from exploration activities at its Calcatreu
property in the province of Rio Negro, Argentina.
Highlights
- The Company’s exploration team has
identified new epithermal veins, less than 0.5 km from Calcatreu’s
current mineral resources, none of which have been drilled to-date
(see location map below).
- Initial exploration this year
included 49 new, discrete rock chip samples on the newly discovered
veins, which includes Nelson West, Nelson Splay, Nelson Extension,
Puesto East and Puesto West. Highlights include 20.46 g/t Au rock
chip assay collected from a NE extension of the main Nelson
structure and 4.3 g/t Au rock chip assay collected from the new
Puesto East structure.
- The favorable rock chip geochemical
results were followed-up with 15 horizontal channels.
- 68 samples were collected from the
15 channels; only two channels did not contain significant gold and
silver (see table of Calcatreu Channels ). Highlights include 15.5
g/t Au and 199 g/t Ag, from Puesto East channel CH-001.
- Calcatreu’s current mineral
resources stand at 9.8 million tonnes of indicated mineral
resources grading 2.11 g/t Au and 19.8 g/t Ag and 8.1 million
tonnes of inferred mineral resources grading 1.34 g/t Au and 13.1
g/t Ag.
- The 64,000 hectare Calcatreu
property is well-located near major highway 76 and the community of
Ingeniero Jacobacci, Rio Negro, Argentina.
- All analyses were derived from
industry-standard, inductively-coupled plasma (”ICP”) methods
performed by Alex Stewart International, a certified, independent,
commercial laboratory, at their analytical facility in Mendoza,
Argentina. ICP gold values over 10 g/t Au were reanalyzed with fire
assay and gravimetric methods. Analyses were performed on
individual, surface rock samples (the “rock chip” samples) and from
continuous, sawn samples from the surface channels (the “channel”
samples). Channel samples varied in length, based on geologic
observations, as presented in the table herein.
- In addition to the quality
assurance and quality control (“QAQC”) procedures employed by Alex
Stewart, Company personnel added six (6) QAQC samples, consisting
of certified, commercial reference samples (4) and blanks (2) with
the 68 channel samples, all of which returned values within
acceptable limits.
- Mineral resources were prepared in
accordance with National Instrument 43-101 (“NI
43-101”). For additional information, refer to the
technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report, Mineral
Resource Estimate, Calcatreu Gold-Silver Project, Rio Negro
Province, Argentina,” dated effective December 31, 2018, which is
available under the Company’s profile on www.sedar.com.
- While the potential quantity and
grade of these exploration targets is conceptual in nature and
there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral
resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in
the target being delineated as a mineral resource, they present
viable exploration targets for the Company to pursue.
Mr. Christopher van Tienhoven, CEO of Patagonia,
commented, “We are pleased with the analytical results from this
round of surface exploration, many of which are high-grade. These
favorable, surface exploration results reinforce Patagonia’s view
that, in addition to its current mineral resources, Calcatreu is
prospective for the discovery of additional mineralized structures.
We are now planning follow-up work on the new structures, which
will consist of additional prospecting, channel sampling and
drilling.”
Tabulated, analytical data were derived from sawn, continuous,
horizontal channels collected on surface. Lengths refer to
horizontal sampling lengths. Compiled data are length-weighted
averages. All analytical data obtained from the channel sampling
program are presented, although compilations were calculated only
on samples with significant precious metal values.
A table accompanying this announcement is available
at: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/3ca646c7-8d8a-4e23-a1c6-35b961a01a0f
Location Map of the 15 New Channels
A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by
clicking on the image or link below:
Qualified Person’s Statement
Donald J. Birak, an independent geologist and
Registered Member of SME and Fellow of AusIMM and a qualified
person as defined by NI 43-101, supervised the preparation of the
scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this
news release and has reviewed and approved the scientific and
technical disclosure herein.
About Patagonia Gold
Patagonia Gold Corp. is a South America focused,
publicly traded mining company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Company seeks to grow shareholder value through exploration and
development of gold and silver projects in the Patagonia region of
Argentina. The Company is primarily focused on the Calcatreu
project in Rio Negro and the development of the Cap-Oeste
underground project. Patagonia, indirectly through its subsidiaries
or under option agreements, has mineral rights to over 420
properties in several provinces of Argentina and Chile and is one
of the largest landholders in the province of Santa Cruz,
Argentina.
For more information, please
contact:Dean StuartT: 403 617 7609E:
dean@boardmarker.net
Christopher van Tienhoven, Chief Executive
OfficerPatagonia Gold CorpT: +54 11 5278 6950E:
cvantienhoven@patagoniagold.comFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains certain
forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to,
statements with respect to, among other things, Patagonia’s view
that, in addition to its current mineral resources, Calcatreu is
prospective for the discovery of additional mineralized structures,
plans for follow-up work on the new structures, which will consist
of additional prospecting, channel sampling and drilling,
advancement and development of gold and silver projects in the
Patagonia region of Argentina and the anticipated growth in
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information currently available to management as at the date
hereof.
Forward-looking statements involve significant
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actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially
from the results discussed or implied in the forward-looking
statements. These factors should be considered carefully, and
readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking
statements. Although the forward-looking statements contained in
this news release are based upon what management believes to be
reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure readers that
actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the
date of this news release, and the Company assumes no obligation to
update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances,
except as required by law.
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