McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX) is
pleased to report that our ongoing exploration program has
identified four new gold veins in the Grey Fox area within the Fox
Complex. Drilling results reveal significant gold mineralization in
veins within sedimentary rocks with good gold grades near surface
and high-grade gold values encountered at depth.
“What we find exciting about this
discovery is that the host rock of these veins is very different
than the host rock for 98% of Grey Fox’s estimated gold resources
of 1.2 million ounces Indicated and 240,000 ounces Inferred. These
newly discovered veins are in the sparsely explored sedimentary
rocks. Such rocks are the same primary gold-bearing host rock as
our Froome mine, 3 miles north of Grey Fox, and are also one of the
important host rocks of some of the largest gold mines in Timmins
such as Newmont Mining’s Pamour, Hollinger and Dome
mines,” stated Stephen McGibbon, SVP Exploration.
At Grey Fox, gold zones are stacked parallel to
a southeast-trending regional flexure in the Destor-Porcupine Fault
Zone (DPFZ) (Figure 1). This important regional
feature is associated with approximately 3.5 million ounces
of gold (past production plus current mineral resources)
in the immediate area of Grey Fox.
Figure 1 – Grey Fox - Gibson Target Area
Within the Southeast Trending Flexure of the DPFZ
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The four new Grey Fox - Gibson zone veins occur
as shallow as 150 meters (m) below surface and, so far, have been
traced down to 330 m. The drill core values (assays) are robust and
include near surface intersections of 13.1 grams per tonne
(g/t) gold (Au) over 7.3 m and
6.3 g/t Au over
5.0 m; and at depth of 29.1 g/t
Au over 1.8 m. The advantages of such a
shallow location are reduced time and expense for establishing
mineral resources and for future mine development.
In our 2021 drilling, hole 21GF-1333 assayed
5.6 g/t Au over 10.2 m in sediments, and 250 m to the
southwest, hole 21GF-1356 assayed 5.2 g/t Au over
3.1 m core length also in sediments. Five drill holes from
this year’s program have encountered high-grade intercepts or
visible gold outside the boundary of our existing gold resources
(Table 1). These collective results appear to be
on strike and have opened a large corridor of prospective ground.
Interpreted dimensions of the Gibson target area extends at
least 475 m along strike and to at least 300 m depth. Such
dimensions represent a meaningful opportunity for significant
resource additions (Figure 2 and 3).
For Geologists
Drilling has encountered multiple quartz veins
hosting visible gold and up to 3% sulfides within sericite and
carbonate-altered sediments. In some cases, the veins are
brecciated and have crustiform (layered or void-filling) textures
that are characteristic of Grey Fox. These observations support our
interpretation that the veins are an extension of the Grey Fox
deposit, are steeply NW-dipping and trending in a NE-SW
direction.
Located within the Gibson target area is a
surface ramp constructed more than 30 years ago that was used by a
previous operator to take a bulk sample and recovered 2,900 oz from
8,500 tonnes with a reported grade of more than 10 g/t Au. The low
gold price at that time likely discouraged further development.
This area will be one of our exploration
priorities in 2023.
Figure 2 – Plan View of Grey Fox -
Gibson Target Area Including Historic Ramp
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Figure 3 – Cross Section of Grey Fox -
Gibson Target Area with Interpreted Vein Sets
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Table
1 Highlight Drill Intercepts from
the Grey Fox Deposit Program
Hole ID |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length (m) |
True Width (m) |
Au (g/t) |
21GF-1333* |
378.4 |
382.1 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
|
386.0 |
403.6 |
17.6 |
10.2 |
5.6 |
Including |
394.2 |
395.4 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
25.0 |
22GF-1363 |
355.0 |
356.3 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
13.0 |
|
407.8 |
413.6 |
5.8 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
|
443.7 |
446.2 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
29.1 |
22GF-1364 |
149.3 |
150.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
5.4 |
|
227.5 |
228.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
6.7 |
|
237.0 |
238.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
|
278.1 |
284.0 |
5.9 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
|
421.6 |
422.9 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
5.5 |
22GF-1365 |
144.9 |
157.1 |
12.2 |
7.3 |
13.1 |
|
297.0 |
297.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
18.2 |
|
324.6 |
325.8 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
9.5 |
|
349.0 |
362.2 |
13.2 |
8.0 |
2.8 |
Including |
358.9 |
360.0 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
14.2 |
22GF-1366 |
148.0 |
155.9 |
7.9 |
5.0 |
6.3 |
|
154.8 |
155.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
30.0 |
|
352.1 |
363.2 |
11.1 |
7.0 |
2.9 |
22GF-1372 |
|
|
Assays Pending |
|
VG |
* = Previously Released |
|
|
|
|
For a complete list of drill results at Grey Fox since
April 25th, 2022, including hole location and
alignment, click here:
https://www.mcewenmining.com/files/doc_news/archive/2022/2022_11_FoxComplex/Drill_Intercepts_from_the_Grey_Fox_Program.xlsx
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Technical information pertaining to the Fox
Complex exploration contained in this news release has been
prepared under the supervision of Sean Farrell, P.Geo., a
Qualified Person as defined by Canadian Securities Administrators
National Instrument 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects." Fox Complex drilling (including the Grey Fox Program)
was supervised by McEwen’s Geology Department. All exploration
drill core samples at the Grey Fox were submitted as 1/2 core.
Analyses reported herein were usually performed by
the fire assay method by the independent laboratories: Pangea
Laboratorio (NMX-EC-17025-IMNC-2018, ISO /IEC 17025:2017),
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