Aldebaran Resources Inc.
("
Aldebaran" or the "
Company")
(TSX-V: ALDE, OTCQX: ADBRF) is pleased to announce
that drilling has commenced at the Altar copper-gold project for
the 2022/2023 field season. The Company currently has one drill rig
on the property and plans to have three rigs operating by the
beginning of December.
John E. Black, Chief Executive Officer
of Aldebaran, commented: “Towards the end of the 2021/2022
field season we received very encouraging geophysical data,
indicating that the Altar East and Altar Central deposits may be
substantially larger than previously thought. Our first hole into
the northern edge of the geophysical anomaly, hole 221, provided a
proof of concept, returning over 1 km of mineralization. The entire
hole is outside of the current resource estimate for the property,
which already shows that Altar is one of the largest undeveloped
copper-gold projects in the world. The goals of the 2022/2023 drill
program are to further test this promising anomaly and test
undrilled areas currently defined as waste in the 2021 resource
estimate. When we feel that we have properly tested the geophysical
anomaly, we will transition to a resource update for the entire
Altar project, including the Radio Porphyry deposit, which was the
focus of drilling in the 2021/2022 field program.”
The results of the 3D IP/Resistivity and MT
geophysical surveys (see Company news release dated June 13, 2022)
completed across the entire Altar copper gold project revealed a
compelling coincidence between areas of high conductivity (i.e.,
low-resistivity) from both the IP and MT data, with areas of known
copper-gold mineralization defined by previous drilling (Figure 1).
At the time, only a small portion of this large, 3 km x 3 km x 2 km
anomaly, which is situated between, to the south of, and below, the
main Altar Central and East deposits, had been drill-tested. Drill
holes ALD-22-220 and ALD-22-221 (Figure 2) then confirmed
management’s long-held belief that the Altar system is much bigger
than previously thought (see Company news release dated August 18,
2022). The 2022/23 campaign will see multiple drill holes test the
sizeable geophysical anomaly from more strategic locations.
The first drill hole of the 2022-2023 campaign
will be to continue hole ALD-22-222, which was stopped at 7 m depth
due to a campaign-ending snowfall in June 2022. That hole is
designed to test an area that has a coincident favourable
geophysical signature and a strong, multi-element talus fines
geochemical anomaly at surface. Additional high-priority drill
holes will be testing areas within the large geophysical anomaly,
which have more favourable geological and alteration indicators
gleaned from the historical drill holes. Where possible, holes are
also being designed to test areas within the current 2021
conceptual resource pit shell that were categorized as “undefined
waste” due to no drilling. Several of these “undefined waste” areas
have favourable geophysical and/or geochemical anomalies occurring
within, or near, the current pit shell, which offers the
opportunity to convert waste material to mineralization.
Upcoming Webinar
For more context, please join CEO John Black and Chief
Geological Officer Dr. Kevin B. Heather in a live event on November
16th at 10 am EST / 7 am PST. Q&A will follow the presentation.
Click here to register:
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Qualified Person
The scientific and technical data contained in
this news release has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Kevin B.
Heather, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc, Ph.D, FAusIMM, FGS, Chief Geological
Officer and director of Aldebaran, who serves as the qualified
person (QP) under the definitions of National Instrument
43-101.
ON BEHALF OF ALDEBARAN RESOURCES INC.
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About Aldebaran Resources Inc.
Aldebaran is a mineral exploration company that
was spun out of Regulus Resources Inc. in 2018 and has the same
core management team. Aldebaran has the right to earn up to an 80%
interest in the Altar copper-gold project in San Juan Province,
Argentina from Sibanye Stillwater Limited. The Altar project hosts
multiple porphyry copper-gold deposits with potential for
additional discoveries. Altar forms part of a cluster of
world-class porphyry copper deposits which includes Los Pelambres
(Antofagasta Minerals), El Pachón (Glencore), and Los Azules
(McEwen Copper). In March 2021 the Company announced an updated
mineral resource estimate for Altar, prepared by and based on the
drilling completed up to and including 2020 (independent technical
report prepared by Independent Mining Consultants Inc., Tucson,
Arizona, titled "Technical Report, Estimated Mineral Resources,
Altar Project, San Juan Province, Argentina", dated March 22, 2021
- see news release dated March 22, 2021).
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.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements regarding Aldebaran,
including management's assessment of future-plans and operations,
may constitute forward-looking statements under applicable
securities laws and necessarily involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties, most of which are beyond Aldebaran's control. Often,
but not always, forward-looking statements or information can be
identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects" or "does
not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates",
"forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate" or
"believes" or variations of such words and phrases or statements
that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would",
"might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.
Specifically, and without limitation, all
statements included in this press release that address activities,
events or developments that Aldebaran expects or anticipates will
or may occur in the future, including the proposed exploration and
development of the Altar project described herein, and management's
assessment of future plans and operations and statements with
respect to the completion of the anticipated exploration and
development programs, may constitute forward-looking statements
under applicable securities laws and necessarily involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, most of which are beyond
Aldebaran's control. These risks may cause actual financial and
operating results, performance, levels of activity and achievements
to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such
forward-looking statements. Although Aldebaran believes that the
expectations represented in such forward-looking statements are
reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will
prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements contained in
this press release are made as of the date hereof and Aldebaran
does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by
applicable securities law.
Figure 1 – Plan
map: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/5d19f564-40c1-4498-96b3-d39f5ef8c167
Figure 2 – Oblique view section looking to the southeast
displaying ALD-22-220 and ALD-22-221 in relation to the 3D MT
Inversion resistivity geophysical anomaly and the 2021 conceptual
resource pit
shell: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8a4afd3f-545e-4239-bd85-13f4e5d5eff3
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