Azucar Completes Second Hole at New Porphyry Lithocap Target, El Cobre Project, Mexico
October 06 2022 - 1:45PM
Azucar Minerals Ltd. ("Azucar" or the "Company") (TSX-V:
AMZ; OTCQB: AXDDF) is pleased to announce that it has completed
drilling a second hole into the large lithocap target discussed in
its press release of March 10, 2022. Similar to the first hole (see
Azucar release dated May 27, 2022), the second hole in this area
(EC-22-115) passed through typical clay dominant lithocap
alteration into phyllic alteration. Large intervals of brecciated
rock were intersected possibly reflecting a diatreme like body that
may have disrupted any earlier porphyry alteration zonation in this
area. Alteration data has been collected from the core using a
Terraspec infrared spectrometer along with samples for assay and
fluid inclusion analysis. Any future drilling in this area will be
guided by the results and interpretation of these analyses from
both holes. The drill rig has been demobilised from the pad where
these two holes were drilled as any future drilling to test this
lithocap target will need to be conducted in other accessible
portions of this very large area.
J.D. Poliquin, Chairman of Azucar Minerals
stated, “These two holes were the first to be drilled into this
newly defined alteration target. It is important to remind
shareholders that this zone is one of many porphyry targets and
centres on the project. We have defined a preliminary resource on
the most explored Norte Zone, and we intend to continue our
exploration on this project to further unlock the potential of the
multiple zones and targets which are yet to be fully tested.”
About the El Cobre ProjectA
detailed summary of the project is provided on the Company’s
website but in brief the El Cobre project covers a 5 km trend of
porphyry copper-gold associated alteration and mineralisation along
which five separate zones have now been identified and explored in
past drilling campaigns (see Figure 1). On September 29, 2020, the
Company released an initial mineral resource estimate on the
project from only the Norte Zone. The base case resource estimate
(using a net smelter return cutoff of US$12/tonne) for the Norte
Zone is comprised of an indicated resource of 1.2 Moz
AuEq (47.2 million tonnes grading 0.49 g/t Au, 0.21% Cu
and 1.4 g/t Ag) and an inferred resource of 1.4 Moz
AuEq (64.2 million tonnes grading 0.42 g/t Au, 0.18% Cu
and 1.3 g/t Ag). Further details of the resource estimate are
provided below.
Past drilling campaigns have returned
significant porphyry copper and gold assays from multiple targets.
High grade intersections from these targets highlight the potential
for significant mineral endowment and for higher grade porphyry
mineralisation including those tabularised below (see Figure 1 for
locations). The known targets include the Villa Rica, Porvenir,
Encinal and Primo Zones. At the Villa Rica Zone, located about 1.8
km south of the Norte Zone, initial drilling in 2017 (on the Raya
Tembrillo Target area) intersected two styles of mineralisation;
hypogene copper-gold porphyry mineralisation (115.00 metres of 0.57
g/t gold and 0.27% copper, see press release of November 28, 2017)
and near surface enriched copper mineralisation with an apparent
tabular distribution (94.00 metres of 1.36% copper; see press
release of December 13, 2017). At the Encinal Zone, located 4.3
kilometres to the southeast of the Norte Zone, Azucar reported (see
press release of June 29, 2017) the results of initial drilling on
an exposed stockwork zone (Hole EC-17-025) that returned results
including 34.47 metres grading 0.73 g/t Au and 0.20% Cu. The
Company continues to review the geology and past exploration
results in order to plan future exploration programs.
Norte Zone
Hole |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
EC-17-018 |
222.40 |
334.50 |
112.10 |
1.35 |
0.48 |
EC-17-026 |
543.45 |
609.90 |
66.45 |
2.41 |
0.61 |
Including |
543.45 |
569.45 |
26.00 |
4.15 |
1.00 |
EC-17-029 |
204.15 |
314.15 |
110.00 |
1.87 |
0.48 |
Including |
208.15 |
240.15 |
32.00 |
2.57 |
0.57 |
and |
264.15 |
300.15 |
36.00 |
2.02 |
0.51 |
Raya Tembrillo (1.8km South of Norte)
Hole |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
EC-17-037 |
302.00 |
320.00 |
18.00 |
1.25 |
0.52 |
Primo Zone (1.4km South of Raya Tembrillo)
Hole |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
EC-19-086 |
868.40 |
918.00 |
49.60 |
0.99 |
0.61 |
Including |
878.40 |
914.40 |
36.00 |
1.10 |
0.68 |
Porvenir Zone (2.5 km SE of Norte, 1.0 km west
of Primo
Hole |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
EC-17-040 |
243.00 |
255.00 |
12.00 |
2.43 |
0.82 |
EC-18-056 |
381.50 |
408.00 |
26.50 |
1.72 |
0.34 |
More information on El Cobre is available on the
Azucar website at http://www.azucarminerals.com.
Technical Details and the El Cobre NI
43-101 Technical Report
For details on the estimation of mineral
resources, including the key assumptions, parameters and methods
used to estimate the Mineral Resources at the El Cobre property,
Canadian investors should refer to the report dated effective
November 13, 2020, and titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report Mineral
Resource Estimate on the El Cobre Copper-Gold-Silver Property,
Veracruz State, Mexico” which is available under Azucar Minerals’
profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and on the Company’s website. The
Technical Report was authored by Kris Raffle, P.Geo. of APEX
Geoscience Ltd., and Sue Bird, M.Sc., P.Eng. of Moose Mountain
Technical Services. The NSR and AuEq values were calculated using
US$1,500/oz gold, US$3.00/lb copper and US$18/oz silver, and using
metallurgical recoveries of 88% for gold and copper, and 70% for
silver.
Morgan Poliquin, Ph.D., P.Eng. a Qualified
Person under NI 43-101 the President and CEO as well as a Director
of the Company reviewed and approved the other technical
information. The porphyry mineralisation and past drilling results
discussed and reviewed in this news release are associated with
broad areas of alteration and stockwork and sheeted porphyry style
veining. True widths cannot be determined at this time. The
analyses reported were carried out at ALS Global Laboratories of
North Vancouver using industry standard analytical techniques. For
gold, samples are first analysed by fire assay and atomic
absorption spectroscopy (“AAS”). Samples that return values greater
than 10 g/t gold using this technique are then re-analysed by fire
assay but with a gravimetric finish. For copper, samples are first
analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission
Spectroscopy (“ICP-AES”), with four acid digestion. Samples that
return values greater than 10000 g/t copper using this technique
are then re-analysed by HF-HNO3-HCLO4 digestion with HCL leach and
ICP-AES finish. Blanks, field duplicates and certified standards
were inserted into the sample stream as part of Azucar’s quality
assurance and control program which complies with National
Instrument 43-101 requirements.
About Azucar
Azucar is an exploration company exploring the
El Cobre project in Veracruz, Mexico, which covers multiple
gold-rich porphyry targets, as demonstrated by past drilling.
Azucar holds a 100% interest in the El Cobre project, subject to
net smelter returns (“NSR”) royalty interests, assuming production
from the property exceeds 10,001 tonnes per day of ore, totaling
2.25% which can be reduced to 2.0% though the payment of US$3.0
million.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
“J. Duane Poliquin”
J. Duane Poliquin, P.Eng.
Chairman
Azucar Minerals Ltd.
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Contact Information:
Azucar Minerals Ltd.Tel. 604.689.7644Email:
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