Almadex Provides Exploration Update, Commences Geophysical Surveys at Pilot and Paradise-Davis Project, Nevada
December 02 2024 - 2:26PM
Almadex Minerals Ltd. ("Almadex" or the "Company")
(TSX-V: “DEX”) is pleased to provide an update on its western USA
exploration activities. The Company has completed a planned drill
hole at the north end of the Sinter Zone at its Paradise-Davis
Project, Nevada. Drilling conditions were challenging as the hole
hit an unexpected fault zone. This faulting has clearly moved
geologic units at the north end of the trend of epithermal veining.
Drilling has ceased for 2024 and further work will be planned after
all results have been received and interpreted. The Sinter Zone
covers an area of high-level epithermal alteration and veining as
described in more detail below. Mapping of alteration and textures
on this target has identified features typical of the surficial
expression of an epithermal system. At present two geophysical
survey lines of induced polarisation (IP) are planned before year
end over the sinter target. It is hoped that this work will better
define the geology for targeting this large area with further
exploration drilling.
Exploration work continues on the Company’s
portfolio of early-stage copper-gold targets. This includes work on
the Pilot copper-gold porphyry target in Nevada where the company
has identified porphyry style veining and a soil anomaly defined by
elevated gold, copper, molybdenum (see Almadex news release of
September 9th, 2024). Almadex is currently carrying out an IP
surface geophysical survey and a drone based magnetic
susceptibility survey over the area of alteration, veining and
elevated soils. It is anticipated that these geophysical surveys
will help define discrete drill targets for a future first pass
drill program.
Almadex currently has crews in the field working
on the ongoing generative exploration program focussing on new gold
and copper-gold potential in the western USA.
About the Sinter Zone, Paradise-Davis
ProjectThe Sinter Zone is located adjacent and to the
north of the porphyry lithocap area (see map attached and Almadex
news release of September 22, 2022) and is interpreted to represent
a separate hydrothermal system. The Sinter Zone covers an area of
subcrop boulders of sinter (surface hotspring silica deposit)
material, hydrothermal brecciation and epithermal quartz veining.
Old workings, epithermal alteration and veining occur over roughly
3 km along a northeast trend. Past sampling in the sinter zone
includes 30 surface samples taken in 2022 that averaged 0.2 g/t
gold and 2.2 g/t silver including a 30 cm chip sample of a banded
vein crosscutting the sinter which returned 1.2 g/t gold and a grab
from a silicified breccia which returned 1.5 g/t gold (see Almadex
new release of September 22, 2022). Recent mapping and prospecting
along this trend have identified banded quartz veins and veinlets
along strike and to the south of the Sinter Zone. The scale of the
vein system and epithermal alteration is encouraging. The Company
has obtained partial assay results from an RC drill program
conducted in the area in the early 1990s which indicate some of the
holes returned anomalous gold over short intervals which confirms
that the epithermal system is gold and silver bearing.
J Duane Poliquin, Chairman of Almadex commented,
“While generative field work continues as we seek to identify
further projects for acquisition, we are advancing our newly
acquired portfolio of high-quality porphyry lithocap targets in the
western USA. We plan to use our in house drilling capacity to test
targets early as we’ve done at Paradise-Davis. We look forward to
continuing this drilling oriented exploration into 2025.”
Qualified PersonsMorgan J
Poliquin, PhD, PEng, the President and CEO of Almadex and a
Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 ("NI
43-101"), has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical
contents of this news release.
The analyses reported were carried out at ALS
Chemex Laboratories of Reno, Nevada 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.
Silver is first analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic
Emission Spectroscopy (“ICP-AES”). Samples that return values
greater than 100 g/t silver by ICP-AES are then re analysed by
HF-HNO3-HCLO4 digestion with HCL leach and ICP-AES finish. Of these
samples those that return silver values greater than 1,500 g/t are
further analysed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish.
About AlmadexAlmadex Minerals
Ltd. is an exploration company that holds a large mineral portfolio
consisting of projects and NSR royalties in Canada, the U.S., and
Mexico. This portfolio is the direct result of many years of
prospecting and deal-making by Almadex's management team. The
Company owns several portable diamond drill rigs, enabling it to
conduct cost effective first pass exploration drilling in
house.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
“J. Duane Poliquin”
J. Duane Poliquin, ChairmanAlmadex Minerals
Ltd.
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adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release includes forward-looking
statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All
statements within it, other than statements of historical fact, are
to be considered forward looking. Forward-looking statements in
this news release include, among other things, any further work to
advance exploration targets at the Paradise project, including any
drilling on the Sinter target. Although the Company believes the
expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based
on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of
future performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those in forward-looking statements. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and
exploration successes, permitting, continued availability of
capital and financing, equipment availability and general economic,
market or business conditions. The foregoing list of assumptions is
not exhaustive. There can be no assurances that forward-looking
statements will prove accurate and, therefore, readers are advised
to rely on their own evaluation of such uncertainties. The Company
does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements, other than as required pursuant to applicable
securities laws.
Contact Information:Almadex Minerals Ltd.Tel.
604.689.7644Email:
info@almadexminerals.comhttp://www.almadexminerals.com/
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