Deep-South Resources Inc. ("
Deep-South" or
“
the Company") (TSX-V: DSM)
announces the fourth batch of assay results from its drilling
program interrupted in June 2021 at its Haib Copper project in
southern Namibia. The program was interrupted when the Ministry of
Mines and Energy of Namibia had denied the renewal of the Haib
Copper licence EPL 3140. Results from 13 drill holes have been
received in full after the renewal denial of the licence, with
partial results received for 1 drill hole. The first 6 drill holes
were previously reported. Following the completion of QA/QC the
results for the remaining 7 holes are disclosed here.
Pierre Léveillé, President & CEO of
Deep-South stated that: ""We are extremely enthusiastic by
the results from the drill program. Previous
drilling programmes point to the presence of higher copper grade
zones, probably associated with near vertical structures (shears
and faults) within the broader mineralised areas of the
project. The use of vertical drilling in the past
potentially missed those structures resulting in an underestimation
of the overall grade. Our drilling program is focussing to redress
this through the use of inclined holes to identify and delineate
these structures and test the association with higher Cu grade
zones. These results seem to support this updated
interpretation, showing substantial intersections at Cu grades
considered high for Haib. Additionally the presence of molydenum
has been confirmed with high Mo grades obtained in association with
structures and alterations”.
The 7 holes for which assay results are reported
here cover some 1,360.92 metres and cover all 4 of the target
areas. All holes were positioned to better delineate the previously
identified higher grade portions of the Haib Copper Project and to
test the extension of grade between these targets. Assay results of
significant intersections are tabulated below:
Significant Intersections
Hole# |
Zone |
From |
To |
Width |
CuEq |
Cu |
Mo |
(m) |
(m) |
(m)1 |
(%)2 |
(%) |
(%) |
HM05 |
Main |
30.00 |
32.00 |
2.00 |
0.47 |
0.33 |
0.041 |
Main |
96.00 |
102.00 |
6.00 |
0.58 |
0.16 |
0.126 |
HM11 |
Main |
118.00 |
122.00 |
4.00 |
0.47 |
0.47 |
0.001 |
Main |
166.00 |
176.00 |
10.00 |
0.62 |
0.62 |
0.001 |
Including |
168.00 |
172.00 |
4.00 |
0.97 |
0.97 |
0.001 |
Main |
186.00 |
212.36 |
26.36 |
0.46 |
0.45 |
0.003 |
Including |
190.00 |
194.00 |
4.00 |
0.76 |
0.75 |
0.004 |
Including |
208.00 |
212.36 |
4.36 |
0.61 |
0.60 |
0.001 |
HM12 |
Main |
76.00 |
96.00 |
20.00 |
0.76 |
0.74 |
0.005 |
Including |
92.00 |
96.00 |
4.00 |
2.57 |
2.35 |
0.005 |
HM13 |
Main |
4.00 |
8.00 |
4.00 |
0.53 |
0.53 |
0.001 |
HM14 |
Main |
4.00 |
34.00 |
30.00 |
0.35 |
0.27 |
0.024 |
Main |
78.00 |
104.00 |
26.00 |
0.48 |
0.45 |
0.008 |
Main |
148.00 |
156.00 |
8.00 |
0.48 |
0.45 |
0.010 |
HM22 |
Main |
96.00 |
110.00 |
14.00 |
0.66 |
0.61 |
0.015 |
Including |
102.00 |
110.00 |
8.00 |
0.83 |
0.77 |
0.018 |
Main |
190.00 |
196.00 |
6.00 |
0.60 |
0.51 |
0.026 |
Main |
232.00 |
250.00 |
18.00 |
0.45 |
0.43 |
0.006 |
Main |
272.00 |
322.00 |
50.00 |
0.63 |
0.57 |
0.020 |
Including |
272.00 |
280.00 |
8.00 |
0.73 |
0.68 |
0.017 |
Including |
286.00 |
302.00 |
16.00 |
0.80 |
0.72 |
0.024 |
Main |
346.00 |
370.00 |
24.00 |
0.69 |
0.68 |
0.003 |
HM26 |
Main |
26.00 |
42.00 |
16.00 |
0.37 |
0.35 |
0.006 |
Main |
68.00 |
76.00 |
8.00 |
0.48 |
0.47 |
0.001 |
Main |
84.00 |
96.00 |
12.00 |
0.45 |
0.45 |
0.002 |
- HM12 – assay results have been
received for only the first 96m of the 341.15m drilled.
- Width refers to intersection width;
true widths have not been determined.
- CuEq (copper equivalent) has been
used to express the combined value of copper and molybdenum and is
provided for illustrative purposes only. No allowances have been
made of recovery losses that may occur should mining eventually
result. Calculations use metal prices of US$3.00/lb copper,
US$10/lb molybdenum using the formula: CuEq% = Cu% + (Mo%
[$10/$3])
Borehole Locations (Figure
1)
HM05 was drilled northeastwards
in the Pit 2 target area to determine the southwestern limit of the
0.3% Cu contour.HM11 was drilled towards the
southwest in the Pit 3 target area to determine the northern limit
of the high-grade (>0.4% Cu) mineralization previously
identified here.HM12 was drilled northwards in Pit
3 to better delineate the southern limit of the high grade
mineralisation identified here by reducing the drillhole
spacing.HM13 was positioned in Pit 3 and drilled
approximately northwards. The mineralization in Pit 3 is believed
to terminate against an east-west trending, near vertical shear
zone in the north and HM13 was planned to test this.
HM14 was placed between the Pit 4 and Pit 2 areas.
Cu Mineralisation in Pit 4 is believed to be associated with
east-west oriented, near vertical structures and this borehole was
positioned to test this model and the potential extension of higher
grades between the two target areas.HM22 was
drilled vertically in Pit 1 to delineate the southern limit of the
higher-grade mineralization here. Additionally, the hole was
drilled to over 400m from surface to test the depth to which this
mineralisation extends.HM26 was drilled in the
northwest of the Pit 4 target area to test the presence of
near-surface mineralisation as well as the northern limit of this
mineralisation.
Figure 1: Planview showing the positions of the
boreholes being reported here.
Discussion of Pertinent
Results
HM05The results of this hole
showed Cu grades to be low grade (typically <0.25%) in this part
of the Pit 2 area. However, Mo grades are high, especially within
the top 100m from surface e.g., 18m @ 0.041% Mo, 16m @ 0.042% Mo
and 6 m @ 0.126% Mo. Low Cu grades associated with high Mo grades
have been observed in boreholes to the west and east of HM05 and
are probably associated with an approximately east-west trending
unidentified structure.HM11Results from this hole
showed good correlation with the existing model resulting in no
changes to the 0.3% and 0.4% Cu contours. Unfortunately, the hole
had to be stopped when operations were forced to cease while still
within high grade mineralisation (last sample 0.75%
Cu).HM12Only the first 96m of this hole had been
submitted for assaying before operations ceased. Results show a
significant southwards lateral (~50m) shift of the high-grade
mineralisation here, with the last two samples returning the
highest (2.55%) and third highest (2.15%) Cu grades seen at
Haib.HM13Despite the first 8m of this hole
returning a composite grade of >0.3% Cu, the Cu grades drop to
0.2% for the next 40m before dropping further to <0.1% for the
remainder of the hole. The <0.1% Cu portion correlates with a
wide zone of highly sheared veining logged in the core and is
probably the large east-west vertical shear zone previously
identified to the north of Pit 3. Mo grades are low over the first
40m but within the shear zone, they are typically below detection
limits.HM14Results for this hole showed the
presence of an approximately 45m wide, near vertical, >0.3% Cu
zone which had been missed by the vertical historical
drilling. This zone correlates well with borehole HM27
drilled some 200m to the west of HM14, where 2 near-vertical,
east-west oriented zones were identified. Overall, results show the
Pit 4 mineralisation probably extends eastwards to Pit
2.HM22For the first 80m from surface, Cu grades in
this hole are low averaging about 0.1% while Mo remains at the
detection limit. From 80m to 230m Cu grades are closer to the 0.3%
level with some intersections exceeding 0.5%. From 272m Cu grades
increase significantly averaging 0.63% CuEq (0.57% Cu) over 50m
along with elevated Mo grades. Another 24m zone is intersected from
346m averaging 0.69% CuEq (0.68% Cu) but with Mo at the detection
limits. As no mineralisation had been identified here by previous
drilling, the results of HM22 represent a significant improvement
in tonnage and grade in the southern portion of Pit
1.HM26Results for this hole point to a relatively
wide (~100m) zone of east-west oriented, near vertical structures
with Cu grades >0.35%. The results correlate well with those of
boreholes HM14 and HM27 (previously reported) supporting the idea
that mineralisation within the Pit 4 area is contained within
multiple east-west trending, near vertical structures extending to
the Pit 2 area.
Drilling Program Update
Twenty-two holes were completed in 2021 and by
the time the licence renewal was declined in June 2021, samples for
19 holes had been submitted to the laboratory. Results for eight
holes were disclosed in May and June 2021, 6 holes were recently
disclosed while the remaining 6 holes are disclosed here. The
program was planned for 10,000 metres, of which 4,800 meters was
completed in 2021. The remaining 5,200 metres will be completed as
part of the development program to be resume as soon as possible.
At 1.8 billion years (Archean), the Haib Copper Deposit is one of
the oldest deposits in the world. Over time, it has seen several
transformations including shearing and faulting events that have
further concentrated Cu and Mo.
The specific focus of this drilling campaign is
to further delineate and grow the higher-grade area(s) of the Haib
deposit uncovered by Deep-South in 2019 and 2020 with the
ultimate goal of establishing a measured resource over that
higher-grade section of the deposit.
Quality Control All drill cores
were logged, photographed, and cut in half with a diamond saw. Half
of the cores were bagged and sent to ALS Laboratories Ltd. in
Johannesburg, South Africa for analysis (SANAS Accredited Testing
Laboratory, No. T0387), while the other half was quartered with one
quarter archived and stored on site for verification and reference
purposes while the other quarter will be used for metallurgical
test work. 33 elements are analyzed by Induced Coupled Plasma (ICP)
utilizing a 4-acid digestion and gold is assayed using a 30g fire
assay method. Duplicate samples, blanks, and certified standards
are included with every batch and are actively used to ensure
proper quality assurance and quality control.
About the Haib Copper
Project
The Haib Copper Deposit is a large
copper/molybdenum deposit situated 40 kilometers from the southern
boundary of Namibia. The license covers 370 square kilometers
(37,000 hectares). Over the years the project has seen 70,000
meters of drilling, several metallurgical test work programmes,
geophysical surveys, geological mapping, mine modeling and even a
feasibility study in 1996. Deep-South holds all the historical
data.
Please note that: Mineral Resources that are not
mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Mineral resource estimates do not account for mineability,
selectivity, mining loss and dilution. These mineral resource
estimates are based on Indicated Mineral Resources that are
considered too speculative geologically to have the economic
considerations applied to them that would enable them to be
categorized as mineral reserves. However, there is no certainty
that these indicated mineral resources will be converted to
measured categories through further drilling, or into mineral
reserves, once economic considerations are applied. There is no
certainty that the preliminary economic assessment will be
realized.
Qualified Person
Mr. Dean Richards Pr.Sci.Nat. , MGSSA
– BSc. (Hons.) Geology, is the Qualified Person for the Haib
Project as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has approved
the technical disclosure contained in this news release.
About Deep-South Resources
Inc.
Deep-South Resources is a mineral exploration
and development company. Deep-South’s growth strategy is to focus
on the exploration and development of quality assets in significant
mineralized trends and in proximity to infrastructure in stable
countries. The Company holds the Haib Copper Project in Namibia and
holds an interest in three exploration licences in the Copperbelt
in Zambia. In using and assessing environmentally friendly
technologies in the development of its copper projects, Deep-South
embraces the green revolution.
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Company does not intend to update any forward-looking statements to
conform these statements to actual results.
More information is available by contacting
Pierre Léveillé, President & CEO at +1-819-340-0140 or at:
info@deepsouthresources.com or Paradox Public Relations at
+1-514-341-0408.
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