VANCOUVER, BC, April 4,
2024 /CNW/ - Group Eleven Resources Corp. (TSXV:
ZNG) (OTCBB: GRLVF) (FRA: 3GE) ("Group Eleven" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce results from the first
four holes of the 2024 drill program at the Company's 100%-owned
Ballywire zinc-lead-silver discovery ("Ballywire"), PG West
Project ("PG West"), Republic of
Ireland.
Highlights
- Mineralization intersected in all four step-out holes testing
the previously undrilled C2 and C3 gravity-high anomalies (located
530m and 930m east of the Ballywire discovery area)
- Key intersections include:
- 4.6m of 5.2%
Zn+Pb (4.4% Zn and 0.9% Pb) and 15 g/t Ag (from
288.9m down hole), including
1.9m of 6.9% Zn+Pb (5.5%
Zn and 1.4% Pb) and 22 g/t Ag within a 59.7m package of intermittent mineralization (not
yet fully assayed) in G11-3552-08, a 930m step-out (testing Anomaly C3)
- 2.7m of 4.3%
Zn+Pb (1.1% Zn and 3.2% Pb) and 7 g/t Ag, including
0.6m of 12.9%
Zn+Pb (1.5% Zn and 11.4% Pb) and 16 g/t Ag (from
291.5m down hole) within a
22.5m wide zone of mineralization in
G11-3552-06, approx. 100m south of
the above hole; and
- 4.4m of 304 g/t Ag, 0.73%
Cu and 1.0% Zn+Pb (0.9% Zn and 0.1% Pb) (starting at
331.6m down hole), including
0.6m of 1,440 g/t Ag,
3.03% Cu and 1.6% Zn+Pb (1.5% Zn and
0.2% Pb), the highest silver value ever intersected by the
Company, within a 91.9m package of
intermittent mineralization in G11-3552-07, a 530m
step-out (Anomaly C2)
- The above results combined with the projection of the
high-grade trend at the discovery area, suggest that the strength
of the system is increasing to the north of the C2 and C3
anomalies
- Drilling continues with two rigs, testing further north on
Anomaly C3 and in between the discovery area and Anomaly C2,
respectively
"We are very pleased that robust mineralization at Ballywire has
now been intersected over a strike length of over 2.6km, up from
1.7km previously," stated Bart
Jaworski, CEO. "This extended breadth includes 710m at the discovery area, a historic intercept
1km to the west and now step-out drilling up to 930m to the east. The fact that gravity-high
anomalies C2 and C3 are spatially associated with mineralization
bodes well for the rest of our prospective trend which is defined
by gravity-high anomalies over a strike-length of 6km. We look
forward to systematically drill testing these anomalies over the
coming weeks and months. With a 2.6km-long footprint, a 6km-long
prospective trend and some of the highest silver values ever
attained in Ireland, Ballywire is
increasingly showing signs of a major zinc-lead-silver
discovery."
First Four Holes from 2024 Drill Campaign at Ballywire
Discovery
The Ballywire prospect at the Company's 100%-owned PG West
Project in Republic of Ireland, is
a new zinc-lead-silver discovery (first announced Sept-2022). In
addition to 21 holes drilled and reported by Group Eleven to date,
the next four step-out holes (G11-3552-05 to -08) of the 2024
program are reported today (see Exhibits 1 to 6). Holes
G11-3552-09 to -11 are in-progress.
Mineralization occurs as sphalerite, galena, pyrite,
chalcopyrite and suspected tennantite- tetrahedrite, and is bedding
parallel along and close to the base of the Waulsortian limestone.
Notably, significant volumes of dark grey, dolomitic
breccias are present in hole G11-3552-08 (see Exhibit
4). Today's drill results combined with the projection of the
high-grade trend at the discovery area (see Exhibits 1 and
2), suggest that the strength of the mineralizing system is
increasing to the north of the C2 and C3 gravity-high
anomalies.
Exhibit 5. Summary of Assays from G11-3552-05, -06 and -08 at
Ballywire
Item
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Int
(m)
|
Zn
(%)
|
Pb
(%)
|
Zn+Pb
(%)
|
Ag
(g/t)
|
G11-3552-05
|
312.36
|
313.34
|
0.98
|
0.20
|
0.04
|
0.24
|
-
|
And
|
322.84
|
323.80
|
0.96
|
0.23
|
0.10
|
0.33
|
-
|
And
|
325.71
|
326.57
|
0.86
|
0.24
|
0.04
|
0.28
|
-
|
And
|
329.53
|
330.49
|
0.96
|
0.17
|
0.04
|
0.21
|
-
|
G11-3552-06
|
291.54
|
314.00
|
22.46
|
0.63
|
0.45
|
1.08
|
2.1
|
Incl.
|
306.51
|
314.00
|
7.49
|
1.37
|
1.22
|
2.60
|
4.2
|
Incl.
|
310.92
|
314.40
|
3.48
|
0.96
|
2.40
|
3.36
|
5.6
|
Incl.
|
311.75
|
314.40
|
2.65
|
1.06
|
3.24
|
4.30
|
6.9
|
Incl.
|
313.40
|
314.00
|
0.60
|
1.54
|
11.40
|
12.94
|
16.3
|
G11-3552-08
|
279.00
|
298.40
|
19.40
|
1.18
|
0.35
|
1.53
|
5.5
|
Incl.
|
286.96
|
298.40
|
11.44
|
1.95
|
0.57
|
2.52
|
8.3
|
Incl.
|
288.90
|
293.54
|
4.64
|
4.36
|
0.86
|
5.22
|
15.0
|
Incl.
|
289.75
|
291.66
|
1.91
|
5.52
|
1.35
|
6.87
|
22.3
|
Incl.
|
289.75
|
290.75
|
1.00
|
7.69
|
1.34
|
9.03
|
11.6
|
Note: True width as a
percentage of drilled intercept is approximately 90-100% for
G11-3552-05, -06 and -08
|
Exhibit 6. Summary of Assays from G11-3552-07
at Ballywire
Item
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Int
(m)
|
Zn
(%)
|
Pb
(%)
|
Zn+Pb
(%)
|
Ag
(g/t)
|
Cu
(%)
|
G11-3552-07
|
330.30
|
343.55
|
13.25
|
0.38
|
0.04
|
0.43
|
105.0
|
0.26
|
Incl.
|
331.57
|
332.09
|
0.52
|
1.27
|
0.17
|
1.43
|
12.4
|
0.03
|
And
|
332.09
|
332.43
|
0.34
|
1.14
|
0.05
|
1.19
|
14.6
|
0.04
|
And
|
332.43
|
333.10
|
0.67
|
1.07
|
0.10
|
1.16
|
469.0
|
1.56
|
And
|
333.10
|
333.45
|
0.35
|
0.64
|
0.04
|
0.69
|
30.7
|
0.05
|
And
|
333.45
|
333.70
|
0.25
|
0.74
|
0.02
|
0.76
|
485.0
|
0.94
|
And
|
333.70
|
334.07
|
0.37
|
1.20
|
0.01
|
1.21
|
20.9
|
0.12
|
And
|
334.07
|
334.82
|
0.75
|
0.08
|
0.01
|
0.08
|
5.8
|
0.01
|
And
|
334.82
|
334.99
|
0.17
|
0.73
|
0.29
|
1.02
|
220.0
|
0.48
|
And
|
334.99
|
335.54
|
0.55
|
1.47
|
0.17
|
1.64
|
1440.0
|
3.03
|
And
|
335.54
|
335.97
|
0.43
|
0.51
|
0.08
|
0.60
|
90.8
|
0.17
|
|
331.57
|
335.97
|
4.40
|
0.87
|
0.09
|
0.96
|
304.1
|
0.73
|
Incl.
|
332.43
|
335.54
|
3.11
|
0.82
|
0.08
|
0.90
|
414.1
|
0.99
|
Incl.
|
334.82
|
335.97
|
1.15
|
1.00
|
0.16
|
1.16
|
755.2
|
1.58
|
And
|
386.08
|
389.04
|
2.96
|
0.03
|
0.01
|
0.04
|
28.3
|
0.95
|
Incl.
|
386.08
|
386.47
|
0.39
|
0.18
|
0.00
|
0.18
|
104.0
|
5.90
|
And
|
395.62
|
395.82
|
0.20
|
0.01
|
0.03
|
0.04
|
68.1
|
0.51
|
Note: True width of the
overall mineralized package above is estimated at approx. 90-100%,
however, at the centimetre-scale, mineralization is predominately
hosted within two orthogonal sets of steeply dipping veins (dipping
to NE and NW, respectively)
|
|
Notes to Exhibit 8: (a) Pallas Green MRE is owned by
Glencore (see Glencore's Resources and Reserves Report dated
December 31, 2023); (b) Stonepark
MRE: see the 'NI 43-101 Independent Report on the Zinc-Lead
Exploration Project at Stonepark, County
Limerick, Ireland', by Gordon, Kelly
and van Lente, with an effective date of April 26, 2018, as found on SEDAR; and (c) the
historic estimate at Denison was reported by Westland Exploration
Limited in 'Report on Prospecting Licence 464' by Dermot Hughes
dated May, 1988; the historic estimate at Gortdrum was reported in
'The Geology and Genesis of the Gortdrum Cu-Ag-Hg Orebody' by G.M.
Steed dated 1986; and the historic estimate at Tullacondra was
first reported by Munster Base Metals Ltd in 'Report on Mallow
Property' by David Wilbur, dated December 1973; and later
summarized in 'Cu-Ag Mineralization at Tullacondra, Mallow, Co.
Cork' by Wilbur and Carter in 1986; the above three historic
estimates have not been verified as current mineral resources; none
of the key assumptions, parameters and methods used to prepare the
historic estimates were reported and no resource categories were
used; significant data compilation, re-drilling and data
verification may be required by a Qualified Person before the
historic estimates can be verified and upgraded to be compliant
with current NI 43-101 standards; a Qualified Person has not done
sufficient work to classify them as a current mineral resource and
the Company is not treating the historic estimates as current
mineral resources. 'Rathdowney Trend' is the south-westerly
projection of the Rathdowney Trend, hosting the historic Lisheen
and Galmoy mines.
Stonepark - Planning
Underway
Planning is underway for a drilling program at the Company's
76.56%-owned Stonepark Project later in 2024. This will include
follow-up on drilling at the Carrickittle West target in 2022,
which resulted in the first intersection by Group Eleven of a major
fault in the Limerick basin. The Company expects to drill a series
of widely spaced holes to examine mineralization, brecciation and
Waulsortian thickness variations in the area to improve
understanding of the best area of potential for a major discovery.
This incremental follow-up on the target reduces the risk
associated with a single, deep hole and follows the exploration
model that successfully resulted in the Ballywire discovery in
2022. In addition, other prospective targets across the Stonepark
Project will be drill tested during the course of the program.
Further details on the program will be provided in due course.
Qualified Person
Technical information in this news release has been approved by
Professor Garth Earls, Eur Geol,
P.Geo, FSEG, geological consultant at IGS (International Geoscience
Services) Limited, and independent 'Qualified Person' as defined
under Canadian National Instrument 43-101.
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
(QA/QC) Information
Group Eleven inserts certified reference materials ("CRMs" or
"Standards") as well as blank material, to its sample stream as
part of its industry-standard QA/QC programme. The QC results have
been reviewed by the Qualified Person, who is satisfied that all
the results are within acceptable parameters. The Qualified Person
has validated the sampling and chain of custody protocols used by
Group Eleven.
About Group Eleven
Resources
Group Eleven Resources Corp. (TSX.V: ZNG; OTCBB: GRLVF and FRA:
3GE) is a mineral exploration company focused on advanced stage
zinc exploration in the Republic of
Ireland. Group Eleven announced the Ballywire discovery in
September 2022. Key intercepts to
date include: (i) 3.3m of 12.5% Zn+Pb
and 48 g/t Ag (G11-468-01), (ii) 10.8m of 10.0% Zn+Pb and 109 g/t Ag (G11-468-03);
(iii) 10.1m of 8.6% Zn+Pb and 46 g/t
Ag (G11-468-06); (iv) 10.5m of 14.7%
Zn+Pb, 399 g/t Ag and 0.31% Cu (G11-468-12) and (v) 11.2m of 8.9% Zn+Pb and 83 g/t Ag (G11-3552-03).
The Company's two largest shareholders are Glencore Canada Corp.
(18.2% interest) and Michael Gentile
(15.0%). Additional information about the Company is available at
www.groupelevenresources.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bart Jaworski, P.Geo.
Chief Executive Officer
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including the timing, content, cost and results of proposed work
programs, the discovery and delineation of mineral
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various factors, including, but not limited to, variations in the
nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be
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to the Company's mineral properties.
SOURCE Group Eleven Resources Corp.