Investment Update: Lagoa Salgada Drill Results

RNS Number : 0141N
Mineral & Financial Invest. Limited
14 January 2019
 

MINERAL AND FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED

 

Lagoa Salgada Exploration Program Successfully Expands and Improves Grades at The Main Massive Sulphide Zone and Significantly Expands The Stockwork Zone

 

HIGHLIGHTS:

·     Excellent results from new holes drilled, such as: LS_MS_19 which intersected 79.4m of high grade Massive Sulphide which contained 10.16% of Zn Eq.;  LS_MS_16 which intersected 76.6m of 9.84% ZnEq, and; LS_MS_17 which intersected 30.8m of 15.6% ZnEq.

·     Newly identified tin mineralization increases ZnEq grade by 15% in the Main Zone

·     IP survey identifies 1.6km anomaly which includes the 2 known mineral deposits

·     Geophysics work significantly expands the Project's overall exploration potential by identifying new targets

·     Drill results expected to significantly increase new Mineral Resource in NI 43-101 estimate due by end of January

 

GEORGE TOWN CAYMAN ISLANDS, January 14, 2019 - Mineral and Financial Investments Limited (LSE-AIM: MAFL) ("M&FI" or the "Company") is very pleased to announce the results from the first full drill program completed by Redcorp Empreedimentos Mineiros Lda. (Redcorp), funded and guided by Ascendant Resources (Ascendant) as part of Ascendant's previously announced earn-in agreement with TH Crestgate, Mineral and Financial's wholly owned subsidiary. In conjunction with Ascendant, M&FI is very pleased to announce these transformational results from this 20-hole drill program totaling  7,077 meters. Additionally, an additional geophysics program was completed at the Lagoa Salgada, a polymetallic VMS Project located on the Iberian Pyrite Belt ("IPB") in Portugal. The IPB is home to some of the world's largest volcanogenic massive sulphide mines.

Drill Hole Highlights: 

·     LS_MS_19: Intersected 79.4m massive sulphide zone at 0.64% Cu, 1.94% Pb, 3.36% Zn, 0.57g/t Au, 60.11g/t Ag and 0.17% Sn (10.16% ZnEq)

·     LS_MS_16: Intersected 76.6m massive sulphide zone at 0.48% Cu, 2.06% Pb, 3.43% Zn, 0.39g/t Au, 40.30g/t Ag and 0.22% Sn (9.84% ZnEq)

·     LS_MS_17: Intersected 30.8 meters of high-grade massive sulphide at 0.32% Cu, 8.44% Pb, 1.91% Zn, 1.79g/t Au, 61.39g/t Ag and 0.26% Sn (15.6% ZnEq)

The drill program at Lagoa Salgada consisted of 12 holes (3,964 meters) in the Main Massive Sulphide Zone and 8 holes (3,113 meters) in the Stockwork Zone. The program has been very successful at confirming and expanding high-grade mineralization in the Main Massive Sulphide Zone and in expanding and improving the continuity of the sulphide mineralization in the Stockwork Zone. Results from the Main Massive Sulphide Zone indicate additional massive sulphide mineralization at grades in excess of 10% ZnEq. The identification of tin mineralization within the massive sulphides has contributed significantly to this grade improvement. In the Stockwork Zone results indicate that a thick, well mineralized ore zone has not yet been fully defined.

Concurrent geophysical work has confirmed a strong 1.6 km long chargeability anomaly which includes the Main Massive Sulphide and Stockwork Zones. The Residual Bouguer Gravity Map that includes the Chargeability anomaly identifies numerous additional anomalies within Lagoa Salgada's property boundary.

Jacques Vaillancourt, Chairman of M&FI stated "We are very pleased by the success of the latest exploration program at Lagoa Salgada. The drill results have more than exceeded our expectations in identifying similar high-grade massive sulphide and stockwork mineralization identified in previous drill campaigns at Lagoa Salgada. The addition of newly identified high-grade tin mineralization in the Main Zone provides further confidence in the potential to quickly increase high-grade tonnes to the known Mineral Resource. An update to the Mineral Resource Estimate is expected in January."

He continued, "In addition to the drill program the company has completed ground and downhole IP surveys. The results from these surveys have identified a 1.6 km IP anomaly coincident with the massive sulphide mineralization intersected by the drill program from the layered massive sulphides in the northwest (Massive Sulphide Zone) to the Stockwork Zone in the southeast. The IP anomaly is also coincident with a significant regional gravity anomaly which greatly expands exploration potential to the east."

 

Drill Hole Details

Tables 1 and 2 below provide assay results for 9 holes in the Main Massive Sulphide Zone and 5 holes in the Stockwork Zone. Drill holes in this program were collared in an area targeting the eastern expansion of the known main volcanogenic massive sulphide mineralization contained within the current Mineral Resource Estimate as defined in the National Instrument 43-101 report dated January 5, 2018 and targeting expansion of the Stockwork Zone.

The drill holes were drilled at an angle of 60o to provide additional information of the true thickness and orientation of the ore zone. Significant thickness of gossan and massive sulphide mineralization were intersected in holes LS_MS_07, LS_MS_16 through LS_MS_20. In several of the holes, including LS_MS_07, LS_MS_16, LS_MS_18 and LS_MS_19, a second massive sulphide horizon was intersected on the west side of a major fault identifying a possible new lens.

 

Figure 1: Plan View of the 2018 Planned Drill Holes

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Introduction of Tin in Mineralization

A significant achievement of the exploration program has been the identification of cassiterite (SnO2) associated with the Main Massive Sulphide Zone. The IBP is known for having areas rich in tin, however, there has been no historical assaying for tin on previous drill holes at Lagoa Salgada. As such, Ascendant has incorporated into the exploration program the analysis of all historic (2017) and current drill holes in the Main Massive Sulphide Zone being tested for tin (Sn). Significant tin values have been recognized in the holes and are being reported in Table 1 below for the current LS_MS holes. In many of the holes the results are material and add an average 1.5% to the ZnEq grade. The tin is significant in the gossan, massive sulphide and stringer zones of the Main Massive Sulphide Zone. In the Q1- 2019 period Redcorp will complete a preliminary metallurgical recovery test work assessment which will provide guidance on expected mineral recovery levels

 

Geophysical Surveys

In addition to the drill program, recently completed ground and downhole IP surveys have identified a chargeability anomaly 1.6 kilometers long by 200-300 meters wide that is coincidental with the sulphide mineralization both in the Main Massive Sulphide Zone and the Stockwork Zone (Figure 2). This broad N-S zone of elevated chargeability can be traced from the Main Massive Sulphide Zone southwards to beyond the zone where the Stockwork Zone was drilled in 2018 with no evidence of a gap or eastward offset in mineralization suggested by a 2016 IP/Res survey. The IP 3D model suggests that the drilling at the Main Massive Sulphide Zone is coincident with the chargeability anomaly. However, the model for the Stockwork Zone suggests the stronger part of the anomaly lies to the east and remains untested.  Furthermore, on the southern lines (lines 14 and 15) on the eastern extremity, a new anomaly is appearing with the possibility of a new zone developing that is also untested.

 

Figure 2: IP Survey Map Coincident with Known Mineral Resources

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The IP anomaly is also coincident with the more extensive regional Bouguer gravity anomaly that stretches southeast by approximately 8km to the Rio de Moinhos Target (Figure 3), highlighting a significant number of targets for the future. Pseudosections prepared for the 2018 IP lines indicate a second target southeast of the Main Massive Sulphide Zone, near the eastern end of lines 8-10 and extending as far south as line 14. This target shows a clear association with the anomaly shown on the map of residual Bouguer Gravity. We are establishing a naming convention referring to the greater areas within Lagoa Salgada region as indicated on Figure 3. Note that the Company's work to date has be focused within the LS West area.

 

Figure 3: Gravimetric Survey Map with High Bouguer Gravity Coincident with Known Mineral Resources

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Table 1: Drill Intersections

Main Zone (Massive Sulphide Zone)

 

 

From

To

Length

True Width

Cu

Pb

Zn

Sn

Au

Ag

Zn Eq2

 

(m)

(m)

(m)

(m)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(ppm)

(ppm)

With Sn (%)

LS_MS_07*

168.95

300.00

131.05

106.15

0.54

2.72

3.22

0.17

0.81

77.86

11.51

including

176.00

297.00

121.00

98.01

0.58

2.89

3.42

0.18

0.87

82.95

12.24

gossan

168.95

182.15

13.20

11.35

0.06

1.00

0.23

0.35

1.73

143.08

10.32

including

176.00

181.00

5.00

4.30

0.11

1.57

0.25

0.76

3.91

324.80

21.87

1st MS

182.15

253.90

71.75

55.25

0.33

4.49

4.89

0.14

1.09

98.21

14.91

including

216.00

236.00

20.00

15.40

0.20

6.35

8.07

0.18

1.58

112.20

21.00

STKW

262.00

274.00

12.00

9.24

3.19

0.14

0.91

0.33

0.01

28.42

12.68

Including

264.00

273.00

9.00

6.93

4.06

0.16

1.03

0.30

0.01

27.56

14.94

including

269.00

273.00

4.00

3.08

8.22

0.26

1.44

0.27

0.01

47.75

26.68

2nd MS

280.35

289.60

9.25

7.12

0.44

0.89

2.58

0.26

0.29

44.40

7.53

LS_MS_08

189.00

373.25

184.25

149.24

0.11

0.04

0.34

n.m.

0.02

5.32

0.81

STKW

208.00

219.00

11.00

8.47

0.56

0.15

1.20

n.m.

0.09

24.27

3.56

Including

209.00

218.00

9.00

6.94

0.67

0.15

1.25

n.m.

0.10

27.89

4.01

Including

213.00

218.00

5.00

3.85

1.04

0.22

1.60

n.m.

0.15

45.60

5.92

and

305.00

306.00

1.00

0.77

0.82

0.02

1.26

n.m.

0.05

15.00

3.90

LS_MS_09

194.00

370.00

176.00

142.56

0.12

0.02

0.24

n.m.

0.01

2.97

0.68

STKW

215.00

217.00

2.00

1.54

0.67

0.08

1.29

n.m.

0.01

22.50

3.71

STKW

267.00

268.00

1.00

0.77

0.08

0.18

1.85

n.m.

0.05

49.00

3.51

STKW

284.00

290.00

6.00

4.62

0.86

0.01

1.20

n.m.

0.03

5.83

3.67

Including

284.00

289.00

5.00

3.85

1.02

0.01

1.39

n.m.

0.02

6.80

4.30

STKW

320.00

322.00

2.00

1.54

1.13

0.01

0.61

n.m.

0.03

15.00

4.03

STKW

331.00

332.00

1.00

0.77

0.87

0.04

0.99

n.m.

0.00

11.00

3.59

LS_MS_10

146.40

267.00

120.60

97.69

0.05

0.09

0.37

0.01

0.05

3.89

0.81

gossan

147.00

149.00

2.00

1.72

0.80

0.28

1.33

0.07

0.07

0.00

4.31

Stringer

233.00

261.00

28.00

21.56

0.03

0.13

0.72

0.00

0.07

6.04

1.20

LS_MS_12

No Significant Mineralization

LS_MS_13

167.00

200.00

33.00

26.73

0.05

0.70

1.25

0.03

0.02

10.52

2.55

Including

167.00

189.00

22.00

17.82

0.07

0.84

1.42

0.04

0.02

12.77

2.98

gossan

151.30

153.05

1.75

1.51

0.09

0.10

0.26

0.02

0.01

0.00

0.64

Stringer

167.00

168.00

1.00

0.77

0.76

0.05

0.15

0.01

0.01

100.00

4.74

Including

173.00

189.00

16.00

12.32

0.04

1.06

1.85

0.05

0.02

10.50

3.55

Including

180.00

187.00

7.00

5.39

0.06

1.60

2.70

0.06

0.03

12.86

5.12

LS_MS_16

163.15

349.00

185.85

150.54

0.29

1.43

2.18

0.15

0.35

27.9

6.59

including

163.15

273.55

110.40

89.42

0.45

2.15

3.17

0.23

0.53

39.8

9.87

gossan

163.15

174.10

10.95

9.42

0.15

2.94

0.80

0.34

1.80

35.1

10.18

including

170.00

174.10

4.10

3.53

0.09

2.90

0.48

0.53

4.31

54.3

15.48

MS

174.10

273.55

99.45

76.58

0.48

2.06

3.43

0.22

0.39

40.3

9.84

including

194.00

222.00

28.00

21.56

0.28

3.65

5.16

0.20

0.44

43.5

12.47

including

257.00

262.00

5.00

3.85

2.64

0.35

2.12

1.00

0.06

63.60

18.61

MS

239.00

273.55

34.55

26.60

0.68

0.86

2.47

0.30

0.26

42.72

8.74

Stringer

277.00

284.00

7.00

5.39

0.19

0.63

1.76

0.07

0.19

35.9

4.54

and

312.00

315.00

3.00

2.31

0.15

1.93

2.72

0.13

0.18

28.3

6.85

and

347.00

349.00

2.00

1.54

0.19

2.37

3.30

0.15

0.15

33.5

8.16

LS_MS_17

161.00

199.00

38.00

30.78

0.32

8.44

1.91

0.26

1.79

61.39

15.57

including

162.00

192.00

30.00

24.30

0.40

10.56

2.31

0.34

2.23

73.75

19.35

gossan

162.50

170.75

8.25

7.10

0.16

13.44

1.43

0.60

3.06

52.89

22.12

including

163.00

170.75

7.75

6.67

0.17

12.61

1.44

0.63

3.08

58.38

23.16

MS

170.75

194.30

23.55

18.13

0.45

7.77

2.33

0.19

1.78

79.56

16.47

including

171.00

191.00

20.00

15.40

0.53

9.00

2.86

0.22

2.07

87.05

19.54

Stringer

198.00

199.00

1.00

0.77

0.04

0.43

1.83

0.01

0.23

12.00

3.05

and

259.00

262.00

3.00

2.31

0.07

1.00

1.77

0.03

0.04

16.00

3.56

LS_MS_18

164.40

304.00

139.60

113.08

0.20

1.04

1.17

0.09

0.29

46.65

4.91

including

167.00

231.00

64.00

51.84

0.35

2.07

1.86

0.19

0.57

92.81

9.30

gossan

164.40

175.90

11.50

9.89

0.12

1.71

0.54

0.39

1.05

69.25

8.41

including

167.00

175.90

8.90

7.65

0.13

1.90

0.46

0.51

1.40

92.22

10.56

MS

175.90

247.80

71.90

55.36

0.31

1.67

1.70

0.11

0.34

73.76

7.24

including

175.90

231.00

55.10

42.43

0.39

2.09

2.09

0.14

0.44

92.91

9.10

including

175.90

197.00

21.10

16.25

0.59

3.75

3.25

0.27

0.64

159.00

15.34

Stringer

249.00

250.00

1.00

0.77

0.21

0.11

1.88

0.02

0.03

17.00

3.15

and

259.00

261.00

2.00

1.54

0.17

0.67

1.63

0.02

0.18

15.00

3.49

and

281.00

283.00

2.00

1.54

0.04

0.86

2.38

0.04

0.03

8.00

3.78

and

291.00

293.00

2.00

1.54

0.24

0.12

2.36

0.04

0.15

19.50

4.11

2nd MS

300.60

303.30

2.70

2.08

0.35

0.22

0.77

0.02

0.18

31.75

2.50

including

301.00

303.00

2.00

1.54

0.52

0.27

1.04

0.04

0.28

39.00

4.32

LS_MS_19

168.40

344.00

175.60

142.24

0.46

1.37

2.39

0.13

0.44

45.67

7.33

including

169.00

280.00

111.00

89.91

0.60

2.00

3.18

0.18

0.63

63.86

10.10

gossan

168.40

177.50

9.10

7.83

0.19

2.45

1.00

0.32

1.19

95.50

8.13

including

174.00

177.50

3.50

3.01

0.23

3.10

0.49

0.35

2.63

223.25

11.13

MS

177.50

280.65

103.15

79.43

0.64

1.94

3.36

0.17

0.57

60.11

10.16

including

236.00

280.65

44.65

34.38

0.73

1.63

3.25

0.25

0.49

66.13

10.50

Alunite

258.60

264.80

6.20

4.77

2.77

0.22

0.84

0.57

0.04

121.86

13.64

2 lens MS

311.70

314.40

2.70

2.08

0.73

0.35

2.00

0.05

0.31

25.75

4.03

Stringer

293.00

295.00

2.00

1.54

0.50

0.52

2.88

0.02

0.11

27.50

5.66

and

306.00

308.00

2.00

1.54

0.07

0.16

0.36

0.46

0.17

17.50

4.81

and

325.00

327.00

2.00

1.54

1.60

0.58

1.97

0.13

0.32

50.50

9.41

and

343.00

345.00

2.00

1.54

0.13

2.24

2.74

0.10

0.05

16.50

6.33

LS_MS_20

141.00

198.00

57.00

46.17

0.06

0.71

0.57

0.03

0.16

24.68

2.32

 

141.00

163.00

22.00

18.04

0.09

1.26

0.33

0.06

0.17

40.87

3.19

gossan

146.60

171.10

24.50

21.07

0.08

1.07

0.29

0.05

0.23

33.44

2.87

including

151.00

163.00

12.00

10.32

0.14

1.45

0.26

0.09

0.16

24.67

3.50

including

149.00

155.00

6.00

5.16

0.05

2.88

0.48

0.17

0.18

14.50

5.19

including

162.00

164.00

2.00

1.72

0.71

0.46

0.10

0.02

0.42

109.50

5.87

Stringer

178.00

181.00

3.00

2.31

0.07

0.96

2.25

0.03

0.16

21.75

3.81

including

197.00

199.00

2.00

1.54

0.07

0.61

2.49

0.03

0.12

14.00

3.99

* Hole LS_MS_07 was originally reported in the Company's press release dated October 15, 2018 and is restated here to include the tin grades previously not reported.

Notes:  ZnEq% was calculated as follows: ZnEq% = ((Zn Grade*25.35)+(Pb Grade*23.15)+(Cu Grade * 67.24)+(Au Grade*40.19)+(Ag Grade*0.62)+Sn Grade*191.75)/25.35

2 Metal prices used: US$1.15/lb Zn, US$1.05/lb Pb, $3.05/lb Cu, US$8.70/lb Sn, US$19.40/oz Ag, and 1,250/oz Au. No recoveries were applied.

 

Stockwork Zone

 

 

From

To

Length

True Width

Cu

Pb

Zn

Au

Ag

Zn Eq1

 

(m)

(m)

(m)

(m)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(ppm)

(ppm)

LS_ST_05

187.00

341.00

154.00

100.10

0.06

0.24

0.39

0.03

2.04

0.87

STKW

207.00

208.00

1.00

0.65

0.14

1.59

2.09

0.03

7.00

STKW

225.00

229.00

4.00

2.60

0.24

1.20

1.36

0.04

7.00

STKW

236.00

238.00

2.00

1.30

0.38

1.30

1.80

0.02

13.50

STKW

256.00

258.00

2.00

1.30

0.24

1.43

2.07

0.02

8.50

STKW

272.00

278.00

6.00

3.90

0.14

0.94

1.55

0.15

5.67

LS_ST_07

170.00

421.00

251.00

163.15

0.26

0.55

1.02

0.04

11.53

2.57

STKW

170.00

175.00

5.00

3.25

0.70

0.65

0.83

0.08

26.40

4.04

Including

170.00

173.00

3.00

1.95

1.08

0.71

0.68

0.10

38.33

5.30

STKW

187.00

218.00

31.00

20.15

0.65

0.93

1.97

0.13

22.10

5.29

Including

206.00

218.00

12.00

7.80

1.57

1.81

3.55

0.15

44.50

10.69

STKW

228.00

236.00

8.00

5.20

0.34

1.45

1.97

0.05

12.75

4.59

Including

228.00

232.00

4.00

2.60

0.45

1.58

2.40

0.05

14.50

5.46

STKW

249.00

255.00

6.00

3.90

0.50

1.72

2.27

0.07

22.17

5.80

Including

253.00

255.00

2.00

1.30

1.39

4.34

5.90

0.18

59.50

15.28

STKW

274.00

284.00

10.00

6.50

0.59

1.18

1.24

0.09

18.80

4.47

Including

275.00

282.00

7.00

4.55

0.76

1.32

1.29

0.09

23.43

5.24

STKW

337.00

367.00

30.00

19.50

0.38

1.05

2.11

0.02

20.30

4.61

Including

337.00

361.00

24.00

15.60

0.43

1.21

2.44

0.02

23.83

5.30

Including

347.00

350.00

3.00

1.95

1.09

4.80

5.31

0.05

58.33

STKW

376.00

378.00

2.00

1.30

0.62

1.56

4.21

0.30

39.50

8.72

STKW

400.00

421.00

21.00

13.65

0.66

0.93

1.71

0.03

32.29

5.16

Including

400.00

409.00

9.00

5.85

1.19

0.86

2.11

0.05

34.44

6.97

Including

418.00

421.00

3.00

1.95

0.73

3.30

3.62

0.03

103.0

LS_ST_08

159.00

338.00

179.00

116.35

0.11

0.44

0.77

0.01

3.30

1.57

Main

170.00

194.00

24.00

15.60

0.30

0.97

1.35

0.02

3.96

3.17

Including

209.00

228.00

19.00

12.35

0.16

0.69

1.79

0.01

6.05

3.02

Including

276.00

291.00

15.00

9.75

0.34

1.20

1.77

0.03

16.93

4.22

Including

333.00

338.00

5.00

3.25

0.27

1.13

2.29

0.01

6.80

4.23

STKW

170.00

177.00

7.00

4.55

0.85

2.55

3.25

0.04

2.71

7.95

Including

171.00

174.00

3.00

1.95

1.78

5.01

6.50

0.07

2.67

STKW

219.00

229.00

10.00

6.50

0.32

1.21

2.94

0.01

10.70

5.17

Including

222.00

228.00

6.00

3.90

0.48

1.53

3.72

0.02

14.50

STKW

276.00

283.00

7.00

4.55

0.46

1.32

2.43

0.01

15.71

5.26

Including

276.00

279.00

3.00

1.95

0.85

2.30

4.86

0.02

30.33

9.98

STKW

287.00

291.00

4.00

2.60

0.66

1.85

1.45

0.08

31.25

5.05

Including

287.00

289.00

2.00

1.30

0.66

3.15

1.86

0.11

53.50

STKW

333.00

334.00

1.00

0.65

0.46

1.92

4.58

0.01

12.00

STKW

336.00

337.00

1.00

0.65

0.49

1.89

3.32

0.02

10.00

LS_ST_10

180.00

363.00

183.00

118.95

0.17

0.55

0.84

0.02

5.87

1.97

Including

181.00

331.00

150.00

97.50

0.20

0.64

0.98

0.02

6.87

2.29

Including

245.00

331.00

86.00

55.90

0.29

0.89

1.26

0.03

10.03

STKW

181.00

196.00

15.00

9.75

0.25

0.99

1.34

0.05

8.53

3.21

Including

181.00

189.00

8.00

5.20

0.43

1.47

1.80

0.07

12.88

STKW

245.00

249.00

4.00

2.60

0.59

1.02

3.61

0.08

11.75

6.50

Including

247.00

249.00

2.00

1.30

1.08

1.59

5.95

0.10

20.00

STKW

269.00

304.00

35.00

22.75

0.54

1.88

2.26

0.04

20.23

5.96

Including

269.00

283.00

14.00

9.10

0.89

3.28

2.93

0.04

36.36

9.24

Including

269.00

272.00

3.00

1.95

2.54

5.84

8.73

0.12

85.67

23.10

Including

294.00

304.00

10.00

6.50

0.50

1.41

2.91

0.08

14.60

STKW

320.00

322.00

2.00

1.30

0.87

0.82

1.50

0.02

9.50

STKW

330.00

331.00

1.00

0.65

0.85

1.33

1.76

0.02

30.00

LS_ST_11

155.00

259.00

104.00

67.60

0.49

0.95

1.53

0.06

15.02

4.16

Including

160.00

175.00

15.00

9.75

1.86

0.88

0.66

0.19

39.47

7.67

Including

209.00

259.00

50.00

32.50

0.36

1.32

2.47

0.05

16.06

STKW

160.00

175.00

15.00

9.75

1.86

0.88

0.66

0.19

39.47

7.67

Including

165.00

169.00

4.00

2.60

6.54

2.20

0.80

0.32

139.0

STKW

201.00

203.00

2.00

1.30

0.36

1.85

2.20

0.03

13.00

5.21

Including

202.00

203.00

1.00

0.65

0.71

3.43

3.79

0.05

25.00

STKW

209.00

222.00

13.00

8.45

0.54

2.08

3.85

0.07

25.15

7.90

Including

209.00

217.00

8.00

5.20

0.72

2.34

4.68

0.08

29.50

STKW

225.00

229.00

4.00

2.60

0.82

1.69

4.80

0.11

32.75

9.47

Including

227.00

229.00

2.00

1.30

1.56

2.96

8.35

0.21

60.50

STKW

234.00

247.00

13.00

8.45

0.37

1.46

2.32

0.06

16.15

5.11

Including

240.00

242.00

2.00

1.30

0.75

2.95

4.68

0.10

32.50

STKW

255.00

259.00

4.00

2.60

0.53

2.25

3.82

0.10

21.75

7.96

Including

256.00

258.00

2.00

1.30

0.91

3.63

5.67

0.10

36.50

Notes:  ZnEq% was calculated as follows: ZnEq% = ((Zn Grade*25.35)+(Pb Grade*23.15)+(Cu Grade * 67.24)+(Au Grade*40.19)+(Ag Grade*0.62))/25.35

2 Metal prices used: US$1.15/lb Zn, US$1.05/lb Pb, $3.05/lb Cu, US$19.40/oz Ag, and 1,250/oz Au. No recoveries were applied.

 

Table 2: Drill Hole Information

 

Drill Hole

Easting

Northing

Total Depth (m)

Elevation

Azimuth

Dip

LS_MS_07*

546900

4232246

346.40

95.00

253

-60

LS_MS_08

546946

4232211

373.25

95.00

253

-60

LS_MS_09

546957

4232158

371.80

95.00

253

-60

LS_MS_10

546902

4232084

291.30

95.00

253

-60

LS_MS_12

546949

4232047

317.35

95.00

253

-60

LS_MS_13

546952

4231993

302.45

95.00

253

-60

LS_MS_14

546761

4231865

300.00

95.00

73

-60

LS_MS_16

546868

4232232

356.35

95.00

255

-60

LS_MS_17

546843

4232228

332.35

95.00

255

-60

LS_MS_18

546918

4232199

310.50

95.00

255

-60

LS_MS_19

546794

4232330

375.05

95.00

200

-60

LS_MS_20

546936

4231942

160.10

95.00

250

-60

LS_ST_05

547311

4231359

401.25

92.00

235

-60

LS_ST_07

547360

4231274

453.00

92.00

235

-60

LS_ST_08

547304

4231235

347.40

92.00

235

-60

LS_ST_10

547350

4231212

396.00

92.00

235

-60

LS_ST_11

547384

4231173

407.35

92.00

235

-60

* Hole LS_MS_07 was originally reported in the Company's press release dated October 15, 2018

 

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Analytical work was carried out ALS Laboratories.  Drill core samples were prepared in ALS Lab, in Seville, Spain. Pulp samples were then sent to their analytical Laboratory in Ireland, for analysis. The core samples are analyzed for gold (ppm) by fire assay (Au‐AA25), and for the other elements by Multi element analysis of base metal ores and mill products by optical emission spectrometry using the Varian Vista inductively coupled plasma spectrometer (ME-ICPORE). Samples from the Main Resource, LS_MS_DH ID, are also assayed for Tin (Sn) by ICP-AES after Sodium Peroxide Fusion (Sn-ICP81x).

ALS Laboratories has routine quality control procedures which ensure that every batch of samples includes three sample repeats, two commercial standards and blanks. ALS Laboratories is independent from Ascendant. Ascendant used standard QA/QC procedures, when inserting reference standards and blanks, for the drilling program.

 

Qualified Persons

The scientific and technical information in this press release has been reviewed and approved by References in this announcement to exploration results and resource updates have been approved for release by Joao Barros, BSc (Engineering), MSc (Geology), who has more than 15 years of relevant experience in the field of activity concerned. Mr. Barros is a Member of the Portuguese Engineers Association. Mr. Barros is employed by Redcorp Empreedimentos Mineiros, Lda., a 75% owned subsidiary of M&FI, and has consented to the inclusion of the material in the form and context in which it appears.

 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Katy Mitchell and Jessica Cave, WH Ireland Limited                    +44 161 832 2174

Jon Belliss, Novum Securities Limited                                           +44 207 399 9400

James Lesser, Mineral & Financial Investments Ltd.                      +44 777 957 7216

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Ascendant Resources Inc.

Ascendant is a Toronto-based mining company focused on its flagship 100%-owned producing El Mochito zinc, lead and silver mine in west-central Honduras, which has been in production since 1948. After acquiring the mine in December 2016, Ascendant spent 2017 implementing a rigorous and successful optimization program restoring the historic potential of El Mochito delivering record levels of production with profitability restored. The Company now remains focused on cost reduction and further operational improvements to drive robust profitability in 2018 and beyond. Expanding and upgrading El Mochito's significant Mineral Reserves and Resources through exploration work for near-mine growth is an ongoing focus for the Company. With a significant land package of 11,000 hectares in Honduras and an abundance of historical data, there are several regional targets providing longer term exploration upside which could lead to further resource growth.

 

Ascendant also holds an interest in the high-grade polymetallic Lagoa Salgada VMS Project located in the prolific Iberian Pyrite Belt in Portugal. The Company is engaged in exploration of the Project with the goal of expanding already substantial defined Mineral Resources and testing additional known targets. The Company's acquisition of its interest in the Lagoa Salgada Project offers a low-cost entry point to a potentially significant exploration and development opportunity. The Company holds an additional option to increase their interest in the Project upon completion of certain milestones.

 

Ascendant Resources is engaged in the ongoing evaluation of producing and development stage mineral resource opportunities, on an ongoing basis. The Company's common shares are principally listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ASND". For more information on Ascendant Resources, please visit our website at www.ascendantresources.com.

 


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