Vizsla Samples 1,264 g/t Silver Equivalent Across 1.2 Metres at Panuco Project, Mexico
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VANCOUVER, Feb. 4, 2020 /CNW/ - Vizsla Resources Corp. (TSX-V: VZLA) ("Vizsla" or the "Company") is pleased to announce further surface sampling results from exploration in the Panuco silver-gold district in Mexico. Recent surface sampling of the new Honduras vein has returned high grades above minor historical workings over a 250-metre strike length. The vein trends northerly beneath younger cover rocks concealing its true length. The results make this an attractive target for the current 14,500 metre drilling program in progress.
Sampling Highlights
- 664 g/t silver equivalent (508.0 g/t silver and 1.95 g/t gold) over 2.0 metres at Honduras 5 – Honduras Vein including;
- 1,051 g/t silver equivalent (801.0 g/t silver and 3.12 g/t gold) over 1.0 metres
- 436 g/t silver equivalent (287.7 g/t silver and 1.86 g/t gold) over 6.4 metres at Honduras 3 – Honduras Vein including;
- 886g/t silver equivalent (580.5 g/t silver and 3.82 g/t gold) over 2.6 metres including;
- 1,264 g/t silver equivalent (784.0 g/t silver and 6.00 g/t gold) over 1.2 metres
Note: All numbers are rounded. Silver equivalent (AgEq) is calculated by multiplying the gold grade by 80 and adding it to the silver grade. This calculation estimates 100% recovery of both metals. Widths are estimated to represent true widths. Equivalents are calculated using gold and silver grades and do not contain base metals. |
"Vizsla continues to deliver new high-grade veins across the district. We are conducting first pass drilling on multiple veins at Panuco to establish priorities for possible resource definition drilling. While that program proceeds, we are mapping and sampling the many veins in the district. That mapping continues to reveal areas of high-grade mineralization previously not known to us. The Honduras vein is one such locality." President and CEO, Michael Konnert commented.
Charles Funk, VP Exploration stated "Mining on the Honduras vein appears to have been limited to 30-60 vertical metres depth due to ground water conditions. It is another vein that has never been drilled. We plan to add Honduras to the list of veins being tested in the drilling program that re-commenced in January."
The Honduras vein was found during detailed mapping of northern extensions to the Animas vein corridor. The vein trends north-south and is near vertical. It is likely a splay splitting off the main Animas – Refugio structure. Historic mining from the late 1800's exploited the vein over a vertical range of 30-60 metres, above the level of an active stream. Production to depth was limited by the surface water flow. An existing dirt road climbs up the hill to the east of the vein and appears to be well placed to locate drill pads.
The re-brecciated center of the vein is 0.4 to 1.0 metres wide and is composed of a grey quartz matrix and some grey quartz clasts. This is flanked by both massive vein quartz and a breccia phase with a white quartz matrix that again ranges from 1.0 to 4.0 metres wide. Local splays strike off the main vein into horse tail structures that trend some 10 to 20 metres into the wallrock. The intersections of these splays with the northwesterly veins are typically locations of higher-grade mineralization.
Sampling results along the Honduras Vein
Vein |
Prospect |
Location |
Width |
Silver |
Gold |
Silver |
Honduras |
Honduras 1 |
Surface |
3.00 |
272.1 |
0.49 |
310.9 |
Incl. |
1.50 |
454.0 |
0.65 |
505.6 |
||
Honduras 2 |
Surface |
2.60 |
137.7 |
0.43 |
172.1 |
|
Honduras 3 |
Surface |
6.40 |
287.7 |
1.86 |
436.3 |
|
Incl. |
2.60 |
580.5 |
3.82 |
886.2 |
||
Incl. |
1.20 |
784.0 |
6.00 |
1,264.0 |
||
Honduras 4 |
Surface |
2.80 |
324.4 |
1.46 |
440.8 |
|
Honduras 5 |
Surface |
2.00 |
508.0 |
1.95 |
664.1 |
|
Incl. |
1.00 |
801.0 |
3.12 |
1,050.6 |
||
Honduras 6 |
Surface |
0.80 |
238.0 |
1.02 |
319.6 |
|
Honduras 7 |
Surface |
3.30 |
91.7 |
0.45 |
128.0 |
|
Honduras 8 |
Surface |
1.6 |
75.9 |
0.85 |
144.1 |
Table 1: Channel sample results from the Honduras Vein at Panuco. Silver equivalent (AgEq) is calculated by multiplying the gold grade by 80 and adding it to the silver grade. This calculation estimates 100% recovery of both metals. Widths are estimated to represent true widths.
Drill Campaign Update
Drilling is underway along the Animals-Refugio corridor. The Company has completed a total of three drill holes and is expecting assays back in March, 2020.
About the Panuco project
Vizsla has an option to acquire 100% of the newly-consolidated 9,386.5 Ha Panuco district in southern Sinaloa, Mexico, near the city of Mazatlán. The option allows for the acquisition of over 75 km of total vein extent, a 500 tpd mill, 35 kms of underground mines, tailings facilities, roads, power and permits.
The district contains intermediate to low sulfidation epithermal silver and gold deposits related to siliceous volcanism and crustal extension in the Oligocene and Miocene. Host rocks are mainly continental volcanic rocks correlated to the Tarahumara Formation.
Qualified Person
Michelle Robinson, MASc. P.Eng, is the Company's designated Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects and has reviewed and approved its scientific and technical content on behalf of Vizsla.
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