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AbraSilver Announces Additional High-Grade Drill Results at the JAC Zone Including 10 Metres at 520 g/t Ag & 19 Metres at 253 g/t Ag



AbraSilver Resource Corp.

Toronto – TheNewswire - June 26, 2023 - AbraSilver Resource Corp. (TSXV:ABRA); (OTC:ABBRF) (“AbraSilver” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the latest assay results from the ongoing Phase III diamond drilling program on the Company’s wholly-owned Diablillos property in Salta Province, Argentina (“Diablillos” or the “Project”).

Drilling is now aimed at determining the margins of the high-grade silver oxide mineralization at the JAC Zone, in preparation for a Mineral Resource estimate to be announced later this year.  

Key takeaways from the latest JAC Zone drill results include:

  • DDH 23-030was drilled to test the southwest area of the JAC Zone. The hole encountered 28.3 metres grading 76.3 g/t Ag from a downhole depth of 93.7 metres 

  • DDH 23-032 was drilled beyond the northwest area of JAC, towards the Alpaca target. The hole intersected multiple zones of silver mineralization in oxides, including 24.5 metres at 176.7 g/t Ag from 131.0 metres downhole.    

    • Follow-up drilling in this area will be conducted to test for a possible new perpendicular zone of mineralization beyond the JAC Zone, which coincides with a magnetic low.  

  • DDH 23-033 was drilled in the far southwest area of the JAC Zone and intersected 14.0 metres grading 193.0 g/t Ag from 125.5 metres downhole.  

  • DDH 23-036 was drilled to test the southwest area of the JAC Zone. The hole intersected several zones of silver mineralization, including10.0 metres grading 520.0 g/t Ag, and a separate zone of 4.5 metres grading 496.8 g/t Ag. 

  • DDH 23-039 was drilled to test the southeastern area of the JAC Zone and intersected19.0 metres grading 253.4 g/t Ag, starting from a downhole depth of 105.0 metres. 

  • DDH 23-044 was drilled along the southeastern area of the JAC Zone and intersected20.0 metres grading 112.5 g/t Ag, starting from a downhole depth of only 73.0 metres. 

John Miniotis, President and CEO, commented, “Today’s drill results continue to grow the mineralized footprint of the new JAC zone in several directions.  In addition, these results demonstrate continuity of silver mineralization beyond the main JAC Zone, highlighting the potential for additional silver Mineral Resources in new target areas, like the Alpaca target."

Dave O’Connor, Chief Geologist, commented, “Drilling to determine the extremities of the JAC mineralized system continues to intersect several zones beyond the margins of the main orebody and these areas demonstrate significant exploration upside. In particular, hole 23-032, which intersected silver oxide mineralisation between the main JAC Zone and the Alpaca target, demonstrates potential for mineralised structures perpendicular to the JAC trend and provides further validation of mineralization being associated with magnetic lows.  This Alpaca-JAC target area, as well as the Fantasma Zone, will be targeted in a new drilling campaign which will commence following completion of the JAC drilling.”

   

The latest assay result highlights are summarized in Table 1 below.

Table 1 – Diablillos Drill Results in JAC Zone

(Intercepts greater than 2,000 gram-metres Ag shown in bold text):

Drill Hole

 Area

From

(m)

To

(m)

Type

Interval (m)

Ag

g/t

Au g/t

DDH-23-030

Southwest

93.7

122.0

Oxides

28.3

76.3

-

DDH-23-030

 

135.0

148.0

Oxides

13.0

108.7

-

DDH-23-031

Southeast

148.5

157.0

Oxides

8.5

93.9

0.07

DDH-23-032

Northwest/Alpaca

60.5

80.0

Oxides

19.5

63.1

-

DDH-23-032

 

106.0

107.5

Oxides

1.5

193.2

-

DDH-23-032

 

131.0

155.5

Oxides

24.5

176.7

-

DDH-23-033

Southwest

125.5

139.5

Oxides

14.0

193.0

-

DDH-23-034

Southwest

115.0

121.0

Oxides

6.0

77.0

-

DDH-23-034

 

134.0

145.0

Oxides

11.0

47.5

-

DDH-23-035

Northwest

112.0

121.0

Oxides

9.0

207.4

-

DDH-23-035

 

139.0

148.0

Oxides

9.0

78.1

-

DDH-23-036

Southwest

86.5

91.0

Oxides

4.5

30.1

-

DDH-23-036

 

96.0

98.0

Oxides

2.0

58.6

-

DDH-23-036

 

127.0

132.0

Oxides

5.0

40.9

-

DDH-23-036

 

140.0

150.0

Oxides

10.0

520.0

0.04

DDH-23-036

 

155.0

159.5

Oxides

4.5

496.8

0.10

DDH-23-037

Southwest

84.0

93.0

Oxides

9.0

53.9

-

DDH-23-037

 

104.0

118.0

Oxides

14.0

83.5

-

DDH-23-038

Southwest

103.0

116.0

Oxides

13.0

51.8

-

DDH-23-038

 

133.0

137.0

Oxides

4.0

103.3

-

DDH-23-039

Southeast

105.0

124.0

Oxides

19.0

253.4

-

DDH-23-039

 

131.0

135.0

Oxides

4.0

106.8

-

DDH-23-040

Northwest

79.0

101.0

Oxides

22.0

70.2

0.10

DDH-23-041

Southeast

79.0

86.0

Oxides

7.0

47.8

-

DDH-23-041

 

90.0

94.0

Oxides

4.0

59.6

-

DDH-23-041

 

115.0

119.0

Oxides

4.0

62.0

0.04

DDH-23-041

 

145.0

146.5

Oxides

1.5

105.6

-

DDH-23-042

Northwest

80.0

85.0

Oxides

5.0

39.5

-

DDH-23-042

 

95.0

101.0

Oxides

6.0

37.7

0.08

DDH-23-042

 

106.0

109.0

Oxides

3.0

46.5

0.07

DDH-23-043

Northwest

72.0

77.0

Oxides

5.0

36.1

-

DDH-23-043

 

84.0

87.0

Oxides

3.0

50.5

-

DDH-23-043

 

90.0

93.0

Oxides

3.0

50.1

-

DDH-23-043

 

96.0

101.5

Oxides

5.5

48.8

-

DDH-23-043

 

125.0

142.0

Oxides

17.0

61.7

-

DDH-23-044

Southeast

73.0

93.0

Oxides

20.0

112.5

-

       Note:  All results in this news release are rounded. Assays are uncut and undiluted. Widths are drilled widths, not true widths. True widths are estimated to be approximately 80% of the interval widths for oxides.

Figure 1 – Plan View of Announced Drill Holes in JAC Zone


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Figure 2 – Long Section Through Newly Announced Drill Holes in JAC Zone

 

Exploration Update  

Drilling activity at Diablillos remains focused on the recently discovered JAC zone which is located southwest of the conceptual open pit that constrains the current Mineral Resource estimate (“MRE”) on the main Oculto deposit (M&I MRE containing 1.3 Moz gold and 109 Moz silver – Table 2).  

To date, a total of 21,600 metres in 95 holes have been drilled as part of the Phase III drill program.  All holes will be incorporated into an updated MRE and will be included in a Pre-Feasibility Study on the Diablillos project, which the Company expects to complete in the second half of 2023.  

Moreover, additional exploration targets have been identified to the southwest of the Oculto MRE based on the recently completed detailed ground magnetic survey. Some of these targets, including the Fantasma and Alpaca targets, will be drilled following the completion of the current Phase III drill program.

 

Collar Data

Hole Number

UTM Coordinates

Elevation

Azimuth

Dip

Depth (m)

DDH 23-030

E719383

N7198609

4,144

315

-60

186

DDH 23-031

E719726

N7198731

4,171

0

-60

215

DDH 23-032

E719211

N7198663

4,132

0

-60

203

DDH 23-033

E719322

N7198550

4,139

315

-60

176

DDH 23-034

E719414

N7198585

4,151

315

-60

173

DDH 23-035

E719367

N7198623

4,143

315

-60

170

DDH 23-036

E719451

N7198620

4,148

315

-60

203

DDH 23-037

E719405

N7198650

4,146

315

-60

185

DDH 23-038

E719360

N7198578

4,142

315

-60

170

DDH 23-039

E719500

N7198639

4,152

315

-60

173

DDH 23-040

E719450

N7198676

4,148

315

-60

179

DDH 23-041

E719525

N7198666

4,154

315

-60

182

DDH 23-042

E719485

N7198700

4,151

315

-60

182

DDH 23-043

E719501

N7198735

4,153

315

-60

173

DDH 23-044

E719550

N7198697

4,157

315

-60

173

About Diablillos

The 80 km2 Diablillos property is located in the Argentine Puna region - the southern extension of the Altiplano of southern Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile - and was acquired from SSR Mining Inc. by the Company in 2016.  There are several known mineral zones on the Diablillos property, with the Oculto zone being the most advanced with over 120,000 metres drilled to date.  Oculto is a high-sulphidation epithermal silver-gold deposit derived from remnant hot springs activity following Tertiarty-age local magmatic and volcanic activity. Comparatively nearby examples of high sulphidation epithermal deposits include: Yanacocha (Peru); El Indio (Chile); Lagunas Nortes/Alto Chicama (Peru) Veladero (Argentina); and Filo del Sol (Argentina).

 

The most recent Mineral Resource estimate for the Oculto Deposit is shown in Table 2:

 

Table 2 - Oculto Mineral Resource Estimate – As of October 31, 2022

 

Category

Tonnage

(000 t)

Ag

(g/t)

Au

(g/t)

Contained Ag

(000 oz Ag)

Contained Au

(000 oz Au)

Measured

19,336

98

0.88

60,634

544

Indicated

31,978

47

0.73

48,737

752

Measured & Indicated

51,314

66

0.79

109,370

1,297

Inferred

2,216

30

0.51

2,114

37

 

Notes: Effective October 31, 2022. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and have not demonstrated economic viability. The Mineral Resource estimate is N.I. 43-101 compliant and was prepared by Luis Rodrigo Peralta, B.Sc., FAusIMM CP(Geo), Independent Consultant. The mineralization estimated in the Mineral Resource is sub-horizontal with sub-vertical feeders and a reasonable prospect for eventual economic extraction by open pit methods. For additional information please see Technical Report on the Diablillos Project, Salta Province, Argentina, dated November 28, 2022, completed by Mining Plus, and available on www.SEDAR.com.

QA/QC and Core Sampling Protocols

AbraSilver applies industry standard exploration methodologies and techniques, and all drill core samples are collected under the supervision of the Company’s geologists in accordance with industry practices. Drill core is transported from the drill platform to the logging facility where drill data is compared and verified with the core in the trays. Thereafter, it is logged, photographed, and split by diamond saw prior to being sampled. Samples are then bagged, and quality control materials are inserted at regular intervals; these include blanks and certified reference materials as well as duplicate core samples which are collected in order to measure sample representivity. Groups of samples are then placed in large bags which are sealed with numbered tags in order to maintain a chain-of-custody during the transport of the samples from the project site to the laboratory.

 

All samples are received by the SGS offices in Salta who then dispatch the samples to the SGS preparation facility in San Juan. From there, the prepared samples are sent to the SGS laboratory in Lima, Peru where they are analyzed. All samples are analyzed using a multi-element technique consisting of a four acid digestion followed by ICP/AES detection, and gold is analyzed by 50g Fire Assay with an AAS finish. Silver results greater than 100g/t are reanalyzed using four acid digestion with an ore grade AAS finish.

Qualified Persons

David O’Connor P.Geo., Chief Geologist for AbraSilver, is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, and he has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release.

 

About AbraSilver

AbraSilver is an advanced-stage exploration company focused on rapidly advancing its 100%-owned Diablillos silver-gold project in the mining-friendly Salta province of Argentina.  The current Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource estimate for Diablillos consists of 51.3 Mt grading 66g/t Ag and 0.79g/t Au, containing approximately 109Moz silver and 1.3Moz gold, with significant further upside potential based on recent exploration drilling. The Company is led by an experienced management team and has long-term supportive shareholders including Mr. Eric Sprott.  In addition, AbraSilver owns a portfolio of earlier-stage copper-gold projects including the La Coipita copper-gold project in the San Juan province of Argentina. AbraSilver is listed on the TSX-V under the symbol “ABRA” and in the U.S. under the symbol “ABBRF”.

 

For further information please visit the AbraSilver Resource website at www.abrasilver.com, our LinkedIn page at AbraSilver Resource Corp., and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/abrasilver

 

Alternatively please contact:

 

John Miniotis, President and CEO

info@abrasilver.com

Tel: +1 416-306-8334

   
 

Cautionary Statements

This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements" under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements that address future plans, activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur are forward-looking information. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. When considering this forward-looking information, readers should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in the Company’s disclosure documents filed with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.  The risk factors and other factors noted in the disclosure documents could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those described in any forward-looking information. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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