Highlights
62 additional rock chip samples were collected with 53 samples returning anomalous to bonanza grades ranging from 29.9 g/t AgEq up to 1522.6 g/t AgEq.
33 high grade rock samples (historic plus new samples) above 500 g/t AgEq define a significant undrilled target: the 'Central Dome Target'. The high-grade samples are distributed 750m along a NNW - SSE structural trend where andesitic to basaltic, subvolcanic dome and dyke rocks intrude older, horizontally layered, pyroclastic and volcaniclastic rocks.
Additional in-fill rock sampling and prospecting by Highlander along the 'North Vein Target' has further confirmed potential for high grade, structurally controlled mineralisation for a minimum of 600m along this ENE structural corridor.
AgEq calculations in this press release are based on the following parameters:
Politunche rock sampling
The 2022 rock sampling program at Politunche was designed to achieve the following objectives: Test for mineralisation spatially associated with subvolcanic dyke-dome complexes to support development of new targets, and; Confirm potential of the North Vein target, where historical drilling by Solitario returned four significant intercepts, the highest grade being 3.95m @ 355.38 g/t AgEq.
Results
Sixty-two (62) new rock chip samples were collected where 53 (85.5%) of those samples returned anomalous to bonanza grade values ranging from 29.9 g/t AgEq up to 1522.6 g/t AgEq. Of those same 62 samples 22 (35.5%) ran over 250 g/t AgEq and 5 samples (8.1%) ran over 1000 g/t AgEq. Lead, zinc and gold are significant contributors to metal values in these samples with combined lead plus zinc returning as high as 22.22%.
Discussion
The highly variable silver to gold ratios in the sampling results suggest at least two mineralising events. This is consistent with a concept introduced in the Company's News Release of
Central Dome Target
At the Central Dome Target 20 rock chip samples returning over 500 g/t AgEq define a zone with 750m strike length coincident with andesitic dome-dyke intrusions. This is interpreted as a NNW - SSE structural corridor which provided a conduit for both subvolcanic dome intrusion and subsequent mineralising fluids. The >250 ppb gold in soil anomaly in the northern part of this target area, generated from historic sampling by
North Vein Target
Results of historical drilling by
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