Golden Arrow Starts Drilling at Antofalla Silver-Gold-Base Metal Project, Argentina
2018年3月22日 - 10:25PM
Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSX-V:GRG)
(FSE:GAC) (OTCQB:GARWF),
(“Golden Arrow” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has
commenced the first diamond drill program at the Antofalla
silver-gold-base metal project in Catamarca Province, Argentina.
The program is planned to include up to 3,000 metres of drilling on
multiple targets that were delineated in the 2017 surface
exploration and trenching programs.
“Our initial exploration results at Antofalla
confirmed similarities with our Chinchillas Silver Deposit and
identified previously unreported targets,” commented Brian McEwen,
Golden Arrow’s Vice President of Exploration and Development.
“We completed more detailed work, including trenching, in the
fourth quarter of 2017, in order to prioritize the various
zones. We now look forward to our first look at the
sub-surface of these exciting targets.”
The main focus of exploration is the "Dome Zone"
an area of approximately 4 by 4 kilometres which includes a series
of dacitic and rhyolitic volcanic domes and flows, dacitic breccias
and a wide range of pyroclastics units. Two drill rigs are in use,
working two shifts daily, and drilling is expected to continue
until the middle of the second quarter.
About the Antofalla Project
The Antofalla Project includes a Miocene Dome
complex hosted in Permian conglomerates and sandstones, with
signatures of both high and low sulphidation epithermal
mineralization. Mineralization was identified in several areas of
the Dome Zone by prior operators, and a review of the initial data
indicated similarities to the geologic model for Golden Arrow’s
Chinchillas silver project in Jujuy province which is now being
developed by Puna Operations Inc.
(https://goldenarrowresources.com/projects/jujuy-province/chinchillas).
In 2016-2017 Golden Arrow completed mapping, chip and channel
sampling, detailed soil sampling and surface IP/Resistivity surveys
(see news releases dated October 17th, 2016, May 7th, 2017 and July
11, 2017, filed on SEDAR) followed by 700 metres of trenching in
the fourth quarter of the year. The trenching and
drilling programs required significant road building and road
upgrading to better access target areas, and a temporary camp
currently accommodating 32 people was installed on-site in February
2018 to accommodate workers for the current drill
program.
Targets for the drilling program include:
- Colorada Breccia. This target is a series of phreatic and
hydrothermal breccias with positive drill results for gold and
silver by previous operators which were not thoroughly tested or
understood. The hydrothermal breccia is mineralized and is hosted
in the phreatic breccia which has low grade. The hydrothermal
breccia has an azimuth of 120° to 80°. Holes by previous operators
were parallel to the hydrothermal breccia and therefore did not
properly test the target. Two holes are proposed here; hole
DDA-18-02 is in process.
- Filo del Volcan. This target was defined by Golden Arrow’s 2017
work. It includes three vertical “breccia” pipes 30 metres
apart with positive results for silver. Channel sampling in one of
the 3 pipes averaged 8.35 m @ 168 g/t Ag including 1m with 441g/t
Ag. Two holes are proposed in this target; hole DDA-18-01 is in
process.
- Domos Norte. This target was also defined by Golden Arrow
and includes an area of more than 350 metres x 50 metres of
hydrothermal breccias with fine quartz veinlets hosting high-grade
silver. This belt has an azimuth of 110° dipping 50°-60° to the
southwest. Because of the topography, the trenches are subparallel
to the belt. An average of the channel samples is 61.8m @ 62g/t Ag
(41 samples averaging 1.5 m wide. 6 samples returned >100 g/t
Ag). One drill hole is planned for this target, with a second
subject to results.
- Filo Blanco target. This IP chargeability anomaly of
>30 mV/V is situated just below the highest point of the system,
at 600 m below surface. It is believed that this may
represent the feeder or throat of the volcanic system. One hole of
600 m deep is planned in this target.
Photos of drilling will be posted to the
Antofalla page on the Company website.
Methodology and QA/QC
Sample preparation and analysis was done at Alex
Stewart-Mendoza, an internationally recognized assay service
provider. Rock samples were assayed for gold by Fire Assays/Atomic
Absorption finish and analyzed for a multi-element package by
ICP-OES following a four acid digestion. Silver results >100 Ag
g/t were re-analyzed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish on
50-gram samples. Lead and zinc results >10,000 ppm were
re-analyzed by a three acid digestion and ICP-OES detection. The
Company follows industry standard procedures for the work carried
out on the Antofalla Project, with a quality assurance/quality
control (QA/QC) program. Blank, duplicate and standard samples were
inserted in each batch of samples sent to the laboratory for
analysis. Golden Arrow detected no significant QA/QC issues during
review of the data.
Qualified Persons
The results of the Company's exploration program
have been reviewed, verified (including sampling, analytical and
test data) and compiled by the Company's geological staff under the
supervision of Brian McEwen, P.Geol., VP Exploration and
Development to the Company. Mr. McEwen is a Qualified Person
as defined in National Instrument 43-101, and has reviewed and
approved the contents of the news release.
About Golden Arrow:
Golden Arrow Resources Corporation is an
exploration company earning production income. The Company
has a successful track record of creating value by making precious
and base metal discoveries and advancing them into exceptional
deposits. Golden Arrow owns a 25% share of Puna Operations Inc., a
joint venture operated by SSR Mining, with more than 8 years of
forecast production and upside potential at the Pirquitas
-Chinchillas silver mining project. Golden Arrow is
actively exploring on its more than 200,000 hectares of properties
in Argentina. The Company is a member of the
Grosso Group, a resource management group that has pioneered
exploration in Argentina since 1993.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Joseph Grosso”
_______________________________Mr. Joseph Grosso, Executive
Chairman, President and CEO
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Communications Tel: 1-604-687-1828 Toll-Free: 1-800-901-0058Email:
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