EuroPacific Announces Drill Assay Results Targeting High-Grade Copper Zone to 350m at Miguel Vacas Confirming Significant Mineralization at Depth
EuroPacific Announces Drill Assay Results Targeting High-Grade Copper Zone to 350m at Miguel Vacas Confirming Significant Mineralization at Depth
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / July 23, 2024 / Europacific Metals Inc. (TSX-V:EUP)(OTCQB:AUCCF) (the "Company" or "EuroPacific") announces drill program results at Miguel Vacas with an additional 350m hole targeting the high grade zone below the fourth hole where we intersected a mineralized section of 10.5m grading 2.56% Cu, including 5.9m grading 4.52% Cu. This zone lies at approximately 80m to the NNE of the first hole comprising 22.8m grading 2.76% Cu, including 9.0 m grading 7.49% Cu.
欧太平洋金属股份有限公司(TSX-V:EUP)(OTCQB:AUCCF)宣布在麦格尔瓦卡斯(Miguel Vacas)的钻探项目结果,新增了一枚3500万孔,针对高品位区域,并在第四个孔下方交汇了1050万加工2.56%铜的矿化段,其中包括590万加工4.52%铜。这个区域位于第一个孔的北北东约8000万处,由2280万铜,包括900万铜成分的7.49%组成。
The Miguel Vacas mine area is located approximately 180km east by road from Lisbon and approximately 70km east from Évora, the Alentejo region capital.
麦格尔瓦卡斯矿区位于里斯本东约180公里的路程,距离阿连特茹首府埃武拉约70公里。
The mineralized system extends at least 2km along strike and is open at depth. Mineralization is hosted on a polymict breccia with a quartz-carbonate matrix and quartz, grey shales and graphitic phyllite clasts, and it strikes NNE-SSW approximately.
矿化系统沿着走向至少延伸了2公里,深度上则还未确定。矿化物主要来自于孔隙角砾岩中的石英碳酸盐基质和石英、灰色泥页岩和石墨页岩碎屑,并且近NNE-SSW走向。
The surficial part of this system includes a supergene blanket consisting of copper carbonates, sulphates and oxides down to 80m. Below this depth primary sulphides (chalcopyrite and pyrite) are the main metallic-mineral constituents of the mineralized system.
该系统表面部分包括铜碳酸盐、硫酸盐和氧化物,深入到8000万。在此深度以下,矿化系统的主要金属矿物成分是初生硫化物(黄铜矿和黄铁矿)。
The initial program tested the section on the supergene blanket which is thought to extend down to 80m below surface and represents an immediate target for a shallow open cut operation with a non-expensive hydrometallurgical Copper plant.
最初的计划是测试铜碳酸盐的区段,该区段被认为在地表以下的8000万处延伸,是一个可以进行深度露天采矿和低成本水冶铜厂的即时目标。
The plan included a shallow drilling campaign to assess the potential for an open pit heap leaching operation. In addition to this, a decision was made to extend the drilling program with an undercut inclined 350m hole to test the "fresh" mineralization below the oxidized rich material in the same section of hole EBMV004.
计划包括一个浅层钻探运动,以评估露天堆浸式采矿的潜力。除此之外,还决定通过倾斜3500万个割底孔来延伸钻探计划,以测试同一钻孔EBMV004中氧化富集物下方的"新鲜"矿化物。
HIGHLIGHTS
亮点
The Company has completed 11 holes at the Miguel Vacas copper deposit totaling 1,410m. Most of the holes intercepted a wide quartz-breccia zone varying from approximately 5m up to more than 30m thick. An undercut > 350m hole was completed in addition to the initial plan.
公司已在米格尔瓦卡斯铜矿完成了11个孔,总共14100万。多数孔都穿过了一片广泛的石英角砾岩带,厚度从约500万到3000万不等。在计划初期还完成了一个超过3500万的割底孔。
Copper mineralization is hosted in a polyphase steeply dipping hydrothermal quartz breccia-oriented NNE-SSW. The shallower part of the breccia zone (<80m) has been mined by open pit methods and minor underground methods on the upper 80m of a supergene blanket and cupper was recovered through a heap leaching operation using sulphuric acid followed copper electrodeposition in pools with iron scrab.
铜矿化物存放在一个多相大角砾岩中,该大角砾岩近NNE-SSW走向。大角砾岩区域(
Results have been received for eight of the eleven holes drilled to date. All holes have successfully intersected the breccia zone over a strike length of 1.1km and confirmed it is open along strike both to the north and south.
迄今为止,8个孔的检测结果已经收到。所有孔都成功穿过了角砾岩区,总长1.1公里,并确认其在南北方向上都具有延伸能力。
Significant results include (further details are summarized in the table below):
重要的结果包括(更多详细信息见下文表格):
Hole # 1 - 22.8m grading 2.76 % Cu, from 49.4m with 9.0m grading 7.49% Cu from 57.8m
Hole # 3 - 12.3m grading 1.55% Cu, from 66.6m.
Hole #4 - 10.5m grading 2.56 % Cu, from 62.0m, with 5.0m grading 4.52% Cu, from 62.0m
Hole #8 - 14.1 m grading 1.06% Cu from 47.0m, with 6.9m grading 1.81% Cu, from 52.2m
孔号100:2280万,加工成分为2.76%的铜,从4940万初步确定,其中900万铜成分为7.49%,从57.8m处获得
孔号300:加工成分为1.55%的铜,1230万,从6660万开始。
孔号400:1050万,加工成分为2.56%的铜,从6200万处开始,其中500万加工成分为4.52%的铜,从62.0m处获得
孔号800:加工成分为1.06%的铜,1410万,从4700万开始,其中690万加工成分为1.81%的铜,从52.2m处获得。
Based on these good results, a decision was made to drill a deeper hole (Hole #11) to investigate the primary ore at depth and to compare it with shallow intercepts regarding mineralogy, grades and thickness. Assays are pending from 3 holes including the undercut hole #11 which intersected significant sulphide mineralization at depth well below the supergene zone and represents by itself an additional target for follow-up.
基于这些好的结果,决定钻探单元更深的钻孔(孔号11),以调查深处的原矿,并将其与浅层插入的矿物学、品位和厚度进行比较。 3个孔的测定结果仍在等待中,其中割底孔#11交叉了显著的深层硫化物矿化,远低于超基因层,并且本身是一个补充的后续目标。
Table 1 - Highlights of main drill core assay results
表1-主要钻探钻芯分析结果亮点
Figure1 - Miguel Vacas. Hole locations
图1-米格尔瓦卡斯钻孔位置
Figure 2 - Interpreted drill hole section including EBMV 04
and EMBV 11 (results pending)
图2-解释的钻孔剖面,包括EBMV 04和EMBV 11(结果待定)。
和EMBV 11(结果待定)
Assays from the remaining holes are currently being analyzed at ALS Laboratories. However, based on the visual observation of the core it is now confirmed the presence of the mineralized breccia in all holes drilled which shows good indications for further follow-up drilling.
其余孔的测定结果目前正在ALS实验室进行分析。但是,基于钻芯的视觉观察,现在已确认在所有已钻孔位都出现了矿化角砾岩,这表明有很好的追加钻探的迹象。
Figure 3 - Pictures of main mineralized section of hole EBMV09
图3- EBMV09 钻孔主要矿化部位的照片
Core samples are cut in half on site and dispatched to the ALS Laboratories for analysis (Gold by Fire Assay and multielement ME-MS for 48 elements). Certified blanks/standards (CDN-BL10 and CDN-CM41) are inserted approximately every 20 samples for quality control.
现场将岩芯样品破开,并将样品送到ALS Laboratories进行分析 (通过Fire Assay法测定金含量和利用ME-MS测定48个元素的含量)。为了确保质量,每20个样品左右插入一个认证的空白/标准样品(CDN-BL10和CDN-CM41)。
The 2024 drill program totaled 1,410 m in 11 holes and showed very encouraging results. The goal of this ongoing program is to further define a shallow open pit resource of oxide copper mineralization recoverable by hydrometallurgical methods. Further follow-up drilling is planned to extend the strike length of the known deposit to approximately 2km, initially focused on the supergene copper blanket. Step-out drilling will be undertaken on a later stage focused on the assessment of the sulphide rich (> 80m) part of the deposit below the supergene blanket into the primary sulphide zone bearing chalcopyrite, chalcocite and pyrite.
2024年的钻探计划共钻了11个孔,总投资额为1410万,取得了非常令人鼓舞的结果。该持续进行的钻探计划的目标是进一步确定一种可通过水冶法回收的浅层露天混合铜矿资源。计划进行后续钻探以将已知矿床的走向长度扩展到大约2公里,最初重点放在超基因铜毯的采掘上。后续尝试将集中在评估超基因铜毯之下深度超过80米的硫化物富集区,其中含有黄铜矿、赤铜矿和黄铁矿。
Figure 4 - NNE-SSW longitudinal section with EUP drilling impacts and planned follow-up
图4- EUP钻探区域的NNE-SSW纵向剖面和计划的后续探测情况
Karim Rayani, Chief Executive Officer commented, "We are very pleased with the results to date, we continue to hit mineralization targeting the High-Grade Zone at Miguel Vacas. Recent drilling below the fourth hole intersected a mineralized section of 10.5m grading 2.56% Cu, including 5.9m grading 4.52% Cu. This zone lies at approximately 80m to the NNE of the first hole comprising 22.8m grading 2.76% Cu, including 9.0 m grading 7.49% Cu." Mr. Rayani further states, "Phase 1 drill results are still pending, which were completed towards the end of the campaign. Once these results are available, we look to move forward to an initial resource estimation of the drilled section of the supergene blanket and expand the campaign to investigate strike and depth extensions to the mineralization."
Karim Rayani首席执行官评论道:“我们对迄今为止的结果非常满意,我们继续瞄准Miguel Vacas的高品位带目标找矿。最近在第四个钻孔以下的钻孔中穿过了一段矿化带,为1050万,品位为2.56%的铜,其中包括品位为4.52%的590万。该区位于第一个钻孔的NNE方向约8000米处,包括品位为2.76%的2280万,其中包括品位为7.49%的900万高品位带。” Rayani先生进一步指出:“第一阶段钻探结果仍在等待中,该阶段钻探最后完成。一旦这些结果可用,我们将寻求对超基因铜毯的已钻控制区间进行初始资源评估,并扩大已知矿床的走向长度和深度扩展采矿区的范围。”
About Europacific Metals Inc
欧太金属公司简介
EuroPacific Metals Inc. is a Canadian public company listed on TSXV and in US on OTCQB. The Company holds brownfield gold, and copper-gold projects located in Portugal. The Company is focused on exploration in highly prospective geological settings in European jurisdictions. EuroPacific Metals ("EUP") owns a total of 100% equity interest in EVX Portugal, a private Portugal based company, that holds the legal exploration rights from the Portugal Government on the Borba 2 ("Borba 2") exploration properties, covering approximately 328 square kilometers in the Alentejo region in Southern Portugal. Miguel Vacas is the most advanced prospect within the Borba 2 license.
欧太金属股份有限公司是一家加拿大上市公司,在TSXV和美国OTCQb上有上市。该公司在葡萄牙拥有黄金和铜金属项目。该公司专注于勘探欧洲司法管辖区内极具潜力的地质区域。欧太金属("EUP")拥有EVX Portugal的全部股权,EVX Portugal是一家总部位于葡萄牙的私有公司,拥有葡萄牙政府授予的Borba 2("Borba 2")勘探权,覆盖葡萄牙南部Alentejo地区约328平方公里的勘查区域。Miguel Vacas是Borba 2特许权下最具进展的前景。
Qualified Person
合格人士
Technical information in this PR has been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 and approved for inclusion by Mr. José Mario Castelo Branco, EuroGeol, who is a "Qualified Person" with over 35 years' experience in the Exploration and Mining Geology industry. Mr. Castelo Branco holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Porto in Portugal. He is also a member of the Portuguese Association of Geologists, the European Federation of Geologists, Member of the Prospectors and Developers of Canada, the Society of Economic Geologists and the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits.
本新闻稿中的技术信息是根据43-101国家规定准备的,并经由拥有35年勘查和采矿地质工业经验的EuroGeol José Mario Castelo Branco(CV和联系方式见本文结尾)先生审定并包含在内。“CasteloBranco先生拥有葡萄牙波尔图大学(University of Porto in Portugal)地质学学士学位。他还是葡萄牙地质学会、欧洲地质联盟、加拿大勘探开发商协会、经济地质学会和矿床地质应用学会的成员。
On behalf of the Board of Directors
谨代表董事会
Europacific Metals Inc.
欧洲太平洋金属股份有限公司
Mr. Karim Rayani, Chief Executive Officer
11th Floor - 1111 Melville Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3V6
E: k@r7.capital
Karim Rayani先生,首席执行官
11th Floor - 1111 Melville Street
Vancouver,BC V6E 3V6
E:k@r7.capital
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to the exploration potential of the Company's properties. Generally forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as "anticipate", "will", "expect", "may", "continue", "could", "estimate", "forecast", "plan", "potential" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties relating to, among other things, results of future exploration and development activities, uninsured risks, regulatory changes, defects in title, availability of materials and equipment, timeliness of government approvals, changes in commodity prices and unanticipated environmental impacts on operations. Although the Company believes current conditions and expected future developments and other factors that have been considered are appropriate and that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct or enduring. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this release. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any forward-looking statements that are contained or incorporated in this press release. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The readers should not rely on any historical estimates. The Company and the QP has not done sufficient work to classify historical estimate as a current resource. Company is not treating the historical estimate as a current resource. Additional work including drilling will be required to verify and upgrade historical estimates.
本新闻稿包含关于该公司物业勘探潜力的“前瞻性信息”,是根据适用证券法的规定准备的。一般而言,前瞻性声明可通过使用“预期”、“将”、“期望”、“可能”、“继续”、“可能”、“估计”、“预测”、“计划”、“潜在”及类似表述的术语而识别。这些前瞻性声明涉及到有关未来勘探和开发活动、未经保险的风险、监管变化、所有权缺陷、物料和设备的可用性、政府批准的及时性、商品价格变动以及对运营产生意外环境影响等风险和不确定性。尽管公司认为当前条件和预期的未来发展以及已经考虑到的其他因素是合理的,并且认为此前瞻性信息所反映的期望是合理的,但对此不应过度依赖,因为公司无法保证它们将被证明是准确或持久的,读者在使用前瞻性信息时应谨慎。本新闻发布稿中的声明是根据此发布之日的事实发表的。除法律有规定外,公司不承担更新公开或修订包含在本新闻稿中的任何前瞻性声明的任何义务。本新闻稿中所包含的所有前瞻性声明均应受到本警告声明的约束。读者不应依赖于任何历史估计。该公司和QP未做足够的工作将历史估计归为当前资源。公司未将历史估计视为当前资源。需要进行其他工作,包括钻探,以验证和升级历史估计。
SOURCE: Europacific Metals Inc.
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