Golden Arrow Expands into Chile with Agreement to Acquire the Atlantida Copper-Gold Project
11 Octubre 2018 - 12:46PM
Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSX-V: GRG, FSE: G6A,
OTCQB: GARWF), “Golden Arrow” or the “Company”, is pleased
to announce that it has signed Definitive Agreements to acquire the
3,450 hectare Atlantida Copper-Gold Project (“Atlantida” or the
“Project”) in Chile’s 3rd Region. Atlantida is an advanced
project which combines mineral rights from two separate owners and
includes an extensively drilled copper-gold deposit with an
historic resource estimate. By consolidating the land package,
Golden Arrow believes there is potential to identify new
mineralization and define a significant copper-gold resource.
Previous exploration at Atlantida resulted in an
historic resource estimate of 427 million tonnes averaging 0.43%
copper equivalent (see Table 1; A Qualified Person has not done
sufficient work to classify this estimate a current mineral
resource, and Golden Arrow is not treating this as a current
mineral resource estimate). The resource includes a deep porphyry
copper-gold target and a near-surface skarn with higher gold grades
which together cover an area of approximately 225 hectares.
Situated within the consolidated Atlantida property, this skarn
zone is located on the western edge of the claim hosting the
historic resource, and extends onto an adjacent claim (now under
option by Golden Arrow) that has historic workings but has had
limited modern exploration. Golden Arrow’s due diligence
surface rock samples in this area returned up to 3.7 g/t gold and
1.98% copper, providing an excellent target for new mineral
resources. In addition, based on the preliminary due diligence
review, Golden Arrow believes the Project is prospective for
discovery of similar targets elsewhere within the consolidated
Atlantida properties.
“Expansion into this area of Chile that is host
to multiple world-class copper and gold deposits broadens our
opportunities to acquire advanced projects like Atlantida, in order
to potentially quickly build resources and value for our
shareholders,” commented Joseph Grosso, Executive Chairman, CEO
& President. “Golden Arrow has built an excellent portfolio of
precious and base metal assets in Argentina which we continue to
explore.”
Golden Arrow has completed legal and technical
due diligence on the Project. The Company is planning an aggressive
program to delineate and drill test targets throughout the Project
area. The Atlantida Project will be managed under New Golden
Explorations Inc., a 100% owned subsidiary of Golden Arrow.
About the Atlantida Gold-Copper
Project
The Atlantida Project includes two separate land
packages that Golden Arrow has consolidated into a single project
through the signing of two Definitive Agreements. The first
agreement includes a 48 month earn-in with minimal costs in the
first year and total payments of US$4 million. There is a 2%
Net Smelter Royalty (“NSR”) payable with half available for
repurchase under certain terms. The second agreement includes
a 24 month earn-in period for a total of US$2 million and a 1% NSR
that can be repurchased in full under certain terms.
The total land area of the consolidated Project
is approximately 3,450 hectares. The Project is road-accessible and
is located 60 kilometres northeast of Copiapó at an altitude of
1700 metres above sea level. There is an abundance of both outcrop
and old workings.
The Atlantida Project is situated within a
metallogenic belt limited by the Atacama Fault System to the west
and the Domeyko Fault System to the east. Within the project area,
a copper-gold deposit covering a 1.5 kilometre by 1.5 kilometre
(225 hectares) area has been identified. Mineralization is
hosted by porphyries intruded into limestone host rocks, as well as
in the skarn at the porphyry-limestone contact. These intrusives
are very close in age to others in the region that host major
copper porphyry deposits, such as Relincho, Lomas Bayas, Sierra
Gorda and Spence, and epithermal gold vein deposits such as Guanaco
and El Peñon.
Previous operators include Inmet Mining
Corporation and First Quantum Minerals Ltd. and over 29,000 metres
of drilling, as well as surface sampling and geophysical work has
been carried out in the deposit area. According to the
preliminary information received by Golden Arrow, Inmet Mining
completed a mineral resource estimate for the Atlantida deposit in
2012, as shown in Table 1.
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Table 1. Historic
Resource Estimate (Inmet, 2012). |
|
Zone |
Tonnage
(Mt) |
Copper (%
Cu) |
Gold (g/t
Au) |
Molybdenum
(ppm Mo) |
CopperEquivalent (%
CuEq) |
Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo |
257.5 |
0.25 |
0.21 |
42 |
0.42 |
Porphyry Au |
130.5 |
0.06 |
0.53 |
3 |
0.38 |
Skarn |
39.1 |
0.30 |
0.62 |
8 |
0.72 |
Total |
427.1 |
0.20 |
0.34 |
27 |
0.43 |
|
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As it was completed by a major company, it is
believed likely that the methodology used was reliable, however,
the key assumptions and parameters used in the estimate are unknown
to the Company at this time. Following a review of the
information acquired, Golden Arrow will determine if it will
immediately pursue the completion of a current mineral resource
estimate by an independent Qualified Person, using CIM best
practices and following the guidelines of NI 43-101, or first
proceed with additional exploration.
Immediately to the west of the resource area
previously explored by Inmet Mining-First Quantum, the consolidated
Atlantida project includes old workings in mineralized skarn and
porphyry. Golden Arrow collected 31 due diligence rock samples in
this area. These returned a maximum of 3.7 g/t gold and 1.98%
copper, with the average result of 0.51g/t gold and 0.49%
copper.
Methodology & QA/QC
Due diligence rock samples were shipped for
preparation and analysis at Activation Laboratorios Ltda, (Actlabs)
an internationally recognized assay service provider, in Coquimbo,
Chile. Actlabs has ISO 9001:2015 certification and ISO 17025
accreditation. Samples were assayed for gold by Fire Assay/Atomic
Absorption finish plus multi-element package by ICP-OES following a
four acid digestion (Code 1F2). Plus 1% Cu samples were re-assayed
by four acids and reading by Atomic Absorption by 7AAS-01 Cu %
4ACID-AAS 1g/100ml Metales Base. The Company follows industry
standard procedures for the work with a quality assurance/quality
control (QA/QC) program. 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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