Mirasol Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:
MRZ) (OTCPK:
MRZLF) (the “
Company” or
“
Mirasol”) is pleased to announce it has entered
into a binding letter of intent (“LOI”) with Golden Arrow Resources
Corporation (TSX-V: GRG) (“Golden Arrow”) granting to Golden Arrow
an option (the “Option”) to acquire a 75% undivided interest in
Mirasol’s Libanesa project (“Libanesa”) in Santa Cruz province,
Argentina. Under the terms of the LOI, Golden Arrow may exercise
the Option by incurring certain exploration expenditures and making
staged cash payments over six years.
Mirasol’s President, Tim Heenan stated:
“Libanesa is an advanced exploration project with multiple
attractive drill targets. Golden Arrow has been a successful
explorer in Argentina for well over a decade and will be a strong
partner to advance Libanesa. Mirasol is securing the permits
necessary for the start of exploration during H2 2021.”
Summary of Terms
Under the terms of the LOI, Mirasol will grant
Golden Arrow an option to earn a 75% interest in Libanesa over six
years (the “Option Period”) by:
- incurring exploration expenditures
totaling US$4,000,000
- US$500,000 per year during the
first 2 years; and
- US$750,000 per year
thereafter.
- making cash payments to Mirasol
totaling US$1,000,000
- US$100,000 to be paid on the 2nd,
3rd and 4th anniversaries;
- US$250,000 on the 5th anniversary;
and
- US$450,000 on the 6th
anniversary.
The initial US$500,000 in exploration
expenditures is a firm commitment, but it may be incurred over 24
months instead of 12 months, if the required exploration permits
are not in place by October 2021. In addition, Golden Arrow is
required to complete a minimum of 2,000m of drilling by the end of
the second year. Golden Arrow will be the operator during the
Option Period.
Upon completion of the option, Mirasol and
Golden Arrow will hold 25% and 75%, respectively, in a
participating JV company holding Libanesa. If either party’s equity
interest is diluted below 10%, it will convert to a 2% net smelter
return royalty.
The transaction contemplated in the LOI is
subject to customary due diligence and the finalization of a
definitive agreement. Mirasol has granted Golden Arrow a 90-day
exclusivity period.
Project Overview
Libanesa is a 14,500 ha Ag-Au (Pb) project,
discovered and staked by Mirasol. It is located at the north
eastern margin of the Deseado Massif Au-Ag metallogenic province,
approximately 70 km west from the port of Puerto Deseado, 40 km
northwest of the Cerro Moro Mine operated by Yamana Gold and 100 km
northeast of the Don Nicolas mine operated by Cerrado Gold.
Figure 1: Libanesa location in Santa Cruz
Province
Libanesa is a drill ready project hosting
several diversified geological, geochemical and geophysical
supported drill targets. Cerro Plomo is the principal target and is
characterized by a well mineralized Au/Ag hydrothermal breccia that
is exposed at surface, and supported by both chargeability and
resistivity geophysical anomalies at depth. Peripheral polymetallic
veins at the Libanesa Main prospect represent secondary targets and
are supported by strong base metal +/- Au mineralization. The
Lagunita prospect is a third prospective zone, which has reported
some encouraging rock chip Au values from more typical low
sulfidation type epithermal veins and breccias. This prospect
requires additional surface exploration to vector into the
potentially better mineralized parts of this extensive vein system,
where intermittent vein occurrences, outcropping/subcropping
through post mineral cover, have been mapped over a strike length
of at least 2.3 km.
A summary of the project data compiled to date
is provided below (see news releases July 23, 2007, July 21, 2008 ,
February 27, 2009 and October 20, 2009).
The Libanesa Main prospect lies along a
dilational northwest structure and within a north-northwest
corridor bounded by large-scale transfer faults that are clearly
identified by the ground magnetic surveys. The main outcropping
geological unit comprises partially welded and massive,
crystal-rich, rhyolitic flow tuffs intruded by an andesitic to
trachytic dike swarm that displays a radial distribution.
Figure 2: Libanesa Main structural setting
The principal target at Libanesa Main is the
Cerro Plomo hydrothermal breccia pipe, which is approximatively 50m
in diameter and forms an obvious geomorphic positive relief feature
at this prospect. The Cerro Plomo breccia pipe has returned strong
Au/Ag mineralization from both rock chip sampling and trench
sampling (see Table 1, Figure 3 and 4), displaying a geochemical
signature characterized by an Ag(±Au)-base metal association. A
trenching program completed to explore under shallow lacustrine
sediments confirmed the continuity of the mineralization, which
remains open under a clay pan (dry lake) to the south. Highlighted
results from the trench sampling include:
- 6m at 0.8 g/t Au, 243.8 g/t Ag and
0.4% Pb
- 10.5m at 0.98 g/t Au, 53.4 g/t Ag
and 0.9% Pb
- 11m at 1.21 g/t
Au, 13.5 g/t Ag and 1.4% Pb
Figure 3: Cerro Plomo geology and trench
sampling results
These positive geochemical results are
coincident with shallow and deep-seated geophysical anomalies below
the Cerro Plomo target that are defined by the Magnetotellurics
(MT) and Audio MT (AMT) geophysical surveys completed by Mirasol
(2009/2010 and 2019), further strengthening the target.
In addition, a series of epithermal polymetallic
veins (Bajo Aspero, Anibal, NE Zone), located peripheral and
outboard from the Cerro Plomo breccia system, and associated with
patchy argillic/pyritic alteration, have returned a strong
Ag-Au-Pb-Zn and As-Sb-Te geochemical signature. Notably, the Au
values do not correlate well with other metals, but Ag values are
strongly correlated with Pb, Cu and Sb (+/-As,Te). This
distribution of mineralization suggests the presence of at least
two mineralization events related to the polymetallic veins and the
Cerro Plomo hydrothermal breccia at the Libanesa Main prospect.
Figure 4: Libanesa Main target areas and Au-Ag
rock chip geochemistry
The Lagunita prospect, located approximately 6
km north of Cerro Plomo, is a 10 km2 erosional window exposed
through the quaternary gravel cover, where reconnaissance
prospecting has identified multiple quartz veining and structural
breccia occurrences. The local geology is comprised of small
outcrops of Jurassic aged fine ash, rhyolitic tuffs, andesitic
dykes and minor calcareous rocks. A strong northwest structural
trend appears to focus pervasive silicification and emplacement of
crystalline, drusy and saccharoidal quartz veinlets. At Lagunita,
rock chip geochemistry returned good Au values (see Table 1) with
lower Ag values and base metals including Pb, Zn and Cu, thus
displaying a more typical low sulfidation epithermal signature and
clearly distinguishing the Lagunita veins from the breccias and
polymetallic veins located at the Libanesa Main prospect.
Table 1: Au and Ag geochemistry result
statistics
Cerro Plomo |
Ag |
Au |
|
Libanesa Peripheral veins |
Ag |
Au |
Total Samples |
147 Samples* |
|
Total Samples |
127 Rock Chip Samples |
Samples |
> 25 g/t Ag |
> 0.5 g/t Au |
|
Samples |
> 25 g/t Ag |
> 0.1 g/t Au |
- % of
total |
45% |
43% |
|
- % of total |
24% |
16.50% |
- # of
Samples |
66 |
63 |
|
- # of Samples |
30 |
21 |
- Average |
363 g/t |
1.10 g/t |
|
- Average |
307 g/t |
0.5 g/t** |
Max |
2,830 g/t |
2.7 g/t |
|
Max |
3,910 g/t |
18 g/t |
*Surface
rock chip sampling (40) and the detailed trench samples (107) |
|
** The
average excludes isolated 18 g/t sample |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lagunita |
Ag |
Au |
|
|
|
|
Total Samples |
255 Rock Chip Samples |
|
|
|
|
Samples |
> 25 g/t Ag |
> 0.5 g/t Au |
|
|
|
|
- % of
total |
- |
5.88% |
|
|
|
|
- # of
Samples |
- |
15 |
|
|
|
|
- Average |
NA |
2.3 g/t |
|
|
|
|
Max |
NA |
7.2 g/t |
|
|
|
|
About Mirasol Resources Ltd
Mirasol is a well-funded exploration company
focused in Chile and Argentina. Mirasol has seven partner-funded
projects, two with Newcrest Mining Ltd (Chile), and one with each
First Quantum Minerals (Chile), Mine Discovery Fund (Chile),
Mineria Activa (Chile), Silver Sands Resources (Argentina), and
Patagonia Gold (Argentina). Mirasol is currently self-funding
exploration at two projects, Inca Gold (Chile) and Sacha Marcelina
(Argentina).
For further information, contact:
Tim Heenan, PresidentorJonathan Rosset, VP
Corporate Development
Tel: +1 (604) 602-9989Email:
contact@mirasolresources.comWebsite: www.mirasolresources.com
Qualified Person Statement: Mirasol’s disclosure
of technical and scientific information in this press release has
been reviewed and approved by Tim Heenan (MAIG), the President for
the Company, who serves as a Qualified Person under the definition
of National Instrument 43-101.
Forward Looking Statements: The information in
this news release contains forward looking statements that are
subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause such differences include: changes in world
commodity markets, equity markets, costs and supply of materials
relevant to the mining industry, change in government and changes
to regulations affecting the mining industry and to policies linked
to pandemics, social and environmental related matters.
Forward-looking statements in this release include statements
regarding future exploration programs, operation plans, geological
interpretations, mineral tenure issues and mineral recovery
processes. Although we believe the expectations reflected in our
forward-looking statements are reasonable, results may vary, and we
cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements. Mirasol disclaims any obligations to update or revise
any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required
by applicable law.
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