Latin Metals Inc. (
“Latin Metals”
or the
“Company”) -
(TSXV: LMS)
(OTCQB: LMSQF) provides an update on
exploration at the Company’s optioned Aylen property
(“
Aylen” or the “
Project”)
located in Deseado Massif. A ground magnetic survey has been
completed over more than 66 line-kilometers covering the northern
portion of the Aylen Project and in particular the area along
strike from the past-producing Martha Mine.
Drill Targets Defined
The geophysical surveying has defined 3 target
areas (Figure 1), each being 1 to 2 km in length
and displaying a similar geophysical signature and structural
trends to the epithermal silver-gold mineralization hosted at the
Martha Mine. Structural trends highlighted by the magnetic data are
dominantly east-west and northwest-southeast, similar to the Martha
Mine vein system to the east and the Barril vein system to the
west.
Previous rock sampling by Latin Metals and
previous operators has identified high-grade silver mineralization
at the outcropping Estero Vein, which confirms that the epithermal
system and associated precious metals continue onto the Aylen
Project. However, the new geophysical data suggests that the main
target area at Estero (Target C) is blind and located approximately
200m south. Targets A and B look similarly compelling and none of
the three targets have been tested by drilling.
Figure 1: Drill targets defined by ground
magnetic surveying and previous rock
sampling results at the Aylen Project, Santa
Cruz Projects is available
at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e22f1001-63b3-48f8-a106-3093bbb4cfa5
Latin Metals’ previously completed rock sampling
at the Estero vein is located approximately 500m west from the
Martha mine and approximately 200m north of Target C. A total of 8
rock samples were taken at Estero and returned consistently
anomalous gold values between 0.11g/t gold and 0.57 g/t gold as
well as silver mineralization peaking at 470 g/t. Three samples
returned high-grade silver values from 118 g/t silver to 470 g/t
silver, with another four samples returning highly anomalous grades
from 20 g/t silver to 43 g/t silver.
Next Steps
Ground magnetic data,
together with previous mapping and rock sampling, has been
successful in outlining three areas requiring drill testing. Next
steps for the Project will include an induced polarization survey
to further define and prioritize drill targets, as well as
permitting for a preliminary diamond drill program. Latin Metals is
actively seeking an option partner to fund exploration drilling at
Aylen.
Appointment of Corporate
Secretary
The Company announces
that it has appointed Dani Palahanova as Corporate Secretary. Ms.
Palahanova currently serves as Chief Financial officer of the
Company. She has been working with publicly listed Canadian
companies in the minerals exploration sector for over 15 years and
has held positions as CFO, Controller and Corporate Secretary for
various junior exploration and technology companies in Vancouver.
Ms. Palahanova holds an Executive MBA degree from Simon Fraser
University and a CPA, CGA designation.
Marla Ritchie has
resigned as Corporate Secretary and the Company wishes to thank Ms.
Ritchie for her work over the past three years.
About Martha Mine
During its production
life Martha produced from very high-grade veins and vein breccias.
The high silver grades of the historic Mineral Reserves, ranging
from over 2,500 g/t in the early years of the project to over 400
g/t in the later production years, and the high silver to gold
ratio of the historic mineralization which averaged over 900:1, set
Martha apart from the other producing mines in the Province of
Santa Cruz.
The northern portion of the Aylen concession is
contiguous with the former producing Martha Mine, which was
operated between 2000 and 2016 by Coeur Mining Inc. and Yamana Gold
Inc. The property is currently owned by Patagonia Gold who
reportedly aim to double the processing capacity of the plant at
Martha Mine to 480tpd.
Deseado Massif
The Deseado Massif in southernmost Argentina is
an exposed block of Mesozoic volcanic rocks that host low- to
intermediate-sulfidation style gold-silver epithermal systems
(Schalamuk et al. 1997). Mining is in several districts such as
Cerro Vanguardia, Manantial Espejo, Martha, Cerro Negro, San José,
Don Nicolas, Cerro Moro, and Cose. Other systems are at different
stages of exploration. Mineralization is of late Jurassic age what
makes the Deseado Massif one of the older epithermal metallogenic
provinces on earth. Aylen is located next to Martha mine.
QA/QC
The work program at
Aylen was designed by Eduardo Leon, the Company's Exploration
Manager, who is responsible for the work.
Geophysical data was collected by QUANTEC
Geoscience Argentina SA. Information was corrected for diurnal
drift, spikes and magnetic dropouts were removed, repeatability and
instruments accuracy of the magnetometer was verified by taking
reference station repeat measurements at the beginning and end of
each survey day, and care was taken to ensure proper magnetic
sensor orientation at all times. A GEM GSM -19 Magnetometer was
used at the survey with a resolution of 0.01 nT and a relative
sensibility of 0.02 nT.
Qualified Person
The technical content
of this release has been approved for disclosure by Keith J.
Henderson P.Geo, a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and the
Company’s CEO. Mr. Henderson is not independent of the
Company, as he is an employee of the Company and holds securities
of the Company.
About Latin
Metals
Latin Metals is a
mineral exploration company acquiring a diversified portfolio of
assets in South America. The Company operates with a Prospect
Generator model focusing on the acquisition of prospective
exploration properties at minimum cost, completing initial
evaluation through cost-effective exploration to establish drill
targets, and ultimately securing joint venture partners to fund
drilling and advanced exploration. Shareholders gain exposure to
the upside of a significant discovery without the dilution
associated with funding the highest-risk drill-based
exploration.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of
LATIN METALS INC.
“Keith Henderson”
President & CEO
For further details on the Company readers are
referred to the Company's web site (www.latin-metals.com) and its
Canadian regulatory filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
For further information, please contact:
Keith Henderson
Suite 2300
1177 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC, V6E 2K3
Phone: 604-638-3456E-mail: info@latin-metals.com
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Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, included
herein including, without limitation, statements regarding the
negotiation of the Option Agreements and exercise of the Option for
the Properties, the anticipated content, commencement, timing and
cost of exploration programs in respect of the Properties and
otherwise, anticipated exploration program results from exploration
activities, and the Company's expectation that it will be able to
enter into agreements to acquire interests in additional mineral
properties, the discovery and delineation of mineral
deposits/resources/reserves on the Properties, and the anticipated
business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are
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news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions,
including without limitation, market fundamentals will result in
sustained precious metals demand and prices, the receipt of any
necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in connection
with the future development of the Company’s Argentine projects in
a timely manner, the availability of financing on suitable terms
for the development, construction and continued operation of the
Company projects, and the Company’s ability to comply with
environmental, health and safety laws.
Forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to
differ materially from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
information. Such risks and other factors include, among others,
operating and technical difficulties in connection with mineral
exploration and development and mine development activities at the
Properties, including the geological mapping, prospecting and
sampling programs being proposed for the Properties (the
"Programs"), actual results of exploration activities, including
the Programs, estimation or realization of mineral reserves and
mineral resources, the timing and amount of estimated future
production, costs of production, capital expenditures, the costs
and timing of the development of new deposits, the availability of
a sufficient supply of water and other materials, requirements for
additional capital, future prices of precious metals and copper,
changes in general economic conditions, changes in the financial
markets and in the demand and market price for commodities,
possible variations in ore grade or recovery rates, possible
failures of plants, equipment or processes to operate as
anticipated, accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the
mining industry, delays or the inability of the Company to obtain
any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required,
including TSX-V acceptance for filing of the Option Agreements, any
current or future property acquisitions, financing or other planned
activities, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting
mining operations, hedging practices, currency fluctuations, title
disputes or claims limitations on insurance coverage and the timing
and possible outcome of pending litigation, environmental issues
and liabilities, risks related to joint venture operations, and
risks related to the integration of acquisitions, as well as those
factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's
latest Management Discussion and Analysis and other filings of the
Company with the Canadian Securities Authorities, copies of which
can be found under the Company's profile on the SEDAR website
at www.sedar.com.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on forward looking statements. Except as otherwise
required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any
of the forward-looking information in this news release or
incorporated by reference herein.
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