31 May 2019
Patagonia Gold Plc
("Patagonia Gold" or the "Company")
Calcatreu and Cap Oeste Mineral Resource Update
Patagonia Gold, the AIM-listed mining company with gold and silver projects in the Patagonia region of
Earlier today, Hunt Mining Corp. ("Hunt") announced the terms of a recommended share for share exchange offer for the issued and to be issued share capital of Patagonia (the "Offer"), to be effected by means of a scheme of arrangement. The Offer constitutes a reverse takeover for Hunt (the "RTO") pursuant to the rules of the TSX-V.
As part of the RTO process, the Company, pursuant to the rules of the TSX-V, commissioned the updating of the independent NI 43-101 compliant technical reports for both Calcatreu and Cap-Oeste. The updates were performed by Cube Consulting Pty Ltd ("CUBE"), an independent firm experienced with the requirements of NI 43-101 and with deposits around the world with similar mineralisation as Calcatreu and Cap-Oeste.
At Calcatreu, the indicated mineral resources decreased by 21,000 contained gold ounces and the inferred mineral resources increased by 5,000 contained gold ounces. Similarly, indicated silver resources decreased by 465,000 contained ounces while inferred mineral resources decreased by 39,000 contained ounces. The changes from the previous estimate were due to a revised interpretation of the existing data.
At Cap-Oeste, the measured and indicated mineral resources decreased by 176,000 contained gold ounces and 2,821,000 contained silver ounces primarily as a result of mine production depletion of the mineral resources, along with minor adjustments to the interpretation of the gold-silver mineralisation and 2018 resource model, as a result of six new holes drilled in 2018..
The revised mineral resource estimates for Calcatreu and Cap-Oeste are shown in the following tables.
Calcatreu
Zone |
INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCES |
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Tonnes (000's) |
Average Grade (g/t) |
Contained Ounces (000's) |
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Au |
Ag |
AuEq |
Au |
Ag |
AuEq |
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Vein 49 |
6,447 |
2.5 |
21.0 |
2.7 |
512 |
4,568 |
568 |
Nelson |
1,383 |
1.5 |
16.9 |
1.7 |
67 |
753 |
76 |
Belen |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Castro Sur |
2,010 |
1.4 |
14.8 |
1.6 |
90 |
954 |
102 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL Indicated |
9,841 |
2.1 |
19.8 |
2.4 |
669 |
6,275 |
746 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Zone |
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCES |
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Tonnes (000's) |
Average Grade (g/t) |
Contained Ounces (000's) |
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Au |
Ag |
AuEq |
Au |
Ag |
AuEq |
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Vein 49 |
2,863 |
1.5 |
13.4 |
1.6 |
136 |
1,231 |
151 |
Nelson |
1,448 |
1.4 |
14.7 |
1.6 |
66 |
682 |
74 |
Belen |
681 |
1.6 |
23.3 |
1.9 |
35 |
511 |
42 |
Castro Sur |
3,086 |
1.1 |
9.8 |
1.2 |
111 |
974 |
123 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL-Inferred |
8,078 |
1.3 |
13.1 |
1.5 |
348 |
3,399 |
390 |
Notes:
1. Effective date of 31 December 2018;
2. "g/t" is grams per tonne;
3. Differences due to rounding may occur;
4. Gold equivalent ("AuEq") values were calculated at a metal price ratio of 81.25:1 Ag/Au
5. Mineral resources are estimated using a long-term metal prices of
6. Mineral resources were estimated at a block cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t AuEq
7. A minimum mining width of two metres was used in modelling;
8. Bulk densities used were 2.44 t/m3 for oxide material and 2.54 t/m3 for fresh material;
9. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability;
10. The quantity and grade of reported inferred mineral resources in this estimate are uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these inferred mineral resources as measured or indicated mineral resources.
Cap Oeste
Res Cat |
Material Type |
Tonnes (000's) |
Average Grade (g/t) |
Contained Ounces (000's) |
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Au |
Ag |
AuEq |
Au |
Ag |
AuEq |
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Measured |
Oxide |
0.4 |
2.7 |
25.2 |
3.1 |
0.03 |
0.3 |
0.04 |
COSE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Fresh |
3.0 |
2.9 |
49.4 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
5 |
0.3 |
|
Sub-Total |
3.4 |
2.9 |
46.7 |
3.6 |
0.3 |
5 |
0.4 |
|
Indicated |
Oxide |
1,963 |
1.1 |
32.7 |
1.53 |
67 |
2,063 |
97 |
COSE |
478 |
12.6 |
472.4 |
19.4 |
194 |
7,257 |
298 |
|
Fresh |
8,114 |
1.7 |
46.5 |
2.4 |
443 |
12,128 |
618 |
|
Sub-Total |
10,554 |
2.1 |
63.2 |
3.0 |
704 |
21,448 |
1,013 |
|
Measured + Indicated |
Oxide |
1,963 |
1.1 |
32.7 |
1.5 |
67 |
2,064 |
97 |
COSE |
478 |
12.6 |
472.4 |
19.4 |
194 |
7,257 |
298 |
|
Fresh |
8,117 |
1.7 |
46.5 |
2.4 |
444 |
12,132 |
618 |
|
Sub-Total |
10,558 |
2.1 |
63.2 |
3.0 |
704 |
21,453 |
1,013 |
|
Inferred |
Oxide |
528 |
0.7 |
23.1 |
1.0 |
11 |
393 |
17 |
COSE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Fresh |
4,367 |
1.5 |
36.1 |
2.0 |
204 |
5,074 |
277 |
|
Sub-Total |
4,895 |
1.4 |
34.7 |
1.9 |
215 |
5,467 |
294 |
Notes:
1. Effective date of 31 December 2018;
2. "g/t" is grams per tonne;
3. Differences due to rounding may occur;
4. Gold equivalent ("AuEq") values are calculated at a metal price ratio of 69.4:1 Ag/Au;
5. Mineral resources were estimated at a block cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t AuEq; and with consideration for potential underground mining;
6. Mineral resources were estimated using long-term metal prices of
7. A minimum mining width of two metres was used in when modelling the resources;
8. Bulk densities used were 2.36 t/m3 for oxide material, 2.47 g/t for fresh material and 2.52 t/m3 for COSE-style mineralization at Cap-Oeste;
9. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability;
10. The quantity and grade of reported inferred mineral resources in this estimate are uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these inferred mineral resources as measured or indicated mineral resources.
Qualified Person's Statement
The scientific and technical information herein was reviewed by Dr. Walter Soechting, PGeo. Dr. Soechting is a geologist with over twenty-five years of experience in exploration for precious metal mineral deposits. Dr Soechting has experience in the type of deposit under consideration and in the type of activity conducted, and is a 'Qualified Person' as defined by NI 43-101. Dr. Soechting consents to the inclusion in the announcement of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears and confirms that this information is accurate and not false or misleading.
For more information, please contact:
Christopher van Tienhoven, Chief Executive Officer
Patagonia Gold Plc
Tel: +54 11 5278 6950
James Spinney / James Dance / Jack Botros
Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7409 3494
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