The Company has previously published analyzes for the first 20 holes of the program. The first results of Aftermath’s pairing of historical RC holes are included in this NR.
Highlights include: 18.9 m at 1,162 g/t Ag and 1.12% Cu in hole AFD-034 from 39.7 m downhole; a high-grade copper interception in hole AFD-029 that returned 20 m at 268 g/t Ag and 2.95% Cu from 73.1 m downhole. AFD-029 reported 97.60 m of mineralization from surface grading 188 g/t Ag and 1.70% Cu.
Of the 10 holes reported here, 4 intercepted Ag-Cu mineralization from surface. The majority intersect Ag-Cu mineralization within 10 m of surface.
To date, results from current diamond drilling are well in line with historical RC results, both in overall metal grade and thickness of mineralization. A preliminary comparison of grades from this subset of paired drilling shows that core drilling from 2022 has generally returned grades equal to or better than historical RC drilling. Intervals of mineralization were generally more discrete in the diamond drill program, but generally compared well to historical RC.
Aftermath drilled large diameter PQ core to maximize core recovery, achieving recoveries on the order of 90% in these paired holes when voids for mining disturbances were ignored. Diamond drilling generally reported fewer voids/loss of samples than historical RC. For example, in BER-005, six voids totaling a hole length of 11 m were reduced to two voids totaling a hole length of 1.60 m in AFD-029. In BER-008, two voids totaling a hole length of 31m were reduced to two voids totaling a hole length of 2.75m in AFD-028, a result similar to a 2004 re-drilling in hole BER- 011.
Borehole in Berenguela
The first phase of Aftermath’s drilling program at Berenguela was completed on
Geology
Mineralization at Berenguela is hosted in thick folded light gray limestones and dolomitized limestones. Several large bodies of massive, uneven, fracture-controlled black manganese oxide replacement mineralization with associated silver, copper, and zinc enrichment are emplaced in the limestones. Mineralization largely follows stratigraphy and is generally preserved as eroded synform remains, generally exposed at surface and trending 105-120 degrees. Historical mapping and resource modeling show that the mineralization extends approximately 1300m along strike (including a 100m discontinuity) with a width of 200-400m.
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