Timmins Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that its 2014 drill program has identified potential satellite deposits on the North Trend located approximately 2-8 km north of the Company's San Francisco Mine, located in northern Sonora, Mexico.
During 2014 Timmins Gold completed a drill program of approximately 25,000 meters (m) in a combination of core (DH), reverse circulation (RC) and rotary air blast (RAB) drilling on the North Trend, a cluster of high priority targets to the north of the San Francisco Mine identified by previous prospecting and exploration.
Highlights of the assays received from the North Trend include 33.85 m of 1.29 g/t Au at 115.5 m downhole, including 11.00 m of 3.69 g/t Au and 1.50 m of 23.90 g/t Au, in hole VT14-002, 13.72 m of 2.54 g/t Au at 59.4 m downhole, including 4.57 m of 4.57 g/t gold and 1.52 m of 19.05 g/t gold, in hole 1B14-036, 9.15 m of 2.66 g/t Au at 24.4 m downhole, including 4.57 m of 5.03 g/t gold, in hole 1B14-013; and 10.2 m of 5.52 g/t Au at 20.3 m downhole including 2.0 m of 25.9 g/t Au, in hole R14-133.
In 2014 Timmins Gold also completed a drill program underneath and immediately behind the San Francisco Pit. These results will be released shortly.
Timmins Gold also drilled a total of approximately 3,600 m in a combination of RC and core at the Marisol target approximately 16 km east of the San Francisco Mine. Timmins Gold geological staff concluded that the results did not warrant further work and the option on the property will not be exercised.
The North Trend extends approximately 2-8 km north of the San Francisco Mine, and includes the Vetatierra and Area 1B targets. These targets were drilled due to their similarities to the San Francisco deposit in terms of mineral composition, rock type, structure, and potential size. Also similar to San Francisco, the areas are populated by numerous quartz and quartz-tourmaline veins/veinlets and granite which, at San Francisco, indicate the presence of gold. The first phase drill program met its objective of identifying potential deposits similar to San Francisco or La Chicharra that could act as a satellite pit to the existing operations. All widths reported below are not true widths unless otherwise stated.
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Vetatierra
The Vetatierra target located approximately 8 km north of the San Francisco pit is a litho-structural target that was identified by surface mapping and trenching. The 2014 drill program consisted of 2,311 m in six core holes and 1,198 m in six RC holes strategically located along a diorite intrusive featuring a broad alteration halo measuring approximately 2km by 1km.
Select mineral intercepts from the drilling include:
- 6.70 m of 0.75 g/t Au at 132.8 m downhole, including 0.50 m at 5.19 g/t Au, in hole VT14-001;
- 2.25 m of 2.02 g/t Au in hole VT14-001 at 305.4 m downhole;
- 33.85 m of 1.29 g/t Au at 115.5 m downhole, including 11.00 m of 3.69 g/t Au and 1.50 m of 23.90 g/t Au, in hole VT14-002;
- 1.50 m of 1.75 g/t Au at 245.3 m downhole in hole VT14-002;
- 2.00 m of 8.64 g/t Au at 4.5 m downhole in hole VT14-004;
- 1.35 m of 2.18 g/t Au at 28.1 m downhole in hole VT14-004;
- 1.65 m of 1.41 g/t Au at 136.6 m downhole in hole VT14-005;
- 2.80 m at 1.97 g/t Au at 236.0 m downhole in hole VT14-005;
- 7.62 m of 1.38 g/t Au at 144.8 m downhole, including 1.52 m of 6.13 g/t Au, in hole VTRC14-001in hole VTRC14-001;
- 3.05 m of 3.85 g/t Au at 50.3 m downhole, including 1.52 m of 7.60 g/t Au, in hole VTRC14-002;
- 3.05 m of 1.56 g/t Au at 224.0 m downhole in hole VTRC14-002;
- 10.67 m of 0.75 g/t Au at 83.8 m downhole in hole VTRC14-003
- 1.52 m of 2.96 g/t Au at 172.2 m downhole in hole VTRC14-003;
- 6.10 m of 1.10 g/t Au at 195.1 m downhole in hole VTRC14-004;
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The drill results suggest that the mineralization at Vetatierra is flat lying to gently south dipping and is localized within meta-sedimentary rocks that occur as a halo proximal to a large diorite intrusion. Finely disseminated and coarse free gold are related to quartz-tourmaline-pyrite veining. The mineralization at Vetatierra is similar to that of the San Francisco Mine. Timmins Gold is currently preparing a follow up drill program to further evaluate the Vetatierra discovery.
Area 1B
Area 1B is located 3 km north of the San Francisco Mine. Surface mapping and sampling has identified extensive shearing over an area measuring 1,000 m by 300 m. Surface sampling returned values up to 4.50 g/t Au over what is believed to be the eroded footwall of the shear zones. The Company completed 60 holes in 2014 (57 RC, 3 DH) totalling 8,820 m. The drilling was oriented to test the interpreted shear zone footwall contact (See Figure 3).
Select mineral intercepts include:
- 3.05 m of 1.06 g/t Au at 1.5 m downhole in hole 1B14-001;
- 11.10 m of 0.63 g/t Au including 3.75m of 1.49 g/t Au in hole 1BD14-003;
- 16.76 m of 0.59 g/t Au at 170.7 m downhole, including 4.57 m of 1.60 g/t gold, in hole 1B14-004;
- 21.34 m of 0.52 g/t Au at 30.5 m downhole, including 9.14 m of 1.00 g/t gold, in hole 1B14-005
- 9.15 m of 2.66 g/t Au at 24.4 m downhole, including 4.57 m of 5.03 g/t gold, in hole 1B14-013;
- 1.52 m of 2.07 g/t Au at 27.4 m downhole, in hole 1B14-036;
- 13.72 m of 2.54 g/t Au at 59.4 m downhole, including 4.57 m of 4.57 g/t gold and 1.52 m of 19.05 g/t gold, in hole 1B14-036;
- 4.57 m of 2.03 g/t Au, 96.0 m downhole, in hole 1B14-051
- 9.14 m of 1.51 g/t Au, at 12.2m downhole, including 3.05 m of 4.16 g/t Au, in hole 1B14-057
- 4.57 m of 2.47 g/t Au, at 74.7 m downhole, including 1.52 m of 7.10 g/t Au, in hole 1B14-057
- 7.62 m of 1.55 g/t Au, at 147.8 m downhole, including 3.05 m of 3.48 g/t Au, in hole 1B14-068
Drilling at Area 1B suggests that gold and silver occur as fine grained disseminations associated with pyritic structural zones. The pyrite content is high and the gold appears to be associated with these high sulphide zones as well as localized quartz-pyrite and occasionally quartz-tourmaline veins. The gold mineralization at Area 1B is similar to the nearby La Chicharra deposit of Timmins Gold (Proven and Probable Reserves of 19.8 M tonnes averaging 0.50 g/t Au) where the gold mineralization is related to structural zones with high iron oxide content (interpreted to be weathered pyrite) and some of the ore may be a supergene gold enrichment.
Based on these favourable initial results, Timmins Gold geological staff are preparing further work programs.
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Regional RAB Drilling
The Company initiated an extensive RAB drilling program to the north and west of the San Francisco Mine to evaluate various geological, geochemical and geophysical targets identified by historical surface work. The RAB drilling was undertaken to identify areas where flat-lying, gold-bearing structures may coalesce into larger, potentially mineable zones. A total of 160 holes (5,547 m) were drilled along three section lines spaced 600 m apart. Drill holes were located every 100 m along each section line (See Figure 4). The RAB holes averaged 35 m in depth, varying from 6 to 76 m. Anomalous values were intersected in 50 of the 160 holes completed.
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Select mineral intercepts include:
- 10.2 m of 0.66 g/t Au at 4.1 m downhole in hole R14-120, on section 3500W
- 10.2 m of 5.52 g/t Au at 20.3 m downhole including 2.0 m of 25.9 g/t Au, in hole R14-133, on section 3500W
- 8.1 m of 1.43 g/t Au at 16.3 m downhole in hole R14-154, on section 4100W
- 4.1 m of 3.50 g/t Au at18.3 m downhole in hole R14-160, on section 4100W
- 8.1 m of 2.50 g/t Au at 8.1 m downhole in hole R14-211, on section 4700W
The positive results of the RAB holes from the 2014 drill program support a next stage RC drilling program to the west of the 1B area and also along strike and down dip.
Marisol
The Marisol property is 16 km east of the San Francisco Mine and consists of four concessions totaling 571 ha. Marisol was considered a potential target primarily based on results from early-stage drill programs carried out by previous owners. Marisol consists of a series of parallel fault breccias and stockwork containing gold and silver mineralization, extending for more than 1,500 m. Along strike outcroppings occur intermittently and evidence of shallow underground workings occur as well. The Company drilled a total of 3,578 m in 17 drill holes (seven RC, 10 DH). Select mineral intercepts include (all widths are true width):
- 14.7 m of 1.51 g/t Au at 46.5 m downhole in hole MD14-001
- 7.37 m of of 3.07 g/t Au at 15.0 m downhole in hole MD14-002
- 4.91 m of 1.64 g/t Au at 81.0 m downhole in hole MD14-03
- 2.46 m of 2.83 g/t Au at 90.0 m downhole in MD14-04
Based on the results the Company will not be exercising its option on the Marisol property.
Source: http://www.timminsgold.com/