Microsoft Word - 2015.08.19 - Cascabel Exploration Update _Hole 12 and Rig 2_
SolGold plc
("SolGold" or the "Company")
19 August, 2015
Hole 12 Intersects Visual Copper Mineralisation
Known High Grade Copper‐Gold Zones Extended
Rig 2 Mobilised to Commence Hole 13
The Board of SolGold (AIM code: SOLG) is pleased to provide the following exploration update for the
Company's Cascabel copper‐gold porphyry project in Ecuador.
HIGHLIGHTS
Second drill rig (Rig 2) is at Cascabel and is being prepared on the T1 target site at
Alpala.
Hole 12 (CSD ‐ 15 - 12) is at a depth of 647.6 metres and drilling continues after a bit change.
Encouraging visible copper mineralisation increasing with depth in Hole 12.
Intense visible copper mineralisation intersection from 608m deep in Hole 12.
Alpala Central zone extended to over 450m.
Initial intersections extend north‐east target by 150m.
Detailed infill mapping and sampling at Alpala confirms the integrity of the Alpala
Structural Zone.
Aguinaga target summary in preparation.
FURTHER INFORMATION
The Directors of SolGold advise that Hole 12 is progressing and has reached a depth of 647.6 metres having been in variable but generally increasing visible copper sulphide mineralisation since a depth of 88.4 metres. Hole 12 is being drilled at an inclination of ‐87° towards 210° (south‐west), parallel to and 75m south east of Hole 5. The intersection of strong copper mineralisation demonstrates a significant south easterly trend extension to mineralisation to the south east. The Diamond drill core shows an increasing intensity of disseminated and vein style copper sulphide and pyrite mineralisation with occasional bornite and increasing quartz veining and biotite mica mineralisation. These features, increasingly evident in the core, are indicative of closer proximity to the causative intrusive heat source thought to represent one of the centres of mineralisation at Cascabel. SolGold has identified three porphyry targets along the Alpala Structural Zone, of which Alpala Central is one, and the location of all drilling undertaken to date. With regard to the other two targets, T1 will be drilled by Rig 2 in Hole 13, and the South East Alpala target will be tested by Hole 14 pending the results of current drill holes.
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SolGold plc UK Company No. 5449516 ARBN 117 169 856 Phone: +61 (0) 7 3303 0660 Email: [email protected]Website: www.solgold.com.au
Street address: Level 27, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia Postal address: GPO Box 5261, Brisbane QLD 4001
Registered office: 201 Bishopsgate London EC2M3AB Phone: +44 20 7861 9000
SolGold's geologists are currently conducting a detailed infill of the soil sampling grid over the 2.5 x
0.5 km Alpala Structural Zone which has to date yielded spectacular drill hole intersections as summarised in Table 1. The infill mapping and sampling program has confirmed the continuity of the mineralised and veined sequence of volcanic rocks and intrusive porphyries. Additional near surface drill targets are being defined from this work.
The second drilling rig has arrived on site at Alpala and is currently being established on the T1 target at north‐west Alpala. The rig has been modified in the contractor's workshops, at Cuenca in Southern Ecuador, to be able to drill faster and deeper, enabling drill hole tests of the very rich mineralisation encountered in Holes 5 and 9 to date, and to deepen Hole 8 which intersected the mineralised porphyry but did not drill the full expected section, evidently still present underneath the Hole 8 termination point. The drilling of Hole 8 was ceased due to difficult ground conditions, however the bottom 22m returned 0.91% Cu and 0.78g/t Au from 1,290m as part of an intersection of 448m @
0.56% Cu and 0.64g/t Au.
The T1 target is located underneath strong surface alteration of the host rocks, including the development of high‐temperature clays and depletion of manganese with copper and zinc enrichment, suggesting a strong causative intrusion underneath T1. The target is well supported by detailed geophysical data collected and interpreted by SolGold's experts, and is expected to host significant copper gold mineralisation. T1 is characterised by a strong magnetic core and a surrounding conductive halo, a relationship typical of mineralised porphyry systems such as Alumbrera in Argentina; Batu Hijau, Elang and Grasberg in Indonesia. SolGold will also use the dual rig capability at Alpala to drill shallow targets outcropping along the Alpala Structural Zone. In addition, a detailed geophysical review of the target at Aguinaga has been completed, and a summary is being prepared for release shortly.
The Directors of SolGold also wish to advise that the eruption in Ecuador from the Cotopaxi Volcano (located approximately 50kms south of Quito) is not affecting operations in the field at Cascabel or at the Company's Quito office. Volcanic eruptions are relatively common on the circum‐Pacific Rim of Fire and relevantly on the Andean Copper Belt which hosts some of the world's largest copper mines.
Qualified Person:
Information in this report relating to the exploration results is based on data reviewed by Mr Nicholas Mather (B.Sc. Hons Geol.), the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr Mather is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy who has in excess of 25 years' experience in mineral exploration and is a Qualified Person under the AIM Rules. Mr Mather consents to the inclusion of the information in the form and context in which it appears.
By order of the Board Karl Schlobohm Company Secretary
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SolGold plc UK Company No. 5449516 ARBN 117 169 856 Phone: +61 (0) 7 3303 0660 Email: [email protected]Website: www.solgold.com.au
Street address: Level 27, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia Postal address: GPO Box 5261, Brisbane QLD 4001
Registered office: 201 Bishopsgate London EC2M3AB Phone: +44 20 7861 9000
Table 1: Cascabel Project Drill Hole Intersections, Holes 1 to 11, as previously reported.
Cascabel Project ‐ Drill Hole Intersections
Hole ID DepthFrom DepthTo Interval (m) Cu_% Au_g/t Cu.Eq_%
|
CSD‐13‐001
|
16
|
318
|
302
|
0.39
|
0.48
|
0.68
|
|
incl.
|
16
|
120
|
104
|
0.37
|
0.38
|
0.60
|
|
incl.
|
50
|
84
|
34
|
0.46
|
0.50
|
0.76
|
|
incl.
|
100
|
118
|
18
|
0.38
|
0.73
|
0.82
|
|
incl.
|
128
|
160
|
32
|
0.17
|
0.09
|
0.23
|
|
incl.
|
188
|
212
|
24
|
0.32
|
0.06
|
0.36
|
|
and
|
222
|
322
|
100
|
0.65
|
1.00
|
1.25
|
|
incl.
|
226
|
284
|
58
|
0.96
|
1.67
|
1.96
|
|
incl.
|
232
|
248
|
16
|
1.87
|
3.25
|
3.82
|
|
CSD‐13‐002
|
6
|
24
|
18
|
0.33
|
0.41
|
0.57
|
|
and
|
126
|
418
|
292
|
0.37
|
0.30
|
0.54
|
|
incl.
|
130
|
140
|
10
|
0.91
|
0.44
|
1.18
|
|
incl.
|
184
|
226
|
42
|
0.50
|
0.68
|
0.91
|
|
CSD‐13‐003
|
4
|
751.3
|
747.3
|
0.11
|
0.05
|
0.14
|
|
incl.
|
54
|
156
|
102
|
0.16
|
0.03
|
0.18
|
|
incl.
|
120
|
142
|
22
|
0.32
|
0.04
|
0.34
|
|
incl.
|
584
|
712
|
128
|
0.23
|
0.14
|
0.31
|
|
incl.
|
608
|
632
|
24
|
0.34
|
0.32
|
0.53
|
|
incl.
|
662
|
692
|
30
|
0.32
|
0.11
|
0.38
|
|
CSD‐13‐004
|
160
|
318.3
|
158.3
|
0.11
|
0.05
|
0.14
|
|
CSD‐13‐005
|
24
|
1330
|
1306
|
0.62
|
0.54
|
0.95
|
|
incl.
|
24
|
420
|
396
|
0.32
|
0.17
|
0.43
|
|
incl.
|
436
|
658
|
222
|
0.26
|
0.11
|
0.32
|
|
incl.
|
658
|
1330
|
672
|
0.93
|
0.91
|
1.48
|
|
incl.
|
778
|
1330
|
552
|
1.03
|
1.05
|
1.65
|
|
incl.
|
778
|
1310
|
532
|
1.05
|
1.08
|
1.70
|
|
incl.
|
1194
|
1330
|
136
|
0.95
|
0.96
|
1.53
|
|
incl.
|
1052
|
1310
|
258
|
1.27
|
1.40
|
2.12
|
|
incl.
|
1096
|
1146
|
50
|
1.80
|
2.26
|
3.16
|
|
CSD‐14‐006
|
184
|
226
|
42
|
0.11
|
0.07
|
0.15
|
|
incl.
|
282
|
374
|
92
|
0.13
|
0.05
|
0.16
|
|
incl.
|
580
|
1401.5
|
821.5
|
0.14
|
0.10
|
0.20
|
|
incl.
|
702
|
1038
|
336
|
0.18
|
0.12
|
0.25
|
|
incl.
|
1080
|
1401.5
|
321.5
|
0.14
|
0.10
|
0.20
|
|
incl.
|
808
|
1006
|
198
|
0.20
|
0.15
|
0.29
|
|
incl.
|
924
|
952
|
28
|
0.29
|
0.23
|
0.43
|
|
incl.
|
940
|
952
|
12
|
0.32
|
0.27
|
0.49
|
|
incl.
|
1136
|
1182
|
46
|
0.27
|
0.35
|
0.48
|
|
incl.
|
1168
|
1174
|
6
|
0.49
|
2.10
|
1.75
|
|
CSD‐14‐007
|
654
|
1612
|
958
|
0.40
|
0.17
|
0.51
|
|
incl.
|
1056
|
1294
|
238
|
0.65
|
0.35
|
0.87
|
|
incl.
|
1160
|
1294
|
134
|
0.75
|
0.50
|
1.05
|
|
incl.
|
1200
|
1294
|
94
|
0.84
|
0.62
|
1.20
|
|
CSD‐14‐008
|
396
|
1310.45
|
914.45
|
0.41
|
0.44
|
0.67
|
open at depth
|
|
incl.
|
396
|
862
|
466
|
0.25
|
0.24
|
0.39
|
|
incl.
|
396
|
430
|
34
|
0.56
|
0.25
|
0.71
|
|
incl.
|
550
|
674
|
124
|
0.34
|
0.42
|
0.59
|
|
incl.
|
550
|
802
|
252
|
0.25
|
0.34
|
0.46
|
|
incl.
|
862
|
1310.45
|
448.45
|
0.56
|
0.64
|
0.95
|
open at depth
|
|
incl.
|
904
|
1186
|
282
|
0.60
|
0.76
|
1.06
|
|
incl.
|
1264
|
1310.45
|
46.45
|
0.71
|
0.58
|
1.05
|
open at depth
|
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Street address: Level 27, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia Postal address: GPO Box 5261, Brisbane QLD 4001
Registered office: 201 Bishopsgate London EC2M3AB Phone: +44 20 7861 9000
Table 1: continued
open at depth open at depth
upper zone
upper zone
lower zone lower zone
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Registered office: 201 Bishopsgate London EC2M3AB Phone: +44 20 7861 9000
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B-Veins >2.0% B-Veins >10%
Copper%
CSD-15-Q12 Results to 244m
164m @ 0.34 Cu,0.11 Au from 80m
Incl. 58m @ 0.47 Cu,0.15 Au from 128m
Main Limb
{Western Lìmb)
-.-- 900m RL LevelPian
CSD-13-DOS
532, 1.05, 1.08, 778
258, 1. 27, 1.40, 1052
+500
..., 700m RL LevelPian
...,.---SOOm RL LevelPian
·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·--...,-- 300m RL LevelPian
Hole 12 Hole Path (95m southeast of the end of Hole 5}
+0
o 125 250
375 500 Looking
Northwest
• Ali down hol e intersection re reported as "lntersection Length, Copper %, Gold g/t, From Depth"
Figure 1: Cross-section along Hole 12 path,showing results to date against existing holes 1,2,4,5 and
8 with the interpretation of "B"-type quartz vein abundance projected from the Hole 5 cross-section.
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312, 0.58, 0.30, 1002
116, 0.79, 0.54, 1178
CSD-13-005
,
.• '
Alpala Centrai
.• ',i
CSD-13-001
100, 0.68, 1.01, 196
Current Depth 647.6m
lntercepts SOOmRL Leve/ Pian
around 900m downhale depth
B-Veins >2.0%
+
-..J
+
-..J
B-Veins >10% -...J.
o
+ Drill Hole Pierce Point o so
at SOOm RL
100 lSO Looking do'Nn
• Ali down hole intersections are reported as " lntersection Length, C.opper %, Go/dg/t, From Depth"
Figure 2: Drill hole locations and results shown with interpreted "B"-type quartz vein abundance on the SOOm RL level-plan,which lies about 1100m below surface.
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Figure 3:Examples of high-grade copper mineralisation encountered from 608.0m in Hole 12.
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Street address: Level 27, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia Postal address: GPO Box 5261, Brisbane QLD 4001
Registered office: 201 Bishopsgate London EC2M3AB Phone: +44 20 7861 9000
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', Alpala structural zone {ASZ)
•
" Topographic- geophysicallineament
lP- Chargeability > 60 Msec at 700m de
o MT Conductor 120 Oh m-m at 1500m de
Minerai Occurrences
e Chalcopyrite
e Bornite
Molybdenite
Chalcocite
() Magnetic high > 0.0046 SI at 1100m dept h
........
Known and \.....J lnferred porphyry center
/ Drill Site and Hole Path
Figure 4:Summary of geophysical results,structural interpretation and sulphide minerai occurrences
in the greater Alpala area showing targeted porphyry centres and drill holes,aver a base-map of MVI RTP Magnetics. The 'Tl" and ' T2" geophysical targets are indicated.
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SolGold plc UK CompanyNo. 5449516 ARBN 117 169 856 Phone: +61 (O) 7 3303 0660 Email: [email protected].auWebsite: www.solgold.com.au
Street address: Level 27, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia Postal address: GPO Box 5261, Brisbane QLD 4001
Registered office: 201 Bishopsgate London EC2M3AB Phone: +44 20 7861 9000
Figure 5: Summary of geochemical results and structural interpretation within the entire Cascabel tenement area, showing targeted porphyry centres highlighted by low manganese and high soil copper / zinc in soil samples. The tenement area hosts a cluster of porphyry targets outside the greater Alpala trend, including Aguinaga, Chinambicito and America‐Tandayama.
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SolGold plc UK Company No. 5449516 ARBN 117 169 856 Phone: +61 (0) 7 3303 0660 Email: [email protected]Website: www.solgold.com.au
Street address: Level 27, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia Postal address: GPO Box 5261, Brisbane QLD 4001
Registered office: 201 Bishopsgate London EC2M3AB Phone: +44 20 7861 9000
Contacts:
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NOTES TO EDITORS
SolGold is a Brisbane based, AIM‐listed (SOLG) copper gold exploration and development company with assets in Ecuador, the Solomon Islands and Australia. The Company's objective is to create substantial shareholder value by discovering and defining world‐class copper‐gold deposits. SolGold's Board and Management Team have significantly vested interests in the Company as well as strong track records in the areas of exploration mine development, investment, finance and law.
Cascabel, the Company's flagship copper‐gold porphyry project, is located in North West Ecuador on the under‐explored northern section of the richly endowed Andean Copper Belt. SolGold owns 85% of Exploraciones Novomining S.A. ("ENSA") and approximately 11% of TSX‐V‐listed Cornerstone Capital Resources, which holds the remaining 15% of ENSA, the Ecuadorian registered company which holds 100% of the Cascabel concession. To date the Company has completed geological mapping, soil sampling, 14km2 and 9km2 Induced Polarisation and Magnetotelluric "Orion" surveys at the Alpala and Aguinaga targets respectively. Diamond drilling continues.
In Queensland, Australia the Company is evaluating the future exploration plans for the Mt Perry, Rannes and Normanby projects. Joint venture agreements are still being investigated with the strategy for the joint venture partner to commit funds and carry out exploration to earn an interest in the tenements.
In the Solomon Islands, SolGold holds three tenements; Kuma, Lower Koloula and Malukuna.
SolGold's Board and Management have significantly vested interests in the Company, holding approximately 14% of its issued share capital.
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SolGold plc UK Company No. 5449516 ARBN 117 169 856 Phone: +61 (0) 7 3303 0660 Email: [email protected]Website: www.solgold.com.au
Street address: Level 27, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia Postal address: GPO Box 5261, Brisbane QLD 4001
Registered office: 201 Bishopsgate London EC2M3AB Phone: +44 20 7861 9000
SolGold is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Company listed on London's AIM Market in
2006, under the AIM code 'SOLG' and currently has a total of 760,453,071 fully paid ordinary shares,
4,820,000 options exercisable at 50p, 7,280,000 options exercisable at 28p and 9,280,000 options exercisable at 14p.
CAUTIONARY NOTICE
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SolGold plc UK Company No. 5449516 ARBN 117 169 856 Phone: +61 (0) 7 3303 0660 Email: [email protected]Website: www.solgold.com.au
Street address: Level 27, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia Postal address: GPO Box 5261, Brisbane QLD 4001
Registered office: 201 Bishopsgate London EC2M3AB Phone: +44 20 7861 9000