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McEwen Copper: Los Azules – New Assay Results

 

 

 

 

 

Significant Infill Intercepts

231 m of 0.97% Cu, including 188 m of 1.09% Cu (AZ22182A)

550 m of 0.50% Cu, including 216 m of 0.72% Cu (AZ23196)

 

McEwen Copper Inc., 52%-owned by McEwen Mining Inc. (TSX: MUX)  (NYSE: MUX) reports the latest assay results from Los Azules, where an ongoing infill drilling program continues to delineate copper mineralization in the core of the deposit. Infill drilling serves several purposes: providing better data density to upgrade confidence in the mineral resources, providing material and data for metallurgical, geotechnical, and hydrological studies, and potentially defining higher grade mineralization by drilling inclined holes across vertical structures (such as breccias).

 

Located in San Juan, Argentina, the Los Azules Project has many features comparable to world-class copper-gold deposits in South America, including a thick blanket of higher-grade Enriched mineralization.

 

Highlights

  • Hole AZ22182A intercepted an Enriched zone of 231 m of 0.97% Cu (est. true thickness) and a Primary zone with mineralization that remains “open” at depth.
  • Hole AZ23196, returned an overall intercept of 550 m of 0.50% Cu (est. true thickness) and included 216 m of 0.72% Cu within the Enriched zone portion.
  • Drilling completed during the current season to April 30th stands at 32,758 m in 125 holes, having exceeded the 25,000 meters initially planned. Drilling will continue until the end of the field season in May and will resume in October, at the end of winter in Argentina.

 

“It is remarkable to think that 30% of the total number of meters drilled into our Los Azules deposit were completed in the past seven months,” commented Michael Meding, Vice President and General Manager of McEwen Copper. “It’s a credit to our dedicated team from San Juan.”

 

Table 1 summarizes recent copper (Cu), gold (Au) and silver (Ag) assay results.

 

Figure 1 presents a plan view of the location of four sections and the holes reported. Adjacent cross sections are located 50 m apart from each other, starting with the lowest numbered section at the south end of the deposit and progressing to the north.

 

Table 1 – Recent Los Azules Drilling Results

 

Hole-ID Section Predominant
Mineral Zone
From
(m)
To
(m)
Length
(m)
Cu
%
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(g/t)
    Comment    
AZ23195 24 Total 136.0 1,076.0 940.0 0.05 0.01 0.97    
    Enriched 136.0 355.0 219.0 0.05 0.00 0.49    
    Primary 355.0 1,076.0 721.0 0.05 0.01 1.12    
AZ23203 32 Total 138.0 313.9 175.9 0.52 0.04 0.59    
    Enriched 138.0 313.9 175.9 0.52 0.04 0.59    
AZ22182A 35 Total 55.0 302.6 247.6 0.94 0.08 3.08    
    Enriched 55.0 286.0 231.0 0.97 0.09 1.46 Incl. 188 m of 1.09% Cu  
    Primary 286.0 302.6 16.6 0.55 0.03 25.57    
AZ23202 41 Total 64.5 329.7 265.2 0.43 0.07 1.72    
    Enriched 64.5 186.0 121.5 0.48 0.05 1.37 Incl. 98 m of 0.59% Cu  
    Primary 186.0 329.7 143.7 0.38 0.08 2.01    
AZ23196 43 Total 60.0 610.0 550.0 0.50 0.05 1.38    
    Enriched 60.0 546.0 486.0 0.52 0.06 1.38 Incl. 216 m of 0.72% Cu  
    Primary 546.0 610.0 64.0 0.38 0.03 1.36    
AZ23201 45 Total 84.0 464.5 380.5 0.56 0.05 1.14    
    Enriched 84.0 270.0 186.0 0.52 0.04 0.62    
    Primary 270.0 464.5 194.5 0.59 0.07 1.64 Incl. 96 m of 0.82% Cu  
AZ23198 47 Total 61.0 469.0 408.0 0.56 0.08 2.54    
    Enriched 61.0 469.0 408.0 0.56 0.08 2.54 Incl. 176 m of 0.8% Cu  
AZ23207A 47 Total 74.0 591.0 517.0 0.43 0.14 1.71    
    Enriched 74.0 496.0 422.0 0.47 0.16 1.85 Incl. 176 m of 0.55% Cu  
    Primary 496.0 591.0 95.0 0.27 0.03 1.08    
AZ23208 47 Total 88.0 308.0 220.0 0.31 0.01 0.28    
    Enriched 88.0 260.0 172.0 0.34 0.01 0.25 Incl. 106 m of 0.41% Cu  
    Primary 260.0 308.0 48.0 0.18 0.00 0.39    
AZ23197 49 Total 72.0 379.4 307.4 0.29 0.01 0.32    
    Enriched 72.0 358.0 286.0 0.30 0.01 0.33    
    Primary 358.0 379.4 21.4 0.14 0.00 0.25      

 

Results are summarized in four schematic cross sections (Figures 2 to 5), which include simplified interpretations of the Overburden, Leached, Enriched and Primary zones. The Enriched mineral zone refers to the enrichment of a copper deposit by precipitation-derived water circulation that carries copper minerals downward through the rocks to accumulate in a thick, often horizontal “blanket”. Immediately above the Enriched zone is the Leached zone, from which copper was removed and transported. Weathering and oxidation often aid in this process. Below the Enriched zone, the Primary (or Hypogene) zone is formed by ascending copper-rich thermal fluids having a much deeper magmatic origin. The green line indicates the pit floor of the 30-year pit shell from the 2017 NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA).

 

Figure 1 – Plan View Location of Cross-sections and Drill Holes in the Deposit

 

 

Figure 2 highlights a 231 m interval in the Enriched zone grading 0.97% Cu (AZ22182A), including 188 m grading 1.09% Cu within the center of the section. Drilling on this section is more limited laterally and has not tested the Primary zone beyond a 16.6 m interval, which graded 0.55% Cu. The interpretation of the mineral zones is supported by the definition drilling completed 50 m away on Section 36 (not shown) during the 2022 portion of the program.

 

Figure 2 – Section 35 – Drilling, Mineralized Zones and 30-year PEA Pit (Looking North)

 

 

Figure 3 – Section 43 – Drilling, Mineralized Zones and 30-year PEA Pit (Looking North)

 

 

Figure 3 presents an overall 550 m intercept of 0.50% Cu (AZ23196). Its Enriched zone measures 486 m of 0.52% Cu, including a 216 m sub-interval of 0.72% Cu. These values correlate well with nearby holes, such as AZ22176 with 226 m grading 0.87% Cu (including 96 m grading 1.13% Cu) and hole AZ22169, with 262 m grading 0.55% Cu (including 74 m grading 0.93% Cu). Both intervals correspond to the Enriched zone, which is interpreted to have a true thickness of 200 m to 250 m. Copper mineralization is tested with limited drilling at depth on this section.

 

Figure 4 highlights 186 m grading 0.52% Cu, including 78 m of 0.64% Cu (AZ23201) in the Enriched zone. The hole continues in the Primary zone with a 195 m section grading 0.59 % Cu and remains open at depth. The nearby previously released hole AZ22171 showcases 341 m grading 0.53% Cu, including 88 m grading 1.06% Cu in the Enriched zone and the hole ending in 35.2 m grading 0.27% Cu in the Primary zone.

 

Figure 4 – Section 45 – Drilling, Mineralized Zones and 30-year PEA Pit (Looking North)

 

 

Figure 5 profiles hole AZ23198 in the Enriched zone with a 408 m interval grading 0.56% Cu, including 176 m with 0.80% Cu. When compared with nearby hole AZ1060A with a significant 211 m section grading 0.55% Cu, hole AZ23198 shows higher initial grades at the top of the Enriched zone.

 

Figure 5 – Section 47 – Drilling, Mineralized Zones and 30-year PEA Pit (Looking North)

 

 

Technical information

 

The technical content of this press release has been reviewed and approved by Stephen McGibbon, P. Geo., McEwen Mining’s Senior Consulting Geologist, and a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101.

 

All samples were collected in accordance with generally accepted industry standards. Drill core samples, usually taken at 2 m intervals, were split and submitted to the Alex Stewart International laboratory located in the Province of Mendoza, Argentina, for the following assays: gold determination using fire fusion assay and an atomic absorption spectroscopy finish (Au4-30); a 39 multi-element suite using ICP-OES analysis (ICP-AR 39); copper content determination using a sequential copper analysis (Cu-Sequential LM-140). An additional 19-element analysis (ICP-ORE) was performed for samples with high sulphide content.

 

The company conducts a Quality Assurance/Quality Control program in accordance with NI 43-101 and industry best practices using a combination of standards and blanks on approximately one out of every 25 samples. Results are monitored as final certificates are received, and any re-assay requests are sent back immediately. Pulp and preparation sample analyses are also performed as part of the QAQC process. Approximately 5% of the sample pulps are sent to a secondary laboratory for control purposes. In addition, the laboratory performs its own internal QAQC checks, with results made available on certificates for Company review.

 

Link to drill results, locations and lengths of drillhole collars corresponding to January 2023 through April 2023 at Los Azules:

 

https://www.mcewenmining.com/files/doc_news/archive/2023/2023-05LA/2023-05LA-AssayResults-HoleLocations.xls

 

Table 2 – Hole Locations and Lengths for Los Azules Drilling Results

 

HOLE-ID Azimuth Dip Length Loc X Loc Y Loc Z
AZ22182A 250 -74 302.6 2383376 6559139 3648
AZ23195 0 -90 1,076.0 2382332 6558193 3944
AZ23196 70 -69 610.0 2383022 6559436 3636
AZ23197 250 -71 379.4 2382741 6559653 3621
AZ23198 70 -80 469.0 2383206 6559702 3630
AZ23201 70 74 464.5 2382953 6559518 3629
AZ23202 70 -85 329.7 2383086 6559353 3640
AZ23203 66 -74 313.9 2383294 6558950 3667
AZ23207A 250 -62 591.0 2383200 6559703 3630
AZ23208 250 -82 308.0 2382841 6559583 3618
Coordinates listed in Table 2 based on Gauss Kruger – POSGAR 94 Zone 2  

 

ABOUT MCEWEN MINING

 

McEwen Mining is a gold and silver producer with operations in Nevada, Canada, Mexico and Argentina. In addition, it has large exposure to copper through its 52% ownership of McEwen Copper which owns the large, advanced stage Los Azules copper project in Argentina. The Company’s goal is to improve the productivity and extend the life of its mines with the objective of increasing its share value and price and providing a yield. Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, has personal investment in the company of US$220 million. His annual salary is US$1.

 

Posted May 5, 2023

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