Titiminas Silver Inc. (TSX-V: TITI) is pleased to provide an update on its flagship Madre Sierra Project in central Peru. The Company’s geological team has confirmed high-grade Ag–Pb–Zn mineralization at the past-producing Titiminas CRD, a Carbonate Replacement Deposit-style system with over 500 m of existing underground development located within the Madre Sierra concession block. Surface and underground channel sampling have validated the continuity and tenor of mineralization at the Titiminas CRD, which the Company intends to incorporate into the planned drill program and into the design of a potential future mining operation alongside Madre Sierra.
In parallel, the Company has identified a new mineralization episode immediately north of the Madre Sierra mine, herein referred to as the Madre Sierra Norte (North Zone). This newly recognized Ag–Cu–Au vein system is exposed at surface and within historical underground workings and, together with the Titiminas CRD and the Janchiscocha porphyry target to the north, defines a ~5 km contact zone with significant expansion potential and clear vectoring toward a large-scale Cu–Mo porphyry target.
HIGHLIGHTS
TITIMINAS CRD – CHAMBARÁ LIMESTONE–DACITE CONTACT
Approximately 700 m east of the Madre Sierra veins, the Company has identified a Carbonate Replacement Deposit style system, herein referred to as the Titiminas CRD, developed at the contact between the Chambará limestone and the Madre Sierra dacite stock. The contact is traceable along approximately 5 km of strike, defining a major exploration corridor.
The Titiminas CRD is also a past-producing high-grade silver-lead-zinc mine with over 500 m of existing underground development, providing direct access to the mineralized horizon at multiple elevations. The Company’s geological team is currently reviewing historical mine documentation, sections, metallurgical records and underground sampling data to fully integrate this asset into its development pipeline. Given the proximity of the Titiminas CRD to Madre Sierra and the demonstrated continuity of high-grade Ag–Pb–Zn mineralization, the Company intends to incorporate the Titiminas CRD into the planned drill program and into the design of a future potential mining operation alongside Madre Sierra, materially expanding the project’s near-term production potential.
Trench 4633 – Single 8.20 m Continuous Channel
Trench 4633 is a single 8.20 m long continuous channel-sampled trench representing the true thickness of one mineralized horizon at the limestone–dacite contact. Nine channel samples were collected sequentially along the trench. The length-weighted average grade across the full 8.20 m is 7.69 oz/t Ag, 10.18% Pb and 18.46% Zn, with peak intervals of 1.20 m @ 12.50 oz/t Ag and 1.30 m @ 30.00% Zn†.
|
Sample |
Interval (m) |
Ag (oz/t) |
Pb (%) |
Zn (%) |
|
6987 |
0.40 |
4.98 |
10.16 |
24.37 |
|
6988 |
0.10 |
8.90 |
12.33 |
23.50 |
|
6989 |
0.30 |
6.23 |
7.51 |
25.17 |
|
6990 |
1.50 |
4.12 |
5.98 |
8.51 |
|
6991 |
1.20 |
12.50 |
19.31 |
12.51 |
|
6992 |
0.90 |
6.36 |
8.36 |
12.97 |
|
6993 |
1.10 |
8.23 |
12.25 |
20.89 |
|
6994 |
1.40 |
8.19 |
7.48 |
21.63 |
|
6995 |
1.30 |
8.39 |
9.50 |
30.00 |
|
Trench 4633 |
8.20 |
7.69 |
10.18 |
18.46 |
|
† Zinc values reported as 30.00% reflect the upper detection limit of the analytical method used; re-analysis with an extended-range procedure has been requested to determine the true grade. |
Decline 4633 – Underground Continuation (~40 m down-dip)
Underground channel sampling along decline 4633, which extends approximately 40 m down-dip from Trench 4633, has confirmed the continuity of high-grade Ag–Pb–Zn CRD mineralization. Highlight samples include 0.60 m @ 14.85 oz/t Ag, 19.55% Pb and 30.00% Zn† (sample 6982), 0.80 m @ 28.55 oz/t Ag and 30.00% Pb† (sample 6986), and 1.50 m @ 15.03% Pb and 30.00% Zn† (sample 6980).
|
Sample |
Width (m) |
Ag (oz/t) |
Pb (%) |
Zn (%) |
|
6980 |
1.50 |
7.81 |
15.03 |
30.00 |
|
6981 |
0.40 |
4.24 |
11.17 |
16.90 |
|
6982 |
0.60 |
14.85 |
19.55 |
30.00 |
|
6983 |
0.80 |
6.17 |
6.16 |
19.23 |
|
6984 |
0.90 |
2.80 |
6.38 |
18.82 |
|
6985 |
0.50 |
10.35 |
26.06 |
14.08 |
|
6986 |
0.80 |
28.55 |
30.00 |
12.44 |
|
† Lead and zinc values reported as 30.00% reflect the upper detection limit of the analytical method used. |
NEW MINERALIZATION EPISODE – MADRE SIERRA NORTE / NORTH ZONE (AG–CU–AU)
A new mineralization episode has been identified in Madre Sierra Norte (North Zone), located immediately north of the Madre Sierra mine. The episode is associated with multiple Ag–Cu–Au-bearing quartz veins located at approximately 4,470 m a.s.l., exposed both at surface and within historical underground workings.
Surface Channel Sampling – Madre Sierra Norte / North Zone Veins
Surface channel samples and an ore stockpile sample from the new Ag–Cu–Au vein system are presented below. Highlight intervals include 0.45 m @ 9.29 g/t Au, 13.60 oz/t Ag, 1.74% Cu, 9.67% Pb and 1.85% Zn (sample 40056), and an ore stockpile sample grading 40.68 oz/t Ag (sample 40036).
|
Sample |
Width (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (oz/t) |
Cu (%) |
Pb (%) |
Zn (%) |
Location |
|
40031 |
0.40 |
0.004 |
2.72 |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
Surface |
|
40032 |
0.60 |
3.15 |
11.51 |
0.04 |
0.17 |
0.005 |
Surface |
|
40033 |
0.70 |
1.30 |
7.74 |
0.02 |
0.12 |
0.005 |
Surface |
|
40034 |
0.72 |
0.004 |
6.40 |
0.02 |
0.12 |
0.005 |
Surface |
|
40035 |
0.80 |
1.60 |
11.86 |
0.04 |
0.11 |
0.01 |
Surface |
|
40036 |
Stockpile |
1.10 |
40.68 |
0.13 |
0.30 |
0.01 |
Surface |
|
40038 |
0.45 |
0.004 |
21.18 |
0.07 |
0.16 |
0.02 |
Surface |
|
40039 |
0.45 |
1.45 |
2.55 |
0.01 |
0.17 |
0.00 |
Surface |
|
40041 |
0.40 |
0.004 |
3.02 |
0.01 |
0.09 |
0.02 |
Surface |
|
40043 |
0.80 |
0.004 |
4.16 |
0.01 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
Surface |
|
40045 |
0.40 |
0.004 |
27.08 |
0.09 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
Surface |
|
40046 |
0.45 |
0.30 |
3.89 |
0.01 |
0.26 |
0.02 |
Surface |
|
40050 |
0.90 |
4.25 |
2.85 |
0.04 |
0.87 |
0.05 |
Surface |
|
40056 |
0.45 |
9.29 |
13.60 |
1.74 |
9.67 |
1.85 |
Surface |
Underground Channel Sampling – Madre Sierra Norte / North Zone Mine, Levels 1 & 2 (~250 m of workings)
Channel samples from rehabilitated workings on Levels 1 and 2 of the Madre Sierra Norte / North Zone mine are presented below. Notable individual samples include 0.40 m @ 73.99 oz/t Ag (sample 500100), 0.40 m @ 14.53% Cu (sample 500115), 0.40 m @ 18.92 g/t Au with 5.25% Pb and 1.01% Zn (sample 500135), and 0.70 m @ 7.20% Pb and 18.15% Zn (sample 500157).
|
Sample |
Width (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (oz/t) |
Cu (%) |
Pb (%) |
Zn (%) |
Location |
|
500097 |
0.40 |
0.90 |
7.77 |
0.83 |
0.21 |
0.01 |
Level 1 |
|
500100 |
0.40 |
1.10 |
73.99 |
4.26 |
1.53 |
0.01 |
Level 1 |
|
500103 |
0.40 |
2.59 |
14.54 |
5.37 |
0.36 |
0.04 |
Level 1 |
|
500104 |
0.40 |
0.90 |
2.39 |
1.66 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
Level 1 |
|
500111 |
0.40 |
0.05 |
4.89 |
0.24 |
0.33 |
0.02 |
Level 1 |
|
500112 |
0.40 |
0.05 |
22.74 |
0.39 |
0.92 |
0.13 |
Level 1 |
|
500114 |
0.40 |
2.10 |
4.53 |
5.61 |
0.15 |
0.03 |
Level 1 |
|
500115 |
0.40 |
1.60 |
8.73 |
14.53 |
0.54 |
0.05 |
Level 1 |
|
500120 |
0.40 |
0.05 |
41.62 |
0.62 |
0.36 |
0.74 |
Level 1 |
|
500121 |
0.40 |
0.50 |
32.56 |
0.29 |
0.36 |
0.05 |
Level 1 |
|
500123 |
1.00 |
0.05 |
3.93 |
0.20 |
0.48 |
0.02 |
Level 1 |
|
500124 |
0.40 |
0.05 |
24.52 |
1.10 |
0.28 |
0.08 |
Level 1 |
|
500127 |
0.40 |
0.05 |
21.65 |
1.73 |
1.29 |
0.36 |
Level 1 |
|
500128 |
0.40 |
0.05 |
4.47 |
4.47 |
0.25 |
0.09 |
Level 1 |
|
500130 |
0.40 |
0.05 |
4.43 |
2.54 |
0.21 |
0.04 |
Level 1 |
|
500134 |
1.20 |
1.99 |
13.26 |
4.10 |
0.51 |
0.05 |
Level 2 |
|
500135 |
0.40 |
18.92 |
9.87 |
0.49 |
5.25 |
1.01 |
Level 2 |
|
500136 |
1.20 |
9.76 |
8.62 |
1.22 |
6.10 |
1.37 |
Level 2 |
|
500137 |
0.40 |
6.09 |
6.65 |
4.40 |
0.56 |
0.08 |
Level 2 |
|
500138 |
0.40 |
1.39 |
10.49 |
13.69 |
0.54 |
0.05 |
Level 2 |
|
500144 |
0.50 |
1.29 |
3.74 |
0.93 |
1.88 |
2.24 |
Level 2 |
|
500145 |
0.60 |
0.50 |
6.62 |
0.43 |
1.40 |
0.08 |
Level 2 |
|
500148 |
0.40 |
0.60 |
3.46 |
1.26 |
1.48 |
5.14 |
Level 2 |
|
500149 |
0.50 |
2.10 |
4.24 |
0.71 |
1.50 |
2.14 |
Level 2 |
|
500151 |
0.40 |
2.70 |
12.49 |
10.10 |
1.32 |
1.50 |
Level 2 |
|
500152 |
0.50 |
2.79 |
9.70 |
4.77 |
0.97 |
0.56 |
Level 2 |
|
500153 |
0.48 |
1.20 |
14.19 |
3.28 |
1.69 |
0.04 |
Level 2 |
|
500154 |
0.40 |
4.58 |
9.47 |
1.68 |
0.30 |
0.14 |
Level 2 |
|
500157 |
0.70 |
4.40 |
3.64 |
1.93 |
7.20 |
18.15 |
Level 2 |
INTEGRATED GEOLOGICAL MODEL
The work to date supports an integrated, multi-episodic mineralizing system at Madre Sierra, comprising:
This vertical and lateral metal zonation is consistent with classic Cordilleran polymetallic districts of central and southern Peru.
COMMENTARY FROM THE VP OF EXPLORATION
“These results confirm what the geology has been telling us since we began systematic work on the property: Madre Sierra is a fully integrated, multi-episodic mineral system. The combination of high-grade CRD-style Ag–Pb–Zn mineralization at the limestone–dacite contact, a brand-new Ag–Cu–Au vein system in Madre Sierra Norte (North Zone), and the potassic–propylitic alteration footprint at Janchiscocha are textbook elements of a Cordilleran polymetallic district with porphyry roots.
What is particularly compelling is the metal zonation we are now seeing across the property: silver-rich polymetallic veins (Ag–Au–Cu + Pb–Zn at Madre Sierra), quartz veins (Ag–Cu–Au at Madre Sierra Norte / North Zone), the carbonate contact (Ag–Zn–Pb at Titiminas CRD), and the hydrothermal alteration evidence (potassic and propylitic) indicate the location of a Cu–Mo porphyry target at depth. In my experience exploring porphyry and epithermal cordilleran systems in Peru and Chile, this is exactly the architecture you want to see when vectoring toward a large-scale Cu–Mo discovery at depth.
With a ~5 km contact zone now defined, we have a multi-target pipeline that will support a robust resource delineation drill program and create meaningful news flow for shareholders over the coming quarters,” said Helmut Herrera, VP of Exploration of Titiminas Silver Inc.
ABOUT TITIMINAS SILVER INC.
Titiminas Silver Inc. is a Peru-focused silver developer advancing the high-grade, past-producing Madre Sierra mine in the Ricran District, Jauja Province, Region of Junin, central Peru. The Company is pursuing a phased development strategy designed to fast-track production at Madre Sierra under Peru’s small-mining regime, while concurrently evaluating expansion potential and pursuing strategic acquisitions to build a multi-asset, mid-tier silver producer in one of the world’s most prolific mining jurisdictions.
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