WestStar returns 311 g/t silver and 7.81 g/t gold from rock sampling at La Paloma

WestStar Resources Corp. (CVE:WER) announced Thursday the first batch of assays from a rock sampling program recently done at its La Paloma property, located west of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.

The company said the most prospective sample, an outcrop rock chip sample, returned 311 grams per tonne (g/t) silver and 7.81 g/t gold. The sample was collected from a mineralized quartz vein.

Continuous rock channel sampling across this partially exposed zone of mineralization returned assays of 64.1 g/t silver and 0.84 g/t gold over a true width of 6.0 metres, outlining the property's potential, WestStar said.

The company also said that the first phase of work at the 160 hectare La Paloma property is now complete, and included detailed geologic mapping, a wide ground magnetic survey,  and stream and soil geochemical sampling.

Several historic and artisanal surface pit and underground tunnel entrances from past gold and silver mining were located, with outcrop rock grab and channel samples collected at a number of these entrances. However, it was not possible to collect rock samples from within any of the underground workings, WestStar added.

WestStar has now received gold and silver assays for 158 rock samples, eight of which are quality control and quality assurance certified assay standard samples.

The 150 non QA/QC samples comprise 71 outcrop rock grab, 32 outcrop channel, and 47 boulder or talus samples.

Of the 118 outcrops and boulder/talus rock grab samples collected, a total of 23 returned assays greater than or equal to 50 g/t silver or 0.5 g/t gold. Of the 23, a total of 11 returned assays greater than 1.0 g/t gold, and a total of 8 samples found over 100 g/t silver.

Analytical results for an additional 48 rock samples collected by APEX Geoscience are still pending, the company said, along with results from 174 stream samples and 686 soil samples.

"WestStar is encouraged to start receiving assays for our rock sampling program on the La Paloma property. Once the final assays come in for the remainder of WestStar's first phase of work and the IP survey is complete WestStar will select the drill targets with confidence," said president Mitchell Adam.

Geologic mapping within La Paloma thus far has defined a southeast striking Main Vein over a 1 kilometre strike length. A second Eastern vein structure, called the Northeast Vein as it is located 195 metres to the northeast of the Main Vein, occurs over a 200 metre strike length.

In addition, a distance of 300 metres to the southwest of the Main Vein is a zone approximately 100 by 30 metres, which hosts areas of centimetre-scale branching quartz veinlets and quartz vein breccias.

Sampling was focused on outlining new areas at the property, as well as gaining a better understanding of the areas of historical mining.

The upcoming Induced Polarity survey will allow the company to drill the targets found in the first phase work with "greater confidence", WestStar said. The IP survey will cover all the primary known mineralized structures on the property including all areas with historical non-compliant gold and silver resources.

WestStar has an option to earn an initial 60 percent and later 80 percent interest of La Paloma, subject to a two percent net smelter royalty.

The project lies at the very southern end of the Sierra Madre Occidental physiographic province, which is well known for gold and silver mineralization and mining. The property was, at one time, owned by Penoles, who relinquished it in 1980.