Kootenay Silver Inc has provided results from six additional drill holes at its Columba high-grade silver project in Chihuahua State, Mexico.
The holes numbered CDH-21-102 to CDH-21-107, test across the J-Z trap zone an area 700 meters (m) to the east of the F vein.
“Importantly CDH-21-103 is the third hole that appears to be defining a very high-grade mineralized body intersected now in three holes and defining a zone in drilling thus far in a 40 by 60 meter east west orientation with at least 80 meters of dip extent,” the company said.
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The discovery is described as appearing pipe-like in shape and plunging moderately to the northeast, while being open up and down dip. The particularly high-grade zone of hydrothermal breccias and stockwork in CDH-21-103 has now been hit in three holes.
The data collected from the testwork is highlighted as:
- Hole CDH-19-030, 982 grams per ton (gpt) silver over 1.9 meters within 721 gpt silver over 4.07m and 200 gpt silver over 25.85m;
- Hole CDH-20-060, 608 gpt silver over 5m within 361 gpt silver over 11m and 229 gpt silver over 22m;
- Hole CDH-21-103, 2,035 gpt silver over 6m within 805 gpt silver over 17m and 333 gpt silver over 44m. A project high assay of 9,840 gpt silver over 0.92 meters.
"This is a very exciting hit in hole 103 being the best drill hole to date. It indicates the high grades in holes 30 and 60 have continuity and show a vector in which to follow and expand this very high-grade zone,” Kootenay president and CEO, James McDonald said in the statement.
The CEO went on to explain that the discovery bolsters company confidence that the JZ zone is another area of high-grade potential.
"The hard work and commitment of our technical team has led us to the discovery and definition of the high-grade trap zone trend, we look forward to phase 4 drilling to be able to extend this zone and continue finding high silver grades at the same time that we discovered, defined and expanded the different targets at Columba,” Gustavo Gallego, Kootenay's chief geological engineer added.
Kootenay plans to release further results from the 2021 phase III drill program as they are received and analyzed by the company team.
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