Endeavour Silver Corp.
(TSX: EDR, NYSE: EXK) is
pleased to report positive drill results from its exploration
program at the Bolañitos Mine in Guanajuato State, Mexico. The 2023
program mainly focused on two areas, drilling the El Puertecito and
Fortuna veins. At both areas, surface drilling intersected
high-grade gold and silver mineralization near historic workings
and provide opportunities to increase resources, replace reserves
and extend mine life.
Dan Dickson, CEO, commented, “Our track record
of exploration success has sustained operations at Bolañitos for
over 16 years. Ongoing exploration results demonstrate our
commitment to targeted and cost-effective brownfields exploration,
which has been successfully extending mine life in this
historically rich district. We continue to make progress year over
year in understanding the regional mineralization system and
remaining prospectivity at Bolañitos.”
Highlight Drill Results from El
Puertecito Vein Structure
- 8.78 gpt Au and 86 gpt Ag
for 788 gpt AgEq over a 2.09 m ETW, including 25.7 gpt Au
and 59 gpt Ag for 2,115 gpt AgEq over 0.57 m in hole GOL-11
- 4.44 gpt gold and 94 gpt
silver for 449 gpt AgEq over a 2.07 m ETW, including 11.35
gpt Au and 258 gpt Ag for 1,166 gpt AgEq over 0.56 m in hole
GOL-09
Highlight Drill Results from Fortuna
Vein Structure
- 4.01 gpt Au and 135 gpt Ag
for 456 gpt AgEq over a 1.18 m ETW, including 8.04 gpt Au
and 280 gpt Ag for 923 gpt AgEq over 0.56 m in hole GOL-42
Abbreviations include: gpt: grams per tonne; Au:
gold; Ag: silver; ETW: estimated true width; m: metre; HW: hanging
wall. Silver equivalents are calculated at a ratio of 80:1
silver:gold.
Drilling Context
At El Puertecito, since the beginning of the
year, 32 new holes were completed totalling 5,833 metres. El
Puertecito is a new area south of Bolañitos, situated 300 metres
northeast from Endeavour Silver’s historic Golondrinas Mine. Due
its proximity to existing infrastructure, minimal development would
be required to incorporate El Puertecito into a mine plan. New
high-grade vein mineralization has now been delineated over 400
metres in length to a depth of 120 metres. The
structure remains open at depth and to the southeast.
At Fortuna, 13 holes were completed totalling
2,922 metres. Fortuna is located south of Bolañitos situated 200
metres from current accesses to the Lana vein of Endeavour Silver’s
Lucero mine. Two structures have been delineated to define a
mineralized zone of 250 metres in length and 100 metres to depth,
open to the southeast.
Latest Drill Results
The Bolañitos drill results are summarized in the following
tables:
El Puertecito Vein:
Hole |
Structure |
From |
To |
True Width |
Au |
Ag |
AgEq |
(m) |
(m) |
(m) |
(gpt) |
(gpt) |
(gpt) |
GOL-08 |
Hw El Puertecito |
60.40 |
62.30 |
1.46 |
6.86 |
342 |
891 |
Including |
60.40 |
61.20 |
0.61 |
10.60 |
521 |
1369 |
El Puertecito |
77.25 |
80.15 |
2.12 |
1.62 |
8 |
138 |
Including |
77.25 |
77.85 |
0.44 |
3.22 |
6 |
264 |
GOL-09 |
El Puertecito |
88.75 |
92.60 |
2.07 |
4.44 |
94 |
449 |
Including |
91.55 |
92.60 |
0.56 |
11.35 |
258 |
1166 |
GOL-10 |
El Puertecito |
113.85 |
115.45 |
0.97 |
5.36 |
35 |
464 |
Including |
115.00 |
115.45 |
0.27 |
14.40 |
50 |
1202 |
GOL-11 |
El Puertecito |
113.65 |
117.30 |
2.09 |
8.78 |
86 |
788 |
Including |
114.75 |
115.75 |
0.57 |
25.70 |
59 |
2115 |
GOL-15 |
El Puertecito |
153.20 |
154.95 |
1.22 |
19.96 |
91 |
1688 |
Including |
153.80 |
154.35 |
0.38 |
51.60 |
249 |
4377 |
GOL-17 |
El Puertecito |
139.55 |
140.90 |
1.24 |
2.18 |
18 |
192 |
GOL-20 |
El Puertecito |
160.15 |
161.40 |
1.09 |
102.42 |
1149 |
9342 |
Including |
160.45 |
161.15 |
0.61 |
181.00 |
2020 |
16500 |
GOL-23 |
El Puertecito |
160.60 |
162.05 |
1.10 |
2.81 |
355 |
580 |
Including |
161.15 |
161.65 |
0.38 |
7.78 |
1015 |
1637 |
GOL-25 |
El Puertecito |
188.05 |
189.60 |
1.17 |
2.09 |
7 |
174 |
GOL-27 |
El Puertecito |
122.00 |
123.20 |
1.08 |
0.88 |
92 |
162 |
Including |
122.00 |
122.60 |
0.54 |
0.79 |
172 |
235 |
GOL-28 |
El Puertecito |
139.70 |
140.85 |
0.91 |
3.20 |
102 |
359 |
Including |
139.70 |
140.40 |
0.56 |
5.18 |
165 |
579 |
GOL-30 |
El Puertecito |
162.95 |
164.90 |
1.46 |
5.86 |
174 |
643 |
Including |
162.95 |
163.40 |
0.34 |
12.50 |
572 |
1572 |
GOL-31 |
El Puertecito |
105.85 |
106.70 |
0.82 |
0.85 |
320 |
388 |
Fw El Puertecito |
114.15 |
115.60 |
1.40 |
1.66 |
203 |
336 |
Including |
115.05 |
115.60 |
0.53 |
3.83 |
480 |
786 |
GOL-34 |
El Puertecito |
171.55 |
173.95 |
1.18 |
0.49 |
91 |
130 |
GOL-35 |
El Puertecito |
95.30 |
96.70 |
1.38 |
1.06 |
232 |
317 |
Including |
96.30 |
96.70 |
0.39 |
3.21 |
774 |
1031 |
GOL-36 |
El Puertecito |
87.45 |
91.60 |
3.92 |
2.17 |
101 |
275 |
GOL-37 |
El Puertecito |
108.15 |
109.45 |
1.17 |
3.22 |
120 |
378 |
Including |
108.65 |
109.15 |
0.45 |
4.83 |
118 |
504 |
Note: Drill holes GOL-04, GOL-05, GOL-12, GOL-13, GOL-14,
GOL-16, GOL-18, GOL-19, GOL-21, GOL-22, GOL-24, GOL-26, GOL-29,
GOL-32, GOL-33, GOL-43 and GOL-44 returned no significant
results
Fortuna Vein:
Hole |
Structure |
From |
To |
True Width |
Au |
Ag |
AgEq |
(m) |
(m) |
(m) |
(gpt) |
(gpt) |
(gpt) |
GOL-39 |
Fortuna |
168.80 |
170.10 |
0.98 |
3.11 |
73 |
322 |
Including |
168.80 |
169.60 |
0.60 |
4.99 |
118 |
517 |
Fw Fortuna |
198.55 |
199.90 |
1.21 |
1.23 |
108 |
206 |
Including |
198.55 |
199.10 |
0.49 |
2.41 |
255 |
448 |
GOL-40 |
Hw Fortuna |
158.30 |
159.40 |
0.96 |
1.13 |
43 |
133 |
Including |
158.30 |
158.70 |
0.35 |
1.95 |
49 |
205 |
GOL-41 |
Hw Fortuna |
149.95 |
151.25 |
1.18 |
1.11 |
78 |
167 |
Including |
150.30 |
150.75 |
0.41 |
1.78 |
207 |
349 |
GOL-42 |
Fortuna |
179.90 |
181.60 |
1.18 |
4.01 |
135 |
456 |
Including |
180.40 |
181.20 |
0.56 |
8.04 |
280 |
923 |
GOL-45 |
Hw Fortuna Norte |
74.00 |
75.50 |
1.00 |
7.02 |
31 |
592 |
Including |
74.50 |
75.00 |
0.33 |
20.60 |
92 |
1740 |
GOL-46 |
Hw Fortuna Norte |
91.70 |
93.80 |
1.16 |
7.63 |
57 |
667 |
Including |
92.20 |
92.80 |
0.33 |
26.40 |
197 |
2309 |
Hw Fortuna |
165.65 |
167.50 |
1.36 |
0.54 |
60 |
103 |
Including |
166.15 |
166.70 |
0.41 |
1.54 |
115 |
238 |
GOL-47 |
Fortuna |
142.90 |
144.25 |
1.00 |
0.69 |
67 |
121 |
Including |
142.90 |
143.30 |
0.29 |
1.41 |
68 |
181 |
GOL-48 |
Fortuna |
94.85 |
96.15 |
0.92 |
4.32 |
125 |
470 |
Including |
94.85 |
95.40 |
0.39 |
6.33 |
161 |
667 |
GOL-49 |
Hw Fortuna |
99.45 |
100.45 |
0.86 |
3.08 |
26 |
272 |
Including |
99.45 |
99.95 |
0.43 |
5.91 |
45 |
518 |
Fortuna |
146.50 |
148.30 |
1.16 |
1.45 |
96 |
212 |
Including |
147.45 |
147.80 |
0.22 |
4.59 |
92 |
459 |
Fw Fortuna |
191.80 |
193.15 |
0.94 |
8.56 |
70 |
755 |
Including |
192.65 |
193.15 |
0.35 |
13.90 |
42 |
1154 |
GOL-50 |
Hw Fortuna |
94.45 |
95.45 |
0.94 |
1.15 |
48 |
140 |
Including |
94.95 |
95.45 |
0.47 |
2.28 |
94 |
276 |
GOL-52 |
Hw Fortuna |
111.25 |
112.85 |
1.36 |
2.78 |
135 |
357 |
Including |
111.70 |
112.40 |
0.59 |
4.57 |
232 |
598 |
GOL-53 |
Hw Fortuna Norte |
73.45 |
75.55 |
1.35 |
2.68 |
10 |
225 |
Including |
73.45 |
73.70 |
0.16 |
21.80 |
81 |
1825 |
Hw Fortuna |
140.90 |
142.60 |
1.19 |
4.22 |
165 |
502 |
Including |
141.50 |
142.10 |
0.42 |
6.90 |
362 |
914 |
Note: Drill hole GOL-51 returned no significant results
Silver equivalents are calculated at a ratio of
80:1 silver:gold. All widths are estimated true widths.
Qualified Person and QA/QC -
Dale Mah, P.Geo., Vice President Corporate Development of Endeavour
Silver, is the Qualified Person who reviewed and approved the
technical information contained in this news release. A quality
control sampling program of reference standards, blanks and
duplicates has been instituted to monitor the integrity of all
assay results. All samples are split at the local field office and
shipped to SGS Labs, where they are dried, crushed, split and 250
gram pulp samples are prepared for analysis. Gold is determined by
fire assay with an atomic absorption finish and silver by aqua
regia digestion with ICP finish, over-limits by fire assay and
gravimetric finish.
About Endeavour Silver –
Endeavour is a mid-tier precious metals mining company that
operates two high-grade underground silver-gold mines in Mexico.
Endeavour is advancing construction of the Terronera Project and
exploring its portfolio of exploration projects in Mexico, Chile
and the United States to achieve its goal of becoming a premier
senior silver producer. Our philosophy of corporate social
integrity creates value for all stakeholders.
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