Reyna Silver Corp. (TSXV: RSLV; OTCQB:RSNVF; FRA:4ZC) (“Reyna”) is
pleased to announce high-grade silver and gold results from its
late 2020 surface and trench sampling program, focused on the
projection of the Pastrana-Roncesvalles-Cobriza vein zone into the
northern and northeastern part of its 100% owned Batopilas Project.
The historic Batopilas District is believed to be the highest-grade
silver system in Mexico’s history having produced an estimated
350,000,000 ounces of silver at an average grade of 1.5 kg/t.
Highlights
- 258 trench, rock chip and
soil samples were collected between October and December 2020 based
on ASTER satellite image analysis and structural mapping in the
previously underexplored north and northeastern parts of the
district.
- Two new veins were found:
One is a typical Batopilas-style native silver vein, the other is
the first significant gold-rich vein encountered on the project to
date.
- Notable high grade samples
ranged from 305 to 42,302 g/t silver and 1.03 to 21.4 g/t
gold.
- District-scale
high-resolution satellite hyperspectral imagery received subsequent
to the sampling program shows distinctive alteration mineralogy
coincides with the new and long-known structures with additional
anomalies currently undergoing review and sampling.
- These results will be
combined with historic data over the coming months to define
targets for drilling later in the year.
Jorge Ramiro Monroy, CEO of Reyna Silver
commented, “We are very pleased to see these high-grade results
from our first round of work at Batopilas focused in areas that had
previously seen little exploration.”
“Finding the first consistent gold values in the
historically high-grade silver-dominant Batopilas District is very
exciting, especially since we can link a number of these
occurrences to alteration anomalies revealed by a recent WorldView
III satellite hyperspectral survey,” said Dr. Peter Megaw,
Exploration Advisor to Reyna Silver. “Many anomalies remain to
field check, sample and prioritize for drilling.”
Description of the 2020 Exploration
Program
This initial exploration program was carried out
during Q4 2020 to find extensions of the historically important
Pastrana-Roncesvalles-Cobriza Veins in the relatively underexplored
north and northeastern parts of the Batopilas Project in the La
Cobriza-Gossan-Minitas Teodoro areas (See map below). A total of
258 samples were collected, including trench, soil, and surface
rock chip samples in an area approximately 2.0 km long by 1.5 km
wide, where discontinuous outcrops mark the two newly recognized
mineralized structures.
The first of these lies along the projection of
the La Cobriza vein, a typical Batopilas District native silver
vein, which was mined 2.2 km to the southwest. Three trenches were
cut through alluvium into bedrock along this projection. Trench 1
cut nothing of interest, but Trench 2 cut a Native Silver-bearing
vein 5.4m long, 0.60m wide and 1.90m deep and Trench 3 intersected
a Native Silver-bearing vein 6m long, 0.75m wide, and 3.10 m deep.
These cuts appear to expose the same vein, and the native
silver-rich mineralization (See images on website) yielded values
of 671 to 42,306 gpt Ag. These are consistent with the
bonanza grades that made the Batopilas district
famous.
The other new discovery is “Teodoro´s Gold
Vein”, which lies farther along trend to the northeast. This vein
is exposed in spotty surface outcrops and shallow trenches and can
be traced in the field for more than 340 m. Teodoro's vein is not
the only gold occurrence in this area as it aligns with, and
probably connects to, the recently rediscovered ancient Orochi gold
mine. In addition, this campaign discovered nine separate showings
reporting assays above 1 gpt Au with anomalous silver values. These
may reflect additional new veins and follow-up work is in
progress.
Table 1. Silver and Gold Highlights from Q4,
2020 Batopilas Sampling Program
The full list of assays with location maps,
detailed assays, and field photographs may be found on the
following link (Ctrl + Click to open the link):
https://reynasilver.com/projects/batopilas
Sample |
Sample |
Ag |
Number |
Type |
(gpt) |
133164 |
Channel |
42,306.00 |
133119 |
Channel |
18,078.00 |
133172 |
Channel |
6,320.00 |
133120 |
Channel |
2,880.00 |
133117 |
Channel |
2,060.00 |
133173 |
Channel |
2,060.00 |
133178 |
Channel |
1,510.00 |
133112 |
Channel |
989.00 |
133113 |
Channel |
841.00 |
133073 |
Channel |
671.00 |
133108 |
Soil |
662.00 |
133137 |
Petro |
414.00 |
133169 |
Channel |
405.00 |
133072 |
Channel |
400.00 |
133071 |
Channel |
310.00 |
133107 |
Soil |
305.00 |
Sample |
Sample |
Au |
Number |
Type |
(gpt) |
133090 |
Channel |
21.40 |
133093 |
Channel |
18.35 |
133248 |
Channel |
18.30 |
109247 |
Channel |
16.90 |
133095 |
Petro |
16.40 |
133088 |
Dump |
15.40 |
133091 |
Channel |
15.20 |
133232 |
Channel |
12.90 |
133250 |
Channel |
12.40 |
109249 |
Channel |
7.82 |
109251 |
Petro |
5.71 |
109250 |
Petro |
5.44 |
133094 |
Channel |
3.77 |
133087 |
Dump |
3.34 |
133249 |
Channel |
3.24 |
109254 |
Petro |
2.98 |
133247 |
Channel |
2.03 |
109257 |
Petro |
1.18 |
133080 |
Petro |
1.13 |
133239 |
Channel |
1.03 |
133243 |
Channel |
1.02 |
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Figure 1 is available
at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c76739dd-a43c-40a7-b5e2-da7c90fa6c2d
Figure 2 is available
at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/60894b82-e69b-4356-8bda-6a383013adf8
On-going work
In late November, 2020, Reyna Silver received
results of a new combined ASTER and WorldView III Hyperspectral
satellite imagery survey of the Batopilas district executed by
Photosat Information Ltd of Vancouver, B.C. Weather prevented
immediate field checking, but comparison of the alternation
mineralogical anomalies revealed by the surveys shows close
coincidence of distinctive alteration mineralogies with
historically known mineralized structures and the new structures
reported here. These surveys also revealed numerous additional
anomalies that are now being incorporated into a district-scale
reconnaissance exploration as quickly as weather conditions will
allow. The goal is to combine the results of the imagery follow-up
with existing data to define targets for drilling later in
2021.
Jorge Ramiro Monroy
Chief Executive Officer
For Further Information, Please Contact:
Reyna Silver Corp.Jorge Ramiro Monroy, Chief Executive
Officerinfo@reynasilver.com www.reynasilver.com
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About Reyna Silver Corp.
Reyna Silver Corp. is a silver exploration
company with a robust portfolio of silver assets in Mexico and the
US. The Company was built around the Guigui and Batopilas Projects,
which formed part of MAG Silver’s original IPO
portfolio. Reyna’s strategy centers around leveraging its
expertise in Mexico to explore projects that have the potential for
high-grade, district-scale discoveries.
Qualified Person
Dr. Peter Megaw, Ph.D., C.P.G., has acted as the
Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101 for this
disclosure and supervised the preparation of the technical
information in this release. Dr. Megaw has a Ph.D. in geology and
more than 38 years of relevant experience focused on Carbonate
Replacement Deposits worldwide. He is a Certified Professional
Geologist (CPG 10227) by the American Institute of Professional
Geologists and an Arizona Registered Geologist (ARG 21613). Dr.
Megaw is not independent as he is a principal of Minera Cascabel
S.A. de C.V., which holds an underlying 2.5% Net Smelter Royalty on
the property and is Chief Exploration Advisor for, and a
Shareholder of, Reyna Silver. Dr. Megaw is satisfied that the
results are verified based on an inspection of the field,
geophysical and imagery data, a review of the sampling procedures,
the credentials of the professionals completing the work and the
nature of the silver and base metal mineralization within a
district where he is familiar with the style and continuity of
mineralization.
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