VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 24,
2021 /CNW/ - Sable Resources Ltd. ("Sable" or the "Company") (TSXV:
SAE) (OTCQB: SBLRF) is pleased to provide drilling and surface
results from the Lagunitas vein system, the latest discovery within
El Fierro Project in San Juan, Argentina. In early February,
Sable started the first drill campaign ever conducted at the
Project. Surface samples and drill holes included in previous press
releases reported multiple high-grade Ag-Au (Pb-Zn) results within
a vein field that extends for over an area of 8.6 x 6.2 km.
Key Points:
- Trenching and mapping of a few small outcrops define the new
vein system for over 1,500m,
remaining open in all directions. None of the high-grade veins
released today were outcropping.
- Samples results from trenching returned high-grade values from
at least three different veins within the Lagunitas vein system.
Highlighted results from these veins include:
Caramelo Vein
-
- 1,031 g/t AgEq (127 g/t Ag; 0.75% Cu; 12.35% Pb; 10.01%
Zn) over 1.0
Within
-
- 156.69 g/t AgEq (53.07 g/t Ag; 0.1% Cu; 1.28% Pb; 1.19%
Zn) over 12.
Almendra Vein
- 1,101.74 g/t AgEq (289 g/t Ag; 2.67 g/t Au; 0.94% Cu;
8.26% Pb; 5.13% Zn) over 1.0m
- 689 g/t AgEq (605 g/t Ag; 0.13 g/t Au; 0.84% Pb; 1.08%
Zn) over 1.4m
Canela
Vein.
-
- 538.31 g/t AgEq (11.5 g/t Ag; 0.1% Cu; 0.2% Pb; 12.15%
Zn) over 0.25m
- Drill hole LV-DH-21-19 was collared targeting a subcropping
quartz vein in a highly covered zone. The hole intercepted
356.30 g/t AgEq (237.54 g/t Ag; 2.21% Pb; 1.11% Zn) over
2.40m within a wide fault zone
that includes multiple veins, veinlets, and fault breccias
returning 87.31 g/t AgEq (35.27 g/t Ag; 0.71% Pb; 0.68% Zn)
over 40.6m.
"The definition of the 1,500+m along strike extension of a new
vein system largely covered by thin Quaternary gravels is proof of
the discovery potential at the El Fierro Vein Field," stated Dr.
Ruben Padilla, Sable's President and
CEO, who added, "The combination of high-grade veins within wider
lower-grade intervals, the 400m
higher elevation of Lagunitas to La Verde as well as the mineralogy
and textures suggest that we're still above the bonanza zone of the
system. These well developed and subparallel vein
systems of La Verde and Lagunitas will be an integral part of our
next exploration campaign."
Lagunitas is located 2 km north of La Verde zone (Figure 1).
Mineralization at Lagunitas is hosted within a Miocene
rhyolite dome and is characterized by silica-clay alteration,
quartz-barite veins with pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, and
sphalerite. Most of the structures were entirely concealed
beneath 1 or 2 metres of Quaternary gravels and did not have any
mining workings associated. The Lagunitas system as known
today extends for over 1.5 km in an east-northeast direction and
remains open in all directions. Drill holes LV-DH-21-19 and
LV-DH-21-20 were the only holes drilled in this structural zone,
with Hole 19 returning a wide mineralized intercept and Hole 20
also returning several anomalous intercepts. Known individual
veins within the Lagunitas vein system include the Lavanda,
Caramelo, Violeta, and the Canela veins (Figures 3 and
4).
A full list of drill intercepts from Lagunitas' drillholes is
presented below:
Hole
|
From
|
To
|
Interval
(m)
|
AgEq
(g/t)
|
Ag
(g/t)
|
Au
(g/t)
|
Pb
(%)
|
Zn
(%)
|
LV-DH-21-19
|
7.25
|
8.25
|
1.00
|
180.20
|
25.70
|
0.37
|
0.95
|
2.22
|
LV-DH-21-19
|
40.50
|
48.00
|
7.50
|
52.60
|
9.39
|
|
0.37
|
0.74
|
LV-DH-21-19
|
58.50
|
99.10
|
40.60
|
87.31
|
35.27
|
|
0.71
|
0.68
|
Including
|
78.10
|
91.50
|
13.40
|
159.31
|
74.16
|
|
1.34
|
0.99
|
Including
|
84.60
|
87.00
|
2.40
|
356.30
|
237.54
|
|
2.21
|
1.11
|
LV-DH-21-20
|
37.90
|
41.50
|
3.60
|
33.18
|
1.15
|
|
0.25
|
0.57
|
LV-DH-21-20
|
63.45
|
64.55
|
1.10
|
85.26
|
17.56
|
|
0.82
|
0.97
|
LV-DH-21-20
|
122.20
|
124.85
|
2.65
|
30.05
|
3.94
|
|
0.34
|
0.35
|
Drill holes are planned perpendicular to known structures and in
some cases, the drill holes intercept additional structures for
which true width is not necessarily known. Trenches are
excavated to a depth of up to 5m,
until reaching the bedrock, then systematically mapped and sampled
in channels of maximum 2m; most of
the trenches are excavated perpendicular to the structures
representing true width. In a few cases, trenches are
slightly oblique to the structures representing around 60% true
width. Channel samples on outcrops and adits are taken
perpendicular to structures and represent true width. Results
tables associated with this press release will be available on
Sable's website (www.sableresources.com). Silver equivalent
(AgEq) is calculated based on 100% recovery and prices of USD
18.0 per oz for silver; USD 1,500 per oz for
gold; USD 0.85 per pound for lead; USD 1.10 per
pound for zinc; and USD 3.0 per pound for copper. Cu, Pb,
Zn values lower than 0.1%, and Au values lower than 0.1 g/t have
not been considered within the AgEq calculation.
ABOUT EL FIERRO PROJECT
The El Fierro Project is located 250 km northwest of San Juan,
Argentina and 120 km north of
Sable's Don Julio Project in one of the best-known historical
mining districts in the San Juan province. The El Fierro
Project consists of four main known mineralized areas -
Fierro Alto, Fierro Bajo, La Verde, and Lagunitas over an
area of 8.6 km x 6.2 km. Three of the four areas host a
number of old artisanal mining workings where silver, lead and zinc
were intermittently mined since the late 1800's until the 1960s.
Prior to Sable's 2021 drill program, the Property had never been
drilled before. Sable currently controls 46,391 hectares
covering all the historically mineralized areas and additional
highly prospective ground over a large magnetic anomaly.
ABOUT SABLE RESOURCES LTD.
Sable is a well-funded junior grassroots explorer focused on the
discovery of new precious metal projects through systematic
exploration in endowed terranes located in favorable, established
mining jurisdictions. Sable's main focus is developing its large
portfolio of new greenfields projects to resource level. Sable is
actively exploring the San Juan Regional Program (128,992 ha)
incorporating the Don Julio, El Fierro, La Poncha, and los Pumas
Projects in San Juan Province, Argentina; and the Mexico Regional Program
(1.16Mha in application, 39,000ha titled) incorporating the Vinata
and El Escarpe projects.
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SAMPLE PREPARATION AND QA/QC
Sample preparation for projects in Argentina is carried out by ALS Chemex
Argentina, a subsidiary of ALS Minerals, at its facility located in
Mendoza, Argentina. Analyses are
carried out at their laboratory in Lima,
Peru. Sample preparation includes drying in an oven at a
maximum temperature of 60°C, fine crushing of the sample to at
least 70% passing less than 2 mm, sample splitting using a riffle
splitter, and pulverizing a 250 g split to at least 85% passing 75
microns (code PREP-31).
Gold was analyzed by fire assay of a 30 g sample split with
detection by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission
spectrometer (ICP-AES); multi-elements were analyzed by an aqua
regia digestion of a 1 gram sub-sample with detection by
inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES)
for 35 elements (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe,
Ga, Hg, K, La, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, P, Pb, S, Sb, Sc, Sr, Th, Ti,
Tl, U, V, W, Zn) (codes Au-ICP21 and ME-ICP41). This digestion
method dissolves most minerals but not all elements are
quantitatively extracted in some sample matrices. Over limit Ag,
Cu, Pb, Zn OG46 analyses are conducted when samples exceed the
upper detection limits; this method includes Aqua Regia digestion
and ICP-AES finish. For Pb>20%, and Zn>30%, tritration method
is applied (Pb-VOL70, Zn-VOL50). Method Ag-GRA22 which includes
Fire Assay with gravimetric finish is applied when Ag exceeds 1500
g/t. Control samples (standards, blanks, and duplicates) are
inserted systematically and their results evaluated according to
the Company protocols.
QUALIFIED PERSON
Luis Arteaga M.Sc. P.Geo., Vice
President Exploration is the Company's Qualified Person as defined
by NI 43-101. He has reviewed and approved the technical
information in this news release.
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