Power Metal Resources plc (LON:POW) the AIM listed metals exploration and development company is pleased to announce an exploration update from the Silver Peak silver project (the “Silver Peak Project” or the “Project”) in British Columbia, Canada.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S STATEMENT
Paul Johnson Chief Executive Officer of Power Metal Resources plc commented:
“I am very pleased to announce the results of the revised man-portable drilling programme at Silver Peak conducted in November 2020.
We were eager to investigate high-grade vein continuity at Silver Peak hoping that positive exploration outcomes would build our knowledge base and potentially expedite the pathway to bringing what was a former high-grade working silver mine back into production.
The severely challenging weather conditions altered and curtailed the drill programme as announced, and notwithstanding the enhanced geological understanding of the silver mineralisation we gathered during the drilling exercise, the low number of samples collected meant it would be more difficult to establish any potential vein continuity as targeted.
Moreover, with the weather impacted operating conditions on site, planned holes covering a number of possible high-grade vein continuity targets could not be completed and have been deferred until weather conditions improve.
The larger drill meterage originally planned is ultimately needed to ensure sufficient drilling is undertaken to potentially intersect any high-grade vein targets below the influence of near-surface weathering and to demonstrate vein continuity between the former Silver Peak mine portals.
Nevertheless, fortunately, even with the curtailed programme we have successfully delineated very high-grade silver (5,270 g/t or 169.5 troy oz/t silver per Table 1 below) in the Victoria Vein at a vertical elevation approximately 150m lower than the exceptionally high-grade channel sampling intersections from the summer due diligence programme (up to 14,937 g/t or 480 troy oz/t silver per Table 2 below).
Whilst we will still need to complete the previously planned programme as explained above and undertake deep diamond drilling to establish continuities within the high-grade zones between the two sampling areas, these preliminary results are very encouraging.
We are working with our partners to finalise the next stage ground operations, including the above diamond drilling, which we expect will commence following the Spring thaw around March/April. We will communicate the updated exploration plan early in the new year.”
TECHNICAL SUMMARY:
Table 1: Silver Peak Portable Drill Sample Assay Results
Table 2: Summary of Assay Results for Power Metal Due Diligence Sampling on Victoria Vein, Silver Peak Project (as announced 22 September 2020)
FURTHER INFORMATION
Silver Peak Project
The Silver Peak Project consists of a portfolio of mineral claims (the “claims”) over a system of high grade, intrusion related, polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu veins, part of the historical Eureka-Victoria Silver Mine, at Silver Peak in southern British Columbia, Canada.
Power Metal Earn-In
On 14 September 2020 the Company announced the exercise of an option agreement announced 17 August 2020 (the “Earn-In”) in respect of the Silver Peak Project, gaining the right to earn-in to a 30% interest in the Project.
The full terms of the Earn-In were outlined in the 14 September 2020 announcement, and included a CAD$250,000 Exploration Commitment within the 12 months of the option exercise. To date Power Metal has paid CAD$141,048 of this Exploration Commitment with CAD$108,952 (circa £63,000) remaining and due by 17 August 2021.
COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT
The technical information contained in this disclosure has been read and approved by Mr Nick O'Reilly (MSc, DIC, MIMMM, MAusIMM, FGS), who is a qualified geologist and acts as the Competent Person under the AIM Rules - Note for Mining and Oil & Gas Companies. Mr O'Reilly is a Principal consultant working for Mining Analyst Consulting Ltd which has been retained by Power Metal Resources PLC to provide technical support.
The information contained within this announcement is considered to be inside information prior to its release, as defined in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No.596/2014 and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of those Regulations.
29 December 2020