Aftermath Silver Ltd (TSXV: AAG) has received further high-grade assay results from diamond drilling at the Berenguela Ag-Cu-Mn project located in the Department of Puno, in southern central Peru.
The company has an option to acquire a 100% interest in the project from SSR Mining. Aftermath has been drilling at Berenguela since December, 2021 and is planning to advance the project through a pre-feasibility study.
A total of 6,168.15m in 63 diamond core holes has been drilled to date which completes the phase 1 diamond drilling programme. The company released assays for the first six holes of the current drill programme on May 4, 2022
Highlights include:
- 8m at 804 g/t Ag and 0.45% Cu in hole AFD-020 from 56.5m downhole,
- a high-grade copper intercept in hole AFD-010 which returned 5.15m @ 5.03% Cu from 58.90m downhole.
In five holes, Ag-Cu mineralisation was intercepted from surface and the majority of the holes cut Ag-Cu mineralisation within 10m of surface.
The programme was planned as a combination of resource verification, metallurgical sampling, and confirmation of some historical RC holes. Aftermath’s technical team is incorporating the new drilling into a revised geological interpretation of the Berenguela mineralisation which will be used to complete a new NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate later in 2022.
Historical mapping and resource modelling shows the mineralisation to extend for roughly 1300m along strike (including a 100m discontinuity) with a width of 200 to 400m.
The results of the new diamond drilling conform well to historic results, both in the overall tenor of the metals and the thickness of mineralisation. No RC holes were twinned by diamond drilling in holes reported in this NR so direct comparisons cannot be made.
Drilling at Berenguela
Aftermath’s drill program at Berenguela has progressed well and the first phase of diamond drilling has now terminated. To date the team completed 63 diamond core holes for a total of 6,168.15m of drilling. Core recoveries continued to be excellent, averaging approximately 94-95%. Twenty-five holes have been completed at HQ diameter for resource infill and possible expansion, and 38 holes have been completed at PQ diameter principally for metallurgical sampling.
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