Mithril Lidar Study Reveals 1.5 Km Trend And Historic Mines At La Dura Gold-Silver Project, Durango, Mexico
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Melbourne, Australia and Vancouver, Canada – February
25, 2026 – TheNewswire -
Mithril Silver and Gold Limited
("Mithril” or the "Company") (TSXV: MSG) (ASX: MTH)
(OTCQB: MTIRF) is pleased to provide details of continued exploration progress at Mithril’s Copalquin and La Dura properties, Durango State,
Mexico.
A LiDAR survey has been completed over the Company’s
full 21km2 of mining
concessions that cover the La Dura gold-silver district in Durango
State, Mexico.
The LiDAR survey has provided high-resolution aerial
photography and bare-earth digital terrain model (DTM) that virtually
‘strips away’ the vegetation, revealing amazing geology and
structural detail beneath. Highlights include:
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Historic mine shafts - 18
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Historic adits (mine tunnels) - 44
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Historic mine and prospecting pits - 134
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A second cluster of adits and workings located 1 km
south in the concession area
Conclusions from our external consultant GeoCloud
Analytics reveals a strong trend up to 1.5 km long and 300 m wide with
workings (including the 4 level La Dura mine) along 5 repeated
structures. This is an obvious and
high-priority drill target. Details and figures from the LiDAR study
follow below.
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The aerial magnetic
surveys have been completed over the Copalquin
District the La Dura property mining concession areas with final
reporting anticipated shortly. Along with detailed mapping,
sampling, spectral surveys and petrography work, the survey output
will provide the data to finalise the drill plan targeting key
structural ‘feeder’ targets and progress the District-wide
exploration.
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Phase IV Drilling at Target 1 to
complete the resource update is progressing and anticipated to be
completed over the next two months with reporting to follow.
Considerable work has been completed to build and robust geologic
model for the updated resource estimation. The resource for Target 1
is expected to provide a strong basis for the future development of
the Copalquin District plus considerable exploration upside across the
multiple target areas.
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The maiden drill programme at Target 3 is progressing.
Early signs are highly encouraging, with
mineralised quartz vein structures intercepted at predicted depths
(assays pending). Maiden drilling is testing several locations with
within the target area. The aerial magnetic survey and drill results
will provide data to expand the programme at Target 3 and adjacent
areas.
“The completion of the LiDAR survey over La Dura has
significantly enhanced our understanding of the structural features
and historic workings across the 21km² mining concession area,”
said John Skeet, Managing Director and CEO. “The identification of a
1.5 kilometre long structural corridor hosting multiple historic
shafts and adits, including the four-level La Dura mine, defines an
obvious high-priority drill target. At our flagship Copalquin
District, Phase IV drilling at Target 1 is advancing well towards the
updated resource, while maiden drilling at Target 3 has intersected
mineralised quartz veins at predicted depths (assays pending).
Together with the recently completed aerial magnetic surveys, we are
rapidly refining and prioritising district-scale feeder targets at
both properties.”
Copalquin District Area - 2026
Mithril is undertaking an aggressive exploration
program in 2026, with up to 25,000 metres of drilling planned during
the first 8 months of the year across the Copalquin District. Work is
focus on expanding known mineralized zones, testing new high-priority
targets, integrating district-wide geophysical data, and continuing to
advance the Company’s district-scale exploration thesis. The
district features over 100 historic underground workings (c.1850 –
1910) including several multi-level mines and 200 small surface
workings. Mapping and sampling across the lower half of the 70
km2 mining concession area
demonstrates and a large epithermal silver-gold
system with multiple target areas for potential resource growth plus
the conduit system responsible for the widespread silver and gold
mineralisation.
The northern half of the Copalquin concession area
features large areas of alteration. The LiDAR image shows evidence of
historic mining activity and indicates some key structures. Along
with historic sampling data, the northern section of the property
presents as a potentially significant large exploration area within
Mithril’s Copalquin mining concessions.
The nearby 21 km2 La Dura property has recently been
added to the portfolio providing a brown field property with a
database of mapping, sampling and drilling. There is evidence of
significant historic mining activity within the concession area,
including the 4-level high-grade La Dura mine. An aerial magnetic
survey has been flown (interpretation pending).

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Figure 1 Mithril’s Copalquin and
La Dura property locations in Durango State, Mexico
Details of La Dura LiDAR Survey
The LiDAR survey over the La Dura mining concession
area has provided high-resolution aerial photography and bare-earth
digital terrain model (DTM). This virtually ‘strips away’ the
vegetation, revealing amazing geology and structural detail beneath
LiDAR uses laser beams shot from an aircraft (more than 1 million per
second) to measure their reflectance and distance to build a survey
accurate 3D model of the ground beneath. Below are figures from the
LiDAR consultant’s interpretations of the LiDAR images, observations
and recommendations.

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Figure 2 LiDAR
interpretation yields 44 adits, 18 shafts, and the remainder being 134
shallow prospecting pits. Most of the mining activity is located on
and around the La Dura Mine. A second cluster
of adits is located approximately 1km to the South.
Recommendations Based in LiDAR Observations
Repetition of the La Dura Mine Trend
Workings identified around the La Dura Mine appear to
align on a 304 azimuth trend. Projecting this trend to the
South-West sees other pit-chains of workings also align suggesting a
stacked vein system. While the La Dura trend appears continually
mineralized along strike, the S-W projects are not as continuous.
From locations of these workings, prospecting extending from and
along the trend should be undertaken to in-fill. The canyon
immediately South of La Dura offers excellent bedrock exposure for
potential vein and structure review at depth, being over 130 m deep
from the peak.
Adits described in OBS-001 trending North
The Northerly trending adits (005 azimuth) driven into
the ridgeline at this location based on orientation appear to be a
different system to that of La Dura trending 304 azimuth. If
continuous, OBS-001 projected North to the intersection of La Dura
would make an interesting target. The adit cluster noted in OBS-007
may be an example of this structural intersection.
Grab sampling of the adits and shafts identified
The adits and shafts mapped from LiDAR offer good
opportunities for grab sampling, especially away from the known mine
locations being artisanal in nature. There already exists a database
of sampling within the mining concession area.

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Figure 3 Map view of
the La Dura Project area totaling 21km2 illustrated with a hill shaded DEM.
Observation locations noted are discussed within this
presentation.

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Figure 4 OBS-001:
Multiple adits aligning a 005 azimuth are driven East into the
ridgeline. The 210 trending adit just to the NE sits ~20 m lower
elevation to the adit chain that appears driven towards the same
structure. Adit azimuth labels in white text.

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Figure 5 OBS-006: The
density of workings In the La Dura mine area and alignment suggest a
mineralized trend toward 304 azimuth. Moving to the South-West, the
trend appears to be repeated suggesting stacked veins.
ABOUT THE COPALQUIN AND LA DURA GOLD SILVER
PROJECTS
The Copalquin mining district is located in Durango
State, Mexico and covers an entire mining district of 70km2 containing several dozen historic
gold and silver mines and workings, ten of which had notable
production. The district is within the Sierra
Madre Gold Silver Trend which extends north-south along the western
side of Mexico and hosts many gold and silver districts.
Multiple mineralisation events, young intrusives
thought to be system-driving heat sources, widespread alteration
together with extensive surface vein exposures and dozens of historic
mine workings, identify the Copalquin mining district as a major
epithermal centre for Gold and Silver.
Within 15 months of drilling in the Copalquin District,
Mithril delivered a maiden JORC mineral resource estimate at the first
of several target areas (Target 1), demonstrating the high-grade gold
and silver resource potential for the district. This maiden resource
is detailed below (see ASX release 17 November
2021)^ and a NI 43-101 Technical Report
filed on SEDAR+
Target 1 Maiden Resource:
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Indicated 691 kt @5.43 g/t gold,
114 g/t silver for 121,000 oz gold
plus 2,538,000 oz silver
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Inferred 1,725 kt @4.55 g/t gold,
152 g/t silver for 252,000 oz gold
plus 8,414,000 oz silver
(using a cut-off grade of 2.0 g/t AuEq*)
Table 1 Mineral resource estimate
at Target 1 El Refugio – La Soledad using a cut-off grade of 2.0 g/t
AuEq*
| |
Tonnes
(kt)
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Tonnes
(kt)
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Gold
(g/t)
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Silver
(g/t)
|
Gold Eq.* (g/t)
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Gold
(koz)
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Silver
(koz)
|
Gold Eq.* (koz)
|
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El Refugio
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Indicated
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691
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5.43
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114.2
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7.06
|
121
|
2,538
|
157
|
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Inferred
|
1,447
|
4.63
|
137.1
|
6.59
|
215
|
6,377
|
307
|
|
La Soledad
|
Indicated
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Inferred
|
278
|
4.12
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228.2
|
7.38
|
37
|
2,037
|
66
|
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Total
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Indicated
|
691
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5.43
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114.2
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7.06
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121
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2,538
|
157
|
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Inferred
|
1,725
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4.55
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151.7
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6.72
|
252
|
8,414
|
372
|
* In determining the gold equivalent (AuEq.) grade
for reporting, a gold:silver price ratio of 70:1 was determined, using
the formula: AuEq grade = Au grade + ((Ag grade/70) x (Ag recovery/Au
recovery)). The metal prices used to determine the 70:1 ratio are the
cumulative average prices for 2021: gold USD1,798.34 and silver:
USD25.32 (actual is 71:1) from kitco.com.
For silver equivalent (AgEq.) grade reporting, the same
factors as above are used with the formula AgEq grade = Ag grade +
((Au grade x 70) x (Au recovery/Ag recovery))
At this early stage, the metallurgical recoveries were
assumed to be equal (93%). Subsequent preliminary metallurgical test
work produced recoveries of 91% for silver and 96% for gold (ASX
Announcement 25 February 2022) and these will be used when the
resource is updated in the future. In the Company’s opinion
there is reasonable potential for both gold and silver to be extracted
and sold.
^ The information in this report
that relates to Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on
information provided in the following ASX announcement: 17 Nov 2021 -
MAIDEN JORC RESOURCE 529,000 OUNCES @ 6.81G/T (AuEq*), which includes the full JORC MRE
report, also available on the Mithril Resources Limited
Website.
The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new
information or data that materially affects the information included
in the original market announcement and that all material assumptions
and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant
market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.
The company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent
Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified
from the original market announcement.
Mining study (conceptual) and metallurgical test work
supports the development of the El Refugio-La Soledad resource with
conventional underground mining methods indicated as being appropriate
and with high gold-silver recovery to produce metal on-site with
conventional processing. The average vein width is approximately 4.5
metres.
Mithril is currently exploring in the Copalquin
District to expand the resource footprint, demonstrating its
multi-million-ounce gold and silver potential. Mithril has an exclusive option to purchase 100% interest in the Copalquin mining concessions by paying US$10M
on or any time before 7 August 2028.
The La Dura Property consists of 5 contiguous mining concessions with a total
area of 2,052 hectares and located in Durango State, Mexico, 5 km from
the town of El Durazno and 15 km from Mithril’s flagship Copalquin
property.
The property hosts a significant Au‐Ag sheeted to stockwork vein system
associated with NW striking faults in Tertiary rhyolite.
Mineralization occurs on surface along 650 metres of strike and has
been mined in the San Manuel shoot at the La Dura historic mine, to
about 140 metres depth. Veins consist of low sulphide veins with
little to no alteration of the host rhyolite tuff. Historically, the
veins have been exploited and explored solely on the basis of the
underground working and assays. The project warrants property scale
mapping, wide spaced soil sampling and channel sampling to develop
targets for drill testing. LiDAR and aerial magnetic surveys (report
pending) have been completed.
The veins at the various workings appear to be hosted
by Upper Series volcanic rocks and may have significant depth
potential should they extend into the lower series andesitic rocks at
some greater depth.

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Figure 6 The upper level of the La
Dura mine historic workings at the La Dura property
-ENDS-
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Competent Persons Statement - JORC
The information in this announcement that relates to
the LiDAR survey results, sampling techniques and data, metallurgical
test results, mineral processing and project development and study
work has been compiled by Mr John Skeet who is Mithril’s CEO and
Managing Director. Mr Skeet is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute
of Mining and Metallurgy. This is a Recognised Professional
Organisation (RPO) under the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC)
Code.
Mr Skeet has sufficient experience of relevance to the
styles of mineralisation and the types of deposits under
consideration, and to the activities undertaken, to qualify as a
Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore
Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Skeet
consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on
information in the form and context in which it appears. The
Australian Securities Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this release.
The information in this announcement that relates to
Mineral Resources is reported by Mr Rodney Webster, former Principal
Geologist at AMC Consultants Pty Ltd (AMC), who is a Member of the
Australian Institute of Geoscientists. The report was peer reviewed by
Andrew Proudman, Principal Consultant at AMC. Mr Webster is acting as
the Competent Person, as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore
Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, for the
reporting of the Mineral Resource estimate. A site visit was carried
out by Jose Olmedo a geological consultant with AMC, in September 2021
to observe the drilling, logging, sampling and assay database. Mr
Webster consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based
on information in the form and context in which it appears
Qualified Persons – NI 43-101
Scientific and technical information in this Report has
been reviewed and approved by Mr John Skeet (FAUSIMM, CP) Mithril’s
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Mr John Skeet is a
qualified person within the meaning of NI 43-101.
Samples are sent to ALS Global with sample preparation
performed in Chihuahua City, Mexico and assaying of sample pulps
performed in North Vancouver, BC, Canada.
JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
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Criteria
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JORC Code explanation
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Commentary
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Sampling techniques
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Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random
chips, or specific specialised industry standard measurement tools
appropriate to the minerals under investigation, such as down hole
gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc). These examples should
not be taken as limiting the broad meaning of sampling.
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Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample
representativity and the appropriate calibration of any measurement
tools or systems used.
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Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are
Material to the Public Report.
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In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been
done this would be relatively simple (eg ‘reverse circulation
drilling was used to obtain 1 m samples from which 3 kg was pulverised
to produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’). In other cases more
explanation may be required, such as where there is coarse gold that
has inherent sampling problems. Unusual commodities or mineralisation
types (eg submarine nodules) may warrant disclosure of detailed
information.
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Drill core samples are cut
lengthwise with a diamond saw. Intervals are nominally 1 m but may
vary between 0.5 m to 1.5 m based on geologic criteria.
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The same side of the core is always sent to sample
(left side of saw).
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Reported intercepts are calculated as either
potentially underground mineable (100m down hole) or as potentially
open-pit mineable (near surface).
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Potentially underground mineable intercepts are
calculated as length weighted averages of material greater than or
equal to 1 g/t AuEQ_70 allowing up to 2m of internal
dilution.
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Potentially open-pit mineable intercepts are calculated
as length weighted averages of material greater than or equal to 0.25
g/t AuEQ_70 allowing for up to 2m of internal dilution.
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Rock Sawn Channel samples
underground and surface are collected with the assistance of a
handheld portable saw. The channels are 2.5 to 3cm deep and 6-8 cm
wide along continuous lines oriented perpendicular to the mineralized
structure. The samples are as representative as possible
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Rock Sawn Channel surface samples were surveyed with a
Handheld GPS then permanently mark with an aluminium tag and red
colour spray across the strike of the outcrop over 1 metre. Samples
are as representative as possible
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Rock Sawn Channel underground samples were located
after a compass and tape with the mine working having a surveyed
control point at the portal, then permanently marked with an aluminium
tag and red colour spray oriented perpendicular to the mineralized
structure. Samples are as representative as possible
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Soil sampling has been carried
out by locating pre-planned points by handheld GPS and digging to
below the first colour-change in the soil (or a maximum of 50 cm). In
the arid environment there is a 1 – 10 cm organic horizon and a 10
– 30 cm B horizon above the regolith. Samples are sieved to -80 mesh
in the field. Samples are collected on a 20 m x 50 m grid or every 20
m on N–S lines 50 m apart. These samples are considered
representative of the medium being sampled and lines are appropriately
oriented to the nearly E–W structural trend.
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Drilling techniques
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Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole
hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg
core diameter, triple or standard tube, depth of diamond tails,
face-sampling bit or other type, whether core is oriented and if so,
by what method, etc).
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Drill sample recovery
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Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample
recoveries and results assessed.
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Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure
representative nature of the samples.
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Whether a relationship exists between sample recovery
and grade and whether sample bias may have occurred due to
preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse material.
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Drill recovery is measured based on measured length of
core divided by length of drill run.
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Recovery in holes CDH-001 through CDH-025 and holes
CDH-032 through CDH-077 was always above 90% in the mineralized zones.
Detailed core recovery data are maintained in the project
database.
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Holes CDH-026 through CDH-031 had problems with core
recovery in highly fractured, clay rich breccia zones.
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There is no adverse relationship between recovery and
grade identified to date.
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Logging
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Whether core and chip samples have been geologically
and geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support appropriate
Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies and metallurgical
studies.
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Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in
nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc) photography.
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The total length and percentage of the relevant
intersections logged.
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Geotechnical and geological logging of the drill
core takes place on racks in the company core shed.
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Core samples have been
geologically and geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support
appropriate Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies and
metallurgical studies.
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Core logging is both qualitative or quantitative in
nature. Photos are taken of each box of core before samples are cut.
Photos of cut core intervals are taken after sampling. Core is wetted
to improve visibility of features in the photos.
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All core has been logged and photographed.
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Rock sawn channel samples are
marked, measured and photographed at location
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Soil samples are recorded at
location, logged and described
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Sub-sampling techniques and sample preparation
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If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half
or all core taken.
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If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary
split, etc and whether sampled wet or dry.
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For all sample types, the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the sample preparation technique.
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Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-sampling
stages to maximise representativity of samples.
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Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is
representative of the in situ material collected, including for
instance results for field duplicate/second-half sampling.
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Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size
of the material being sampled.
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Crushed core duplicates are split/collected by the
laboratory and submitted for assay (1 in 30 samples)
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Sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the
material being sampled.
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Rock sawn channel samples and soil samples are prepared using ALS Minerals Prep-31 crushing, splitting
and pulverizing. This is appropriate for the type of deposit being
explored.
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Quality of assay data and laboratory tests
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The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying
and laboratory procedures used and whether the technique is considered
partial or total.
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For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF
instruments, etc, the parameters used in determining the analysis
including instrument make and model, reading times, calibrations
factors applied and their derivation, etc.
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Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg
standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether
acceptable levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have
been established.
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Samples are assayed for silver using ALS Minerals
ME-ICP61 method. Over limits are assayed by silverOG63 and
silverGRAV21. These are considered a total assay technique.
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Standards and blanks are inserted at a rate of one per
every 25 samples and one per every 40 samples, respectively. Pulp
duplicate sampling is undertaken for 3% of all samples (see above).
External laboratory checks will be conducted as sufficient samples
are collected. Levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have
not yet been established.
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Certified Reference Materials – Rock Labs and CDN
CRMs have been used throughout the project including, low (~2 g/t Au),
medium (~9 g/t Au) and high (~18g/t Au and ~40 g/t Au). Results are
automatically checked on data import into the BEDROCK database to fall
within 2 standard deviations of the expected value.
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Samples with significant amounts of observed visible
gold are also assayed by AuSCR21, a screen assay that analyses gold in
both the milled pulp and in the residual oversize from pulverization.
This has been done for holes CDH-075 and CDH-077.
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Verification of sampling and assaying
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The verification of significant intersections by either
independent or alternative company personnel.
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The use of twinned holes.
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Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures,
data verification, data storage (physical and electronic)
protocols.
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Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
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The verification of significant intersections by either
independent or alternative company personnel has not been conducted. A
re-assay program of pulp duplicates is currently in progress.
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MTH has drilled one twin hole. Hole CDH-072, reported
in the 15/6/2021 announcement, is a twin of holes EC-002 and UC-03.
Results are comparable.
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Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures,
data verification, data storage (physical and electronic) protocols
are maintained in the company’s core facility.
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Assay data have not been adjusted other than applying
length weighted averages to reported intercepts.
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Location of data points
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Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill
holes (collar and down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings and
other locations used in Mineral Resource estimation.
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Specification of the grid system used.
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Quality and adequacy of topographic control.
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Drill collar coordinates are currently located by
handheld GPS. Precise survey of hole locations is planned. Downhole
surveys of hole deviation are recorded using a Reflex Multishot tool
for all holes. A survey measurement is first collected at 15 meters
downhole, and then every 50 meters until the end of the hole.
Locations for holes have been surveyed with differential GPS to a sub
10 cm precision.
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UTM/UPS WGS 84 zone 13 N
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High quality topographic control from LiDAR imagery and
orthophotos covers the entire project area.
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Data spacing and distribution
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Data spacing for reporting of Exploration
Results.
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Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient
to establish the degree of geological and grade continuity appropriate
for the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s) and
classifications applied.
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Whether sample compositing has been applied.
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Data spacing is appropriate for the reporting of
Exploration Results.
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The Resource estimation re-printed in this announcement
was originally released on 17 Nov 2021
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No sample compositing has been applied.
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Orientation of data in relation to geological
structure
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Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased
sampling of possible structures and the extent to which this is known,
considering the deposit type.
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If the relationship between the drilling orientation
and the orientation of key mineralised structures is considered to
have introduced a sampling bias, this should be assessed and reported
if material.
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Cut lines are marked on the core by the geologists to
assure that the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased sampling of
possible structures. This is reasonably well observed in the core and
is appropriate to the deposit type.
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The relationship between the drilling orientation and
the orientation of key mineralised structures is not considered to
have introduced a sampling bias.
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Rock sawn channel samples are cut
perpendicular to the observed vein orientation wherever
possible
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Sample security
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Samples are stored in a secure core storage facility
until they are shipped off site by small aircraft and delivered
directly to ALS Global sample preparation facility in Chihuahua,
Mexico. ALS airfreights the sample pulps to their assaying facility
in North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Audits or reviews
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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
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Criteria
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JORC Code explanation
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Commentary
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Mineral tenement and land tenure status
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Type, reference name/number, location and ownership
including agreements or material issues with third parties such as
joint ventures, partnerships, overriding royalties, native title
interests, historical sites, wilderness or national park and
environmental settings.
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The security of the tenure held at the time of
reporting along with any known impediments to obtaining a licence to
operate in the area.
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No.
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Concession
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Concession Title number
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Area (Ha)
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Location
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1
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LA SOLEDAD
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52033
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6
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Tamazula, Durango, Mexico
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2
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EL COMETA
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164869
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36
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Tamazula, Durango, Mexico
|
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3
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SAN MANUEL
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165451
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36
|
Tamazula, Durango, Mexico
|
|
4
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COPALQUIN
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178014
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20
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Tamazula, Durango, Mexico
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|
5
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EL SOL
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236130
|
6,000
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Tamazula, Durango and Badiraguato, Sinaloa,
México
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6
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EL CORRAL
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236131
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907.3243
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Tamazula, Durango and Badiraguato, Sinaloa,
México
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Exploration done by other parties
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Previous exploration by Bell Coast Capital Corp. and UC
Resources was done in the late 1990’s and in 2005 – 2007. Work
done by these companies is historic and non-JORC compliant. Mithril
uses these historic data only as a general guide and will not
incorporate work done by these companies in resource
modelling.
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Work done by the Mexican government and by IMMSA and
will be used for modelling of historic mine workings which are now
inaccessible (void model)
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Geology
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Copalquin is a low sulfidation epithermal gold-silver
deposit hosted in andesite. This deposit type is common in the Sierra
Madre Occidental of Mexico and is characterized by quartz veins and
stockworks surrounded by haloes of argillic (illite/smectite)
alteration. Veins have formed as both low-angle semi-continuous lenses
parallel to the contact between granodiorite and andesite and as
tabular veins in high-angle normal faults. Vein and breccia thickness
has been observed up to 30 meters wide with average widths on the
order of 3 to 5 meters. The overall strike length of the
semi-continuous mineralized zone from El Gallo to Refugio, Cometa, Los
Pinos, Los Reyes, La Montura to Constancia and Santa Cruz is almost 7
kilometres. The southern area from south west of Apomal to San Manuel
and to Las Brujas-El Peru provides additional exploration potential up
to 6km.
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Drill hole Information
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A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results including a tabulation of the
following information for all Material drill holes:
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easting and northing of the drill hole collar
• elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above
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sea level in metres) of the drill hole collar
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dip and azimuth of the hole
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down hole length and interception depth
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hole length.
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If the exclusion of this information is justified on
the basis that the information is not Material and this exclusion does
not detract from the understanding of the report, the Competent Person
should clearly explain why this is the case.
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No drill results reported in theisannouncement.
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Data aggregation methods
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In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging
techniques, maximum and/or minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of
high grades) and cut-off grades are usually Material and should be
stated.
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Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short lengths of
high grade results and longer lengths of low grade results, the
procedure used for such aggregation should be stated and some typical
examples of such aggregations should be shown in detail.
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The assumptions used for any reporting of metal
equivalent values should be clearly stated.
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Potentially underground mineable intercepts are
calculated as length weighted averages of material greater than or
equal to 1 g/t AuEQ_70 allowing up to 2m of internal
dilution.
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Potentially open-pit mineable intercepts are calculated
as length weighted averages of material greater than or equal to 0.25
g/t AuEQ_70 allowing for up to 2m of internal dilution.
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No upper cut-off is applied to reporting
intercepts.
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Length weighted averaging is used to report intercepts.
The example of CDH-002 is shown. The line of zero assays is a standard
which was removed from reporting.
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Au
Raw
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silver
raw
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Length
(m)
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Au
*length
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silver
*length
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7.51
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678
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0.5
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3.755
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339
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11.85
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425
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0.55
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6.5175
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233.75
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.306
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16
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1
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0.306
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16
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0.364
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31.7
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1
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0.364
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31.7
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3.15
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241
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0.5
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1.575
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120.5
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10.7
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709
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0.5
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5.35
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354.5
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15.6
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773
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0.5
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7.8
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386.5
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From
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To
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Length
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Au gpt
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silver gpt
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4.55
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25.667
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1481.9
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91.95
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96.5
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4.55
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5.64
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325.7
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In determining the gold equivalent (AuEq.) grade for
reporting, a gold:silver price ratio of 70:1 was determined, using the
formula: AuEq grade = Au grade + ((silver grade/70) x (silver
recovery/Au recovery)). The metal prices used to determine the 70:1
ratio are the cumulative average prices for 2021: gold USD1,798.34 and
silver: USD25.32 (actual is 71:1) from kitco.com At this early
stage, the metallurgical recoveries are assumed to be equal (93%),
Subsequent preliminary metallurgical test work produced recoveries of
91% for silver and 96% for gold (ASX Announcement 25 February
2022).
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For Rock Saw Channel Sampling and soil sampling in the
Copalquin District, silver equivalent (AgEq) is
determined using the formula: AgEq grade = silver grade + ((Au grade x
70) x (Au recovery/silver recovery)). The metal prices used to
determine the 70:1 ratio are the cumulative average prices for 2021:
gold USD1,798.34 and silver: USD25.32 (actual is 71:1) fromkitco.com At this early stage,
the metallurgical recoveries for Au and silver are assumed to be equal
(93%) in the absence of metallurgical test work for Targets 2, 3, 4
and 5 material. In the Company’s opinion there is reasonable
potential for both gold and silver to be extracted and sold.
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Relationship between mineralisation widths and
intercept lengths
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These relationships are particularly important in the
reporting of Exploration Results.
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If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to
the drill hole angle is known, its nature should be reported.
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If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are
reported, there should be a clear statement to this effect (eg ‘down
hole length, true width not known’).
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True widths at Refugio between sections 120 and 1,000
vary according to the hole’s dip. Holes drilled at -50 degrees may
be considered to have intercept lengths equal to true-widths, Holes
drilled at -70 degrees had true widths approximately 92% of the
reported intercept lengths and holes drilled at -90 degrees had true
widths of 77% of the reported intercept lengths.
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True widths at La Soledad are not fully understood and
downhole intercepts to date, are reported.
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At Las Brujas in Target 2, true widths are not yet
known since we are still in the early stages of target
definition.
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Rock sawn channel samples are cut
perpendicular to the observed vein orientation wherever
possible
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Diagrams
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See figures in announcement
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Balanced reporting
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Other substantive exploration data
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Other exploration data, if meaningful and material,
should be reported including (but not limited to): geological
observations; geophysical survey results; geochemical survey results;
bulk samples – size and method of treatment; metallurgical test
results; bulk density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock
characteristics; potential deleterious or contaminating
substances.
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No additional exploration data are substantive at this
time.
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Metallurgical test work on drill core composite made of
crushed drill core from the El Refugio drill hole samples has been
conducted.
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The samples used for the test work are representative
of the material that makes up the majority of the Maiden Resource
Estimate for El Refugio release on 17th November 2021.
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The test work was conducted by SGS laboratory Mexico
using standard reagents and test equipment.
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Further work
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The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests
for lateral extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step-out
drilling).
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Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible
extensions, including the main geological interpretations and future
drilling areas, provided this information is not commercially
sensitive.
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The Company drilled 148 diamond core holes from July
2020 to July 2022 for 32,712 m. The Company has stated its target to
drill up to 45,000m from July 2025 until the second half of
2026
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Diagrams are included in the announcements and
presentations showing the drill target areas within the Copalquin
District
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