The holes are part of the recently completed Phase 1 drill program. The results from this program will be incorporated in a new resource estimate and PEA in the second half of the year. Phase 2 drilling is ongoing and is focused on resource definition and expansion.
DRILL RESULTS
Drill holes from this release confirm continuity of higher-grade bulk-tonnage mineralization at depth in the central part of the South Corridor. Mineralization is hosted within northeast trending domains that have been defined over a strike length of approximately 1.4 km and are open to the northeast. Hole C21-425 intercepted 143.0 m averaging 120 g/t AgEq1 from 517.8 m, confirming mineralization to a depth of 600 m, approximately 100 m below the pit bottom from the 2018 PEA.
Mineralization consists predominantly of galena, sphalerite and pyrite in disseminations, veinlets and stockworks hosted in breccia, rhyodacite and intervals of replacement mineralization in calcareous sediments. Higher-grade zones are typically flanked by medium and lower-grade mineralization pointing to the scaleability of the mineralized system at Cordero.
DRILL PROGRAM UPDATE
Phase 1 drilling: The Company's Phase 1 drill program concluded at the end of April. The data from the 75,000 m of new drilling (178 holes) completed in this program, along with 133,000 m of historic drilling (292 holes), will be used to support an updated resource (3Q 2021) and PEA (4Q 2021).
Phase 2 drilling: The Company has completed 11,000 m (31 holes) as part of its Phase 2 drill program which will be ongoing through the remainder of the year. Phase 2 drilling will be focused on three key areas: (1) upgrading inferred resources for inclusion in a prefeasibility study; (2) resource expansion of bulk-tonnage mineralization and (3) testing of the width, grade and continuity of the extensive high-grade vein systems that transect the deposit. There are currently four drill rigs operating on site.
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