Drilling Underway at the Davis/Paradise Project, Nevada
25 May 2022 - 05:09AM
GlobeNewswire Inc.
Almadex Minerals Ltd. ("Almadex" or the "Company")
(TSX-V: “DEX”) is pleased to announce that it has commenced diamond
drilling operations at the Davis/Paradise project in Nevada. As
previously announced, Almadex holds the rights to earn 100% of this
property, which covers multiple targets, and is located
approximately eight miles southeast of Gabbs, Nevada and five miles
northeast of the Paradise Peak gold mine, which was active from
1984 to 1994 (Figure 1).
J Duane Poliquin, Chairman of Almadex commented,
“We are very happy to get the drill turning on our exploration
projects. It is especially nice to be exploring in a part of Nevada
we know so well. There are multiple styles of mineralisation and
targets on the property and we plan to test them in sequence.”
Drilling has commenced on the Davis Zone in the
northern Davis portion of the property where high level epithermal
alteration and veining has been identified. Also in the northern
half of the project is an area of alteration interpreted to
represent a sinter and breccia system, extending over 1.5 km in
length running parallel to the Davis zone (Figure 2). These exposed
vein hosted gold-silver zones have seen historic mining and various
exploration drill programs. The property was held by USSRAM
Exploration from 1979 to around 2004, during which time various
exploration and drilling programs were carried out on the property,
including eleven drill holes to investigate mineralisation in the
historic Davis mine area. While this historic Davis Mine area
drilling cannot be verified by the Company, as it was not completed
in accordance with NI 43- 101, it provides a clear exploration
focus. One of the significant intercepts from this historic
drilling program is reported to have returned 40 feet (12.2 metres)
of 0.18 oz/t gold (6.2 g/t gold) and 0.62 oz/t silver (21 g/t
silver). The drill program underway will initially test the area of
this historic drilling. The strike and dip of the Davis vein was
interpreted by the historic operators but cannot be verified by the
Company at this time so true widths cannot be estimated or
confirmed by the Company.
The Southern Paradise portion of the property
covers high level acid sulphate quartz alunite alteration as well
as a zone of phyllic alteration identified by past alteration
mapping and a recent WorldView remote sensing study conducted by
the Company in 2020 with results received in 2021. This new data
suggests that the Paradise area represents a large lithocap with
potential for both gold-silver high sulphidation mineralisation and
porphyry mineralisation at depth, similar to that seen at the
adjacent Paradise Peak gold deposit where both styles of
mineralisation were observed. There is evidence of historic
drilling on the Paradise property with unknown results. In early
2022 a claim internal to the Almaden claim package was optioned
under terms to acquire a 100% interest through a series of
payments. Field work conducted in April on the claim mapped an area
of strong phyllic alteration associated with several styles of
quartz veining with pyrite and chalcopyrite evident, suggesting a
porphyry style of mineralisation. Samples were collected for assay
and fluid inclusion petrography to confirm this interpretation. The
Company plans to conduct first pass drilling on both the high
sulphidation and porphyry target areas in the current drill
program.
Qualified PersonsUnless
otherwise stated, Morgan J Poliquin, PhD, PEng, the President and
CEO of Almadex and a Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101"), has reviewed, and approved the
scientific and technical contents of this news release relating to
work performed by Almadex.
About the Davis/Paradise
PropertyAlmadex consolidated the Davis/Paradise Valley
area during 2019 by optioning from the underlying owners the Davis
property, which adjoins the Paradise Valley property which had been
staked by Almadex’s predecessor company. The property now comprises
358 claims totalling approximately 2,800 hectares with multiple
targets, located approximately eight miles southeast of Gabbs,
Nevada and five miles northeast of the Paradise Peak gold mine.
About AlmadexAlmadex Minerals
Ltd. is an exploration company that holds a large mineral portfolio
consisting of exploration projects and NSR royalties in Canada, the
U.S., and Mexico. This portfolio is the direct result of many years
of prospecting and deal-making by Almadex's management team. The
Company remains focussed on grassroots exploration, acquisition and
drilling mineral projects, on its own and in partnership with
others, with the goal of creating new mineral resources and royalty
holdings. The Company owns several portable diamond drill rigs,
enabling it to conduct cost effective first pass exploration
drilling in house.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
“J. Duane
Poliquin”
J. Duane Poliquin, ChairmanAlmadex Minerals
Ltd.
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adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release includes forward-looking
statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All
statements within it, other than statements of historical fact, are
to be considered forward looking. Forward-looking statements in
this news release relating to the Company include, among other
things, the planned drilling activities at the Willow property; the
Company’s future exploration activities; the Company’s ability to
advance exploration activities on other properties in its
portfolio; and the possibility that drill contracting activities
might off-set some of the cost of the Company’s prospect
development in 2021. Although the Company believes the expectations
expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of
future performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those in forward-looking statements. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and
exploration successes, permitting, continued availability of
capital and financing, equipment availability, relationships with
third-party clientele and their willingness or ability to continue
to use the Company’s drills for exploration, and general economic,
market or business conditions. There can be no assurances that such
statements will prove accurate and, therefore, readers are advised
to rely on their own evaluation of such uncertainties. The Company
does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements, other than as required pursuant to applicable
securities laws.
Contact Information:Almadex Minerals Ltd.Tel.
604.689.7644Email:
info@almadexminerals.comhttp://www.almadexminerals.com/
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