Lucky Minerals Defines A Mineralized Porphyry System On Its Fortuna 3 Concession Project In Ecuador
28 November 2018 - 12:00AM
Lucky Minerals Defines A Mineralized Porphyry System On Its Fortuna
3 Concession Project In Ecuador
via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Lucky Minerals Inc. (
TSX.V:
LKY) (
OTCPK: LKMNF)
(FRA:
LKY) (“
Lucky” or the
"
Company") announces the results of an
on-going geological mapping survey conducted on its Fortuna Project
located approximately 60 km south-east of Town of Cuenca, Ecuador.
Surface prospecting has defined a mineralized Porphyry system
that displays an ovoid shape being 1.2 km long, with an estimated
width of 800 metres. This structure is trending north-west and lies
on the junction of two regional NNE and NW structures. Main
lithologies are a porphyritic dacite surrounded by a coarse-grained
granodiorite. The porphyritic dacite is of light green colour
having 5% phenocrysts within a fine feldspar matrix. The
granodiorite is of white-green colour containing 30% white quartz
crystals, 45% potassic feldspar and 25% biotite. Both rocks exhibit
strong hydrothermal alteration and mineralization (Pyrite,
Chalcopyrite and Molybdenite).
In addition, two mineralized hydrothermal breccias were also
mapped with abundant pyrite. The breccia consists in porphyritic
clasts within an oxidized matrix. These breccias have,
respectively, a minimum dimension of 400m by 50m, and 200m by 50m.
Lucky’s exploration team believes that this current mapping
programme has defined a large-scale Porphyry system that will
subject to detailed mapping in the coming weeks. 50 mineralized
samples have been sent rush for assaying.
NEXT STEPS
Starting early 2019, an airborne geophysical survey will be
undertaken. Improvement of the existing dirt road and trails
to an all-weather 14 km gravel road will be undertaken upon social
approval. Aggressive grid-style sampling will continue on
Fortuna 3 as well as regional prospecting on the 40 km major
regional NNE structure. Other major regional NNE trending
structures observed on the property will also be mapped and
sampled.
This may be followed by a drilling program later in 2019.
Fortuna 3 is one of 12 contiguous concessions which make up the
Fortuna Property. Virtually no exploration has been done on
these highly prospective concessions. Considerable potential
exists for finding significant porphyry and epithermal Cu-Au
mineralization throughout the Fortuna concessions.
“Our Field teams have been doing an incredible amount of high
quality effort to progress the Fortuna 3 concession. The
initial indications are extremely positive and we couldn’t be more
pleased. We will continue to move forward with aggressive sampling
and mapping for the remainder of the year,” said CEO John
Mears.
About Lucky
An exploration and development company targeting large-scale
mineral systems in proven districts with the potential to host
world class deposits.
The Fortuna Project
Lucky Minerals holds a 100% interest in Fortuna, a 550 km2
property in the heart of a proven and highly mineralized mineral
district in Ecuador but which has seen only limited exploration and
has never been drilled. Evidence of significant hydrothermal
alteration & breccias, geochemical anomalies and placer mining
supports potential for Cu/Au porphyry systems and epithermal Au
deposits similar to numerous multi-million-ounce Au and bulk
tonnage Cu deposits ~40km away.
This press release has been prepared by Alain Moreau, P.Geo.,
VP-Exploration at Lucky Minerals Inc., a “qualified person” as
defined by NI 43-101 instrument. For further information, please
consult Lucky’s website or contact: Tel: 866
924-6484, info@luckyminerals.com www.luckyminerals.com
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“John Mears”
Chief Executive Officer
Further information regarding the Company can be found on SEDAR
at www.SEDAR.com.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release. This press release may contain
forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary
materially from targeted results. Such risks and uncertainties
include those described in Lucky’s periodic reports including the
annual report or in the filings made by Lucky from time to time
with securities regulatory authorities.
We seek safe harbor.
John Mears 866-924-6484 jmears@exreservices.com
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