Latin Metals Inc. (“Latin Metals” or the “Company”) -
(TSXV: LMS, OTCQB: LMSQF) provides an update on
exploration at the Cerro Bayo project (“
Cerro
Bayo” or the “
Project”), located in the
Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. Cerro Bayo is
subject to an earn-in agreement (the “
Earn-In
Agreement”) with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold
Corporation (“
Barrick”). Under the terms of the
Earn-In Agreement, Barrick has the right to acquire up to an 85%
interest in the Project.
Barrick
Exploration Update
To date, Barrick has
completed a substantial amount of surface exploration at Cerro
Bayo, including a 1,000-line-km ground magnetic survey, geological
mapping, rock sampling and spectral analysis.
The ground magnetic
survey covers approximately 95% of the property and confirms an
important property-wide northwest trending structural fabric, which
is potentially favourable to hosting gold and silver mineralization
(Figure 1).
Geological mapping of the property has been
carried out at a scale of 1:10,000, and more detailed
district-scale alteration mapping is in progress, supported by
spectrometry data collection. Favorable structures for
mineralization, including veinlets, brecciated veins, and fault
breccias have been recognized (Figure 2). This
mapping has demonstrated that northwest-trending structures are
controlling gold and silver mineralization and it has established
the presence of intrusive and subvolcanic bodies, which may provide
a heat source for hydrothermal fluids at Cerro Bayo.
Rock samples were collected following the
orientation of the most prospective structures (northwest to
north-northwest). A total of 729 rock chip samples have been taken
to date and the sampling has been completed across the entire Cerro
Bayo property, with results pending on 159 samples. Top-5% of
silver and gold samples received to date have been used to
highlight the most anomalous areas at Cerro Bayo (Figure
3).
Deseado Massif
The Deseado Massif in southernmost Argentina is
an exposed block of Mesozoic volcanic rocks that host low- to
intermediate-sulfidation style gold and silver epithermal systems.
Several operating mines are located within the area, including
Cerro Vanguardia, Manantial Espejo, Martha, Cerro Negro, San José,
Don Nicolas, Cerro Moro, and Cose. Other prospects in the Deseado
Massif are at various stages of exploration and development.
Mineralization is of late Jurassic age, making the Deseado Massif
one of the older epithermal metallogenic provinces globally. Cerro
Bayo is located in the west part of the Deseado Massif.
Incentive
Stock Options
The Company also announces that it has granted
3,330,000 common share stock options (each, an "Option") to various
employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its
affiliates. The Options entitle the holder to purchase shares at a
price of $0.13 per share for a period of 36 months from the
grant date.
About Latin
Metals
Latin Metals is a
mineral exploration company acquiring a diversified portfolio of
assets in South America. The Company operates with a Prospect
Generator model focusing on the acquisition of prospective
exploration properties at minimum cost, completing initial
evaluation through cost-effective exploration to establish drill
targets, and ultimately securing joint venture partners to fund
drilling and advanced exploration. Shareholders gain exposure to
the upside of a significant discovery without the dilution
associated with funding the highest-risk drill-based exploration.
Latin Metals has recently concluded deals to option out exploration
properties to a wholly-owned subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation, and Libero
Copper.
Qualified
Person
Keith J. Henderson
P.Geo is the Company’s qualified person as defined by NI 43-101,
and has reviewed and approved for disclosure the scientific and
technical information contained in this news release.
Mr. Henderson is not independent of the Company, as he is an
employee of the Company and holds securities of the Company.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of
LATIN METALS INC.
“Keith Henderson”
President & CEO
For further details on the Company readers are
referred to the Company's web site (www.latin-metals.com) and its
Canadian regulatory filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
For further information, please contact:
Keith HendersonSuite 890999 West Hastings StreetVancouver, BC,
V6C 2W2Phone: 604-638-3456E-mail: info@latin-metals.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 news release.
This news release
contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information
(collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of
applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including the
United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, included
herein including, without limitation, statements regarding
exploration to be conducted by Barrick on the Properties and the
reports to be delivered to Latin Metals regarding same, the
exercise of the First Option or the Second Option by Barrick, the
exercise of the first option and second option under the agreement
with the underlying owner of the Properties, and the anticipated
business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are
forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that such
statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct. Often, but not always,
forward looking information can be identified by words such as "pro
forma", "plans", "expects", "may", "will", "should", "budget",
"scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates",
"believes", "potential" or variations of such words including
negative variations thereof, and phrases that refer to certain
actions, events or results that may, could, would, might or will
occur or be taken or achieved. In making the forward-looking
statements in this news release, the Company has applied several
material assumptions, including without limitation, that market
fundamentals will result in sustained precious metals demand and
prices, the receipt of any necessary permits, licenses and
regulatory approvals in connection with the future development of
the Properties in a timely manner, the availability of financing on
suitable terms for the development, construction and continued
operation of the Properties, and the Company’s ability to comply
with environmental, health and safety laws.
Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors include,
among others, operating and technical difficulties in connection
with mineral exploration and development and mine development
activities at the Properties, the fact that the Company’s interest
in the Properties is an option only and there is no guarantee that
such interest, if earned, will be certain, estimation or
realization of mineral reserves and mineral resources, requirements
for additional capital, future prices of precious metals and
copper, changes in general economic conditions, changes in the
financial markets and in the demand and market price for
commodities, possible variations in ore grade or recovery rates,
possible failures of plants, equipment or processes to operate as
anticipated, accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the
mining industry, delays or the inability of the Company to obtain
any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required,
including of the TSX Venture Exchange, financing or other planned
activities, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting
mining operations, currency fluctuations, title disputes or claims
limitations on insurance coverage and the timing and possible
outcome of pending litigation, environmental issues and
liabilities, risks relating to epidemics or pandemics such as
COVID-19, including the impact of COVID-19 on the Company's
business, risks related to joint venture operations, and risks
related to the integration of acquisitions, as well as those
factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's
latest Management Discussion and Analysis and other filings of the
Company with the Canadian Securities Authorities, copies of which
can be found under the Company's profile on the SEDAR website
at www.sedar.com.
Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Except
as otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation
to update any of the forward-looking information in this news
release or incorporated by reference herein.
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