VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 7,
2023 /CNW/ - Group Eleven Resources Corp. (TSXV: ZNG)
(OTCBB: GRLVF) (FRA: 3GE) ("Group Eleven" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce assay results from two
recent step-out holes at its 100%-owned Ballywire zinc-lead-silver
discovery ("Ballywire"), PG West Project ("PG West"),
Ireland.
Highlights from drill hole G11-468-12 at Ballywire:
- Two high-grade zones intersected, including the most
extensive alteration and highest silver and copper grades
discovered to date on the property:
-
- 10.5m of 14.7% Zn+Pb (5.8% Zn
and 8.9% Pb), 399 g/t Ag and 0.31% Cu from 292.0m downhole, including 1.4m of 33.2% Zn+Pb (18.6% Zn and 14.6% Pb), 923
g/t Ag and 1.00% Cu, in a broader interval of 18.8m of 10.2% Zn+Pb (3.9% Zn and 6.3% Pb), 257
g/t Ag and 0.22% Cu (true width unknown), interpreted to
be an important, steeply-dipping feeder
zone (the "Feeder Zone") below the
Waulsortian limestone; and
- 4.3m of 8.8% Zn+Pb (5.6% Zn
and 3.2% Pb), 149 g/t Ag and 0.31% Cu from 266.4m downhole, including 0.58m of
30.3% Zn+Pb (11.0% Zn and 19.4% Pb), 990 g/t Ag and 2.22% Cu,
in a broader interval of 8.3m of 5.7% Zn+Pb (3.7% Zn and
1.9% Pb), 86 g/t Ag and 0.17% Cu (true width is 90-100% of
reported interval), at the base of the Waulsortian limestone
- Part of a wider interval of 66.9m of 4.1% Zn+Pb (2.0% Zn and 2.1%
Pb), 86 g/t Ag and 0.09% Cu
- This hole represents an 80m step-out to the east (along strike)
from G11-468-06 (which intersected 6.0m of 12.4% Zn+Pb (8.6% Zn and 3.8% Pb) and 68
g/t Ag
- Ballywire strike-length extended to 550m from G11-468-01 (3.3m of 12.5% Zn+Pb and 48 g/t Ag) to
G11-468-12, open in both directions to the east and west; down-dip
extent now at 510m (open to
north and south)
- Two additional step-out holes have recently been completed
(assays expected in due course) and two rigs continue drilling
further step-out holes along strike
"We are very excited with the discovery of the Feeder Zone and
associated Waulsortian-hosted mineralization, both of which
delivered some of the highest silver grades recorded in
Ireland and expanded the strike
length of mineralization to 550m"
stated Bart Jaworski, CEO. "Today's
results demonstrate Ballywire's potential for exceptionally high
grades, with the property remaining open for expansion of the
current zone and additional new discoveries. The Feeder Zone is
particularly significant as it will aid our vectoring efforts as we
progress our drill program to the east, along the 3km-long,
undrilled strike projection of the mineralizing system. With a
growing footprint of impressive grades, significant room to grow
and a two-rig drill program, the next few months of drilling at
Ballywire are poised to be transformational for Group Eleven."
New Drill Results at Ballywire Discovery
The Ballywire prospect at the Company's 100%-owned PG West
Project in Republic of Ireland, is
a new discovery (initially announced in September 2022). Two recent step-out holes
(G11-468-12 and G11-468-09) are reported below.
G11-468-12 (-75° dip, 330° azimuth, 323m depth), an 80m step-out to the east (along strike)
from G11-468-06, intersected two significant zones of
mineralization: (i) 10.5m of 14.7%
Zn+Pb (5.8% Zn and 8.9% Pb), 399 g/t Ag and 0.31% Cu, in a
broader interval of 18.8m of 10.2%
Zn+Pb (3.9% Zn and 6.3% Pb), 257 g/t Ag and 0.22% Cu (true
width unknown), interpreted to be an important steeply-dipping and
likely vertically extensive feeder zone below the Waulsortian
limestone; and (ii) 4.3m of 8.8%
Zn+Pb (5.6% Zn and 3.2% Pb), 149 g/t Ag and 0.31% Cu, in a
broader interval of 8.3m of 5.7% Zn+Pb (3.7% Zn and 1.9%
Pb), 86 g/t Ag and 0.17% Cu (true width is 90-100% of
reported interval), approximately at the base of the Waulsortian
limestone (see Exhibit 1, 2 and 3).
Exhibit 1. Plan Map of New Drilling at Ballywire Discovery, PG
West Project (100% Interest), Ireland
Note: The "Zn-Pg-Ag zone (higher grade)" depicted in red shading
above has been updated to account for holes G11-468-09 and -12 only
and no inference is to be made on results from G11-468-13 and
G11-3552-02 which have assays pending
The hole returned the most extensive alteration seen to date at
Ballywire, consisting of intense dissolution. Mineralization within
the Waulsortian limestone occurs as sphalerite, galena, pyrite and
local chalcopyrite within massive to semi-massive sulphide lenses,
disseminations, calcite veins and localized breccias.
Mineralization in the Feeder Zone occurs below the Waulsortian
limestone (see Exhibit 2), consisting of galena, sphalerite,
pyrite and chalcopyrite and occurring within breccias, veins and
massive sulphide lenses, interpreted to occur along a series of
steeply-dipping fractures related to a nearby inferred fault.
Exhibit 2. Cross-Section B-B' Showing New Drilling at Ballywire
Discovery, PG West Project, Ireland
Exhibit 3. Summary of Assays from G11-468-12 at Ballywire
Discovery, PG West Project, Ireland
Item
|
From
|
To
|
Int
|
Zn
|
Pb
|
Zn+Pb
|
Ag
|
Cu
|
|
(m)
|
(m)
|
(m)
|
( %)
|
( %)
|
( %)
|
(g/t)
|
( %)
|
|
243.84
|
310.75
|
66.91
|
1.98
|
2.07
|
4.05
|
85.8
|
0.09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incl.
|
265.30
|
273.64
|
8.34*
|
3.74
|
1.92
|
5.65
|
85.9
|
0.17
|
Incl.
|
266.36
|
270.68
|
4.32*
|
5.59
|
3.17
|
8.76
|
148.9
|
0.31
|
Incl.
|
269.00
|
270.68
|
1.68*
|
9.20
|
7.38
|
16.59
|
359.9
|
0.78
|
Incl.
|
270.10
|
270.68
|
0.58*
|
10.95
|
19.35
|
30.30
|
990.0
|
2.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
|
292.00
|
310.75
|
18.75^
|
3.90
|
6.26
|
10.16
|
257.2
|
0.22
|
Incl.
|
292.00
|
302.54
|
10.54^
|
5.77
|
8.94
|
14.70
|
399.0
|
0.31
|
Incl.
|
292.00
|
294.11
|
2.11^
|
15.41
|
15.29
|
30.70
|
723.8
|
0.72
|
Incl.
|
292.74
|
294.11
|
1.37^
|
18.60
|
14.58
|
33.18
|
922.5
|
1.00
|
Incl.
|
292.74
|
293.46
|
0.72^
|
22.30
|
8.33
|
30.63
|
932.0
|
0.70
|
and
|
293.46
|
294.11
|
0.65^
|
14.50
|
21.50
|
36.00
|
912.0
|
1.34
|
Note: *
Waulsortian-hosted mineralization with true thickness estimated to
be 90-100% of reported interval; ^ Feeder Zone mineralization with
true width currently unknown; germanium assays expected in due
course
|
Separately, G11-468-09 (-70° dip, 130° azimuth,
546m depth; a 125m step-out down-dip from G11-468-10) returned
three separate zones of mineralization within the Waulsortian
limestone, the best of which totalled 2.4m of 4.7% Zn+Pb (2.3% Zn and 2.4% Pb), 101 g/t
Ag and 0.64% Cu (true width is estimated to be 70-80% of the
reported interval; see Exhibit 4 and 5).
Exhibit 4. Cross-Section A-A' Showing G11-468-09 and
510m Down-Dip Extent at Ballywire
Exhibit 5. Summary of Assays from G11-468-09 at Ballywire
Discovery, PG West Project, Ireland
Item
|
From
|
To
|
Int
|
Zn
|
Pb
|
Zn+Pb
|
Ag
|
Cu
|
|
(m)
|
(m)
|
(m)
|
( %)
|
( %)
|
( %)
|
(g/t)
|
( %)
|
|
422.72
|
428.90
|
6.18
|
0.80
|
0.17
|
0.97
|
2.5
|
0.00
|
Incl.
|
422.72
|
423.97
|
1.25
|
2.64
|
0.51
|
3.15
|
5.9
|
0.00
|
Incl.
|
423.81
|
423.97
|
0.16
|
12.90
|
0.87
|
13.77
|
17.8
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
And
|
457.40
|
458.34
|
0.94
|
2.44
|
0.61
|
3.05
|
5.1
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
And
|
485.15
|
503.00
|
17.85
|
0.45
|
0.82
|
1.27
|
15.7
|
0.09
|
Incl.
|
485.15
|
488.48
|
3.33
|
1.68
|
1.78
|
3.46
|
73.0
|
0.46
|
Incl.
|
485.15
|
487.54
|
2.39
|
2.30
|
2.41
|
4.71
|
101.1
|
0.64
|
Incl.
|
485.15
|
486.53
|
1.38
|
2.81
|
3.92
|
6.74
|
157.5
|
0.74
|
Incl.
|
485.65
|
486.16
|
0.51
|
3.26
|
9.96
|
13.22
|
139.0
|
0.87
|
Note: True thickness is
estimated at 70-80% of the reported interval
|
Mineralization at Ballywire has now been extended by
80m along strike (to 550m, spanning holes G11-468-01 to -12; see
Exhibit 1) and by 125m
down-dip (to 425m, spanning holes
G11-468-04 to -09; see Exhibit 4). Including
previously-drilled hole, G11-3552-01, down-dip extent is
510m.
Next Steps at Ballywire Discovery
Two additional holes (G11-468-13 and G11-3552-02 drilled to
intersect the base of the Waulsortian limestone 50m up-dip and 100m
down-dip from G11-468-12, respectively; see Exhibit 2) have
recently been completed (assays expected in due course). Two rigs
continue drilling further step-out holes.
Background Information on Ballywire Discovery
Ballywire is located in the SE portion of the Company's
100%-owned PG West Project, Republic of
Ireland (see Exhibit 6). PG West, including the
nearby Tullacondra prospect, covers an area of 650km2
(251 square miles) and is contiguous with the Company's Stonepark
project (covering 184km2; 76.56% interest). Ballywire is
located approximately 20km SE of Glencore's Pallas Green
deposit1 and approximately 50km SW of the
historic Lisheen zinc mine (closed in 2015).
Geologically, Ballywire is situated at the intersection of the
SW projection of the Rathdowney Trend, hosting the past-producing
Lisheen and Galmoy zinc mines, and the Pallas Green Corridor, which
hosts the undeveloped Pallas Green deposit1. Historic
drilling at the Ballywire prospect was sparse, last being worked by
operators in 2008. Group Eleven staked the prospect in 2016.
______________________________
1 Pallas Green Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE): 45
mln tonnes of 7.2% Zn and 1.2% Pb, Inferred (Glencore,
31-Dec-2022)
|
Exhibit 6. Regional Map Showing Location of Ballywire
Discovery, PG West Project (100% Interest)
Group Eleven announced the Ballywire discovery in September 2022. Key intercepts to date include:
(i) 3.3m of 12.5% Zn+Pb and 48 g/t Ag
(G11-468-01, announced 07-Sep-2021), (ii) 10.8m of 10.0% Zn+Pb and 109 g/t Ag (G11-468-03,
06-Sep-2022); (iii) 10.1m of 8.6%
Zn+Pb and 46 g/t Ag (G11-468-06, 02-Mar-2023; and (iv) 10.5m of 14.7% Zn+Pb, 399 g/t Ag and 0.31% Cu
(G11-468-12; 07-Sep-2023; see Exhibit 1).
Notes to Exhibit 6: (a) Pallas Green MRE is owned by
Glencore (see Glencore's Resources and Reserves Report dated
December 31, 2022); (b) Stonepark
MRE: see the 'NI 43-101 Independent Report on the Zinc-Lead
Exploration Project at Stonepark, County
Limerick, Ireland', by Gordon, Kelly
and van Lente, with an effective date of April 26, 2018, as found on SEDAR; and (c) the
historic estimate at Denison was reported by Westland Exploration
Limited in 'Report on Prospecting Licence 464' by Dermot Hughes
dated May, 1988; the historic estimate at Gortdrum was reported in
'The Geology and Genesis of the Gortdrum Cu-Ag-Hg Orebody' by G.M.
Steed dated 1986; and the historic estimate at Tullacondra was
first reported by Munster Base Metals Ltd in 'Report on Mallow
Property' by David Wilbur, dated December 1973; and later
summarized in 'Cu-Ag Mineralization at Tullacondra, Mallow, Co.
Cork' by Wilbur and Carter in 1986; the above three historic
estimates have not been verified as current mineral resources; none
of the key assumptions, parameters and methods used to prepare the
historic estimates were reported and no resource categories were
used; significant data compilation, re-drilling and data
verification may be required by a Qualified Person before the
historic estimates can be verified and upgraded to be compliant
with current NI 43-101 standards; a Qualified Person has not done
sufficient work to classify them as a current mineral resource and
the Company is not treating the historic estimates as current
mineral resources. 'Rathdowney Trend' is the south-westerly
projection of the Rathdowney Trend, hosting the historic Lisheen
and Galmoy mines.
Qualified Person
Technical information in this news release has been approved by
Professor Garth Earls, Eur Geol,
P.Geo, FSEG, geological consultant at IGS (International Geoscience
Services) Limited, and independent 'Qualified Person' as defined
under Canadian National Instrument 43-101.
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
(QA/QC) Information
Group Eleven inserts certified reference materials ("CRMs" or
"Standards") as well as blank material, to its sample stream as
part of its industry-standard QA/QC programme. The QC results have
been reviewed by the Qualified Person, who is satisfied that all
the results are within acceptable parameters. The Qualified Person
has validated the sampling and chain of custody protocols used by
Group Eleven.
About Group Eleven
Resources
Group Eleven Resources Corp. (TSX.V: ZNG; OTCBB: GRLVF and FRA:
3GE) is a mineral exploration company focused on advanced stage
zinc exploration in Ireland.
Additional information about the Company is available at
www.groupelevenresources.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bart Jaworski, P.Geo.
Chief Executive Officer
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