Mr. Godfrey Walton reports
ENDEAVOUR SILVER DRILLING CONTINUES TO INTERSECT HIGH GRADE SILVER-GOLD MINERALIZATION IN V-ASUNCION AREA AT THE EL CUBO MINE, GUANAJUATO, MEXICO
Endeavour Silver Corp.'s exploration drilling along the V-Asuncion area at the El Cubo mine in Guanajuato state, Mexico, continues to intersect high-grade silver-gold mineralization. The main mineralized zone now extends over 1,200 metres in length by up to 450 metres vertically, still open to some extent down dip.
Drilling highlights since April in the Villalpando and Asuncion veins include 200 grams per tonne silver and 5.49 grams per tonne gold (530 grams per tonne silver equivalent) over 8.20 m true width (15.5 ounces per ton AgEq over 26.9 feet) in hole CAS-60, including 1,535 g/t silver and 36.70 g/t gold (3,737 g/t AgEq) over 0.40 m true width (109.0 ounces per ton AgEq over 1.3 feet).
Silver equivalents are calculated at a ratio of 60:1 silver:gold. Recent positive drill results are summarized in the table.
True
From width Au Ag AgEq
Hole (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (g/t)
CAS-50 306.05 3.21 0.61 156 193
306.05 0.56 0.92 208 263
CAS-53 480.50 1.90 0.76 206 252
480.50 0.51 1.48 334 423
CAS-58 306.60 1.85 1.14 126 195
308.25 0.26 1.77 294 400
CAS-59 415.35 1.80 5.02 560 862
417.20 0.32 8.43 658 1164
CAS-60 451.70 8.20 5.49 200 530
452.10 0.40 36.70 1535 3737
CAS-61 500.80 4.10 5.41 399 723
506.10 0.42 19.55 1335 2508
CAS-63 253.55 4.57 0.91 170 225
255.65 0.43 2.62 456 613
CAS-64 294.35 3.44 2.15 235 365
298.45 0.20 19.70 793 1975
CAS-68 510.90 2.46 2.60 289 445
512.70 0.20 8.09 826 1311
CAS-74 302.25 1.63 0.32 185 204
302.25 0.27 0.69 831 872
CAS-76 373.75 2.60 1.12 131 198
373.75 0.69 2.58 111 266
CUDG-938 115.90 1.71 1.76 64 169
115.90 0.53 5.28 181 498
CUDG-941 138.60 1.65 0.94 319 375
139.50 0.57 0.79 350 397
CUDG-942 177.50 1.70 0.92 255 310
177.50 0.26 3.47 784 992
CUDG-944 122.85 1.74 2.31 49 188
122.85 0.66 3.09 32 217
CUDG-947 116.45 1.77 0.31 139 158
116.45 0.49 1.02 479 540
CUDG-949 129.60 3.38 2.32 409 548
131.95 0.52 6.08 770 1135
CUDG-950 184.65 6.50 5.62 336 673
193.00 0.67 17.00 837 1857
CUDG-953 185.20 1.72 0.76 220 265
186.85 0.34 1.37 625 707
CUDG-954 228.40 1.73 5.30 684 1002
229.35 0.35 16.95 1515 2532
CUDG-956 129.70 1.75 1.67 88 188
129.70 0.54 3.02 203 384
CUDG-958 108.55 3.45 1.50 68 158
109.20 0.38 2.41 294 439
CUDG-960 195.50 3.14 10.56 508 1142
195.50 0.69 17.30 788 1826
The Villalpando vein is a large structure up to eight m wide that has been traced on surface for more than nine kilometres on the El Cubo mine property. The northern half was mined over the last 160 years, but the southern half has seen little exploration or development. In the V-Asuncion mineralized zone, the Villalpando vein splays into two parallel veins, the main vein and the Asuncion hangingwall vein. Drill intercepts for the Villalpando vein are shown on the longitudinal section posted on the company website.
Luis Castro, vice-president of exploration, commented: "We continue to be encouraged by the strong continuity, thickness and grades of mineralization intersected by drilling in the V-Asuncion area this year. V-Asuncion sits towards the south end of the Villalpando vein system in an area never fully explored. Other prospective target areas on the property are scheduled for drilling over the next two years.
"The V-Asuncion area was identified as a prospective target in late 2012, discovered by surface drilling and underground development in 2013 and significantly expanded by drilling and development this year. Grades and thicknesses are substantially better than several other producing areas. We are aggressively exploring and developing this area in order to boost mine production and fill the plant to capacity.
"Endeavour currently has four drill rigs working at El Cubo and 12 drill rigs in total working in Mexico, although the rig count will now decline as the 2014 drill programs wrap up in the fourth quarter."
Godfrey Walton, MSc, PGeo, Endeavour's president and chief operating officer, is the qualified person who reviewed and approved this news release and supervised the drilling programs in Mexico. A quality control sampling program of reference standards, blanks and duplicates has been instituted to monitor the integrity of all assay results. All samples are split at the local field office and shipped to ALS-Chemex Labs, where they are dried, crushed, split, and 50-gram pulp samples are prepared for analysis. Gold and silver are determined by fire assay with an atomic absorption finish.
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