Mr. Thomas Atkins reports
MAMMOTH RECEIVES UPDATED DRILL QUOTE ILLUSTRATING LOW US$1.70 PER GOLD EQUIVALENT OUNCE COST TO DRILL INITIAL 500,000 OUNCE EXPLORATION TARGET AT ITS TENORIBA, GOLD-SILVER PROPERTY, MEXICO
Based upon updated drill contractor quotes, Mammoth Resources Corp. continues to see a compelling cost relative to potential value that could be created by defining up to 500,000 gold equivalent ounces (gold Eq) (silver is converted to gold equivalent at ratio of 75 silver to one gold), in phase 1 drilling, within the Carneritos zone of the previously determined 1.8 million gold equivalent ounce exploration target (refer to press release dated May 15, 2024, for description of the exploration target) at its Tenoriba gold-silver exploration property in the Sierra Madre precious metal belt, Mexico.
The most competitive drill contractor quote includes an all-inclusive cost of $304 (U.S.)/metre (m) drilled (drilling costs are quoted in U.S. dollars in Mexico), or at today's U.S.:Canadian exchange rate $416 (Canadian)/m. This quote includes drilling contractor and consumables costs, access road maintenance, drill pad construction, drill water supply, camp and equipment, all geological staffing, plus sample collection, preparation and analysis, estimates of community costs, and includes a 15-per-cent contingency on the quoted cost.
Of the 1.8 million-gold-equivalent-ounce exploration target in the three phases of drilling planned to define this resource target, the first phase of drilling in the Carneritos area, consists of 60 drill holes to depths of 50 m for a total of 3,000 m drilling. The objective of this first phase is to define a maiden inferred mineral resource within the surface to shallow depth, oxidized/transition zone. This initial phase of drilling is estimated to cost $910,000 (U.S.)/$1.25-million and has the potential to define a maiden
gold-silver resource
with a
target of 530,688 gold Eq ounces, or a
cost of $1.71 (U.S.)/$2.34 per gold Eq ounce. Refer to Table 2 for the cost of drilling the first two of three phases of drilling, relative to the exploration target in each of the three mineralized areas.
Thomas Atkins, president and chief executive officer of Mammoth Resources, commented on the cost of drilling relative to the exploration target, stating:
"The most attractive opportunity to define gold resources at the lowest cost is at the large Carneritos area, where phase 1 drilling comprises only 3,000 metres in 60 drill holes and where the potential exists to define a resource target of 530,000 gold equivalent ounces. Based on the drill quote, this is a cost of $1.71 (U.S.) per gold equivalent ounce. When one considers gold recently trading at over $5,000 (U.S.) per ounce, the leverage suggested by this drill cost is exceptional when considering the gold-silver mineral resource this drilling has the potential to define.
"We're confident that the initial phase of drilling can be accomplished in a timely manner, given that the initial resource focus is on shallow, near-surface oxidized material and can be tested with as few as 60 drill holes to 50-metre depths. The shallow depth of this drilling, combined with the 80-metre drill spacing between holes, should allow this program to advance quickly and efficiently. The risk-reward opportunity to define gold-silver resources from this drilling remains as attractive as it has ever been at Tenoriba."
Richard Simpson, vice-president, exploration, of Mammoth Resources, commented further on this drill program, stating: "We're in the process of
confirming the status of our drill permit, which, from prior discussions, we believe should be in good standing, enabling us to commence phase 1 drilling. Following confirmation of permit status, we'll perform a field check of drill hole locations and access and will re-engage with the local community to gain surface access to enable this drilling."
Exploration targets at Tenoriba, in both the oxide-mixed and sulphide horizons, are illustrated in Table 1.
An illustration of the number of planned drill holes, the range of the exploration targets and the cost of defining the targeted gold Eq ounces is illustrated in Table 2.
As illustrated in Table 2, the first phase of drilling in the Carneritos area, consists of 60 50 m drill holes for a total of 3,000 m drilling at a quoted cost of $910,000 (U.S.) to define the initial oxide-mixed resource with a target of 498,847 to 530,688 gold Eq ounces, or a cost of $1.82 (U.S.) to $1.71 per gold Eq ounce. Following success in the initial phase of drilling this oxide-mixed target within Carneritos a second phase of drilling is planned for a total of 102 50 m drill holes (42 additional holes in phase 2 drilling at Carneritos), at a total cost of approximately $1.5-million (U.S.) and has the potential to define a gold Eq resource target of nearly 820,000 gold Eq ounces for a combined two-phase drill cost of $1.83 (U.S.)/$2.51 per gold Eq ounce.
To define the shallow depth, oxide-mixed resource with a target of 911,010 gold Eq ounces contained in all three areas, over phase 1 and 2 drilling, the cost is projected to be $2.3-million (U.S.) for a combined two-phase drill cost of $2.57 (U.S.) per gold Eq ounce. The cost of defining the resource target in the Masuparia area is greater than in the Carneritos and Moreno areas as the drill spacing recommended at the Masuparia area is on 40 m centres compared with 80 m centres in the Carneritos and Moreno areas.
There remains potential for an additional, at least 878,000 gold Eq ounces within the deeper sulphide horizon of the deposit, below the shallow oxide-mixed horizon (however, considering depths no greater than 100 m vertical, whereas mineralization may be open at depth). Mammoth plans to focus its initial attention on the shallow oxide-mixed horizon but anticipates that the proposed shallow oxide-mixed drilling will bottom in sulfide mineralization, which will provide a window of information on the grade continuity below the oxide-mixed horizon resource target, into this deeper sulphide horizon.
Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC)
All data used for the drill spacing study followed QA/QC controls as outlined on the Mammoth Resources website, and drill results press releases spanning the period Nov. 18, 2021, to Dec. 15, 2022.
Qualified person(s)/competent person(s) (QP/CP)
Richard Simpson, PGeo, vice-president, exploration, for Mammoth Resources is Mammoth's QP/QC under National Instrument 43-101 by virtue of his professional designation, university degree and years of work experience as a geologist, and is responsible for and has reviewed all technical data in this release.
About Mammoth Resources Corp.
Mammoth Resources is a precious metal mineral exploration company focused on acquiring and defining precious metal resources in Mexico and other attractive mining friendly jurisdictions in the Americas. The company holds a 100-per-cent interest (subject to a 2-per-cent net smelter royalty purchasable anytime within two years from commencement of commercial production for $1.5-million (U.S.)) in the 5,333-hectare Tenoriba gold property located in the Sierra Madre precious metal belt in southwestern Chihuahua state, Mexico. Mammoth is seeking other opportunities to option exploration projects in the Americas on properties it deems to host above average potential for economic concentrations of precious metals mineralization. Mammoth recently entered into a strategic alliance with RM Mineria
S de RL de CV
of Mexico in pursuit of additional project development opportunities.
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