Excellon Outlines 2021 Silver City Drilling Program
(firmenpresse) - Toronto, Ontario - June 8, 2021 - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN, EXN.WT; NYSE:EXN; FRA:E4X2) (Excellon or the Company) is pleased to announce permitting approval for the Drill Operation Plan at the Silver City Project in Saxony, Germany and to outline 2021 drilling plans.
Highlights of 2021 Drilling Program
- Initial 12,000 metre diamond drilling program commencing imminently on four priority targets- Grauer Wolf, Reichenbach, Bräunsdorf and Peter Vein - following up on high-grade silver mineralization encountered in 2020 program
- Priority drilling also planned at Munzig, where anomalous mineralization was encountered in multiple zones during 2020 drilling
- Program also designed to test new targets on over 30 kilometres of strike on two confirmed contacts, with the mafic-schist contact identified in 2020 at Reichenbach and Grauer Wolf representing a potentially more conducive setting for epithermal silver mineralization
Our 2020 drilling program confirmed the presence of a major epithermal system, encountered high-grade silver species and delivered high-grade assays, including new discoveries at Grauer Wolf and Reichenbach, stated Ben Pullinger, SVP Geology & Corporate Development. We achieved these milestones with only 16 holes over 24 kilometres of strike. This years program will build on the modelling and integration of those results to expand on our 2020 discoveries and make new ones in 2021.
Highlights from the 2020 drilling program include:
- 1,042 g/t AgEq over 0.45 metres (911 g/t Ag, 0.4 g/t Au, 2.8% Pb and 0.9% Zn), within 231 g/t AgEq over 2.30 metres (183 g/t Ag, 0.4 g/t, Au 0.5% Pb and 0.2% Zn) in initial drilling on the Peter Vein;
- 505 g/t AgEq over 0.71 metres (356 g/t Ag, 2.0 g/t Au), within 191 g/t AgEq (134 g/t Ag and 0.8 g/t Au) in first hole at Reichenbach (Großvoigtsberg), a new, near-surface discovery in an area with minimal historic mining;
- 319 g/t AgEq over 0.35 metres (300 g/t Ag, 0.2 g/t Au and 0.2% Zn), within 101 g/t AgEq (87 g/t Ag, 0.2 g/t Au) at Bräunsdorf;
- 1,043 g/t AgEq over 1.3 metres (954 g/t Ag, 0.1 g/t Au, 0.7% Pb and 2.0% Zn) within 100 metres of surface, within 194 g/t AgEq over 8.1 metres (173 g/t Ag, 0.1 g/t, Au, 0.4% Pb and 0.3% Zn), and 331 g/t AgEq over 1.2 metres (325 g/t Ag, 0.1 g/t Au, 0.03% Pb and 0.03% Zn) in the hanging wall at Grauer Wolf, a new high-grade discovery in an area with no historic drilling.
Drillling at the Munzig target in late 2020 encountered two zones of mineralization within 75 metres of surface (including 2.43 metres grading 116 g/t AgEq from 70 metres and 1.60 metres grading 143 g/t AgEq from 77 metres in SC20MUN015) separated by a non-mineralized dike, potentially aligning with historic records describing some of the broadest widths in the Bräunsdorf area.
Including the Munzig target, mineralization has now been encountered over 24 kilometres of strike. The table below summarizes targets and associated mineralization on areas tested in 2020.
Target Target Holes Mineralization Descriptions
Type Drilled
Bräunsdorf Dip AGBR0120 Wide shear zone with chlori
extensio tic
n of , and sericitic alteration
historic hosting multiple
al quartz-carbonate veins
workings and local zones of
hydrothermal breccia.
Silver is carried by
silver
sulphosalts,
freibergite-tetrahedrite
and is closely associated
with sphalerite.
ReichenbachSurface AGBR1020 A discovery, with three
sampling zones of mineralization
and intersected, comprising
geophysi brittle sericite-altered
cs basalt with
quartz-carbonate filled
brittle fractures and
local zones of matrix-
and clast-supported
hydrothermal breccias.
Silver and gold are
hosted in
quartz-carbonate veins
with grades up to 2.0 g/t
Au and 350 g/t
Ag.
Peter Vein Strike AGBR0520 All holes intersected a
extensio AGBR05A2 wide shear zone
n of 0 with
historic AGBR05B2 strong sericitic, graphiti
al 0 c,
workings and
chloritic alteration. The
zone contains multiple
local
sheared
quartz, carbonate veins
with grades up to 911 g/t
Ag,
0.4 g/t Au, 2.8% Pb and
0.9%
Zn.
Multiple grains of native
silver, pyrargyrite,
freibergite and other
silver species were
identified.
Grauer WolfSurface SC20GWO01Both holes intersected a
sampling3 wide shear zone hosted by
and volcaniclastic and mafic
geophysiSC20GWO01 volcanic units with
cs 2 strong
sericitic alteration,
multiple sheared
carbonate veinlets and an
over
one-
metre-wide
quartz-carbonate vein
containing multiple blebs
of sphalerite, with
grades up to 987 g/t Ag,
0.5% Pb, and 0.7% Zn.
Munzig Surface SC20MUN01A wide shear zone within
sampling5 mica schist with intense
,
geophysiSC20MUN01sericitic and local hematit
cs, and 6 c
historic alteration, multiple
al sheared smokey
workings quartz-carbonate veins
follow hosting mineralization
up with grades up to 306 g/t
Ag, 0.12 g/t Au, 9.48%
Pb, and 2.13% Zn.
Fortuna A Soil AGBR0220 All holes intersected a
geochemiAGBR02A20 strongly sheared zone
stry - AGBR0720 with ubiquitous sericite
conceptu and local intermittent
al zones of biotite
alteration, with minor
local quartz and
carbonate veining. All
zones
demonstrated anomalous
base metal and precious
metal values with grades
up to 0.68 g/t Au and 47
g/t
Ag
Siegfried GeophysicSC20SIF01Five metre wide shear zone
s, 4 with,
strike
extensio chloritic, and sericitic al
n of teration hosting multiple
historic quartz-carbonate veins
al and local zones of
workings hydrothermal breccia.
The 2020 program totaled 3,700 metres of drilling and intersected significant alteration and or micellization in seven of nine targets. In addition to the drilling planned for 2021, fieldwork including mapping, prospecting and geophysical surveys are scheduled to be completed on the Bräunsdorf license and the newly acquired Oederan, Mohon and Frauenstein licenses. These programs are intended to expand and define new drill targets into 2022.
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The Silver City Project was mined for high-grade silver from the 11th until the late 19th century, when Germany left the silver standard in 1873 and the gold:silver ratio collapsed. Records from the project indicate high-grade silver production over substantial widths throughout the district. Excellon has embarked on the first modern day exploration program focused on precious metals.
Excellon holds an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Silver City Project from Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. (TSX:GMX; OTCQX:GLBXF; and FRA:G1MN).
Qualified Person
Mr. Ben Pullinger, P.Geo., Senior Vice President Geology & Corporate Development, has acted as the Qualified Person, as defined in NI 43-101, with respect to the disclosure of the scientific and technical information contained in this press release.
About Excellon
Excellons vision is to create wealth by realizing strategic opportunities through discipline and innovation for the benefit of our employees, communities and shareholders. The Company is advancing a precious metals growth pipeline that includes: Platosa, Mexicos highest-grade silver mine since production commenced in 2005; Kilgore, a high quality gold development project in Idaho with strong economics and significant growth and discovery potential; and an option on Silver City, a high-grade epithermal silver district in Saxony, Germany with 750 years of mining history and no modern exploration. The Company also aims to continue capitalizing on current market conditions by acquiring undervalued projects.
Additional details on Excellons properties are available at www.excellonresources.com.
For Further Information, Please Contact:
Excellon Resources Inc.
Brendan Cahill, President & Chief Executive Officer
Ben Pullinger, Senior Vice President Geology & Corporate Development
(416) 364-1130
info(at)excellonresources.com
www.excellonresources.com
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The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this Press Release, which has been prepared by management. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 27E of the Exchange Act. Such statements include, without limitation, statements regarding mineral resources estimates, the future results of operations, performance and achievements of the Company, including potential property acquisitions, the timing, content, cost and results of proposed work programs, the discovery and delineation of mineral deposits/resources/reserves, geological interpretations, proposed production rates, potential mineral recovery processes and rates, business and financing plans, business trends and future operating revenues. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not guarantees of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located, significant downward variations in the market price of any minerals produced, the Company's inability to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, to produce minerals from its properties successfully or profitably, to continue its projected growth, to raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to implement its business strategies. All of the Company's public disclosure filings may be accessed via www.sedar.com and readers are urged to review these materials. This press release is not, and is not to be construed in any way as, an offer to buy or sell securities in the United States.
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