VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atico Mining
Corporation (TSX.V: ATY | OTCQX: ATCMF) ("Atico" or the "Company") is pleased to
announce positive results for the latest 49 drill holes being carried out in an
area of historical mining to expand tonnage at the El Roble mine. In addition,
the Company reports the results for sixteen diamond drill core holes (see first
table below), which included 20.70m of 5.76% Cu, 4.46 g/t Au and 11.50m of
8.16% Cu, 8.09 g/t Au. Ore grade intercepts in another fourteen drill holes are
also reported over narrower widths of approximately 1 to 2 meters in areas with
limited drilling which highlights the possibility of further extending the ore
body with additional drill programs.
"We continue to see very encouraging results with high grade intercepts from our
mine vicinity drill campaign aimed at infilling known areas of mineralization
while at the same time looking for extension of the main historic massive
sulphide bodies at the El Roble deposit. This area was mined by operators
previous to Atico obtaining control of the mine on November 22, 2013," said
Fernando E. Ganoza, CEO. "These strong assay results continue to increase
confidence in our view that additional high-grade copper and gold mineralization
remains both within the historically defined bodies and beyond the previously
outlined mineralized shell and are open at depth and along strike. The drill
campaign is planned to continue throughout 2024 while in parallel the Company is
working on an updated resource estimate and will make this available shortly."
Exploration Drilling Results Include:
Hole From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Cu (%) Au (g/t)
ATD-0224 222.00 226.00 4.00 5.33 5.92
ATD-0225 30.40 34.90 4.50 5.24 6.77
ATD-0228 136.70 139.00 2.30 17.15 3.19
ATD-0229 25.50 37.90 12.40 4.45 1.55
ATD-0231 29.70 33.10 3.40 4.31 5.11
ATD-0235 27.50 35.40 7.90 5.07 4.18
ATD-0238 42.10 47.80 5.70 5.61 9.97
ATD-0240 104.80 114.10 9.30 6.09 5.51
ATD-0240 124.00 125.80 1.80 16.97 2.20
ATD-0249 46.15 52.30 6.15 4.57 3.04
ATD-0250 48.20 64.70 16.50 2.66 4.11
ATD-0251 53.90 57.40 3.50 0.59 12.95
ATD-0252 38.60 50.10 11.50 8.16 8.09
ATD-0253 43.40 45.65 2.25 6.36 10.39
ATD-0260 41.20 48.70 7.50 2.71 9.57
ATD-0261 59.10 66.20 7.10 4.16 8.53
ATD-0261 46.20 52.00 5.80 5.71 6.05
ATD-0262 58.15 78.85 20.70 5.76 4.46
(True widths are dependent on uncertainties in the local strike and dip of the
mineralization and are estimated to be between 90% and 95% of the drill
intercept.)
Exploration Drilling Program
The goal of the current surface and underground drilling program at the El Roble
mine is to define zones of mineralization within the extent of main historic
massive sulphide body that were not exploited by previous operators and also to
expand the historically identified resource. During the first quarter of 2023,
the Company began this drill infill program to test the main mineralized body
and the immediately adjacent area with a total of 7,880 meters of drilling in
77 holes. The drill campaign will be continued during 2024 and results for the
drill holes will be reported as the assay results for mineralized intercepts are
received.
El Roble Mine
The El Roble mine is a high grade, underground copper and gold mine with nominal
processing plant capacity of 1,000 tonnes per day, located in the Department of
Choco in Colombia. Its commercial product is a copper-gold concentrate.
Since obtaining control of the mine on November 22, 2013, Atico has upgraded the
operation from a historical nominal capacity of 400 tonnes per day.
El Roble has Proven and Probable reserves of 1.00 million tonnes grading 3.02%
copper and 1.76 g/t gold, at a cut-off grade of 1.3% copper equivalent with an
effective date of September 30, 2020. Mineralization is open at depth and along
strike and the Company plans to further test the limits of the deposit.
On the larger land package, the Company has identified a prospective
stratigraphic contact between volcanic rocks and black and grey pelagic
sediments and cherts that has been traced by Atico geologists for ten
kilometers. This contact has been determined to be an important control on VMS
mineralization on which Atico has identified numerous target areas prospective
for VMS type mineralization occurrence, which is the focus of the current
surface drill program at El Roble.
Qualified Person
Garth Graves, P. Geo.
Garth Graves, P. Geo., consultant geologist for Atico Mining Corporation and a
qualified person in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 has reviewed and
approved the technical information contained in this news release.
About Atico Mining Corporation
Atico is a growth-oriented Company, focused on exploring, developing and mining
copper and gold projects in Latin America. The Company generates significant
cash flow through the operation of the El Roble mine and is developing its high-
grade La Plata VMS project in Ecuador. The Company is also pursuing additional
acquisition of advanced stage opportunities. For more information, please
visit www.aticomining.com (http://www.aticomining.com/).
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Fernando E. Ganoza
CEO
Atico Mining Corporation
Trading symbols: TSX.V: ATY | OTCQX: ATCMF
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This announcement includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, included herein, without limitation the use of
net proceeds, are forward-looking statements. Forward- looking statements
involve various risks and uncertainties and are based on certain factors and
assumptions. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be
accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from
those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include
uncertainties relating to interpretation of drill results and the geology,
continuity and grade of mineral deposits; uncertainty of estimates of capital
and operating costs; the need to obtain additional financing to maintain its
interest in and/or explore and develop the Company's mineral projects;
uncertainty of meeting anticipated program milestones for the Company's mineral
projects; and other risks and uncertainties disclosed under the heading "Risk
Factors" in the prospectus of the Company dated March 2, 2012 filed with the
Canadian securities regulatory authorities on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com
(http://www.sedar.com/)
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