SONORO GOLD REPORTS HIGH GRADE INTERCEPTS AT CERRO CALICHE INCLUDING 10.67 METERS OF 9.02 GRAMS OF GOLD PER TONNE
9:00 AM ET, 04/21/2022 - GlobeNewswire
VANCOUVER, Canada, April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonoro Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGO | OTCQB: SMOFF | FRA: 23SP) (“Sonoro” or the “Company”) is pleased to report assay results from an additional 15 drill holes completed as part of a drilling campaign currently underway at its Cerro Caliche gold project in Sonora, Mexico. As previously announced, the objective of the program is to increase the estimated size and grade of the project’s oxide gold mineralization as well as to potentially extend the estimated life of the proposed heap leach mining operation as outlined in the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) filed in October 2021.
These latest results include drilling conducted at El Colorado and Guadalupe gold mineralized zones in the southwest of the concession’s mineralized zones where multiple high-grade gold intercepts were previously reported within larger intervals of higher-grade gold mineralization, as well as at El Bellotoso gold mineralized zone in the northeast region.
Highlights are as follows:
SCR-289 intercepted 7.62m averaging 0.562 g/t Au; including 1.52m averaging 1.385 g/t AuSCR-292 intercepted 3.04m averaging 1.765 g/t Au; including 1.52m averaging 3.370 g/t AuSCR-293 intercepted 12.19m averaging 0.874 g/t Au; including 1.52m averaging 3.62 g/t Au;
and 6.10m averaging 0.922 g/t Au; including 1.53m averaging 2.22 g/t Au;and 7.62m averaging 2.262 g/t Au; including 1.53m averaging 10.25 g/t Au
SCR-295 intercepted 1.52m averaging 1.455 g/t Au; and 1.53m averaging 6.00 g/t AuSCR-296 intercepted 7.62m averaging 0.673 g/t Au; including 1.53m averaging 1.835 g/t Au;
and 6.10m averaging 0.422 g/t Au; including 1.52m averaging 1.00 g/t Au
SCR-298 intercepted 3.05m averaging 0.884 g/t Au; including 1.53m averaging 1.455 g/t AuSCR-299 intercepted 10.67m averaging 9.018 g/t Au; including 6.10m averaging 15.558 g/t AuSCR-301 intercepted 10.67m averaging 0.497 g/t Au; including 1.52m averaging 1.795 g/t Au
Mel Herdrick, Sonoro’s VP Exploration noted, “With the discovery of multiple prospective high-grade ore-shoots identified by drilling at El Colorado, we are developing an understanding of the permissible extent and trend of these potential ore-shoots that may have up to seven additional repetitions in the footwall of the Guadalupe vein zone extending up to 700 meters to the northwest of El Colorado. These high-grade ore-shoots may add significantly to the existing resource. The process of defining these zones also allows us to refine our understanding of the structural geology and, consequently, identify additional areas for possible material resource expansion and a recalculation of the existing resource.”
Kenneth MacLeod, Sonoro’s CEO and President commented, “We continue to be very pleased with the results from our Phase IV drilling program which is expected to be completed by early May with the remaining results expected at the end of May. While we move forward with the development of the proposed mining operations, we will now begin assessing the potential economic impact of the new geological data on the project.”
John Darch, Sonoro's Chairman commented, "We are very encouraged with thelatest drilling results. The extension of several gold mineralized zones as well as the multiple deeper higher-grade intercepts suggests the drilling program may meet its objective of increaing the size and grade of the resource and therefore potentially extend the life of our proposed mining operation as well as improve the overall economics of the project. This is a very exciting time for Sonoro and its shareholders.”
