Radius Gold drills 13.55m @ 841 g/t Silver and 10.25 g/t Gold marking the best drill hole to date at the El Cuervo Target, Amalia Project, Mexico
Vancouver, August 30, 2022 - Radius Gold Inc. (TSXV:RDU) ("Radius Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to report results from the remaining 3 drill holes from the El Cuervo target at the Amalia Project in Chihuahua, Mexico (Figure 1). The current phase of drilling at El Cuervo has concluded and the new results define a significant silver and gold system at El Cuervo that is open to expansion in all directions. Highlight drill results include:
AMDD22-065 17.00m @ 438 g/t Ag & 0.80 g/t Au
Including 2.0m @ 3,182 g/t Ag & 4.49 g/t Au
AMDD22-066 13.55m @ 841 g/t Ag & 10.25 g/t Au
Including 5.65m @ 1,560 g/t Ag & 19.16 g/t Au
"The El Cuervo system is the third major gold-silver target discovered at the Amalia Project, with multiple wide and high-grade drill results returned from the 22 hole El Cuervo program. With Amalia Central, California and El Cuervo targets all demonstrating resource potential, the growing scale of the Amalia Project is apparent. With an excess of 10km of vein systems, mineralization extending over 1,000 vertical meters and multiple targets yet untested, the Amalia Project has great potential but still requires significant drilling to define the overall extents. Radius is in discussion with our partner, Pan American Silver, to chart the best way forward for both companies," stated Bruce Smith, President and CEO.
The current phase of drilling at the El Cuervo target has concluded totalling 22 drill holes, collared from 5 platforms, fanned out to test approximately 500 m of strike extent and 350 m depth. Drilling at El Cuervo has defined mineralization similar to the Amalia structure, consisting of epithermal quartz veins, breccias and veinlets stockworks hosted within rhyolite volcanics along a major fault system. El Cuervo remains open to expansion along strike and to depth. New drill results (Table 1), long section and plan view of El Cuervo (Figures 2 & 3) are presented below and full Amalia Project data is available on the Radius Gold website.
Figure 1. Silver Long section - El Cuervo target
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Table 1: Drill Results - AMDD22-065 to AMDD22-067
| DRILL HOLE | INTERVAL - DRILL WIDTH (m) | Ag (g/t) | Au (g/t) |
| AMDD22-065 | 17.00 | 438 | 0.80 |
| including | 5.05 | 1330 | 2.02 |
| including | 2.00 | 3182 | 4.49 |
| AND | 6.70 | 76 | 3.15 |
| AMDD22-066 | 13.55 | 841 | 10.25 |
| including | 10.35 | 1091 | 13.20 |
| including | 5.65 | 1560 | 19.16 |
| AMDD22-067 | 18.55 | 27 | 0.34 |
| including | 1.60 | 103 | 0.22 |
| AND | 1.35 | 11 | 2.87 |
Figure 2: Plan view of Amalia Project
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The Agreement
Pursuant to an option agreement signed in June 2018, Pan American Silver Corp. has completed its right to earn an initial 65% interest in the Amalia Project by making cash payments to Radius totalling US$1.5 million (paid) and expending US$2 million on exploration over four years (completed). Pan American may earn an additional 10% by advancing the property to preliminary feasibility.
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Drilling is carried out using NQ and HQ size tooling. Drill core is cut in half using a rock saw with one-half of the core then taken as a sample for analysis. Sample intervals are generally 1m intervals, producing samples of between 2 to 9 kg. Half-core samples are delivered to the ALS Geochemistry laboratory facilities in Chihuahua, Mexico. The samples are fire assayed for Au and are analysed for Ag and multi-elements using method code ME-ICP61 following a four-acid digestion. Overlimits are analysed using an appropriate method. Multi-element geochemical standards and blanks are routinely entered into the drill core sample stream to monitor laboratory performance. Quality control samples submitted to ALS were returned within acceptable limits.
Technical Information
Bruce Smith, M.Sc. (Geology), a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, is Radius's Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Smith has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this news release.
Radius Gold has a portfolio of projects located in Mexico and Guatemala which it continues to advance, utilizing partnerships where appropriate in order to retain the Company's strong treasury. At the same time, management is seeking out additional investment and project acquisition opportunities across the globe. Radius Gold is committed to environmental and social responsibility with a focus on responsible development to generate positive outcomes for all stakeholders.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Bruce Smith
President and CEO
Symbol: TSXV-RDU
Contact: Bruce Smith
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Vancouver, BC V6C 3L6
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Email: info@goldgroup.com
Website: www.radiusgold.com
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