Excellon Announces New Assays From the High-Grade Pierna Manto and Provides an Exploration Update 1,412 g/t (41 oz/T) Ag, 19% Pb, 18% Zn Over 2.55 m in Hole EX11-LP904
1,412 g/t (41 oz/T) Ag, 19% Pb, 18% Zn Over 2.55 m in Hole EX11-LP904
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/02/11 -- Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: EXN) is pleased to announce assays for six holes from the initial 2011 drilling program at the Platosa Property. Five are from the Pierna Manto discovered in October 2010 and the sixth from the 6A/6B Manto, which was considerably expanded to the northwest during 2010 drilling. The best hole in Pierna was LP904, which intersected 2.55 metres (m) of massive sulphides grading 1,412 g/t (41 oz/T) Ag, 18.99% Pb, 18.44% Zn. Hole LP903 also intersected very high values. The Pierna Manto remains open to the north and northwest along a significant northwest-southeast trending structure and drilling continues.
The Company mobilized a second drill in late March to begin drilling targets generated by a ZTEM airborne geophysical survey completed in the fall of 2010 (see Press Release dated March 25, 2011). The targets are estimated to be at 500 m or more vertical depths. Drilling progress has been slow and there are no results to report at this time. More detailed ZTEM data interpretation is ongoing and targets have been defined on the 17,000 ha Excelmex VII concession, which adjoins the original Platosa land package to the south.
'We are very pleased to see the high-grade Pierna and 6A/6B Mantos continue to grow. We are already mining portions of the sulphides discovered in the extension of the 6A/6B Manto during 2010, proving the value of continued exploration near existing underground mining infrastructure,' said John Sullivan, Excellon's Vice-President of Exploration. 'We are also eagerly awaiting the first concrete results from drilling of our ZTEM targets and remain confident that this survey will materially guide exploration for a large-tonnage proximal carbonate replacement deposit at Platosa.'
Assay details are shown in the Table and the holes are located on Map 2 below. All intervals are estimated true thicknesses. In addition to these six holes there have been nine other holes drilled at Platosa since the exploration press release dated January 13, 2011. Two of these were abandoned prior to reaching their intended targets and none of the other seven intersected significant values.
Excellon's drill core samples are prepared and assayed by SGS Minerals Services (SGS) in Durango, Mexico. The lab is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. The Company has a comprehensive QAQC program, supervised by an independent Qualified Person.
Qualified Persons
The Company's exploration programs are supervised by John Sullivan, Excellon's Vice-President of exploration, in consultation with Dr. Peter Megaw of IMDEX Inc.
Dr. Peter Megaw, PhD, CPG, and Mr. John Sullivan, BSc., PGeo., have acted as the Qualified Persons, as defined in National Instrument 43-101, for this disclosure.
Dr. Megaw has a PhD in geology and more than 30 years of relevant experience focused on exploring silver and gold systems in Mexico. He is a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG 10227) by the American Institute of Professional Geologists and an Arizona Registered Geologist (ARG 21613). Dr. Megaw is not independent of Excellon as he is a shareholder.
Mr. Sullivan is an economic geologist with over 35 years of experience in the mineral industry. Prior to joining Excellon in 2007 he was a senior geologist at a Toronto-based international geological and mining engineering consulting firm where he evaluated properties and prepared NI 43-101 reports on gold and base metal projects in Canada and internationally. In addition he has held senior positions with two large Canadian mining companies where he directed major exploration programs, managed field offices, and evaluated projects in Canada, Europe, Africa and Latin America. Mr. Sullivan is not independent of Excellon as he is an officer of the Company.
Table: Platosa Assay Results (intervals are estimated true thicknesses)
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Interval Interval Interval Silver Silver Lead Zinc
Location DDH No. From (m) To (m) width (m) (g/t) (oz/T) (%) (%)
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Pierna Manto LP893 163.50 164.6 1.10 575 16.8 5.09 19.60
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LP895 172.05 172.32 0.27 145 4.2 17.90 0.79
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LP897 182.58 183.58 1.00 169 5.1 1.91 12.80
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LP903 200.86 204.66 3.80 704 20.5 8.86 16.40
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LP904 210.06 212.61 2.55 1,412 41.2 18.99 18.44
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6A/6B Manto
Ext. LP886 107.00 108.40 1.40 159 4.6 1.51 0.94
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To view, 'Map 1: Location Map - Platosa Property,' please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/exn502Fig1.pdf
To view, 'Map 2: Platosa Mantos and Recent Drill Hole Locations,' please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/exn502Fig2.pdf
About Excellon
Excellon, a mineral resource company operating in Durango and Zacatecas States, Mexico, is committed to building value through production, expansion and discovery. Excellon is producing silver, lead and zinc from the high-grade manto Mineral Resource on its large Platosa Property, strategically located in the middle of the Mexican silver belt. Excellon's focus is on expanding its operating capacity and increasing its Mineral Resources at Platosa where an exploration program focused on diamond drilling and advanced geophysical techniques is ongoing. The Platosa Property, not fully explored, has several geological indicators of a large mineralized system.
On behalf of EXCELLON RESOURCES INC.
Peter Crossgrove, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Contacts:
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Morgan Knowles
Director, Investor Relations
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