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ATEX Completes First Hole in Phase IV Drill Program Extending Western Poprhyry Trend to South and Provides Exploration Update

ATEX Completes First Hole in Phase IV Drill Program Extending Western Poprhyry Trend to South and Provides Exploration Update

ATEX 完成了第四階段鑽探計劃的第一個洞,將西部流行趨勢擴展到南方,並提供了勘探最新情況
newsfile ·  2023/12/14 20:00

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 14, 2023) - ATEX Resources Inc. (TSXV: ATX) ("ATEX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that is has completed drill hole ATXD-12A, the first hole, of its Phase IV drill campaign at the Valeriano Copper-Gold Project ("Valeriano" or the "Project") located in Atacama Region, Chile.

安大略省多倫多--(新聞文件公司-2023 年 12 月 14 日)- ATEX Resources Inc.(多倫多證券交易所:ATX) (”ATEX“或者”公司“) 很高興地宣佈,它已經完成了Valeriano Copper-Gold Project第四階段鑽探活動的第一個孔 ATXD-12A(”瓦萊里亞諾“或者”項目“) 位於智利阿塔卡馬地區。

Highlights include:

亮點包括:

  • Drill hole ATXD-12A targeting the Western Trend, intersected a 1,096 metre zone of copper mineralization from 906 metres downhole, including 638 metres of mineralized early porphyry ("EP") from 1,267 metres (hole completed at 2,001 metres).

  • ATXD-12A confirmed the presence of EP along the Western Trend, 200 metres to the south of ATXD-11B* (1,342.5 metres of 0.73% CuEq (0.46% Cu 0.31 g/t Au, 43 ppm Mo), reported March 30, 2023), where the Western Trend remains open along strike.

  • Additionally, ATXD-12A expanded the Western Trend Porphyry contact by approximately 50 metres to the west.

  • ATEX has also strategically added to its land position to the east of Valeriano, adding 2,700 hectares of new ground to the Valeriano property package (Figure 1).

  • ATEX is currently drilling with three drill rigs, testing for the extensions of the Western Trend and the strike extension of the Central High-Grade Trend.

  • Complete assays for ATXD-12A are anticipated in mid-January.

  • 以 ATXD-12A 爲目標的鑽孔 西方潮流,與 a 相交 位於井下 906 米處的 1,096 米銅礦化帶,包括 638 米的早期礦化斑岩 (“EP”) 從 1,267 米起(洞在 2,001 米處完成)。

  • ATXD-12A 證實西部潮流沿線存在 EP,位於 ATXD-11B* 以南 200 米處 (報告稱,銅濃度爲 0.73%(0.46% 銅 0.31 g/t Au,43 ppm Mo)爲 1,342.5 米 2023年3月30日),西部趨勢在罷工期間保持開放。

  • 此外,ATXD-12A 將 Western Trend Porphyry 的聯繫向西擴大了大約 50 米。

  • ATEX還戰略性地增加了其在瓦萊里亞諾以東的土地位置,爲Valeriano房地產項目增加了2700公頃的新土地(圖1)。

  • ATEX 目前正在使用三臺鑽機進行鑽探,測試西部趨勢的延伸和中部高等級趨勢的走勢延伸。

  • ATXD-12A 的完整化驗預計將於 1 月中旬完成。

"This is an exciting start to the Phase IV Program," stated Raymond Jannas, President and CEO of ATEX. "In Phase III we discovered and loosely defined initial continuity within the Western Trend and, picking up where we left off after Phase III, we have now been able to confirm and extend the strike extents of this trend to the south while also adding volume to the EP unit to the west. We are looking forward to the assay results considering the excellent grades reported in earlier Phase III holes along this trend, ATXD-11B and ATXD-23."

ATEX總裁兼首席執行官雷蒙德·詹納斯表示:“這是第四階段計劃令人興奮的開端。”“在第三階段,我們發現並寬鬆地定義了西部趨勢內部的初始連續性,在第三階段之後我們從上次停下來的地方繼續前進,現在我們已經能夠確認這一趨勢的走勢範圍並將其擴展到南方,同時也增加了西部EP單位的交易量。考慮到沿着這一趨勢在早期的三期鑽孔中報告的優異成績,即 ATXD-11B 和 ATXD-23,我們對檢測結果充滿期待。”

Phase IV Update

第四階段更新

The Phase IV drill campaign had been planned to continue where Phase III left off with the intention to:

第四階段的演習活動原計劃從第三階段停止的地方繼續進行,目的是:

  1. Further expand the mineralized corridor defined to roughly 1km X 1 km X 1km in Phase III.
  2. Further define and delineate the high-grade Central and West Porphyry trends.
  3. Test new targets along strike and to the east and west of the currently defined corridor.
  1. 進一步擴大第三階段定義爲大約 1km X 1 km X 1km 的礦化走廊。
  2. 進一步定義和描繪高品位的中部和西部斑岩趨勢。
  3. 測試攻擊沿線以及當前定義的走廊東部和西部的新目標。

Three diamond drill holes are currently underway (Figure 2):

目前正在鑽三個金剛石鑽孔(圖 2):

  • ATXD-25 is being drilled from surface on the west side of the Valeriano Ridge. This hole is being drilled east towards the Western Porphyry trend where it will test a corridor of potential mineralization associated with the Western Trend Porphyry and potentially the western contact of the porphyry. This target is assumed to have rough dimensions of 1 kilometre along strike, in excess of 500 metres wide and a kilometer of vertical extent, based on previous holes. Should ATXD-25 be successful, multiple daughter holes can be drilled out of it, testing strike and dip continuity of this target.

  • ATXD-17A* is a daughter hole from ATXD-17 (1,160 metres grading 0.78% copper equivalent ("CuEq") (0.53% Cu, 0.28 g/t Au and 70 ppm Mo), reported June 13, 2022, including 550 metres of 1.03% CuEq (0.69% Cu, 0.39 g/t Au and 70 ppm Mo)) and will be testing the vertical extent of the Central High grade trend as well as the eastern contact of the Western Trend Porphyry.

  • ATXD-16A, a daughter hole being drilled to the west out of VAL-16* (historical hole intersecting 1,045 metres of 0.53% CuEq (0.39 Cu, 0.17 Au, 54 Mo)). This hole has been planned to test the eastern contact of the Central High-Grade Porphyry trend.

  • The first hole attempted in Phase IV was the continuation of ATXD-24* (670 metres of 0.84% Copper Equivalent "CuEq" (0.60% Cu, 0.24 g/t Au & 101 ppm Mo), reported July 13, 2023, including 312 metres of 1.00% CuEq (0.73% Cu, 0.30 g/t Au and 77 ppm Mo)) which was suspended at a depth of 1,842 metres in EP within the Central Trend, at the end of Phase III. Multiple attempts to restart the hole were unsuccessful, with in hole complications finally resulting in the decision to exit the hole and move to a new one. The mineralization intersected in ATXD-24 remains open to the east and other plans are being evaluated to follow up.

  • ATXD-25 正在瓦萊里亞諾山脊西側的地表鑽探。該洞正朝着西部斑岩潮向東鑽探,在那裏它將測試一條與西部潮斑岩相關的潛在礦化走廊,並可能測試斑岩的西部接觸點。根據之前的鑽孔,假設該目標的粗略尺寸爲 1 千米,寬度超過 500 米,垂直範圍爲一千米。如果 ATXD-25 成功,可以從中鑽出多個子孔,測試該目標的衝擊和俯衝連續性。

  • 據報道,ATXD-17A* 是 ATXD-17 的子洞(1,160 米,銅當量 0.78%(“cueQ”)(0.53% 銅、0.28 g/t Au 和 70 ppm Mo) 2022年6月13日,包括550米的 1.03% CueQ(0.69% 銅、0.39 g/t Au 和 70 ppm Mo),並將測試中部高品位趨勢的垂直範圍以及西部潮斑岩的東部接觸。

  • ATXD-16A,正在從 VAL-16* 向西鑽一個子洞(歷史上的洞與 0.53% cueQ(0.39 Cu、0.17 Au、54 Mo)相交 1,045 米)。該洞計劃用於測試中部高品位斑岩趨勢的東部接觸。

  • 據報道,第四階段嘗試的第一個鑽孔是延續 ATXD-24*(670 米,銅當量 0.84% “cueQ”(0.60% 銅、0.24 g/t Au 和 101 ppm Mo) 2023年7月13日,包括 312 米 1.00% 的銅當量(0.73% 銅、0.30 g/t Au 和 77 ppm Mo),它在第三階段結束時懸浮在中央潮流深度1,842米的極壓深度。多次嘗試重啓洞都沒有成功,洞內併發症最終導致決定退出洞並移至新洞。ATXD-24 中相交的礦化區仍向東開放,正在評估其他計劃以採取後續行動。

*CuEQ values reported in historical releases use metals reported in situ (100% basis). Recoveries for these metals as assumed in the NI 43-101 technical report titled "Independent Technical Report for the Valeriano Copper-Gold Project, Atacama Region, Chile" with an effective date of September 1, 2023, available at and are 90% Cu, 70% Au, 80% Ag and 60% Mo.

*歷史新聞稿中報告的cueQ值使用現場報告的金屬(100% 基礎)。這些金屬的回收率如名爲 “智利阿塔卡馬地區瓦萊里亞諾銅金項目獨立技術報告” 的NI 43-101技術報告中假設的那樣,生效日期爲2023年9月1日,可在以下網址查閱 分別是 90% 的銅、70% 的金、80% 的銀和 60% 的鉬。

QAQC

QAQC

Drill holes are collared with a PQ drill bit, reduced to HQ and, sequentially, to NQ as the drill holes progressed deeper. Drill core produced by the drill rigs was extracted from the core tubes by the drill contractor under the supervision of ATEX employees, marked for consistent orientation and placed in core boxes with appropriate depth markers added. Full core boxes were then sealed before being transported by ATEX personnel to the Valeriano field camp. Core at the field camp is processed, quick logged, checked for recovery, photographed, and marked for specific gravity, geotechnical studies and for assays. From camp, the core is transferred to a secure core-cutting facility in Vallenar, operated by IMG, a third-party consultant. Here, the core trays are weighed before being cut using a diamond saw under ATEX personnel oversight. ATEX geologists working at this facility double-check the selected two-metre sample intervals, placing the samples in seal bags and ensuring that the same side of the core is consistently sampled. Reference numbers are assigned to each sample and each sample is weighed. The core trays with the remaining half-core are weighed and photographed. Additionally, core logs are updated, and the specific gravity and geotechnical samples are collected. The remaining core is stored in racks at the Company's secure facility in Vallenar.

鑽孔採用 PQ 鑽頭,隨着鑽孔的深入,鑽孔會縮小到 HQ,然後依次縮小到 NQ。鑽機生產的鑽芯由鑽機承包商在ATEX員工的監督下從岩心管中提取出來,標記爲方向一致,並放置在添加適當深度標記的岩心箱中。然後,完整的核心箱子被封起來,然後由ATEX人員運送到瓦萊里亞諾野戰營地。野外營地的岩心經過處理、快速記錄、檢查恢復情況、拍照,並標記爲比重、岩土工程研究和化驗。核心從營地轉移到位於瓦萊納爾的一個安全的巖芯切割設施,該設施由第三方顧問IMG運營。在這裏,在ATEX人員的監督下使用金剛石鋸切割芯托盤之前,先對芯托盤進行稱重。在該設施工作的ATEX地質學家仔細檢查選定的兩米採樣間隔,將樣品放入密封袋中,並確保對岩心的同一側進行持續採樣。爲每個樣本分配參考編號,並對每個樣品進行稱重。對裝有剩餘半芯的核心托盤進行稱重和拍照。此外,還會更新岩心日誌,並收集比重和岩土工程樣本。剩餘的核心存放在公司位於瓦萊納爾的安全設施的機架中。

From Vallenar samples are sent to an ALS preparation facility in La Serena. ALS is an accredited laboratory which is independent of the Company. The prepared samples were sent to the ALS assay laboratories in either Santiago, Chile and Lima, Peru for gold (Au-AA24), copper (Cu-AA62), molybdenum (Mo-AA62) and silver (Ag-AA62) assays as well as and multi-element ICP (ME-MS61) analysis. No data quality problems were indicated by the QA/QC program.

來自瓦萊納爾的樣本被送到拉塞雷納的肌萎縮性側索硬化症製備設施。ALS 是一家獨立於公司的經認證的實驗室。準備好的樣本被送往智利聖地亞哥和秘魯利馬的肌萎縮性側索硬化症分析實驗室進行金(Au-AA24)、銅(cu-aa62)、鉬(mo-aa62)和銀(Ag-AA62)的測定以及多元素ICP(ME-MS61)分析。質量保證/質量控制計劃未發現任何數據質量問題。

Qualified Person

合格人員

Mr. Ben Pullinger, P.Geo., registered with the Professional Geoscientists Ontario, is the Qualified Person, as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards for Disclosure for Mineral Projects, for the Valeriano Copper Gold Porphyry Project. Mr. Pullinger is not considered independent under NI 43-101 as he is Senior Vice President Exploration and Business Development of ATEX. He has reviewed and approved the disclosure of the scientific and technical information contained in this press release.

根據國家儀器 43-101 的定義,在安大略省專業地球科學家協會註冊的 P.Geo. Ben Pullinger 先生是合格人員- 礦產項目披露標準,用於瓦萊里亞諾銅金斑岩項目。根據NI 43-101,Pullinger先生不被視爲獨立人士,因爲他是ATEX勘探和業務發展高級副總裁。他已審查並批准了本新聞稿中包含的科學和技術信息的披露。

About ATEX

關於 ATEX

ATEX is exploring the Valeriano Copper Gold Project which is located within the emerging copper gold porphyry mineral belt linking the prolific El Indio High-Sulphidation Belt to the south with the Maricunga Gold Porphyry Belt to the north. This emerging belt, informally referred to as the Link Belt, hosts several copper gold porphyry deposits at various stages of development including, Filo del Sol (Filo Mining), Josemaria (Lundin Mining), Los Helados (NGEX Minerals/JX Nippon), La Fortuna (Teck Resources/Newmont) and El Encierro (Antofagasta/Barrick Gold).

ATEX正在探索瓦萊里亞諾銅金項目,該項目位於新興的銅金斑岩礦帶內,將多產的埃爾印第奧高硫化帶與北部的馬裏昆加金斑岩帶連接起來。這個新興的礦帶被非正式地稱爲鏈接帶,擁有多個處於不同開發階段的銅金斑岩礦牀,包括Filo del Sol(Filo Mining)、Josemaria(倫丁礦業)、洛斯赫拉多斯(NGEX Minerals/Jx Nippon)、La Fortuna(Teck Resources/Newmont)和El Encierro(Antofagasta/Barrick Gold)。

Valeriano hosts a large copper gold porphyry resource: 1.41 billion tonnes at 0.67% CuEq (0.50% Cu, 0.20 g/t Au, 0.96 g/t Ag and 63.80 g/t Mo), which includes a higher-grade core totaling 200 million tonnes at 0.84% CuEq (0.62% Cu, 0.29 g/t Au 1.25 g/t Ag and 55.7 g/t Mo), reported in September 20231.

瓦萊里亞諾擁有大量銅金斑岩資源:14.1億噸,銅當量爲 0.67%(0.50% 銅、0.20 克/噸金、0.96 克/噸銀和 63.80 克/噸 Mo),其中包括總量爲 0.84% cueQ(0.62% 銅、0.29 g/t Au、1.25 g/t Mo 和 55.7 g/t Mo)的更高品位岩心,2023 年 9 月公佈1

After completing the company's first limited drill test of the copper-gold porphyry system in 2022, ATEX is now following up with a campaign of directional drilling to extend the high-grade trend, test new targets and expand the mineralized envelope.

在2022年完成了公司對銅金斑岩系統的首次有限鑽探測試之後,ATEX現在正在繼續開展定向鑽探活動,以擴大高品位趨勢,測試新目標並擴大礦化範圍。

For further information, please contact:

欲了解更多信息,請聯繫:

Raymond Jannas,
President and CEO
Email: rjannas@atexresources.com

雷蒙德·詹納斯
總裁兼首席執行官
電子郵件:rjannas@atexresources.com

Ben Pullinger,
Senior Vice President of Exploration and Business Development
Email: bpullinger@atexresources.com

本·普林格,
勘探與業務發展高級副總裁
電子郵件:bpullinger@atexresources.com

or visit ATEX's website at

或者訪問 ATEX 的網站,網址爲

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:

關於前瞻性陳述的警示性說明:

This news release contains forward-looking statements, including predictions, projections, and forecasts. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "planning", "expects" or "does not expect", "continues", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "potential", "anticipates", "does not anticipate", or describes a "goal", or variation of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, future events, conditions, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, prediction, projection, forecast, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

本新聞稿包含前瞻性陳述,包括預測、預測和預測。通常,前瞻性陳述可以通過使用 “計劃”、“規劃”、“期望” 或 “不期望”、“繼續”、“計劃”、“估計”、“預測”、“打算”、“潛在”、“預期”、“不預期” 等詞語來識別,或者描述 “目標”,或者這些詞彙和短語的變體或聲明 “某些行動、事件或結果” 可以”、“可以”、“會”、“可以”、“可以”、“可以” 或 “將” 會被採取、發生或實現。前瞻性陳述涉及已知和未知的風險、未來事件、條件、不確定性和其他因素,這些因素可能導致實際業績、業績或成就與前瞻性陳述所表達或暗示的任何未來業績、預測、預測、業績或成就存在重大差異。

Such forward-looking statements include, among others: plans for the evaluation of exploration properties including the Valeriano Copper Gold Project; the success of evaluation plans; the success of exploration activities; mine development prospects; potential for future metals production; changes in economic parameters and assumptions; all aspects related to the timing and extent of exploration activities including the Phase IV drill program contemplated in this press release; timing of receipt of exploration results; the interpretation and actual results of current exploration activities and mineralization; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; the results of regulatory and permitting processes; future metals price; possible variations in grade or recovery rates; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; the results of economic and technical studies; delays in obtaining governmental and local approvals or financing or in the completion of exploration; timing of assay results; as well as those factors disclosed in ATEX's publicly filed documents.

此類前瞻性陳述包括:包括瓦萊里亞諾銅金項目在內的勘探物業評估計劃;評估計劃的成功;勘探活動的成功;礦山開發前景;未來金屬生產潛力;經濟參數和假設的變化;與勘探活動時間和範圍有關的所有方面,包括本新聞稿中設想的第四階段鑽探計劃;收到勘探結果的時間;對勘探結果的解釋和實際結果當前的勘探活動和礦化情況;隨着計劃的不斷完善,項目參數的變化;監管和許可程序的結果;未來的金屬價格;品位或回收率可能出現的變化;設備或工藝未能按預期運行;採礦業的勞資糾紛和其他風險;經濟和技術研究的結果;在獲得政府和地方批准或融資或完成勘探方面的延遲;化驗結果的時間安排;以及中披露的因素 ATEX的公開文件。

Although ATEX has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

儘管ATEX試圖確定可能導致實際行動、事件或結果與前瞻性陳述中描述的有重大差異的重要因素,但可能還有其他因素導致行動、事件或結果與預期、估計或預期不符。無法保證前瞻性陳述會被證明是準確的,因爲實際結果和未來事件可能與此類陳述中的預期存在重大差異。因此,讀者不應過分依賴前瞻性陳述。

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responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this news release.

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1Please see NI 43-101 technical report titled "Independent Technical Report for the Valeriano Copper-Gold Project, Atacama Region, Chile" with an effective date of September 1, 2023, available at and for additional details on the 2023 Mineral Resource Estimate for the Valeriano project.

1請參閱名爲 “智利阿塔卡馬地區瓦萊里亞諾銅金項目獨立技術報告” 的 NI 43-101 技術報告,該報告生效日期爲 2023 年 9 月 1 日,網址爲 了解有關Valeriano項目2023年礦產資源估算的更多詳情。

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