CALIBRE INCREASES NICARAGUAN MINERAL RESERVE GRADE BY 16% AND NEVADA MINERAL RESERVES GROW BY 23%, NET OF PRODUCTION DEPLETION Feb 14, 2023 VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Calibre Mining Corp. (TSX: CXB; OTCQX: CXBMF) (the "Company" or "Calibre") is pleased to announce the results of the Company’s updated Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for its Nicaragua and Nevada properties as of December 31, 2022. Nicaragua 2022 Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Highlights
16% increase in the Nicaraguan Mineral Reserve grade to 5.37 g/t gold (2021: 4.62 g/t gold); 278% increase in the Nicaraguan Mineral Reserves to approximately 1,082,000 ounces gold, net of depletion since acquisition in 2019; Largest Nicaraguan Mineral Reserve estimate, at a record grade of 5.37 g/t gold, for the combined assets in 12 years; Panteon North Maiden Mineral Reserve estimate, discovered in May 2022, added approximately 244,000 ounces (0.8Mt at 9.45 g/t Au) to the Nicaraguan Mineral Reserves, and; The trend towards higher grades is anticipated will lead to lower per ounce costs. Nevada 2022 Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Highlights
23% increase in pit-constrained Pan Mine Mineral Reserves to 234,000 ounces gold, net of depletion; and 12% increase in Pan Mine Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource to 359,000 ounces gold. Nicaragua Mineral Reserves (Dec 31, 2022) A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/...1203-4e30-a35b-ed9e134ba17a
Darren Hall, President and Chief Executive Officer of Calibre stated : “Since acquiring our Nicaraguan assets in Q4 2019, the teams’ commitment has created significant value. Year-over-year we have discovered new, high-grade deposits, increasing overall reserve ounces and grades. In 2022, the discovery and delineation of the high-grade ore shoot at Panteon North resulted in 810,000 tonnes at a grade of 9.45 g/t Au for approximately 244,000 ounces of Mineral Reserves, a significant achievement for the team. We have a multi-rig drill program underway following up on the most recent results including 11.61 g/t Au over 9.3m located along the VTEM Gold Corridor approximately 1.5 km northeast of Panteon North indicating an additional high-grade opportunity not included in the 2022 Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve statement.
Our 2022 Nevada programs yielded a 23% increase in Mineral Reserves, net of depletion. This, in combination with the discovery of new Coyote zone proximal to the operating open pit mine, demonstrates the additional upside that exists.”
Nicaragua 2023 Priority Mineral Resource Expansion Opportunities
High-grade expansion opportunities at Limon include Panteon VTEM Gold Corridor and Talavera extension, and at Libertad include Veta Azul and Volcan, not included in the Company’s 2022 Mineral Resource statement; Additional Mineral Resource expansion and grade increase opportunities at our Eastern Borosi Project (“EBP”) including Blag, La Luna and East Dome, as well as Riscos de Oro Southwest and Northeast extensions; First pass drilling at the recently permitted Buena Vista and La Fortuna concessions, located near the Limon and Libertad mine complexes, respectively, and; 60,000 metre drill program underway. Nevada 2023 Priority Mineral Resource Expansion Opportunities
Numerous discovery opportunities along a 5 km trend south of the Pan resource area and centered on the new Coyote discovery to be drilled following up on recent drilling success; 40,000 metre drill program underway, and; Generative program underway including mineral alteration classification and structural interpretation. Nicaragua Mineral Resource and Reserve Statements - December 31, 2022 1,2,3,4 ,5,6 All notes with parameters are at the end of the press release.
Tonnage Grade Grade§Contained Au Contained Ag (kt)§(g/t Au) (g/t Ag) (koz) (koz) Probable Reserves 6,269 5.37 16.25 1,082 3,275 El Limon Complex 3,714 5.50 5.21 657 622 La Libertad Complex 2,556 5.18 32.29 426 2,654 Measured & Indicated Resources (Inclusive of probable reserves) 16,806 3.37 8.98 1,823 4,814 El Limon Complex 13,313 2.97 2.05 1,270 877 La Libertad Complex 3,493 4.92 35.38 553 3,937 Inferred Resources 59,056 1.30 7.09 2,462 13,460 El Limon Complex 1,597 4.26 3.27 218 167 La Libertad Complex 6,433 3.65 41.19 754 8,487 Primavera (January 31, 2017) 44,974 0.54 1.15 782 1,661 Cerro Aeropuerto (April 11, 2011) 6,052 3.64 16.16 708 3,145 US Mineral Resource and Reserve Statements - December 31, 2022 7,8 ,9,10 All notes with parameters are at the end of the press release.
Tonnage Grade Grade§Contained Au Contained Ag (kt)§(g/t Au) (g/t Ag) (koz) (koz) Proven & Probable Reserves 19,788 0.37 264 Pan Mine 19,788 0.37 264 Measured & Indicated Resources (Inclusive of probable reserves) 98,212 0.88 6.44 2,780 9,399 Pan Mine 33,790 0.33 359 Gold Rock (Mar 31, 2020) 18,996 0.66 403 Golden Eagle (Mar 31, 2020) 45,426 1.38 6.44 2,018 9,399 Inferred Resources 11,643 0.75 4.43 281 765 Pan Mine 3,246 0.40 42 Gold Rock (Mar 31, 2020) 3,027 0.87 84 Golden Eagle (Mar 31, 2020) 5,370 0.90 4.43 155 765
Das wird die Profitabilität aufgrund steigender Goldproduktion und wegen höherer Grade gleichzeitig sinkender AISC weiter steigern. Kenne keinen ähnlich günstig bewerteten Miner. Und ja, irgendwann, vielleicht Ende dieses Jahres, muß ich dann vielleicht einem anderen Forumsteilnehmer dann doch recht geben - wenn auch nicht zu einem Aktienrückkaufprogramm, so aber doch im Hinblick auf eine Dividende. |