Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX: DPM) (“DPM” or
“the Company”) today reported new assay results from its ongoing
infill drilling program at Čoka Rakita in eastern Serbia, where DPM
recently announced an Inferred mineral resource estimate of 1.8
million ounces of gold.1 The Company also reported results from the
scout drilling program at the Dumitru Potok and Frasen prospects,
which are located on the Čoka Rakita licence and are approximately
1.0 to 1.5 kilometres north of the Čoka Rakita deposit.
Highlights(Refer to Tables 1
and 2 for full results)
- Strong
high-grade intercepts from infill drilling at Čoka Rakita,
that continue to confirm and extend the high-grade core,
including:
- RIDD052A
– 81 metres at 50.57 g/t Au and 0.15% Cu from 122 metres2
- RIDD052 –
85 metres at 8.80 g/t Au and 0.13% Cu from 411 metres
- RIDD50A –
45 metres at 10.08 g/t Au from 219 metres
- RIDD049 –
45 metres at 4.77 g/t Au from 604 metres
- RIDT030A
– 53 metres at 2.36 g/t Au and 0.25% Cu from 162 metres
- RIDT029 –
40 metres at 4.50 g/t Au and 0.1% Cu from 450 metres
- RIDT027 –
54 metres at 27.99 g/t Au from 427 metres
- RIDT017 –
26 metres at 5.61 g/t Au from 504 metres
- New
results from scout drilling on Čoka Rakita exploration
licence: Confirms camp-wide upside potential for high
grade, manto-like skarn gold-copper mineralization, as well as
additional potential for sandstone hosted skarn mineralization and
porphyry type mineralization. Recently returned intercepts
include:
- DPDD012 –
26 metres at 3.54% Cu and 3.03 g/t Au from 1,155 metres
30 metres
at 1.36% Cu and 1.11 g/t Au from 1,214 metres
- DPDD013A
– 9 metres at 0.64% Cu and 0.55 g/t Au from 84 metres
- BIDD222 –
8 metres at 2.36% Cu and 1.26 g/t Au from 706 metres
- BIDD223 –
14 metres at 1.52 % Cu and 1.23 g/t Au from 657 metres
- BIDD224 –
45 metres at 0.26% Cu and 0.80 g/t Au from 327 metres
- Next
steps: DPM is on track to complete a preliminary economic
assessment (“PEA”) for Čoka Rakita in the second quarter of 2024
and continues to advance activities aimed at accelerating the
project, including geotechnical and hydrogeological drilling, the
next phase of the metallurgical testwork program, the evaluation of
locations for potential site infrastructure, and stakeholder
engagement activities. The Company is also aggressively pursuing
additional potential skarn targets through its scout drilling
campaigns within the Čoka Rakita licence, on the new Potaj Čuka and
Pešter Jug licences, and on the Umka licence. In 2024, DPM has
budgeted between $20 million and $22 million for exploration
activities in Serbia.
“We are excited to announce these strong results
from our ongoing drilling program, which continue to demonstrate
the significant exploration potential of Čoka Rakita and the
surrounding licences beyond the current Čoka Rakita deposit,” said
David Rae, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dundee Precious
Metals.
“We are on track to complete the preliminary
economic assessment in the second quarter of 2024, and we are
planning continued aggressive exploration at Čoka Rakita and on the
surrounding licences to generate new discoveries.”
_________________________1 For further details,
refer to the technical report “Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate –
Čoka Rakita Gold Project, Serbia,” dated January 24, 2024,
available on the Company’s website at www.dundeeprecious.com and on
SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
2 Including 1 metre at 3,025 g/t Au from 173 to 174 metres.
Čoka Rakita Infill Drilling Program Results
The infill drilling program at Čoka Rakita
continues, with an additional 9,200 metres drilled comprising of 19
completed drill holes and a further seven ongoing drill holes,
since the Company’s previous update on November 15, 2023.
Results from the infill drilling program
continues to deliver high-grade intercepts, including the project’s
best intercept reported to date from drill hole RIDD052A. This
intercept returned a wide interval of high-grade gold
mineralization, with visible gold observed over an approximate 20
metre section of the hole related to strong skarn altered sandstone
with intermittent brecciated intervals. Fire assay results returned
an 81-metre interval grading at 50.57 g/t Au and 0.15% Cu from 122
metres, including a single 1-metre interval of 3,025 g/t Au from
173m to 174m.
In addition to confirming the grade-tenor of the
mineralization, infill drilling continues to demonstrate a coherent
concentration of high-grade mineralization within the core of the
deposit (see Figure 1).
Results from the 19 new infill drill holes are
disclosed in the following table.
Table 1: New drill intercepts from the Čoka Rakita
infill drilling
HOLEID |
EAST |
NORTH |
RL |
AZ |
DIP |
FROM |
TO |
LENGTH |
AuEq |
Au |
Cu |
(m) |
(m) |
(m) |
(g/t) |
(g/t) |
(%) |
RIDD046 |
572911 |
4895983 |
910 |
239 |
-81 |
391 |
419 |
28 |
2.00 |
1.80 |
0.15 |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
431 |
467 |
36 |
9.22 |
8.99 |
0.17 |
Including |
|
|
|
|
|
445 |
461 |
16 |
18.50 |
18.25 |
0.18 |
RIDD047 |
573136 |
4895669 |
943 |
265 |
-65 |
498 |
504 |
6 |
2.99 |
2.99 |
- |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
567 |
572 |
5 |
1.05 |
1.05 |
- |
RIDD048 |
573219 |
4895694 |
938 |
268 |
-63 |
595 |
610 |
15 |
1.28 |
1.28 |
- |
RIDD049* |
573255 |
4895878 |
927 |
267 |
-61 |
604 |
649 |
45 |
4.77 |
4.77 |
- |
Including |
|
|
|
|
|
633 |
648 |
15 |
10.46 |
10.46 |
- |
RIDD049A* |
573048 |
4895878 |
562 |
273 |
-63 |
198 |
245 |
47 |
1.74 |
1.74 |
- |
RIDD050* |
573042 |
4895848 |
919 |
260 |
-64 |
423 |
428 |
5 |
3.62 |
3.62 |
- |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
489 |
502 |
13 |
5.37 |
5.23 |
0.10 |
RIDD050A* |
572933 |
4895829 |
693 |
258 |
-64 |
183 |
210 |
27 |
2.17 |
2.17 |
- |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
194 |
201 |
7 |
5.76 |
5.76 |
- |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
219 |
264 |
45 |
10.08 |
10.08 |
- |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
226 |
245 |
19 |
19.24 |
19.24 |
- |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
249 |
254 |
5 |
9.15 |
9.15 |
- |
RIDD051 |
573095 |
4895789 |
931 |
265 |
-73 |
in progress |
RIDD052* |
572997 |
4895940 |
915 |
271 |
-67 |
376 |
394 |
18 |
1.44 |
1.29 |
0.11 |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
411 |
496 |
85 |
8.97 |
8.80 |
0.13 |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
474 |
492 |
18 |
31.29 |
31.09 |
0.15 |
RIDD052A* |
572885 |
4895946 |
649 |
271 |
-69 |
122 |
203 |
81 |
50.77 |
50.57 |
0.15 |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
133 |
144 |
11 |
8.45 |
8.17 |
0.21 |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
162 |
192 |
30 |
130.67 |
130.49 |
0.13 |
RIDD053 |
573040 |
4895848 |
919 |
270 |
-66 |
in progress |
RIDD054 |
572954 |
4895843 |
901 |
266 |
-66 |
in progress |
RIDD055 |
572999 |
4895938 |
915 |
257 |
-65 |
in progress |
RIDT015 |
573019 |
4895684 |
928 |
280 |
-66 |
no significant intervals |
RIDT017 |
573087 |
4895786 |
931 |
258 |
-69 |
221 |
226 |
5 |
1.28 |
1.28 |
- |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
504 |
530 |
26 |
5.61 |
5.61 |
- |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
516 |
527 |
11 |
11.10 |
11.10 |
- |
RIDT027 |
572997 |
4895937 |
915 |
247 |
-65 |
403 |
416 |
13 |
1.11 |
0.97 |
0.11 |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
427 |
481 |
54 |
27.99 |
27.99 |
- |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
432 |
481 |
49 |
30.61 |
30.61 |
- |
RIDT029 |
572995 |
4895943 |
915 |
268 |
-69 |
375 |
408 |
33 |
1.36 |
1.36 |
- |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
423 |
432 |
9 |
1.27 |
1.01 |
0.20 |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
450 |
490 |
40 |
4.63 |
4.50 |
0.10 |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
478 |
484 |
6 |
17.54 |
17.26 |
0.21 |
RIDT030A* |
572894 |
4896040 |
647 |
293 |
-70 |
162 |
215 |
53 |
2.70 |
2.36 |
0.25 |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
202 |
208 |
6 |
8.46 |
8.22 |
0.18 |
RIDT030B* |
572884 |
4896044 |
619 |
291 |
-69 |
106 |
116 |
10 |
1.28 |
0.70 |
0.43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
125 |
176 |
51 |
1.02 |
0.77 |
0.18 |
RIDT030C |
572896 |
4896038 |
653 |
295 |
-69 |
aborted for technical reasons |
RIDT032 |
572991 |
4896003 |
916 |
266 |
-68 |
in progress |
RIDT035 |
573089 |
4895922 |
920 |
248 |
-72 |
439 |
479 |
40 |
1.70 |
1.45 |
0.18 |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
487 |
523 |
36 |
3.23 |
3.23 |
- |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
493 |
498 |
5 |
10.41 |
10.41 |
- |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
536 |
543 |
7 |
1.02 |
1.02 |
- |
RIDT036 |
573088 |
4895924 |
920 |
248 |
-66 |
503 |
527 |
24 |
13.37 |
13.37 |
- |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
507 |
515 |
8 |
33.17 |
33.17 |
- |
RIDT036A* |
572963 |
4895878 |
610 |
253 |
-66 |
156 |
196 |
40 |
2.51 |
2.38 |
0.10 |
RIDT037 |
573086 |
4895926 |
920 |
250 |
-70 |
completed - awaiting results |
RIDT037A |
572987 |
4895883 |
643 |
245 |
-69 |
in progress |
RIDT039 |
573251 |
4895877 |
927 |
264 |
-61 |
aborted for technical reasons |
RIDT042 |
573193 |
4895769 |
939 |
264 |
-62 |
521 |
526 |
5 |
1.21 |
1.21 |
- |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
534 |
539 |
5 |
1.53 |
1.53 |
- |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
569 |
580 |
11 |
7.14 |
7.14 |
- |
including |
|
|
|
|
|
569 |
577 |
8 |
9.49 |
9.49 |
- |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
590 |
601 |
11 |
1.51 |
1.51 |
- |
RIDT043 |
573202 |
4895768 |
940 |
275 |
-65 |
aborted for technical reasons |
RIDT043A |
573150 |
4895774 |
833 |
280 |
-64 |
in progress |
RADDHG001* |
572900 |
4896039 |
912 |
270 |
-85 |
398 |
407 |
9 |
1.18 |
0.54 |
0.48 |
RADDHG002 |
573144 |
4895669 |
943 |
268 |
-69 |
completed / awaiting results |
* Holes have been assayed using a 50 g Fire Assay method, Screen
Fire Assays (SFA) results pending.
1) Coordinates are in UTM Zone 34 North WGS84 datum.
2) Intervals are reported at a cut-off
grade of 1 g/t AuEq using 5 metres minimum length and 5 metres
maximum internal dilution. Higher grade ‘Including’ intervals are
reported at a cut-off grade of 5 g/t AuEq using 5 metres minimum
length and 3 metres maximum internal dilution.
3) The AuEq calculation is based on the
following formula: Au g/t + 1.35 x Cu %, based on a gold price of
$1,400/oz. and a copper price of $2.75/lb.; and assumes
metallurgical recoveries of 90% for gold and 90% for copper within
the equivalency calculation. These assumptions are based on
preliminary metallurgical testwork results and expected behaviour
of copper and gold during flotation. Copper below 0.1% has not been
reported and is not included in the equivalency calculation.
4) No upper cuts have been applied.
5) Based on the current understanding of
the geometry of the mineralized body, true widths are considered to
be 90% or more of the reported downhole interval.
6) “DT” within the hole naming nomenclature
(e.g. RIDT005) indicates that the hole is a diamond tail of a
reverse circulation pre-collar drillhole.
7) Daughter holes identified with “A” (e.g.
RIDT030A) are navigational holes with collar coordinates and depth
indicating the exit point from the parent hole.
8) “HG” within the hole naming nomenclature
(e.g. RADDHG001) indicates that the hole is a hydrogeological
monitoring hole.
Čoka Rakita Scout Drilling
The Company is continuing its aggressive scout
drilling program on the Čoka Rakita exploration licence, drilling
over 7,800 metres since the previous update on November 15, 2023,
with seven drill holes completed and six drill holes in progress.
The objective of this phase of drilling is to test for the
continuation of skarn hosted gold mineralization within sandstones
as well as conglomerate and marble hosted copper-gold
mineralization based on the presence of favourable stratigraphy and
fertile intrusives. The current drill plan builds upon previous
intercepts of these mineralization types, found to the north of
Čoka Rakita. Examples include the previously disclosed drill hole
RADD044, which included 42 metres at 0.72% Cu and 0.5 g/t Au hosted
within skarn altered marbles, and drillhole BIDD221, which reported
5 metres at 1.45% Cu and 0.64 g/t Au on manto-like skarn
mineralization.
So far, the scout holes drilled north of Čoka
Rakita have confirmed the conceptual targeting model and
consistently show the presence of skarn alteration and
mineralization within more reactive lithological units.
Mineralization is interpreted as a manto-like skarn, developed at
the limit of conglomerates / sandstone and marbles, in close
proximity of fertile diorite porphyries that often display potassic
alteration and exhibiting weak to moderate copper-gold
mineralization.
At the Dumitru Potok prospect, located
approximately 1.5 kilometres northeast of Čoka Rakita, several long
holes were drilled to test for the extension of a higher grade
manto target at depth. Drill hole DPDD012, collared on the eastern
flank of the Dumitru Potok prospect, reported two, deep (~ 900
metres below surface), but consistent intercepts of high-grade
copper-gold manto-like skarn mineralization including 26 metres at
3.54% Cu and 3.03 g/t Au from 1,155 metres downhole and 30 metres
at 1.36% Cu and 1.11 g/t Au from 1,214 metres (see Figure 4). These
intercepts are located along the conglomerate - marble contact, as
well as on the upper contact of monzonites and associated diorites.
A follow-up daughter hole (DPDD012A) is underway to test the
continuation of this target.
Drill holes DPDD013 and DPDD014 both returned
strongly silicified sandstones and conglomerates, with intermittent
sulphides, as well as diorite dikes with weakly to moderate
developed potassic alteration. Due to technical difficulties, both
drill holes were terminated short of the deeper marble contact.
Daughter holes, wedged off of the original holes, are currently
underway to reach this target zone. Drillhole DPDD013A reported a
promising intercept of 9 metres at 0.55 g/t Au and 0.64% copper,
developed within strongly skarn altered sandstones. This hole, as
well as DPDD014B, are currently ongoing and approaching the marble
conglomerate contact, with increasing sulphides and more abundant
skarn altered marble clasts observed by DPM geologists.
At the Frasen prospect, located approximately
one kilometre north-west of Čoka Rakita, drill holes BIDD222 and
BIDD223, collared east of the aforementioned BIDD221, intercepted
well developed manto-like skarn mineralization. Drillhole BIDD224,
which is currently ongoing, intercepted a mineralized porphyry
diorite with strong potassic alteration and locally well developed
stockwork, that returned a partial (upper section of the hole)
intercept of 45 metres at 0.8 g/t Au and 0.26% Cu. This intrusion
is believed to be the causative intrusion for the manto style skarn
mineralization. At the time of this news release, the hole is still
within strongly potassic altered diorites with porphyry style
mineralization and has not yet reached the expected manto target.
However, the increasing presence of skarn altered marbles and
conglomerate xenoliths within the diorite suggest that the contact
zone is nearby.
Scout drilling on the southern flank of the Čoka
Rakita deposit returned a promising intercept from drill hole
RADD045, which returned 9 metres at 2.04 g/t Au and 10 metres at
1.0 g/t Au, developed on the upper epiclastic cover sequence
that possesses irregular levels of skarn alteration related
with sub-vertical structures. Based on the observed relationship
between epiclastic hosted mineralization and underlying sandstone
hosted skarn mineralization at the Čoka Rakita deposit, these
results would suggest that higher grade sandstone hosted skarn
mineralization may be present at depth. Additional drilling will
follow-up on these results, as well as to test the larger footprint
of coincident surface geochemical anomaly and to test the target
skarn stratigraphy, which is still open to south and southeast from
Čoka Rakita.
For details of the Čoka Rakita scout drilling
program, refer to Table 2 and Figures 2 and 3.
Table 2: New drill intercepts from the
scout drilling campaign on the Čoka Rakita exploration
licence
HOLEID |
EAST |
NORTH |
RL |
AZ |
DIP |
FROM |
TO |
LENGTH |
AuEq |
Au |
Cu |
(m) |
(m) |
(m) |
(g/t) |
(g/t) |
(%) |
DPDD011 |
573665 |
4897081 |
698 |
240 |
-46 |
completed - no significant intervals |
DPDD012 |
573882 |
4897482 |
691 |
238 |
-50 |
1155 |
1181 |
26 |
7.80 |
3.03 |
3.54 |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
1214 |
1244 |
30 |
2.94 |
1.11 |
1.36 |
DPDD012A |
573476 |
4897208 |
48 |
238 |
-53 |
in progress |
DPDD013 |
573265 |
4897529 |
669 |
235 |
-50 |
completed - awaiting results |
DPDD013A |
573040 |
4897370 |
337 |
235 |
-52 |
84 |
93 |
9 |
1.42 |
0.55 |
0.64 |
DPDD014 |
573311 |
4897351 |
687 |
242 |
-51 |
completed - awaiting results |
DPDD014A |
573022 |
4897172 |
239 |
235 |
-56 |
aborted for technical reasons |
DPDD014B |
572965 |
4897130 |
124 |
232 |
-58 |
in progress |
DPDD015 |
573860 |
4896934 |
649 |
240 |
-49 |
completed - awaiting results |
BIDD222 |
572417 |
4897031 |
891 |
249 |
-60 |
706 |
714 |
8 |
4.44 |
1.26 |
2.36 |
BIDD223 |
572692 |
4896998 |
775 |
256 |
-59 |
657 |
671 |
14 |
3.28 |
1.23 |
1.52 |
BIDD224 |
572691 |
4896996 |
775 |
239 |
-73 |
327 |
372 |
45 |
1.15 |
0.80 |
0.26 |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
394 |
406 |
12 |
1.08 |
0.81 |
0.20 |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
411 |
416 |
5 |
1.01 |
0.73 |
0.20 |
BIDD225 |
572527 |
4897425 |
816 |
260 |
-70 |
in progress |
RADD045 |
573085 |
4895452 |
909 |
259 |
-64 |
132 |
141 |
9 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
- |
and |
|
|
|
|
|
162 |
172 |
10 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
- |
RADD046 |
572945 |
4896595 |
791 |
210 |
-67 |
in progress |
1) Coordinates are in UTM Zone 34 North WGS84 datum.
2) Intervals are reported at a cut-off
grade of 1 g/t AuEq using 5 metres minimum length and 5 metres
maximum internal dilution.
3) The AuEq calculation is based on the
following formula: Au g/t + 1.35 x Cu %, based on a gold price of
$1,400/oz. and a copper price of $2.75/lb.; and assumes
metallurgical recoveries of 90% for gold and 90% for copper within
the equivalency calculation. These assumptions are based on
preliminary metallurgical results and expected similar behaviour of
copper and gold during flotation. Copper below 0.1% has not been
reported and is not included in the equivalency calculation.
4) No upper cuts have been applied.
5) Based on the limited understanding of
the geometry of the mineralized body, true widths are considered to
be 90% or more of the reported downhole interval, assuming
strata-bound control on the mineralization.
6) Daughter holes identified with “A”
(e.g., DPDD013A) are navigational holes with collar coordinates and
depth indicating the exit point from the parent hole.
Preliminary economic assessment
DPM is on track to complete a PEA for Čoka
Rakita in the second quarter of 2024. The Company is continuing to
advance activities aimed at accelerating the project, including
geotechnical and hydrogeological drilling, the next phase of the
metallurgical test-work program, evaluation of locations for
potential site infrastructure, and stakeholder engagement
activities. In 2024, the Company has budgeted approximately $10 and
$13 million for the PEA.
Significant exploration program planned
for 2024
In 2024, the Company’s exploration program in
Serbia includes 35,000 metres of infill and geotechnical drilling
as well as approximatively 55,000 metres of scout drilling.
As part of its ongoing scout drilling program on
the Čoka Rakita licence, DPM plans to test favourable stratigraphy
for carbonate replacement and skarn mineralization on the Potaj
Čuka and the Pešter Jug exploration licences, as well as
re-commencing drilling on the Umka licence.
Furthermore, the Company aims to extend the
magneto-telluric (MT) survey in an area to the north of Čoka
Rakita, up to the Korkan East prospect. This approach has proven to
be an effective targeting tool for outlining sulphide bearing
mineralization at the Frasen and Dumitru Potok prospects.
The Company has budgeted between $20 million and
$22 million for exploration activities in Serbia in 2024.
Figure 1. Tilted slice along
high-grade skarn mineralization highlighting new intercepts from
the ongoing infill drilling program at Čoka Rakita.
Figure 2. Updated camp scale map highlighting
new results from the scout drilling program and selected intercepts
from the Čoka Rakita infill program.
Figure 3. Cross section looking north at the
Frasen and Dumitru Potok targets, located approximately 1 km north
of the Čoka Rakita deposit, displaying scout drilling, the
conceptual geology model and interpretation of target
mineralization styles.
Figure 4. Images showing the core photos
of copper-gold manto skarn mineralization from hole DPDD012,
within the interval reporting 26 metres at 3.54% Cu and 3.03 g/t Au
from 1155 metres downhole.
a) Full NQ size core boxes from DPDD012 starting at 1160.4
metres downhole and ending at 1179.6 metres downhole, displaying
copper and gold assay values for each metre.
b) Macro images of half-core from the same intervals displaying
textural variability, from garnet dominated skarn with
magnetite-chalcopyrite cement on upper right, semi-massive
magnetite-chalcopyrite-carbonate hydrothermal replacement in center
right and brecciated skarn with late limonite-hematite-carbonate
cement with on lower right. (Abbreviations: Cpy – chalcopyrite, Mag
– magnetite, Hem – hematite, Lim – limonite, Cal – calcite, Gn –
garnet)
Sampling, Analysis and QAQC of Exploration Drill Core
Samples
Given the presence of coarse gold at Čoka Rakita, a rigorous
sampling and QAQC procedure has been selected which includes the
use of laboratory screen metallic assaying.
Most exploration diamond drill holes are
collared with PQ size, continued with HQ, and are sometimes
finished with NQ. Triple tube core barrels and short runs are used
whenever possible to improve recovery. All drill core is cut
lengthwise into two halves using a diamond saw: one half is sampled
for assaying and the other half is retained in core trays. The
common length for sample intervals within mineralized zones is one
metre. Weights of drill core samples range from three to eight
kilograms (“kg”), depending on the size of core, rock type, and
recovery. A numbered tag is placed into each sample bag, and the
samples are grouped into batches for laboratory submission.
Drill core samples are shipped to the Company’s
own exploration laboratory in Bor, Serbia, which is independently
managed by SGS. SGS methods and procedures are accredited at SGS
hub labs and independent internal lab QAQC check samples are sent
to an SGS accredited laboratory. The Bor lab also participate in
SGS monthly round robins, and other international Round Robins.
Quality control samples, comprising certified reference materials,
blanks, and field duplicates, are inserted into each batch of
samples and locations for crushed duplicates and pulp replicates
are specified. All drill core and quality control samples are
tabulated on sample submission forms that specify sample
preparation procedures and codes for analytical methods. For
internal quality control, the laboratory includes its own quality
control samples comprising certified reference materials, blanks
and pulp duplicates. All QAQC monitoring data are reviewed,
verified and signed off by an independent QAQC geologist. Chain of
custody records are maintained from sample shipments to the
laboratory until analyses are completed and remaining sample
materials are returned to the Company. The chain of custody is
transferred from the Company to SGS at the laboratory door.
At the SGS Bor laboratory, the submitted drill
core samples are dried at 105°C for a minimum of 12 hours, and then
jaw crushed to approximately 80% passing four millimetres. Sample
preparation duplicates are created by riffle splitting crushed
samples on a 1-in-20 basis. Larger samples are riffle split prior
to pulverizing, whereas smaller samples are pulverized entirely.
Pulverization specifications are 90% passing 75 microns. Gold
analyses are done using a conventional 50-gram fire assay and AAS
finish. Multi-element analyses for 49 elements, including Ag, Cu,
Mo, As, Bi, Pb, Sb, and Zn, are done using a four-acid digestion
and an ICP-MS finish. Samples returning over 10 ppm for Ag and 1%
for Cu, Pb or Zn are re-analyzed using high grade methods with AAS
finish. Sulphur is analyzed using an Eltra Analyzer equipped with
an induction furnace.
All fire assays performed at SGS Bor with
results exceeding 1 g/t gold grade from the Čoka Rakita deposit are
re-assayed by means of a specifically designed gold screen fire
assay program at the ALS Global laboratory located in Romania. For
re-analyses, 1 kg of 2 mm sized coarse reject material is split,
pulverized and screened at 106 microns to separate the sample into
a coarse fraction (>106 µm) and a fine fraction (<106 µm).
After screening, two 50-gram aliquots of the fine fraction are
analyzed using the traditional fire assay method and AAS finish.
The entire coarse fraction is assayed to determine the contribution
of the coarse gold using fire assay and gravimetric finish. A
“total” gold calculation for the 1 kg sample is based on the
weighted average of the coarse and fine fractions.
Ross Overall, Corporate Director Technical
Services of the Company, who is a Qualified Person as defined under
NI 43-101, and Paul Ivascanu, General Manager, Exploration of the
Company, have reviewed, and approved the scientific and technical
content of this news release. Mr. Overall has verified the accuracy
of the information presented in this disclosure.
About Dundee Precious
Metals
Dundee Precious Metals Inc. is a Canadian-based
international gold mining company with operations and projects
located in Bulgaria, Namibia, Serbia and Ecuador. The Company’s
purpose is to unlock resources and generate value to thrive and
grow together. This overall purpose is supported by a foundation of
core values, which guides how the Company conducts its business and
informs a set of complementary strategic pillars and objectives
related to ESG, innovation, optimizing our existing portfolio, and
growth. The Company’s resources are allocated in-line with its
strategy to ensure that DPM delivers value for all of its
stakeholders. DPM’s shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(symbol: DPM).
For further information please contact:
David
RaePresident and Chief Executive OfficerTel: (416)
365-5092drae@dundeeprecious.com |
Jennifer CameronDirector, Investor RelationsTel:
(416) 219-6177jcameron@dundeeprecious.com |
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking
Statements
This news release contains “forward looking
statements” or “forward looking information” (collectively,
“Forward Looking Statements”) that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Forward Looking Statements are statements that are
not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified
by the use of forward looking terminology such as “plans”,
“expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”,
“forecasts”, “outlook”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes”, or
variations of such words and phrases or that state that certain
actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or
“will” be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of
these terms or similar expressions. The Forward Looking Statements
in this news release relate to, among other things: future
exploration potential at Čoka Rakita; additional potential of
sandstone hosted mineralization; timing of the preliminary economic
assessment for Čoka Rakita and other matters discussed under “Next
Steps”; the geology and metallurgy at Čoka Rakita; the price of
commodities; metallurgical recoveries; the future estimation of
Mineral Resources and the realization of such mineral estimates;
and success of exploration activities. Forward Looking Statements
are based on certain key assumptions and the opinions and estimates
of management and the Qualified Persons, as of the date such
statements are made, and they involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from any other future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the Forward Looking
Statements. In addition to factors already discussed in this news
release, such factors include, among others, fluctuations in
foreign exchange rates; risks arising from the current inflationary
environment and the impact on operating costs and other financial
metrics, including risks of recession; continuation or escalation
of the conflict in Ukraine or elsewhere in the world; risks
relating to the Company’s business generally and the impact of
global pandemics, including COVID-19, resulting in changes to the
Company’s supply chain, product shortages, delivery and shipping
issues; possible variations in ore grade and recovery rates;
inherent uncertainties in respect of conclusions of economic
evaluations, economic studies and mine plans; changes in project
parameters, including schedule and budget, as plans continue to be
refined; uncertainties with respect to actual results of current
exploration activities; uncertainties and risks inherent to
developing and commissioning new mines into production, which may
be subject to unforeseen delays; uncertainties inherent with
conducting business in foreign jurisdictions where corruption,
civil unrest, political instability and uncertainties with the rule
of law may impact the Company’s activities; limitations on
insurance coverage; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of
the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or
financing or in the completion of development or construction
activities; actual results of current and planned reclamation
activities; opposition by social and non-governmental organizations
to mining projects and smelting operations; unanticipated title
disputes; claims or litigation; failure to achieve certain cost
savings or the potential benefits of any upgrades and/or expansion;
increased costs and physical risks, including extreme weather
events and resource shortages, related to climate change;
cyber-attacks and other cybersecurity risks; as well as those risk
factors discussed or referred to in any other documents (including
without limitation the Company’s most recent Annual Information
Form) filed from time to time with the securities regulatory
authorities in all provinces and territories of Canada and
available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. The reader has been
cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors
which may have been used. Although the Company 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 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. The
Company’s Forward Looking Statements reflect current expectations
regarding future events and speak only as of the date hereof.
Unless required by securities laws, the Company undertakes no
obligation to update Forward Looking Statements if circumstances or
management’s estimates or opinions should change. Accordingly,
readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on Forward
Looking Statements.
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