Tocvan Ventures – Q & A Breccia Host Mineralization
Listen in to CEO of Tocvan Ventures, Brodie Sutherland, discuss the importance of the mineralized breccia host in this weeks Q & A.
Tocvan Provides Update for its Pilar Au-Ag Project. Identifies Mineralized Breccia Host. Mobilizes Second Drill Rig.
Calgary, Alberta – TheNewswire – February 15, 2022 Tocvan Ventures Corp. (the “Company”) (CSE:TOC) (OTC:TCVNF) (FSE:TV3), is pleased to provide an update on operations at its Pilar Au-Ag Project in Sonora, Mexico. A Phase III drill program is currently underway following up on Main Zone expansion targets and new target areas identified in 2021. A second drill rig has been mobilized to increase productivity, a diamond drill rig will accompany RC drilling and assist in understanding the key geological and structural controls of mineralization.
Drilling Update
Core drilling (JES-22-59) has been successful in intersecting a heavily oxidized and fractured mineralized breccia in a twin hole of RC drill hole JES-20-32, completed in 2020 (94.6m at 1.6g/t Au). The strongest mineralization noted in JES-20-32, at 9.2m of 10.8 g/t Au and 38 g/t Ag correlates with a strongly oxidized, brecciated andesite bounded by a distinct fault gauge. Mineralization appears to be primarily hosted in an intensely silicified breccia with pyrite and in select areas copper sulphides (chalcopyrite and cuprite) (see Plates 1 & 2.). Assay results for JES-22-59 are pending. This information will be integral to the planning and design of future drill programs and will provide a more accurate account of the distribution of grade through the Main Zone, helping to define a reliable geological model and future resource estimate. At the Main Zone, four drill holes have been completed to date totalling 684 meters.
“Although the results of JES-22-59 are visual at this stage, the direct correlation with assays results in the twin RC hole JES-20-32, indicate our Main Zone is hosted within a mineralized breccia.”, commented CEO, Brodie Sutherland. “This is significant as it suggests that mineralization is not isolated to narrow veins but in places hosted in a broad breccia body that is much more attractive as a development target. Historically Pilar has seen over 22,200 meters of RC drilling and only 1,307 meters of core drilling leaving a lot unknown about the true style and host of mineralization. What we have been able to accomplish early on in this program will have a profound impact on how we explore Pilar moving forward. We are excited to apply this knowledge across the property as we drill target beyond our Main Zone.”
