Mining a History of Success

First mined by the Spaniards in the 17th Century, with the major production period from 1870 to 1900, this area has potential high-grade gold deposits which could not be mined with the crude methods of the day.

This property is located near two major sites:

  • Bolnisi Gold's Palmajero operation, just 13 kilometers away, recently confirmed deposits of over 3 million ounces of gold equivalent.
  • Kimber Resources' Monterde property, just 30 kilometers away, is believed to hold 3 million ounces of gold equivalent.

An Existing Infrastructure

Located in the Barranca section of Chihuahua, the 1,514 hectare Guazapares property is 100% owned by Mexoro Minerals (subject to a 2.5% NSR) and has the infrastructure in place to support possible mining operations. Accessible year-round by air, rail and land, the area has power, water, and access to trained miners.


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An Impressive History Of Exploration

From 1870 to 1900, four silver pan amalgamation mills operated in the area. However, despite the gold deposits, the early mills could only recover the oxidized portions of the very fine gold which occurred along cleavage planes in the pyrite. As a result, the substantial unoxidized, sulphide-bearing material was usually left in the mines as pillars. In 1905, a U.S. company purchased the mine, but the market panic of 1907 and the revolution in 1912 put an end to those efforts.

In 2002, just 30 kilometers to the northeast, Kimber Resources began exploration of the Monterde site, identifying old deposits of at least 3 million ounces of gold. In 2003, Bolnisi Gold commenced exploration of the Palmajero mine, with confirmed deposits of 3 million ounces of gold.

Geological Survey Of The Property

The Guazapares property sits at the interphase of two volcanic groups that comprise the bulk of the Sierra Madre Occidental.

  • Guazapares is an epithermal silver-gold system typical of the Sierra Madre, with high gold-silver-lead values at the top of the system.
  • According to Wisser plots, Guazapares falls within the highest gold-silver ratio (1/20) contour interval for the Sierra, indicating a high gold content relative to silver.
  • These structures are open in various directions, and can be exploited by drilling extensions.
  • Several of these structures have considerable size, "Cantilito Shear Zone"

Mexoro Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has intersected gold and silver mineralization from drilling at its Guazapares project located in the Guazapares Mining District, Chihuahua, Mexico. The first drilling program in the Guazapares project has been completed with nineteen drill holes totaling 2,670 meters. The new drilling results are from thirteen recently completed holes drilled at the San Francisco Este, San Francisco Centro and El Cantilito, three of the main targets identified in the project. All drill holes in the San Francisco Centro and El Cantilito intersected long intervals of gold and silver mineralization. Drill results can be viewed below.

San Francisco Este Target

The San Francisco Este target is characterized by mineralized veins/breccias, quartz veins stock worked zones. The mineralized and altered zone on this target trends predominantly northwest. Drill holes GU-04 to GU-07 and GU-17 to GU-18 were designed to test the silver (± gold) mineralization identified on surface. GU-04 intersected 9.55 meters with 2.17 g/t Au Eq from surface down to 10 meters depth. The drill hole GU-08 encountered a mineralized interval of 5.20 meters with 1.68 g/t Au Eq. These intervals complement previously announce results for the surface sampling where we reported silver values up to 2,160 g/t Ag. Drill holes GU-05, GU-06 and GU-07 reported only gold and silver anomalies. Assay results from GU-17 and GU-18 are still pending. Results from the mineral zone at San Francisco Este are summarized below:

Drill hole GU-04

Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) True Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized intercepts
True Width @ Au Eq. (g/t)
25498 0 1.5 1.5 1.0575 0.023 104 1.97  
25499 1.5 2.5 1 0.705 0.029 29.9 0.59 9. 55 meters @ 2.17
25500 2.5 3.65 1.15 0.81075 0.046 128 2.44 Including:
25501 3.65 4.95 1.3 0.9165 0.156 79.1 1.64 2.78 meters @ 2.34
25502 4.95 6.45 1.5 1.0575 0.39 137 2.96 2.12 meters @ 4.78
25503 6.45 7.95 1.5 1.0575 0.093 61.3 1.24  
25504 7.95 9.45 1.5 1.0575 0.049 15.9 0.35  
25505 9.45 10.55 1.1 0.7755 0.056 47.2 0.94  
25506 10.55 12.05 1.5 1.0575 0.148 387 7.40  
25507 12.05 13.55 1.5 1.0575 0.23 103 2.16  
 
25529 35.5 36.7 1.2 0.85 0.026 65.5 1.25 0.85 meters @ 1.25

San Francisco Centro Target

The San Francisco Centro target is characterized by quartz veins, veins/breccias and quartz veins stock worked areas exhibiting multiple pulses of hydrothermal activity. Mineralization in San Francisco Centro tends to cluster in ore-shoots developed primarily in the intersection of main structures. Drill holes GU-08 to GU-13 were planned to test the east-west mineralized structure identified during the mapping and sampling process in the central part of the concessions. All drill holes intersected mineralization from surface down to 100 meters depth. The drill hole GU-10 intersected 13.75 meters with 2.75 g/t AU Eq. and 22.98 meters with 2.80 g/t Au Eq. from 8.15 meters down to 85 meters depth. Drill hole GU-13 intercepted 9.0 meters with 3.63 g/t Au Eq. and 4.50 meters with 1.56 g/t Au Eq.

- Drill hole GU-08

Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) True Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized intercepts True Width @ Au Eq. (g/t)
26003 66.5 68 1.5 1.0575 0.105 52.8 1.09  
26004 68 69.1 1.1 0.7755 0.087 93.6 1.84 5.78 meters @ 1.68
26005 69.1 70.2 1.1 0.7755 0.076 62.1 1.24  
26006 70.2 71.7 1.5 1.0575 0.104 105 2.07  
26007 71.7 73.2 1.5 1.0575 0.093 70.9 1.42  
26008 73.2 74.7 1.5 1.0575 0.307 112 2.41  
 
26042 122.25 123.75 1.5 1.0575 0.099 51 1.05 1.05 meters @ 1.05


- Drill hole GU-10

Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) True Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized intercepts True Width @ Au Eq. (g/t)
26129 9.65 11.15 1.50 1.15 0.173 124 2.50 1.15 meters @ 2.50
 
26140 24.55 26.05 1.50 1.15 0.103 42.7 0.90 13.75 meters @ 2.75
26141 26.05 27.55 1.50 1.15 0.313 49.1 1.23  
26142 27.55 28.90 1.35 1.03 0.049 24.7 0.51 Including:
26143 28.90 30.40 1.50 1.15 0.106 26.7 0.60 5.82 meters @ 5.46
26144 30.40 31.90 1.50 1.15 0.137 34.9 0.79  
26145 31.90 33.40 1.50 1.15 0.079 35.4 0.74  
26146 33.40 35.00 1.60 1.23 0.37 184 3.82  
26147 35.00 36.50 1.50 1.15 0.205 311 6.04  
26148 36.50 38.00 1.50 1.15 0.347 311 6.18  
26149 38.00 39.50 1.50 1.15 0.223 276 5.40  
26151 39.50 41.00 1.50 1.15 0.296 297 5.86  
26152 41.00 42.50 1.50 1.15 0.035 49.1 0.95  
Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) True Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized intercepts True Width @ Au Eq. (g/t)
26161 54.50 56.00 1.50 1.15 0.125 90 1.81  
26163 56.00 57.50 1.50 1.15 0.884 604 12.21 22.98 meters @ 2.80
26164 57.50 59.00 1.50 1.15 0.315 319 6.29  
26165 59.00 60.50 1.50 1.15 0.206 133 2.70 Including:
26166 60.50 62.00 1.50 1.15 0.044 25.6 0.52 4.60 meters @ 5.75
26167 62.00 63.50 1.50 1.15 2.07 810 17.26 2.30 meters @ 9.71
26168 63.50 65.00 1.50 1.15 0.063 112 2.16  
26169 65.00 66.50 1.50 1.15 0.04 31.7 0.63  
26170 66.50 68.00 1.50 1.15 0.032 35.7 0.70  
26171 68.00 69.50 1.50 1.15 0.052 45.2 0.90  
26172 69.50 71.00 1.50 1.15 0.093 67.9 1.36  
26173 71.00 72.50 1.50 1.15 0.025 39.7 0.77  
26174 72.50 74.00 1.50 1.15 0.027 15 0.31  
26176 74.00 75.50 1.50 1.15 0.079 55.3 1.11  
26177 75.50 77.00 1.50 1.15 0.02 23.3 0.45  
26178 77.00 78.50 1.50 1.15 0.026 55.9 1.07  
26179 78.50 80.00 1.50 1.15 0.07 46.5 0.94  
26180 80.00 81.50 1.50 1.15 0.101 53.9 1.11  
26181 81.50 83.00 1.50 1.15 0.085 40.3 0.84  
26182 83.00 84.50 1.50 1.15 0.133 145 2.85  


- Drill hole GU-11

Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) True Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized intercepts True Width @ Au Eq. (g/t)
26241 12.25 13.75 1.5 1.227 0.18 139 2.78  
26242 13.75 15.25 1.5 1.227 0.152 112 2.25 17.87 meters @ 2.58
26243 15.25 16.75 1.5 1.227 0.112 89.1 1.78  
26244 16.75 18.25 1.5 1.227 0.257 91.5 1.97 Including:
26245 18.25 19.75 1.5 1.227 0.158 311 5.99 4.91 meters @ 4.72
26246 19.75 21.25 1.5 1.227 0.067 211 4.02  
26247 21.25 22.75 1.5 1.227 0.097 280 5.35  
26248 22.75 24.25 1.5 1.227 0.034 186 3.52  
26249 24.25 25.75 1.5 1.227 0.043 93 1.78  
26251 25.75 27.25 1.5 1.227 0.15 109 2.19  
26252 27.25 28.1 0.85 0.69 0.027 50.6 0.97  
26253 28.1 29.6 1.5 1.227 0.112 98.7 1.96  
26254 29.6 31.1 1.5 1.227 0.037 93 1.78  
26255 31.1 32.6 1.5 1.227 0.016 61.2 1.16  
26256 32.6 34.1 1.5 1.227 0.063 62.2 1.23  
 
26267 47.6 49.1 1.5 1.227 0.039 46.2 0.90  
26268 49.1 50.6 1.5 1.227 0.018 58.8 1.12 4.91 meters @ 0.93
26269 50.6 52.1 1.5 1.227 0.021 25.6 0.50  
26270 52.1 53.6 1.5 1.227 0.023 62.5 1.19  


- Drill hole GU-12

Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) True Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized intercepts True Width @ Au Eq. (g/t)
26363 30.7 32.2 1.5 1.149 0.026 70.2 1.34 1.149 meters @ 1.34
 
26378 51.7 53.2 1.5 1.149 0.056 33.1 0.67 2.30 meters @ 0.68
26379 53.2 54.7 1.5 1.149 0.104 30.8 0.68  
 
26389 66.7 68.2 1.5 1.149 0.618 4 0.69  
26390 68.2 69.7 1.5 1.149 0.452 99 2.31 4.60 meters @ 1.20
26391 69.7 71.2 1.5 1.149 0.228 7.2 0.36  
26392 71.2 72.7 1.5 1.149 0.857 31.7 1.45  
 
26413 99.7 101.2 1.5 1.149 0.19 23.8 0.63 2.30 meters @ 0.74
26414 101.2 102.7 1.5 1.149 0.443 21.3 0.84  


- Drill hole GU-13

Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) True Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized intercepts True Width @ Au Eq. (g/t)
26421 0 2 2 1 0.112 38.2 0.83  
26422 2 4 2 1 0.237 211 4.19 9 meters @ 3.63
26423 4 6 2 1 0.065 258 4.90  
26424 6 7.5 1.5 0.75 0.055 782 14.72 Including:
26426 7.5 9 1.5 0.75 0.11 53.4 1.11 2.75 meters @ 7.93
26427 9 10.5 1.5 0.75 1.18 54.7 2.20  
26428 10.5 12 1.5 0.75 0.74 165 3.83  
26429 12 13.5 1.5 0.75 0.151 86.5 1.77  
26430 13.5 15 1.5 0.75 0.237 156 3.16  
26431 15 16.5 1.5 0.75 0.116 52.2 1.09  
26432 16.5 18 1.5 0.75 0.198 106 2.18  
 
26444 33 34.5 1.5 0.75 0.125 47.9 1.02  
26445 34.5 36 1.5 0.75 0.376 22 0.79 4.50 meters @ 1.56
26446 36 37.5 1.5 0.75 1.915 40.9 2.68  
26447 37.5 39 1.5 0.75 0.12 121 2.39 Including:
26448 39 40.5 1.5 0.75 0.263 55.9 1.31 1.50 meters @ 2.53
26449 40.5 42 1.5 0.75 0.15 56.6 1.21  


El Cantilito Target

El Cantilito is a mineralized zone produced mainly along northeast vein-structures where mineralization tends to cluster in mineralized-shoots and mineralized stock works developed in structural jogs and/mineral intersection of main structures. Drill holes GU-14 to GU-16 and GU-19 were designed to test the outcropping mineralized structures. Drill holes GU-15 and GU-16 were collared in the west margin of the known limit of the mineralized structure and have opened up the exploration further west along El Cantilito structures. Drill hole GU-15 was stopped at 168 meters depth still in mineralization intersected 17.06 meters with 1.26 g/t Au Eq. including 1.30 meters with 6.10 g/t Au Eq. Drill hole GU-16 intercepted 18.92 meters with 4.33 g/t Au Eq. including 7.74 meters with 9.10 g/t Au Eq. The assay results from GU-19 are still pending.

- Drill hole GU-14

Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) True Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized intercepts True Width @ Au Eq. (g/t)
26501 17 18.5 1.5 1.059 0.136 116 2.31  
26502 18.5 20 1.5 1.059 0.091 92 1.81 19.86 meters @ 1.29
26503 20 21.5 1.5 1.059 0.107 8.9 0.27  
26504 21.5 23 1.5 1.059 0.013 51.4 0.97 Including:
26505 23 24.5 1.5 1.059 0.036 48.8 0.95 2.12 meters @ 2.06
26506 24.5 26 1.5 1.059 0.031 45.3 0.88 2.89 meters @ 3.44
26507 26 27.5 1.5 1.059 0.039 10.1 0.23  
26508 27.5 29 1.5 1.059 0.078 43.5 0.89  
26509 29 30.5 1.5 1.059 0.051 10.4 0.24  
26510 30.5 32 1.5 1.059 0.039 33.5 0.67  
26511 32 33.5 1.5 1.059 0.196 89.8 1.88  
26513 33.5 35 1.5 1.059 0.094 28.1 0.62  
26514 35 36.5 1.5 1.059 0.095 8.6 0.25  
26515 36.5 38 1.5 1.059 0.21 17.5 0.54  
26516 38 39.5 1.5 1.059 0.159 35.3 0.82  
26517 39.5 41 1.5 1.059 0.465 23.3 0.90  
26518 41 42.5 1.5 1.059 0.193 46.3 1.06  
26519 42.5 43.65 1.15 0.8119 1.475 339 7.83  
26520 43.65 45.1 1.45 1.0237 0.216 65.2 1.44  
 
26536 71.6 73.6 2 1.412 3.12 19.7 3.49 1.41 meters @ 3.49


- Drill hole GU-15

Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) True Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized intercepts True Width @ Au Eq. (g/t)
26581 52 53 1 0.866 0.568 7 0.70 2.22 meters @ 0.81
26582 53 54.9 1.9 1.6454 0.741 9.9 0.92  
 
26938 148.3 149.8 1.5 1.299 4.86 66.4 6.10  
26939 149.8 151.3 1.5 1.299 0.467 20.3 0.85 17.06 meters @ 1.26
26940 151.3 152.8 1.5 1.299 0.141 2.6 0.19  
26941 152.8 154.3 1.5 1.299 0.601 25.5 1.08 Including:
26942 154.3 155.8 1.5 1.299 0.582 22.1 0.99 1.30 meters @ 6.10
26943 155.8 157.2 1.4 1.2124 0.891 35.4 1.55  
26944 157.2 158.45 1.25 1.0825 0.368 9.7 0.55 Total depth of drillhole
26945 158.45 160 1.55 1.3423 0.282 10.2 0.47 Is 168 meters
26946 160 161.5 1.5 1.299 0.341 17.2 0.66  
26947 161.5 163 1.5 1.299 0.693 22.7 1.12  
26948 163 164.5 1.5 1.299 0.296 9.5 0.47  
26949 164.5 166 1.5 1.299 0.317 17.7 0.65  
26951 166 168 2 1.732 1.47 11.4 1.68  


- Drill hole GU-16

Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) True Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized intercepts True Width @ Au Eq. (g/t)
26960 12.00 13.50 1.50 0.86 1.115 86.1 2.73  
26961 13.50 15.00 1.50 0.86 0.534 84.2 2.11 18.92 meters @ 4.33
26962 15.00 16.50 1.50 0.86 0.71 76.4 2.14  
26964 16.50 18.00 1.50 0.86 44.9 660 57.27 Including:
26965 18.00 19.50 1.50 0.86 1.55 113 3.67 7.74 meters @ 9.10
26966 19.50 21.00 1.50 0.86 0.428 152 3.28  
26967 21.00 22.50 1.50 0.86 0.455 72.3 1.81  
26968 22.50 24.00 1.50 0.86 1.33 119 3.56  
26969 24.00 25.50 1.50 0.86 2.2 171 5.40  
26970 25.50 27.00 1.50 0.86 0.005 12.3 0.23  
26971 27.00 28.50 1.50 0.86 0.183 13.1 0.43  
26972 28.50 30.00 1.50 0.86 0.243 79.8 1.74  
26973 30.00 31.50 1.50 0.86 0.243 59.4 1.35  
26974 31.50 33.00 1.50 0.86 0.425 59.2 1.53  
26976 33.00 34.50 1.50 0.86 0.185 46.5 1.057  
26977 34.50 36.00 1.50 0.86 0.247 23.9 0.69  
26978 36.00 37.50 1.50 0.86 0.274 31.1 0.86  
26979 37.50 39.00 1.50 0.86 0.235 34.3 0.88  
26980 39.00 40.50 1.50 0.86 1.2 23.2 1.63  
26981 40.50 42.00 1.50 0.86 0.56 38 1.27  
26982 42.00 43.50 1.50 0.86 0.256 21.7 0.66  
26983 43.50 45.00 1.50 0.86 0.348 34.8 1.00  
 
27013 96.00 98.00 2.00 1.15 0.331 69.7 1.64 2.53 meters @ 1.49
27014 98.00 100.00 2.00 1.15 0.521 68.8 1.81  

Exploration potential for the Guazapares Project

The mineralization systems encountered in the Guazapares project are essentially of two types: a silver-dominated system at San Francisco Este, San Francisco Centro, and El Cantilito which is exhibiting localized areas of above-average grade gold mineralization; whereas at San Antonio, the system is dominated by gold mineralization. Surface mapping and drilling results are suggesting that the high-grade mineralization tends to cluster at certain areas along the mineralized veins with intervening areas of low-grade mineralization. The cluster of high-grade mineralization is suggesting the development of mineralized-shoots as evidenced by the intercepts from drill holes GU-04 and from GU-08 to GU-16.

The present drilling results are providing the evidence to highlight the potential of several areas in the Guazapares project.

  • (1) Drilling results on the San Francisco Este target are opening the potential to explore further northwest along the same structure.
  • (2) Drill holes GU-12 and GU-13 at San Francisco Centro are suggesting the development of high-grade mineralized-shoots along structure's inflections and have opened up the exploration potential to the west and northwest.
  • (3) Drilling results at El Cantilito (GU-16) have opened up the exploration potential to the west of the system which is a covered terrain. Drill hole GU-15 is also opening potential to the west along the El Cantilito mineralized system and since GU-15 was stopped in mineralization at 169 meters depth the exploration potential is open at depth.
  • (4) All mineralized system and targets are suggesting the potential to explore where all system intersects each other creating the right setting to develop attractive mineralization zones.

Guazaparez Gold Project Drilling Results

San Francisco Este Target

Mexoro is pleased to announce the latest results from the diamond drill program at the Guazapares project in the Temoris District, Chihuahua, Mexico.

The Guazapares project is dominated by flows and tuffs of rhyolitic-dacitic and in lesser amount of andesitic composition that may correspond to the upper portion of the Lower Volcanic series of the Sierra Madre Occidental Volcanic Complex. Mineralization seems to be closely associated to a rhyolitic-dacitic intrusive body domal in shape and consisting of a series of sub-vertical, brecciated, quartz-rich zones that outcrop within an area of 4 km2 and have been trace for approximately 2 km. There are three main drilling targets identified inside project area known as San Antonio, San Francisco and El Cantilito.

A 3,000 meters drilling program consisting of 27 diamond holes have been programmed to evaluate the Guazapares project. The drilling program has been designed to:

  • Explore the high-grade mineralized-shoots down plunge and along strike already identified within the Guazapares system
  • Test for potential zones of high-grade or economic mineralization based on surface indications,
  • Gather information on the system on the system regarding alteration patterns, metal zoning, level of erosion and vector to the most prospective areas of the system.
  • The drilling program commenced on the San Antonio area, where three diamond holes (GU-01, GU-02, and GU-03) have been drilled for 452.85 meters.

The holes GU-01, GU-02, and GU-03 have been focused on extending zones of above-average grade mineralization encountered in the San Antonio adit. To date we have received assay results for the three drill holes.

The following are the assay results for these drillholes are reported below.

GU-01

Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized Intercept
m @ g/t Au Eq
 
25149 50.23 51.73 1.50 0.762 17.1 1.071783 1.5 m @ 1.071
25152 51.73 53.23 1.50 0.119 3 0.173348  
25153 53.23 54.73 1.50 0.488 11.9 0.70358  
25154 54.73 56.23 1.50 1.305 15.6 1.587609 5.37 m @ 2.038
25155 56.23 57.60 1.37 0.283 27.7 0.784812  
25156 57.60 58.60 1.00 4.63 24.7 5.077464  
25157 58.60 60.10 1.50 0.292 7.8 0.433304  
25158 60.10 61.60 1.50 0.204 7.4 0.338058  
25159 61.60 63.10 1.50 1.585 8.2 1.733551 1.5 m @ 1.733
 
25184 91.30 92.80 1.50 0.466 3 0.520348  
25185 92.80 94.40 1.60 0.603 2.8 0.653725  
25186 94.40 95.33 0.93 0.292 4.5 0.373522  
25187 95.33 96.83 1.50 0.787 4.3 0.864899  
25188 96.83 98.33 1.50 2.76 9.5 2.932101 5.97 m @ 1.494
25189 98.33 99.80 1.47 1.095 11.2 1.297899  
25191 99.80 101.30 1.50 0.615 15.3 0.892174  


GU-02

Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized Intercept
m @ g/t Au Eq
 
25285 57.80 58.30 0.50 0.228 18 0.554087  
25286 58.30 58.95 0.65 0.18 43 0.958986  
25287 58.95 59.75 0.80 0.503 81.2 1.974014 1.98 m @ 1.267
25288 59.75 60.28 0.53 0.273 32.9 0.869014  
25289 60.28 61.05 0.77 0.278 26.2 0.752638  
25291 61.05 61.61 0.56 0.191 18.7 0.529768  
25292 61.61 62.82 1.21 0.198 39.5 0.91358  
25293 62.82 64.32 1.50 0.336 19.3 0.685638  
25294 64.32 65.82 1.50 0.254 14.4 0.51487  
 
25335 112.75 113.55 0.80 0.101 25.3 0.559333  
25336 113.55 114.85 1.30 0.111 47.6 0.973319  
25337 114.85 116.10 1.25 0.486 22.1 0.886362  
25338 116.10 117.45 1.35 2.54 2.7 2.588913  
25339 117.45 118.75 1.30 0.879 2 0.915232  
25341 118.75 120.25 1.50 0.436 3.6 0.501217 6.35 m @ 1.344
25342 120.25 121.15 0.90 1.165 4.6 1.248333  
25343 121.15 122.45 1.30 0.534 51.6 1.468783  
 
25355 135.45 136.60 1.15 1.31 12.2 1.531014 1.15 m @ 1.531


GU-03

Sample ID From (m) To (m) Width (m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Au Eq (g/t) Mineralized Intercept
m @ g/t Au Eq
25367 0.00 1.50 1.50 3.17 42.6 3.926392 1.5 m @ 3.92
 
25455 103.70 105.20 1.50 0.165 50.3 1.058111 1.50 m @ 1.05
 
 
25470 119.65 121.05 1.40 0.882 18.5 1.21048 1.40 m @ 1.21
 
25480 132.35 133.85 1.50 0.293 46.3 1.115088 1.50 m @ 1.11

Diamond drilling of the San Antonio system encountered mineralization in the three drillholes. The highest grades occurred within vein-breccias, quartz veins and quartz stockwork veins exhibiting multiple pulses of hydrothermal activity.

Holes GU-01, GU-02, and GU-03 confirm the emergence at San Antonio of one of the high-grade mineralized-shoot identified in the San Antonio adit (press release May 22, 2007). These three drillholes provide also the evidence that main mineralization tends to cluster as mineralized-shoots controlled by mainly by the intersection of northwest, east-west, and northeast structures.

Analysis of the mineralization and alteration assemblages, structural setting and geochemistry of the San Antonio target area indicates that the above-average gold values tend to cluster in two main mineralization styles:

  1. Mineralized-shoots developed along the extensive San Antonio vein system.
  2. Large and structurally controlled breccia bodies or structural zones developed in the intersections of mainly NW and NE trending faults and structures.
  3. The mineralized-shoots still remain open along strike to the northwest and southeast highlighting the potential for above-average grade gold mineralization beneath covered areas on project area.

Drilling continues to explore intense altered and mineralized areas and all mineralized-shoots identified on the San Francisco and El Cantilito areas.


Figure 1 shows the location of the GU-01, GU-02, and GU-03 drillholes which were collared on the San Antonio target at the west portion of the project area.
 
Figure 2 exhibits drillhole GU-02 and the San Antonio shoot along the San Antonio adit.
Figure 3 shows drillhole GU-01 and the projection of the San Antonio adit.

Guazapares Project

Exploration Activities Update to 22nd May 2007

Mexoro Minerals Ltd is pleased to announce that it has received trench and channel sample results from the Guazapares project, Chihuahua, Mexico. These sample assay results are derived from the initial mapping and sampling program on two of the four targets identified at the Guazapares project: San Antonio and San Francisco targets.

Project Summary

The Guazapares project consist of a series of sub-vertical, brecciated, quartz-rich zones that outcrops within an area of approximately 4km2 and has a strike length of over 2 km. Mineralization is controlled by north-northwest, west-northwest and east-northeast striking faults-veins and fault-breccias separating rhyiolites and dacite-andesite tuffs. This mineralization has been observed for over 2 kilometers suggesting an attractive potential further northwest from the San Francisco and San Antonio targets.

Better mineralized shoots appear to occur where west-northwest/north-northwest structures intersection occur in the main fault-vein and fault-breccia zones as shown in figures 1 and 2 below at the end of the project description.

The San Antonio target area where most of the early mining was focused is characterized by two main mineralized vein domains trending northwest and west-northwest and mineralization comprises and area of approximately 500 x 300 meters.

Samples reported here are mostly composites made up of 2 meters average. Results for the San Antonio adit (figure 1) include:

Sample ID Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Sample ID Au (g/t) Ag (g/t)
4589 4.48 25 4608 37.2 1000
4617 4.93 31 4607 2.17 34
4616 3.76 17 4606 4.08 37
4584 4.14 27 4605 26.5 53
4586 1.04 15 4603 2.39 78
4614 13 100 4580 7.05 95
4585 18.4 58 4582 1.89 21
4613 4.33 48 4581 1.38 16
4612 42.6 302 4604 1.46 130
4611 6.19 11 4566 5.31 28
4575 3.08 10 4567 2.83 65
4610 10 168 4568 4.78 44
4609 3.02 43 4539 1.72 17

The San Francisco target area is characterized by veins/breccias and quartz veins stockwork zones covering an area of approximately 500 x 700 meters. The exploration program on this area has outlined the main vein zone and several parallel veins/breccias zones. The mineralized zone trends predominantly northwest developing above-average grade gold-silver concentration where west, north-west, and northeast structures intersections occur.

Samples reported from the San Francisco target are from trenches along a west-northwest structure (figure 2). Assay results from San Francisco include:

Sample ID Au (g/t) Ag (g/t)
4601 11.4 585
4599 3.84 505
4597 1.53 89
4596 5.33 439
4693 5.29 358

Mexoro's exploration team continues with the current exploration program and to access the recent and historical data from the Guazapares project. Given the good condition of the adits, channel and trench sample results, Mexoro intend to start a drilling program targeting the known mineralization at depth and along strike as well as near-surface mineralization. The drilling program is expected to commence late May-early June depending of equipment availability.

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Guazapares Project

Exploration Activities Update to 23th April 2007

Mexoro Minerals Ltd has completed the first stage of its exploration program at the Guazapares Project. An integrated program of geological mapping, surface sampling and mapping and sampling of accessible underground workings was the initial phase of this ongoing exploration program.

The present report describes the salient geological features on the Guazapares project based mainly on the field observations gathered by the Mexoro's geological team during recent reconnaissance programs.

Geology and Mineralization


Figure 1 is showing the Guazapares Project geology and mineralized areas.
 

Figure 2 is showing the structural setting and related mineralized areas at Guazapares project.

The geology at Guazapares is dominated by flows and tuffs of andesitic and rhyolitic composition that may correspond to the upper portions of the Lower Volcanic Series of the Sierra Madre Occidental Volcanic Complex. These volcanic rocks, which host most of the mineralization in the Guazapares district, are unconformably overlain by a thick, predominantly rhyolitic ignimbrite sequence. Extensional faulting formed predominately north-northwest striking structures with subordinate west-northwest and minor north-northeast faults have been identified throughout the project area.

Geological mapping and sampling over an area of 4 km² has outlined numerous mineralized areas within the project area (figure 1).

The Guazapares project consist of a series of sub-vertical, brecciated, quartz-rich zones that outcrop within an area of approximately 4 km² and have an strike length of over 2 km. The mineralized areas and identified drilling targets include four main zones: San Antonio, San Francisco, El Cantilito and Montaña de Oro. The mineralization is characterized by silver-gold low-sulphidation veins, locally overprinted by high-level high-grade gold-silver quartz veins. The mineralized areas and veins are structurally-controlled by north-northwest striking faults and west-northwest trending faults that have favored the development of high-grade ore shoots as shown on figure 2.

Mineralization style at Guazapares is characterized by gold-silver veins and vein-breccias occurring within and/or at the intersection of numerous north-northwest structures (San Francisco and San Antonio Fault Systems) and west-northwest structures (San Antonio and El Cantilito Fault Systems).

On the basis the field evidence all four mineralized areas have been considered to be prospective in which three of them San Francisco, San Antonio and El Cantilito have been followed up with initial geological mapping and sampling.

San Francisco Area is characterized by mineralized quartz veins, vein/breccias and quartz veins stockworked zones covering an area of approximately 500 x 700 m. The mineralized zone trends predominantly northwest developing high-grade mineral concentration within the intersection of the west, northwest and northeast trending faults as shown in figure 2. The San Antonio area includes mainly stockwork mineralization and silicification, exhibiting small and localized areas of vuggy quartz within the volcanic rocks. Detailed rock chip sampling along these mineralized zones has returned frequent high silver values (2160 g/t Ag), where gold values normally varying from 1.17 to 2.28 g/t Au.

San Antonio Area. Early mining was focused mainly on the San Antonio vein domain where high-grade gold mineralization (42.6 g/t Au and up to 1100 g/t Ag) is present in underground workings. Two main mineralized veins domain trending northwest and west-northwest have been identified within this targets area. Mineralization is found over an area of 500 x 300m and consists of quartz veins and quartz stockworked veins exhibiting multiple pulses of hydrothermal activity. Assay results from rock chip samples have returned gold values roughly from trace to 8.76 g/t Au.

El Cantilito Area is a mineralized zone produced mainly along west and northeast trending structures where high concentration of gold are known, varying from 1.86 to 8.39 g/t Au and some high grade silver values of 656 g/t Ag. El Cantilito is characterized by quartz veins, quartz stockwork mineralization and silicification developed in approximately 500 x 350 m area within the hosting volcanic rocks.

Montaña de Oro Area is a newly identified target to the north of the Guazapares project. Montaña de Oro is characterized by mineralized structures trending north-northeast, where development of ore-shoots containing gold values of (5.39, 7.22, 1.75, 19.7 and 2.5 g/t Au). Ongoing mapping and sampling indicate potential for a large system; however, additional field work needs to be conducted to confirm results.

Most of the Mexoro's exploration efforts have been concentrated on the San Antonio and San Francisco vein domains; but, the vein and breccias textures, structures, alteration and metal association suggest that mineralization areas in the Guazapares project are of low-sulphidation style. These structural and mineralized systems are open in both directions north and south. Detailed field work will continue in all identified targets in parallel with the road access and drilling platform on selected drilling locations.

These results have been prepared under the supervision of Barry Quiroz, MSc., Mexoro VP of Exploration. He has the expertise and authority to verify the authenticity and validity of this data. The qualified person who has reviewed this data is Dana C. Durgin, MSc. Economic Geology. He is a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG #10364) with the American Institute of Professional Geologists, and a Registered Professional Geologist in Wyoming (PG-2886).

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