VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - August 15, 2017) -Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE: EXK) (TSX: EDR) announces that exploration drilling on the Terronera property in Jalisco State, Mexico continues to intersect high-grade, gold-silver mineralization at shallow depths within the La Luz vein.
Recent holes were drilled to test the boundaries of the current resource area (dated December 31, 2016) and successfully expanded the mineralization over a 600 metre (m) length by 250 m depth (view long section here).
Drilling highlights include two vein splays in Hole LL23 which assayed as follows:
- La Luz vein - 45 grams per tonne (gpt) silver and 16.2 gpt gold (1,180 gpt AgEq) over 1.7 m true width (34.4 opT AgEq over 5.6 feet (ft)), with an internal interval assaying 171 gpt silver and 45.2 gpt gold (3,335 gpt AgEq) over 0.2 m true width (97.2 opT AgEq over 0.7 ft); and
- La Luz HW vein - 25 gpt silver and 20.9 gpt gold (1,485 gpt AgEq) over 1.3 m true width (43.3 opT AgEq over 4.3 ft), with an internal interval assaying 44 gpt silver and 31.6 gpt gold (2,256 gpt AgEq) over 0.3 m true width (65.8 opT AgEq over 1.0 ft);
Results for seven new drill holes are summarized in the table below.
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Hole Structure From True width Au Ag Cu Pb Zn AgEq
(m) (m) (gpt) (gpt) (%) (%) (%) (gpt)
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LL-23 La Luz 145.20 1.7 16.22 45 0.005 0.007 0.021 1,180
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Including 147.05 0.2 45.20 171 0.002 0.029 0.080 3,335
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Hw La Luz 154.50 1.3 20.86 25 0.002 0.005 0.017 1,485
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Including 154.50 0.3 31.60 44 0.002 0.008 0.024 2,256
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LL-25 La Luz 214.65 1.4 0.25 419 0.039 0.026 0.032 436
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Including 216.20 0.3 1.05 1,830 0.152 0.097 0.103 1,904
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LL-27 La Luz 173.35 1.0 2.29 73 0.017 0.033 0.063 234
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Including 173.35 0.5 4.66 128 0.030 0.056 0.102 454
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LL-32 La Luz 196.30 1.1 2.69 91 0.073 0.088 0.148 279
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Including 197.00 0.6 4.71 95 0.022 0.052 0.092 425
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LL-35 La Luz 105.20 1.1 20.27 384 0.018 0.015 0.029 1,803
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Including 106.65 0.1 123.50 2,600 0.032 0.086 0.150 11,245
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LL-36 La Luz 57.40 1.2 16.47 38 0.018 0.007 0.022 1,191
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Including 58.15 0.5 34.00 14 0.019 0.001 0.011 2,394
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LL-39 La Luz 146.05 1.2 7.58 12 0.032 0.002 0.003 542
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Including 146.05 0.2 26.90 25 0.003 0.006 0.006 1,908
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Silver equivalents are calculated at a ratio of 70:1 silver:gold.
Bradford Cooke, CEO of Endeavour Silver, commented, "We continue to intersect encouraging results in the La Luz vein on the Terronera property. Although narrower than the Terronera vein, mineralization in the La Luz vein is much higher grade, more gold rich, and shallower in depth compared to the Terronera vein, which was the basis for the recent pre-feasibility study. Several other veins hosting surface high-grade mineralization at Terronera are also scheduled for drilling over the next two years."
Godfrey Walton, M.Sc., P.Geo., Endeavour's President and COO, is the Qualified Person who reviewed and approved this news release and supervised the drilling programs in Mexico. A Quality Control sampling program of reference standards, blanks and duplicates has been instituted to monitor the integrity of all assay results. All samples are split at the local field office and shipped to ALS-Chemex Labs, where they are dried, crushed, split and 50 gram pulp samples are prepared for analysis. Gold and silver are determined by fire assay with an atomic absorption (AA) finish.
About Endeavour Silver - Endeavour Silver is a mid-tier precious metals mining company that owns three high grade, underground, silver-gold mines in Mexico. Since start-up in 2004, Endeavour has grown its mining operations organically to produce 9.7 million ounces of silver and equivalents in 2016. We find, build and operate quality silver mines in a sustainable way to create real value for all stakeholders. Endeavour Silver's shares trade on the TSX (EDR) and the NYSE (EXK).
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This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States private securities litigation reform act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements and information herein include but are not limited to statements regarding Endeavour's anticipated performance in 2017 including changes in mining and operations and the timing and results of various activities. The Company does not intend to, and does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking statements or information, other than as required by applicable law.
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