(Historical 72.6 Million Tonne Resource at La Verde)
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Svit can earn a 60% indirect interest in La Verde by advancing to Teck US$6 million and incurring aggregate exploration expenditures of US$10 million on or before
In the NI 43-101 technical report, Micon states it is of the opinion the La Verde property is a Property of Merit and recommends a success contingent phased exploration program. The Phase One program includes a deep level IP survey, 5,000 metres of confirmation drilling, block model creation, mineral resource estimation, and the generation of a technical report. Phase Two would involve both drill definition of the known zones and step-out drilling to test numerous geophysical and geochemical anomalies immediately adjacent to the La Verde zones. Phase Two includes 25,000 metres of drilling that would culminate in a second mineral resource estimate and technical report.
The La Verde property is located in west central
This exploration work identified two large mineralized zones known as the East Hill and West Hill deposits. The East Hill deposit is a combination of 4 mineralized intrusive phases that conform to a typical copper porphyry deposit. The West Hill deposit is a series of east-west striking chalcopyrite-rich veins that are focused within an elliptical-shaped body in plan and may represent the surface expression of a typical porphyry system. Although the La Verde property has been explored aggressively over many years, there are several geochemical and geophysical anomalies that have not been adequately tested. These anomalies, plus geological features such as an abundance of mineralized intrusive breccias, alteration styles and sulphide mineral assemblages, suggest that the Sierra del Marques intrusive complex may represent the upper portion of a much larger porphyry system.
Several historic mineral resource estimates have been generated but are not compliant with current CIMM and NI 43-101 guidelines. However, these estimates have demonstrated the potential for possible economic mineralization and have led, in each case, to the advancement of the property. The last publically released historic mineral resource of 72.6 million tonnes at an average grade of 0.7% copper was included in the 1972 feasibility study completed on behalf of Lytton Minerals Ltd. and was calculated prior to the enactment of NI 43-101. Micon considers the historical estimates at La Verde to be relevant today, as defined in NI 43-101, Item 2.4.
Micon believes that it is reasonable for Svit to rely on these historic mineral resources and the potential to discover more mineralization as justification for its proposed acquisition and exploration program of the La Verde property.
The transactions described above are subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
ON BEHALF OF SVIT GOLD CORP. "Gordon Keep" Gordon Keep - Director
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