Bocana Resources Corp. Announces Diamond Drill Assay Results from the Escala Gold/Silver/Base Metal Project in Bolivia

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Figure # 1

Drill Plan Map
Drill Plan Map

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bocana Resources Corp. (TSXV: BOCA) (Frankfurt: VC1) ("Bocana" or the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results from diamond drill holes HRC2303-HRC2305 on the Escala area concession in southwest Bolivia. Assay results confirmed high grade gold/silver and base metals associated with late stage hydrothermal breccias.

The Company's inaugural drilling was completed on October 24, 2023, and tested both the Cerro Galapagos and Cerro Blancos areas as well the Laura Zone. The Cerro Galapagos target area hosts a large, multi-phased, felsic intrusive complex with extensive alteration and up to 4 phases of sulphide mineralization observed. HRC2303 and HRC2304 tested the Cerro Galapagos area, HRC2305 was completed in the Cerro Blanco area.

Highlights of assay results for holes HRC2303-HRC2305 are as follows in Table # 1:

Table # 1 – Selected Assay Results

Hole
Number

From

To

Core
Length*

Gold

Silver

Copper

Lead

Zinc

 

(m)

(m)

(m)

(g/tonne)

(g/tonne)

(ppm)

(ppm)

(ppm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HRC2303

277

278.8

1.8

0.89

23.3

13600

75.7

188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HRC2304

208.84

210.27

1.43

3.12

78.9

8910

685

1564

 

257.93

258.43

0.55

1.85

>100

>10000

>10000

>10000

 

279.57

282

1.47

1.97

>100

>10000

>10000

>10000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HRC2305

42.82

43

0.18

4.11

97.5

>10000

219

492


*Core length is not true width. True width is unknown.

Discussion of Results

Cerro Galapagos

Cerro Galapagos contains a large approximately, 2.0 X 2.0-kilometre, circular, induced polarization (IP) chargeability high and moderate to high resistivity anomalies. Diamond drill holes (HRC2303-2304) were completed at Cerro Galapagos where a large, felsic porphyry complex containing multiple phases and extensive argillic and phyllic alteration zones occur.

HRC2303 is located approximately 200 metres north of the central core of the IP chargeability anomaly. The core depth was extended by more than 200 metres due to the extent of and the increasing concentrations of sulfides being observed with depth. Several intrusive phases were encountered, most of which were mineralized again by pyrite and minor arsenopyrite-pyrite phases. Starting at 277.0 metres for 1.8 metres of core length hydrothermal breccia with observed chalcopyrite was noted.

HRC2304 was added to the program after the visual sulfides concentration in HRC2303 and is located 100 metres southwest from the HRC2303 collar location. The hole contains several intrusive phases including intrusive and intrusion breccia and a significant increase in hydrothermal breccias. HRC2304 hosted at least 4 phases of mineralization with base metal mineralization occurring in the apparently youngest, hydrothermal breccias. Again, most of the rock types encountered were mineralized with pyrite and minor arsenopyrite mineralization as disseminations and fracture fillings. Three significant intervals of hydrothermal breccia were noted in Table # 1 and contained visible chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite mineralization.