Bravo Intercepts Best PGM+Au+Ni Drill Hole to Date at Luanga

In This Article:

Highlights include 58.3m at 3.88g/t PGM+Au, 0.12% Ni including 15m at 6.41g/t PGM+Au, 0.11% Ni,and 45.7m at 3.60g/t PGM+Au, 0.08% Ni including 13.7m at 8.47g/t PGM+Au, 0.13% Ni

VANCOUVER, BC, March 13, 2024 /CNW/ - Bravo Mining Corp. (TSXV: BRVO) (OTCQX: BRVMF), ("Bravo" or the "Company") announced that it has received assay results from eight diamond drill holes ("DDH"), five from the North Sector and three from the Southwest Sector at its 100% owned Luanga palladium + platinum + rhodium + gold + nickel project ("Luanga" or "Luanga PGM+Au+Ni Project"), located in the Carajás Mineral Province, state of Pará, Brazil.

"Drilling in the North Sector continues to be encouraging, with wider and higher-grade PGM+Au+Ni mineralization at shallow depths. DDH24LU235 is now the best drill hole intercept to date at Luanga and starts at only 10.5m from surface. In comparison, the Central Sector, which currently contains the largest proportion of Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") tonnage at Luanga, has been extended to depths in excess of 400m, suggesting considerable room for further extensions to depth in the North Sector," said Luis Azevedo, Chairman and CEO of Bravo. "We also continue to see some evidence of copper sulphide mineralization at depth in the North, as seen in drill hole DDH24LU235, suggesting potential for different styles of mineralization at Luanga."

Highlights Include:

  • Drilling in the North Sector continues to improve in grade and thickness compared to previously reported drilling and/or drilling on adjacent drill sections as seen in DDH24LU235 on Section 1:

    • 58.3m at 3.88g/t PGM+Au, 0.12% Ni including 15m at 6.41g/t PGM+Au, 0.11% Ni

    • 45.7m at 3.60g/t PGM+Au, 0.08% Ni including 13.7m at 8.47g/t PGM+Au, 0.13% Ni

  • Shallow mineralization in the North Sector (Sections 1 and 2) is currently being defined at depths of +/-100m and remains open down dip.

  • The North Sector has significant potential below 100m from surface, given that the Central Sector extends to depths of more than 400m, which also supports a significant opportunity for MRE growth at shallower depths.

  • Bore-hole Electromagnetic ("EM") survey team working in parallel with exploration drilling over the priority HeliTEM (airborne electromagnetics) targets, with multiple off-hole conductors ready to be modelled.

HOLE-ID

From

To

Thickness
(m)

Pd

Pt

Rh

Au

PGM + Au

Ni* (%)
Sulphide

Cu (%)
Sulphide

TYPE

(m)

(m)

(g/t)

(g/t)

(g/t)

(g/t)

(g/t)

DDH23LU222

41.80

43.32

1.52

0.02

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

0.02

0.88


FR

DDH24LU233

46.50

56.80

10.30

1.30

0.78

0.18

0.02

2.28

0.13


FR

DDH24LU234

54.40

92.40

38.00

0.98

0.63

0.12

0.06

1.79

0.06


FR

DDH24LU235

10.50

20.50

10.00

2.32

0.86

0.14

0.04

3.36

NA


Ox

And

21.50

79.80

58.30

2.18

1.41

0.25

0.04

3.88

0.12


FR

Including

49.80

64.80

15.00

3.74

2.23

0.37

0.07

6.41

0.11


FR

And

93.80

139.50

45.70

2.10

1.20

0.26

0.05

3.60

0.08


FR

Including

102.85

116.50

13.65

5.13

2.67

0.56

0.11

8.47

0.13


FR

And

236.30

239.30

3.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.03

0.04

0.01

1.01

FR

Notes: 

All 'From', 'To' depths, and 'Thicknesses' are downhole. 'NA' Not applicable for Oxide material.


Given orientation of drilling and mineralization, intercepts are estimated at 125% to 140% of true thickness.


Type: Ox = Oxide. FR = Fresh Rock. Recovery methods and results will differ based on the type of mineralization.


* Bravo's nickel grades are sulphide nickel, and do not include non-recoverable silicate nickel, unlike historical total nickel assays.

Luanga Drilling Update

Results from eight diamond drill holes have been received from the North and Southwest Sectors. All the drill holes herein reported are angled holes (-60 degrees), towards a 090° azimuth in the North and 360° azimuth in the Southwest. Together, this set of drill holes comprise a total of 1,865 metres of diamond drilling.