Bravo Intersects Shallow, Wider and Higher-Grade PGM+Au+Ni Mineralization in the North Sector at Luanga

In This Article:

Highlights include 29m at 2.40g/t PGM+Au, 0.10% Ni (including 3m at 1.41g/t Rhodium), and 22m at 1.82g/t PGM+Au, 0.14% Ni

VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 21, 2024 /CNW/ - Bravo Mining Corp. (TSX.V: BRVO) (OTCQX: BRVMF), ("Bravo" or the "Company") announced that it has received assay results from seven diamond drill holes ("DDH") from the North 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.

"Results continue to extend PGM+Au+Ni mineralization at depth, now in the North Sector, with mineralization extending from ~100m to ~200m below surface, which is still relatively shallow when compared to the greater than 400m depths demonstrated in the Central Sector," said Luis Azevedo, Chairman and CEO of Bravo. "Again, assay grades and mineralized thicknesses typically  improve at depth, as can be seen in Figures 1 and 2. We also see early evidence of copper sulphides in greater concentration relative to nickel sulphides, as well as localized high-grade rhodium, in the North Sector."

Highlights Include:

  • Drilling in the North Sector continues to improve in grade and thickness below the limits of the current Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE"), for example:

    • DDH23LU224 on Section 1 (28.9m at 2.44g/t PGM+Au, 0.10% Ni) is significantly thicker and higher-grade compared to up dip hole DDH23LU202 (10.0m at 0.80g/t PGM+Au, 0.12% Ni).

    • DDH23LU219 on Section 2 (22.4m at 1.82g/t PGM+Au and 9.1m at 2.22g/t PGM+Au) is also a significant improvement over historic drill hole PPT-LUAN-FD0002 up dip (11.7m at 1.08g/t PGM+Au and 20.0m at 0.77g/t PGM+Au respectively).

  • The North Sector drilling is at an earlier stage as compared to the Central Sector, where mineralization has been extended to depths of more than 400m. The potential to define and extend existing mineralization below depths as shallow as 100m is now being demonstrated.

  • Results in the North Sector continue to support the potential for future growth in Luanga's MRE.

  • Narrow zones of copper sulphides and localized high-grade rhodium have also been intersected in the North Sector.

  • Bore-hole Electromagnetic ("EM") survey team working in parallel with exploration drilling.

HOLE-ID

From

To

Thickness
(m)

Pd

Pt

Rh

Au

PGM + Au

Ni* (%)
Sulphide

TYPE

(m)

(m)

(g/t)

(g/t)

(g/t)

(g/t)

(g/t)

DDH23LU216

229.50

230.50

1.00

0.53

2.24

1.13

0.01

3.92

0.01

FR

DDH23LU219

236.93

259.30

22.37

1.16

0.52

0.10

0.04

1.82

0.14

FR

And

271.50

280.65

9.15

1.48

0.65

0.08

0.01

2.22

0.06

FR

DDH23LU221

259.00

264.00

5.00

3.27

1.96

0.26

0.01

5.50

0.17

FR

And

271.00

275.00

4.00

0.92

1.33

0.19

0.13

2.58

0.11

FR

DDH23LU224

118.20

147.15

28.95

1.02

1.09

0.27

0.01

2.40

0.10

FR

Including

124.20

127.20

3.00

0.67

1.28

1.41

0.01

3.36

0.03

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 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 seven diamond drill holes have been received from the North Sector. All the drill holes herein reported are angled holes (60 degrees) towards a 090° azimuth. Together, this set of drill holes comprise a total of 2,204 metres of diamond drilling.