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Blackrock Silver Steps Out 275 Metres; Drills 864 g/t AgEq over 1.1m Within 3.5m of 500 g/t AgEq at Tonopah West
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 20, 2021) - Blackrock Silver Corp. (TS...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Blackrock Silver Steps Out 275 Metres; Drills 864 g/t AgEq over 1.1m Within 3.5m of 500 g/t AgEq at Tonopah WestVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 20, 2021) - Blackrock Silver Corp. (TSXV: BRC) (the \"Company\") is pleased to announce additional high-grade silver and gold intercepts from its DPB in-fill core and RC step-out drilling programs on the 100% controlled Tonopah West project, located in the Walker Lane trend of Western Nevada.Step-out drilling has successfully expanded the footprint of mineralization beyond the 800 metre by 800 metre area that will form the basis for the upcoming maiden DPB resource. In-fill results continue to demonstrate continuity of high-grade mineralization and enhance the Company's understanding of the structural orientation of this growing, multi-vein system. The Tonopah West project is conveniently situated directly adjacent to the town of Tonopah, with Interstate 95 traversing the property, and the DPB resource area is entirely on patented ground. The Company is working towards delivery of a maiden resource estimate during Q1, 2022.HIGHLIGHTS:TXC21-020 hit significant mineralization in the Merten vein system, returning 2.48 g/t gold (Au) and 258 g/t (Ag) over 3.5 metres (500 g/t AgEq) including a 1.1 metre zone grading 4.37 g/t Au and 427 g/t Ag (864 g/t AgEq). (AgEq_= Ag_g/t + Au_g/t*100). The gold and silver values appear to thicken and increase in grade along this intersection zone;Drillhole TW21-099 demonstrates that the Merten vein has an additional 275 metres of up dip potential, cutting 2.28 g/t Au and 0.48 g/t Ag or 232 g/t AgEq over 1.5 metres and a second intercept of 1.16 g/t Au and 127 g/t Ag or 243 g/t AgEq over 3 metres. Using a lower cut off of 31 g/t AgEq gives a result of 13.7 metres grading 0.53 g/t Au and 53.2 g/t Ag or 106 g/t AgEq starting at 215 metres down the drillhole. Additional drilling is required, but the near-surface projection of the vein system may represent a new, near-surface target to pursue. The Merten vein system is the largest mineralized feature identified to date. The vein and its accompanying hangingwall and footwall splays have 1.5 kilometres of strike and over 1,200 metres of drill-tested dip potential;TW21-090 expanded the Bermuda vein system by 100 metres, cutting 2.15 g/t Au and 67 g/t Ag over 1.5 metres (282 g/t AgEq) east of ...