HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – September 13, 2017 – Oceanus Resources Corporation (TSXV:OCN and OTCQB:OCNSF) (“Oceanus” or the “Company”) announces an independent Mineral Resource Estimate for the El Tigre Property completed by P&E Mining Consultants Inc. (“P&E”) which is detailed in Table 1 below. The El Tigre Property, located in Sonora, Mexico, is owned and operated by Oceanus Resources, and includes the El Tigre1, Fundadora2 and El Tigre Tailings3 Deposits.
Mineral Resource Estimate
The El Tigre Mineral Resource Estimate includes extensions of the historical El Tigre and Seitz Kelly Veins1, as well as the mineralized breccia halo around the El Tigre Vein. The Fundadora Mineral Resource Estimate includes the Aquila, Fundadora, Protectora and Caleigh Veins2.
TABLE 1: El Tigre Project Mineral Resource Estimate (1-11)
Resource Area | Class | AuEq g/t Cut-Off |
Tonnes |
Ag g/t |
Ag ozs (000’s) |
Au g/t |
Au ozs (000’s) |
Au Eq g/t |
AuEq ozs |
El Tigre Constrained Pit1 |
Indicated | 0.20 | 25,170 | 15 | 11,906 | 0.51 | 416 | 0.69 | 559 |
Inferred | 0.20 | 2,791 | 12 | 1,093 | 0.38 | 34 | 0.52 | 47 | |
El Tigre Underground1 |
Indicated | 1.50 | 207 | 156 | 1,041 | 0.46 | 3 | 2.33 | 16 |
Inferred | 1.50 | 11 | 82 | 29 | 1.27 | 0 | 2.26 | 1 | |
Fundadora Constrained Pit2 | Indicated | 0.20 | 451 | 167 | 2,428 | 0.93 | 14 | 2.94 | 43 |
Inferred | 0.20 | 1,774 | 150 | 8,554 | 0.69 | 39 | 2.49 | 142 | |
Fundadora Underground2 | Indicated | 1.50 | 80 | 118 | 306 | 1.03 | 3 | 2.45 | 6 |
Inferred | 1.50 | 2,003 | 140 | 9,044 | 0.60 | 38 | 2.28 | 147 | |
Sub Total Indicated | 0.20, 1.50 | 25,908 | 19 | 15,681 | 0.52 | 436 | 0.75 | 624 | |
Sub Total Inferred | 0.20, 1.50 | 6,579 | 89 | 18,720 | 0.52 | 111 | 1.59 | 337 | |
El Tigre Tailings3 |
Indicated | 0.37 | 939 | 78 | 2,345 | 0.27 | 8 | 1.21 | 37 |
Inferred | 0.37 | 101 | 79 | 254 | 0.27 | 1 | 1.22 | 4 | |
Total Indicated | 0.20,0.37,1.50 | 26,847 | 21 | 18,026 | 0.51 | 444 | 0.77 | 661 | |
Total Inferred | 0.20,0.37,1.50 | 6,680 | 88 | 18,974 | 0.52 | 112 | 1.59 | 341 |