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Trigon Metals Reports a Shallow 8m Mineralized Intersection, Yielding 1.8% Copper and 121 G/t Silver at Silver Hill in Morocco

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TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2021 — Trigon Metals Inc. (TSX-V: TM) (“Trigon” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce assay results from hole S13, the first hole of a planned 3000 m drill campaign at the Company’s Silver Hill Project in Morocco (the “Project”).

An 8 m interval grading 1.8% copper and 121 g/t silver was intercepted at a depth of 32.5 m. Assay results included a 0.5 m interval of 14.87% copper, 1000 g/t silver and 173 ppm cobalt. (Cobalt assays indicate the mineral is present to a degree that may be of value in a concentrate.)

Hole S13 is located at N 31°14’43,6″; W 004°46’53,3″; 70 degrees to N356, in the vicinity of Hole S1, which was drilled by Technomine (the previous owner of the Project) prior to Trigon’s acquisition of the Project. The intent of Trigon’s current drill program is to confirm the mineralization down-dip of the historic mined-out strike zone, identified by the drill program completed in November 2020 by Trigon. Additionally, it is hoped that this ongoing drill program will provide information as to the structural controls of the mineralization. Assay results are pending. During the last three weeks, 10 holes have been completed that targeted a structure believed to be the focus of historic mining, along 1.3 km of known strike length. The 0.5 m high grade interval mentioned above represents the highest silver assay reported on the property.

The exploration team is also designing a subsequent exploration program which will utilize geophysical survey results in order to identify new targets similar to the discovery at S9, drilled in the November 2020 program, which returned 31 m at 0.7% copper, at a depth of 37 m. (See press release dated November 12, 2020).

Qualified Person
The technical information presented in this press release has been reviewed and approved for disclosure by Fanie Müller, P.Eng, VP Operations of Trigon, a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.

Trigon Metals Inc.
Trigon is a publicly traded Canadian exploration and development company with its core business focused on copper and silver holdings in mine-friendly African jurisdictions. Currently the company has operations in Morocco and Namibia. The Company recently finalized the acquisition of the Silver Hill project, a highly prospective copper and silver exploration project in Morocco. Namibia is one of the world’s most prospective copper regions, where Trigon has substantial assets in place. The Company holds an 80% interest in five mining licences in the Otavi Mountainlands, an area of Namibia widely recognized for its high-grade copper deposits, where the Company is focused on exploration and re-development of the previously producing Kombat mine.

Cautionary Notes
This news release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements include statements regarding the ongoing exploration program, future exploration programs, the potential mineralization of the Project; the Company’s strategies and the Company’s abilities to execute such strategies, the Company’s expectations for the Silver Hill Project and the Kombat Project, the Company’s future plans and objectives. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially because of factors discussed in the management discussion and analysis section of our interim and most recent annual financial statements or other reports and filings with the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable Canadian securities regulations. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information, contact:

Jed Richardson
+1 416 566 8134
jed.richardson@trigonmetals.com

Website: www.trigonmetals.com

Trigon Metals Renews Environmental Clearances for Exploration Activities in Namibia

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TORONTO, Nov. 26, 2020 — Trigon Metals Inc. (TSX-V:TM) (“Trigon” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has been granted the renewal of its Environmental Clearance Certificate (“ECC”) for exploration activities on all of the Namibian Mining Licences (“ML”) Gross Otavi, Asis (including the Kombat Central, Kombat West and Kombat East deposits), Asis Far West (including the Asis West, Asis Far West and Asis Gap deposits) and Asis Ost (“Kombat Project” or the “Project”) [73b, 73c, 16, 9, 21] from the Namibian Government (Ministry of Environment and Tourism), which was a pre-requisite for the Company to commence its planned upcoming exploration program. The ECC is valid until November 16, 2023.

The Kombat Project is situated in the Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia on the southern tip of the renowned Namibian Copper Triangle, which is an area associated historically and currently with high grade copper mineralization.

The Project consists of a previous operational mine that was placed on care and maintenance in 2008 due to the economic downturn conditions at the time. The mine consists of three vertical shafts as well as ramp systems, a processing plant, siding and paved roads that have all been maintained in pristine condition during the care and maintenance period. Target metals are copper, lead and silver which occur mainly in sulphide minerals.

In the coming months, the Company plans to complete an exploration drilling program at the Kombat Project to further upgrade the expanded Mineral Resource reported on September 28, 2020, being an open pit Indicated Mineral Resource of 7.35 million tonnes and a combined open pit and underground Inferred Mineral Resource of 31.76 million tonnes, at a cut-off grade of 0.6% Cu for the open pit and 1.8% Cu for the underground.

Type Resource Class Tonnes (Mt) Cu (%) Ag (%)
Open Pit Indicated 7.35 0.91 0.58
Open Pit Inferred 11.40 1.07 0.46
Underground Inferred 20.36 2.84 6.64

The upcoming exploration program is designed to convert the majority of the Inferred Resource estimate to an Indicated Resource estimate on the open pit material.  The key workstream areas include a full re-assay of available drill core at site which were not subject to QAQC requirements at the time (pre-2000’s).  In addition, a potential resource expansion will be investigated with diamond core drilling in areas which show good potential based on the mine’s 60-year operating history.

Jed Richardson, President & CEO of the Trigon Metals, commented, “Our Namibian team is ready to execute our planned exploration programs to advance the properties at Kombat. We look to continue our success expanding our copper and silver resources in Namibia, alongside Silver Hill in Morocco. Work continues at our Silver Hill Project, with drills now testing areas close to our silver-rich discovery holes in the western portion of our claim area.”

Qualified Person

The technical information presented in this press release has been reviewed and approved for disclosure by Fanie Müller, P.Eng, VP Operations of Trigon, who is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.

Trigon Metals Inc.

Trigon is a publicly traded Canadian exploration and development company with its core business focused on copper and silver holdings in mine-friendly African jurisdictions. Currently the company has operations in Namibia and Morocco. Namibia is one of the world’s most prospective copper regions, where Trigon has substantial assets in place. The Company holds an 80% interest in five mining licences in the Otavi Mountainlands, an area of Namibia widely recognized for its high-grade copper deposits, where the Company is focused on exploration and re-development of the previously producing Kombat mine. The Company also recently finalized the acquisition of the Silver Hill project, a highly prospective copper and silver exploration project in Morocco.

Cautionary Notes  

This news release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements include statements regarding environmental approvals, the planned exploration program, the Company’s ability to expand its mineral resource estimates, the Company’s strategies and the Company’s abilities to execute such strategies, the Company’s expectations for the Kombat Project, and the Company’s future plans and objectives. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially because of factors discussed in the management discussion and analysis section of our interim and most recent annual financial statements or other reports and filings with the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable Canadian securities regulations. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Trigon Metals Reports Large Mineralized Intersections Along Extended Strike Length at its Silver Hill Project in Morocco

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TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2020 — Trigon Metals Inc. (TSX-V: TM) (“Trigon” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of an initial exploratory drilling program at its Silver Hill project in Morocco (“Silver Hill” or “the Project”). In order to increase the Company’s existing knowledge of the Project and to gain a better understanding of the local geology the Company drilled five diamond core holes, combined total length of 900 metres.

In terms of this program, the Company drilled five diamond core holes (S8 – S12) with a total coverage of 900 metres, for the purposes of building on the Company’s existing knowledge of the project and gaining a better understanding of the local geology.

On August 10, 2020, the Company reported assay results from an elementary exploratory drilling program at Silver Hill; a small underpowered drill rig only capable of shallow vertical holes less than 40 metres was utilized (S1, S2, S3 and S5). These results demonstrated mineralization over a larger than expected interval on the south-western side of the property.

On October 5, 2020, the Company announced assay results from grab samples taken from the northern area of the Project in addition to one sample from the south-eastern side of the property (J10). Again, the results were positive in these areas, demonstrating mineral occurrences over a larger than expected area on the property.

The current drill program focused on the southern area of the property, mainly to test the down dip potential of the initial S1 to S5 holes and also the potential strike connection between the shallow drill holes in the west and the surface grab samples in the east. Drill core was analyzed by AfriLab, an accredited laboratory in Marrakech.

All of the new holes were successful in intercepting copper mineralization, highlighted by wide intercepts of copper mineralization, in particular the following drill holes (copper grades shown):

  • S8 – 3 metre intersection with an average grade of 0.5% and a maximum sample grade of 2.3%. Copper occurrences from a depth of 4 metres, but main mineralized zone intersected at a depth of 83 metres.
  • S9 – 31 metre intersection with an average grade of 0.7%, including a 3 metre intersection at 1.8% and a maximum sample grade of 6.1%. Copper occurrences from a depth of 4 metres. Main mineralized zone intersected at a depth of 37 metres.
  • S10 – 19 metre intersection with an average grade of 0.6%, including a 3.5 metre intersection at 1.1% and a maximum sample grade of 1.7%. Copper occurrences from a depth of 20 metres, but main mineralized zone intersected at a depth of 94 metres.
  • S11 – 20 metre intersection with an average grade of 0.6%, including a 4metre intersection at 1.2% and a maximum sample grade of 2.1%.   Copper occurrences from a depth of 13 metres. Main mineralized zone intersected at a depth of 118 metres.
  • S12 – 5 metre intersection with an average grade of 0.5% and a maximum sample grade of 1.6%. Copper occurrences from a depth of 23 metres, but main mineralized zone intersected at a depth of 115 metres.

Silver grades for the last drill program (up to 56 g/t) are lower when compared to the previous samples taken in the western (up to 531 g/t), centre (up to 280 g/t) and eastern (up to 112 g/t) areas of the property.

The results of the current drill program have provided the Company with valuable information in terms of the geology of Silver Hill project area with key takeaways, as follows:

  • The results have confirmed the strike extension beyond S5 in an easterly direction.
  • Sulphides have been detected at depth, where previously only oxides were noted in surface sampling.
  • The drilling has also confirmed a larger mineralized zone (halo) around the higher-grade areas, as was anticipated from the shallow drilling done in August 2020.

The Company will utilize these results and information to design a second phase drilling program focusing primarily on an area further to the north where grades as high as 21% copper and 280 g/t silver were obtained from grab sampling. The aim of this second phase drilling program will be to get a better understanding of the structural and local geology, to test mineralization and potential sulphides below this high-grade oxide zone as well as to investigate a potential second structure with strike extension to the north.

Jed Richardson, President and CEO of Trigon Metals, said, “We are pleased with the information gathered from our first formal drilling campaign at Silver Hill. To have all of our holes along the 1.5 km target area intersect noteworthy mineralization, leads us to believe that our target is large. The property is unexplored, apart from the limited work done by Technomine prior to the acquisition by Trigon, and we believe it holds enormous potential for extensive mineralization. We are increasing our knowledge with each drill hole and results to date have been supportive of our initial understanding of the geology in the area. We will make good use of the information to focus our upcoming drilling program on targeted areas.”

See below for map of locations.

Silver Hill Project Overview

The Silver Hill Project is an 8 km2 property in the Anti-Atlas region of Morocco. The Project is located at a regional address well known for base metals occurrences in Morocco. Morocco has a mining history that spans in excess of 100 years and is well known for being a mining friendly jurisdiction. Preliminary surface exploration has revealed high-grade copper and silver mineralization distributed over a wide surface area. Slags from ancient workings indicate historical large-scale mining for silver.

Qualified Person

The technical information presented in this press release has been reviewed and approved for disclosure by Fanie Müller, P.Eng, VP Operations of Trigon, who is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.

Trigon Metals Inc.

Trigon is a publicly traded Canadian exploration and development company with its core business focused on copper and silver holdings in mine-friendly African jurisdictions. Currently the company has operations in Namibia and Morocco. Namibia is one of the world’s most prospective copper regions, where Trigon has substantial assets in place. The Company continues to hold an 80% interest in five mining licences in the Otavi Mountainlands, an area of Namibia widely recognized for its high-grade copper deposits, where the Company is focused on exploration and re-development of the previously producing Kombat mine. The Company also recently finalized the acquisition of the Silver Hill project, a highly prospective copper and silver exploration project in Morocco.

Cautionary Notes  

This news release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements include statements regarding drilling and other exploration at Silver Hill and the results thereof, the future exploration plans for Silver Hill, the prospectivity of the Project, the Company’s ability to explore and advance the Project, the Company’s strategies and the Company’s abilities to execute such strategies, and the Company’s future plans and objectives. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially because of factors discussed in the management discussion and analysis section of our interim and most recent annual financial statements or other reports and filings with the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable Canadian securities regulations. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Trigon Metals Closes Second Tranche of Private Placement Financing

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TORONTO, Oct. 13, 2020 (Trigon Metals Inc. (TSX-V: TM) (the “Company” or “Trigon”) is pleased to announce the closing of the second and final tranche (the “Second Tranche”) of its previously announced brokered private placement financing (the “Offering”). In this Second Tranche, the Company issued 1,471,999 units (the “Units”) at a price of $0.35 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $515,200.

Each Unit is comprised of one common share of Trigon (each a “Common Share”) and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one Common Share at a price of $0.45 for a period of 36 months following the closing date of the Offering.

Under the initial tranche of the private placement, which closed on September 24, 2020, Trigon issued a total of 13,721,042 Units for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,802,365 (the “Initial Tranche”). Pursuant to the Initial Tranche and the Second Tranche (together, the “Offering”), the Company has raised a total of $1,303,335.

The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to acquire additional silver-copper projects associated with the Silver Hill Project in Morocco, for exploration on the Silver Hill Project and general corporate purposes.

The Offering was led by Cormark Securities Inc. on behalf of a syndicate of agents that included M Partners Inc. (collectively, the “Agents”). As consideration for their services provided in connection with the Second Tranche, the Company has (i) paid the Agents a cash commission equal to $7,728. The Company also paid an aggregate amount of $57,547.55 to other arm’s length finders as part of the initial and Second Tranche of the Offering. All of the subscribers in the Second Tranche were on the Company’s “President’s List”.

All of the securities issued by the Company pursuant to the Second Tranche will be subject to a four-month statutory hold period which expires on February 14, 2021.

An insider of the Company subscribed for 70,000 Units under the Second Tranche. Each transaction with an insider of the Company constitutes a “related party transaction” within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). The Company is relying on exemptions from the formal valuation requirements of MI 61-101 pursuant to section 5.5(a) and the minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 pursuant to section 5.7(1)(a) in respect of such insider participation as the fair market value of the transaction, insofar as it involves interested parties, does not exceed 25% of the Company’s market capitalization.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

Trigon Metals Inc.

Trigon is a publicly traded Canadian exploration and development company with its core business focused on copper and silver holdings in mine-friendly African jurisdictions. Currently the company has operations in Namibia and Morocco. Namibia is one of the world’s most prospective copper regions, where Trigon has substantial assets in place. The Company continues to hold an 80% interest in five mining licences in the Otavi Mountain lands, an area of Namibia widely recognized for its high-grade copper deposits. Within these licences are three past producing mines including the Company’s flagship property, the Kombat Mine.

For further information, contact:

Jed Richardson

+1 416 566 8134

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, without limitation, statements regarding use of proceeds from the Offering. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration activities; risks associated with operation in foreign jurisdictions; ability to successfully integrate the purchased properties; foreign operations risks; and other risks inherent in the mining industry. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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Samples Assayed at Silver Hill Extend Potential Strike Length to 2.0 km of High-Grade Mineralization

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TORONTO, Oct. 05, 2020 — Trigon Metals Inc. (TSX-V: TM) (“Trigon” or the “Company”) is pleased to report assay results from grab samples taken at the Company’s Silver Hill copper-silver project (“the Project”) in Morocco. Notably, surface sampling returned positive results from a newly identified area of mineralization, containing evidence of historical mining – sample J10 returned 112g/t silver and 6.80% copper. The new area is presumed to be an extension of the uppermost structure drilled and reported by Trigon on August 10, 2020. This result extends the known area of mineralization 1.2 km beyond the previous work, increasing the potential strike length to at least 2 km.

The remainder of the work focused on the second structure that to date has reported higher grade copper and lower silver grades than the first structure (upper most structure). Work included sampling of outcrop on a road cut in the area, notably sample J2 returned 5.84% copper and 1 g/t silver. Samples were taken from walls of a historical adit, approximately 20 m from the entrance. Notable results include sample J3 with 5.04% copper and 24 g/t silver and sample J5 with 14.32% copper and 280 g/t silver. Waste piles outside of the adit were also sampled returning extraordinary copper results – J6 returned 12.40% copper and 32 g/t silver, and J9 returned 21.39% copper and 24 g/t silver. Samples were analyzed for silver and copper using Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (“ICP-AES”) prepared using four acid absorption in Marrakech, Morocco by African Laboratory for Mining and Environment (“AfriLab”).

See below for table of results, map of locations and images of samples.

Jed Richardson, president and CEO of Trigon Metals, commented, “We are very pleased with the new results from Silver Hill which demonstrate that the mineralization extends beyond the area that was initially identified. On the success of the sampling at J10, the upcoming drilling program will target this area in addition to testing down dip extensions from the mineralization identified by the previous shallow drilling.”

Table 1 – Silver Hill Samples

Hole ID Notes Ag (g/t) Cu (%)
J2 Road cut outcrop (2nd structure) 1 5.84
J3 Adit wall (2nd structure) 24 5.04
J5 Adit wall (2nd structure) visible azurite 280 14.32
J6 Sample from waste pile at entrance of adit (2nd structure) 32 12.40
J9 Sample from waste pile at entrance of adit (2nd structure) 24 21.36
J10 Sample from Eastern ancient shafts (1st structure) increases the potential strike length to at least 2km 112 6.80

Figure 1 – Silver Hill Global Map:

Silver Hill Project Overview

The Silver Hill Project is an 8 km2 property in the Anti-Atlas region of Morocco. The Project is located at a regional address well known for base metals occurrences in Morocco. Morocco has a mining history that spans in excess of 100 years and is well known for being a mining friendly jurisdiction. Preliminary surface exploration has revealed high-grade copper and silver mineralization distributed over a wide surface area. Slags from ancient workings indicate historical large-scale mining for silver.

Qualified Person

The technical information presented in this press release has been reviewed and approved for disclosure by Fanie Müller, P.Eng, VP Operations of Trigon, who is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.

Trigon Metals Inc.
Trigon is a publicly traded Canadian exploration and development company with its core business focused on copper and silver holdings in mine-friendly African jurisdictions. Currently the company has operations in Namibia and Morocco. Namibia is one of the world’s most prospective copper regions, where Trigon has substantial assets in place. The Company continues to hold an 80% interest in five mining licences in the Otavi Mountainlands, an area of Namibia widely recognized for its high-grade copper deposits, where the Company is focused on exploration and re-development of the previously producing Kombat mine. The Company also recently finalized the acquisition of the Silver Hill project, a highly prospective copper and silver exploration project in Morocco.

Cautionary Notes  
This news release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements include statements regarding sampling at Silver Hill and the results thereof, the future exploration plans for Silver Hill, the prospectivity of the Project, the Company’s ability to explore and advance the Project, the Company’s strategies and the Company’s abilities to execute such strategies, and the Company’s future plans and objectives. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially because of factors discussed in the management discussion and analysis section of our interim and most recent annual financial statements or other reports and filings with the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable Canadian securities regulations. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Image 1
Sample J2 – road outcrop

Image 2
Sample J3 – taken from adit walls

Image 3
Samples J5 – taken from adit walls

Image 4
Sample J6 – taken from waste piles at the entrance to adit

Image 5
Sample J9 – taken from waste piles at the entrance to adit

Image 6
Sample J10 – historical workings 1.2 km from previous work

 

For further information, contact:

Jed Richardson
+1 416 566-8134

Website: www.trigonmetals.com

Trigon Expands Kombat Mineral Resource from 7 Million to 39 Million tonnes

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TORONTO, September 28, 2020 – Further to Trigon Metals Inc.’s (TSX-V: TM) (“Trigon” or the “Company”) announcement regarding the potential for a significant increase in the Mineral Resources reported on the Company’s Kombat copper project in Namibia (see press release dated September 8, 2020), the Company is now pleased to announce a 456% increase in the total Mineral Resources reported at Kombat, from 7.0 million tonnes, as at February 28, 2018 (“2018 Mineral Resource”) to 39.1 million tonnes (including inferred resources).

A total of 3,758 additional mineralized underground drill holes have been incorporated outside of the holes utilized in the 2018 Mineral Resource database, leading to a 152% increase in the volume of the resource shell and 3 dimensional confirmation of ore not removed by historic mining. The previous total Inferred and Indicated Mineral Resource of 7 million tonnes represented between 18% of the pre-existing geological model used for resource reporting, with the remaining 82% of the tonnage based on drill holes not previously included.  Additional work was undertaken including improvement of the level of accuracy of depletions in the underground areas.

Total Mineral Resources include Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources on the open pit and underground areas at Kombat, Asis and Gross Otavi.

Updated Mineral Resource Estimate

The updated Mineral Resource estimate (“2020 Mineral Resource”), as presented in detail in Tables 1, 2 and 3 below, has been prepared and classified by technical consultants Minxcon (Pty) Ltd (“Minxcon”) in accordance with the reporting guidelines as set out in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) as required by the Canadian Securities Administrators. A technical report will be filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR within 45 days of this press release. For further information with respect to the key assumptions, parameters, risks, the mineral resource estimate, data verification, quality assurance and quality control (“QA/QC”) and other technical information, please refer to the technical report, when available.

Open Pit

The previous 2018 Mineral Resource estimate for the open pit areas (Kombat and Gross Otavi) comprised an Indicated Mineral Resource of 1.529 million tonnes grading 1.14% copper, 0.72% lead and 2.88 g/t silver, and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 1.582 million tonnes grading 1.40% copper, 1.79% lead and 2.17 g/t silver, at a cut-off grade of 0.6% copper equivalent for Kombat and 0.77% for Gross Otavi.

Table 1 below is a summary of the updated 2020 Mineral Resource estimate for the open pit areas (Kombat and Gross Otavi) as at September 1, 2020.

Table 1 – Updated Mineral Resource Estimate as at September 1, 2020 – Open Pit (0.6% copper equivalent cut-off)

Area Resource Classification Tonnes (incl Geo Loss) Density Cu Pb Ag Cu Pb Ag (kg)
Mt   % % g/t Tonnes Tonnes kg
Kombat East Indicated 5.27 2.81 0.86 0.98 0.49 45 065 51 849 2 595
Kombat Central 2.08 2.81 1.04 0.63 0.80 21 728 13 177 1 660
Kombat West
Total Indicated 7.35 2.81 0.91 0.88 0.58 66 793 65 026 4 255
Kombat East Inferred 4.26 2.82 0.85 1.33 0.55 36 195 56 582 2 340
Kombat Central 3.08 2.83 1.23 1.40 0.25 38 023 43 335 758
Kombat West 3.42 2.83 1.22 1.47 0.48 41 620 50 209 1 625
Total Inferred Kombat 10.76 2.83 1.08 1.40 0.44 115 838 150 125 4 723
Otavi Inferred 0.64 2.84 0.93 2.50 0.85 6 006 16 053  546
Total Inferred 11.40 2.83 1.07 1.46 0.46 121 844 166 178 5 269

Notes

  1. The open pit Mineral Resource is declared with in an optimized resource pit with a CuEq cut-off of 0.6% for Kombat and 0.77% for Gross Otavi.
  2. Commodity prices applied: USD3.99/lb (Cu) and USD1.22/lb (Pb).
  3. Otavi Mineral Resource and parameters have not changed from 2018.
  4. Historical mine voids have been depleted from the Mineral Resource.
  5. A geological loss of 15% for the Inferred and 10% for the Indicated Mineral Resource has been applied.
  6. The Mineral Resources are inclusive of Mineral Reserves.
  7. Mineral Resources are reported as total Mineral Resources and are not attributed.
  8. Inferred Mineral Resources have a large degree of uncertainty as to their existence and whether they can be mined economically. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of the Inferred Mineral Resource will be upgraded to a higher confidence category.

Underground

The previous 2018 Mineral Resource estimate for the underground areas at Kombat and Asis was an Inferred Mineral Resource of 3.929 million tonnes grading 3.72% copper, 1.03% lead and 31.29 g/t silver, at a cut-off grade of 1.4% copper equivalent.

Table 2 below is a summary of the updated 2020 Mineral Resource estimate for the underground areas at Kombat and Asis as at September 1, 2020.

Table 2 – Updated Mineral Resource Estimate as at September 1, 2020 – Underground (1.8% copper equivalent cut-off)

Area Resource Classification Tonnes (incl Geo Loss) Density Cu Pb Ag Cu Pb Ag (kg)
Mt   % % g/t Tonnes Tonnes kg
Kombat East Inferred 0.01 2.86 1.68 2.77 0.88 130 215 7
Kombat Central 0.48 2.86 2.20 2.02 2.53 10 614 9 725 1 221
Kombat West 0.22 2.87 2.13 2.48 3.17 4 785 5 589 713
Asis West 18.13 2.86 2.85 1.29 6.02 517 666 234 597 109 111
Asis Gap 1.04 2.84 2.75 0.44 3.53 28 649 4 549 3 680
Asis Far West 0.47 2.85 3.64 0.20 44.10 16 921 942 20 522
Total Inferred 20.36 2.86 2.84 1.26 6.64 578 765 255 617 135 255

 

Notes

  1. The underground Mineral Resource outside the optimized resource pit is declared at a CuEq cut-off of 1.8%.
  2. Commodity prices applied: USD3.99/lb (Cu) and USD1.22/lb (Pb).
  3. Historical mine voids have been depleted from the Mineral Resource.
  4. A geological loss of 15% for the Inferred and 10% for the Indicated Mineral Resource has been applied.
  5. The Mineral Resources are inclusive of Mineral Reserves.
  6. Mineral Resources are reported as total Mineral Resources and are not attributed.
  7. Inferred Mineral Resources have a large degree of uncertainty as to their existence and whether they can be mined economically. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of the Inferred Mineral Resource will be upgraded to a higher confidence category.

Combined Open Pit and Underground

The previous combined open pit and underground 2018 Mineral Resource estimate for Kombat, Asis and Gross Otavi comprised an Indicated Mineral Resource of 1.529 million tonnes grading 1.14% copper, 0.72% lead and 2.88 g/t silver, and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 5.511 million tonnes grading 3.05% copper, 1.25% lead and 22.93 g/t silver

Table 3 below is a summary of the updated 2020 Mineral Resource estimate for the combined open pit and underground areas at Kombat, Asis and Gross Otavi as at 1 September 2020.

Table 3 – Updated Mineral Resource Estimate as at September 1, 2020 – Combined Open Pit and Underground

Area Resource Classification Tonnes (incl Geo Loss) Density Cu Pb Ag Cu Pb Ag (kg)
Mt   % % g/t Tonnes Tonnes kg
Kombat East Indicated 5.27 2.81 0.86 0.98 0.49 45 065 51 849 2 595
Kombat Central 2.08 2.81 1.04 0.63 0.80 21 728 13 177 1 660
Total Indicated 7.35 2.81 0.91 0.88 0.58 66 793 65 026 4 255
Kombat East Inferred 4.27 2.82 0.85 1.33 0.55 36 325 56 797 2 347
Kombat Central 3.57 2.83 1.36 1.49 0.55 48 636 53 060 1 979
Kombat West 3.64 2.83 1.27 1.53 0.64 46 405 55 797 2 338
Asis West 18.13 2.86 2.85 1.29 6.02 517 666 234 597 109 111
Asis Gap 1.04 2.84 2.75 0.44 3.53 28 649 4 549 3 680
Asis Far West 0.47 2.85 3.64 0.20 44.10 16 921 942 20 522
Total Inferred Kombat 31.12 2.85 2.23 1.30 4.50 694 603 405 742 139 978
Otavi Inferred 0.64 2.84 0.93 2.50 0.85 6 006 16 053 546
Total Inferred 31.76 2.85 2.21 1.33 4.42 700 609 421 795 140 524

Notes

  1. The open pit Mineral Resource is declared with in an optimized resource pit with a CuEq cut-off of 0.6% for Kombat and 0.77% for Gross Otavi.
  2. The underground Mineral Resource outside the optimized resource pit is declared at a CuEq cut-off of 1.8%.
  3. Historical mine voids have been depleted from the Mineral Resource.
  4. Commodity prices applied: USD3.99/lb (Cu) and USD1.22/lb (Pb).
  5. A geological loss of 15% for the Inferred and 10% for the Indicated Mineral Resource has been applied.
  6. The Mineral Resources are inclusive of Mineral Reserves.
  7. Mineral Resources are reported as total Mineral Resources and are not attributed.
  8. Inferred Mineral Resources have a large degree of uncertainty as to their existence and whether they can be mined economically. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of the Inferred Mineral Resource will be upgraded to a higher confidence category.

Mineral Reserve Estimate

The probable Mineral Reserve estimate reported by the Company for the Kombat East and Kombat Central areas as at April 30, 2018 has not yet been updated and therefore remains unchanged at 0.77 million tonnes at a grade of 1.30% copper, 0.47% lead and 4.33 g/t silver.

Way Forward

The Company recently appointed Minxcon to undertake a detailed analysis of its extensive database of historical information, including the newly acquired historic underground drilling information, previously not available, which has resulted in significant changes in the new updated geological model and re-estimation of the Mineral Resource and the related increase in the updated Mineral Resources.

Minxcon is currently identifying available specific historic drill holes for resampling, as well as preparing and design a detailed cost estimate for a drilling program, further details of which will be provided in due course.  This confirmatory drilling program will focus on the additional drill holes included in the 2020 Mineral Resource database to enable the Company to use the information for further upgrading the Resource and Reserve estimates.

In light of the significant upside potential represented by the above information in terms of the scale of the future mining operations at Kombat, the Company has paused its restart strategy in order to focus on the planned drilling program and reassess the potential for a larger mining operation at Kombat.

Jed Richardson, Chief Executive Officer of Trigon, commented, “We are extremely pleased with the outcome of the work done on the resource base at Kombat, which supports our view of the long-term potential for Kombat and the surrounding region. Our strategy remains focused on bringing the Kombat mine back into production and a restart of a larger base opens up numerous opportunities for the company in terms of its growth strategy.”  

Qualified Person

Mr. Uwe Engelmann (BSc (Zoo. & Bot.), BSc Hons (Geol.), Pr.Sci.Nat. No. 400058/08, MGSSA) of Minxcon, is a “qualified person” as such term is defined in NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical information and data included in this press release. As a director of Minxcon, Mr. Engelmann is considered independent.

Trigon Metals Inc.

Trigon is a publicly traded Canadian exploration and development company with its core business focused on copper and silver operations in mining friendly jurisdictions in Africa. The Company holds an 80% interest in five mining licences in the Otavi Mountain lands, an area of Namibia widely recognized for its high-grade copper deposits, where the Company is focused on exploration and re-development of the previously producing Kombat mine.  The Company also recently finalized the acquisition of the Silver Hill project, a highly prospective copper and silver exploration project in Morocco.

Cautionary Notes  

This news release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements include statements regarding the Company’s Mineral Resources and Reserves and planned drilling program, the filing of the technical report, the Company’s strategies and the Company’s abilities to execute such strategies, the Company’s expectations for the Kombat operations, the Company’s ability to restart the Kombat operations, the Company’s ability to obtain adequate investment and other financing, and the Company’s future plans and objectives. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially because of factors discussed in the management discussion and analysis section of our interim and most recent annual financial statements or other reports and filings with the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable Canadian securities regulations. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

 For further information, contact:

Jed Richardson
+1 416 566 8134
jed.richardson@trigonmetals.com

Website: www.trigonmetals.com