A High-Grade, Drill-Ready Exploration Property in Durango, Mexico
Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 18, 2025) – Roberto Resources Inc. (CSE: RBTO) (“Roberto” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce the signing of a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI“) to acquire the Claudia Project, a low sulfidation epithermal gold-silver exploration property (the “Project“) in the historic El Papanton mining district in Durango, Mexico from Durango Gold Corp., an arms-length private company (“Durango“).
“We are very pleased to announce the proposed acquisition of the Claudia Gold and Silver Project located in the state of Durango, Mexico,” commented Todd Anthony, President and CEO. “Since the early 1990s, Claudia has been under private ownership. The property is an exceptionally attractive exploration site, boasting multiple outcropping structures across several kilometers and offering numerous prime drilling opportunities. Previous drilling in 2007 and 2021 confirmed high-grade gold and silver mineralization on the property, which we plan to aggressively explore and further investigate through additional drilling after the acquisition is complete.”
The Project hosts high-grade gold and silver mineralization in quartz-adularia veins and breccias emplaced along multiple northwest-striking structures forming an 11 kilometre (“km”) long horsetail structural complex. One of these structures, the Aguilareña vein, was previously explored by a former operator who developed a 90-metre (“m”) deep shaft and three levels of vein excavation at approximately 40, 60, and 90 m below surface. The second and most extensive level extends roughly 770 m in length. Drilling completed in 2007 and 2021 confirmed the presence of gold-silver mineralization adjacent to the previous workings and tested approximately 2 km of strike length along the Aguilareña vein and part of the nearby Guadalupana vein to the east. To date, drilling has tested less than 10% of the total mapped strike length of the vein array on the Project. Surface mapping and trenching by previous operators, coupled with multiple small-scale historical mine workings, suggest strong potential for additional high-grade gold-silver discoveries along both the Aguilareña and Guadalupana veins, and across at least 10 other untested structures in the vein array.
Highlights
The Project encompasses a land package of 11,876 hectares, covering the 9 km by 2.5 km structural vein array (See Figure 1 – Property Overview). The Project includes several previously identified mineralized zones such as Santiaguera, Mina de Oro, Mina Vieja, El Grullo, Noche Buena, Tres Reyes, Aguilareña, Guadalupana, La Concepción, Don Cose, El Cristo, and Lizeth Vein Swarm.
In 2021, Durango conducted a confirmation drilling campaign, totaling 7,900 meters across 34 drill holes. The drilling primarily focused on portions of the Aguilareña and Guadalupana veins. Four (4) holes intersected material grading ≥ 10 grams per tonne (“gpt”) gold equivalent (“AuEq”), using an 80:1 silver-to-gold ratio. Six (6) holes encountered mineralization ≥ 5 gpt AuEq, and thirteen (13) holes intersected mineralization ≥ 2 gpt AuEq. Notably, twenty-four (24) holes, or seventy percent (70%) of the total, intersected mineralization ≥ 1 gpt AuEq. Highlights from this 2021 drill campaign include:
Aguilareña Zone Drill Hole Highlights:
- 21CLAU-011D intersected 47.4 m at 2.02 gpt AuEq (1.48 gpt Au and 43 gpt Ag), including:
- 9.2 m at 8.61 gpt AuEq (6.38 gpt Au and 178 gpt Ag), which includes:
- 3.2 m at 16.90 gpt AuEq (12.41 gpt Au and 359 gpt Ag)
- 9.2 m at 8.61 gpt AuEq (6.38 gpt Au and 178 gpt Ag), which includes:
- 21CLAU-007D intersected 45.0 m at 1.08 gpt AuEq (0.83 gpt Au and 20 gpt Ag), including:
- 1.0 m at 7.57 gpt AuEq (7.37 gpt Au and 16 gpt Ag)
- 21CLAU-001D intersected 22.9 m at 1.69 gpt AuEq (0.94 gpt Au and 60 gpt Ag), including:
- 4.8 m at 6.09 gpt AuEq (3.17 gpt Au and 233 gpt Ag), which includes:
- 0.7 m at 25.5 gpt AuEq (10.25 gpt Au and 1,220 gpt Ag)
- 4.8 m at 6.09 gpt AuEq (3.17 gpt Au and 233 gpt Ag), which includes:
- 21CLAU-005D intersected 3.0 m at 6.29 gpt AuEq (5.27 gpt Au and 82 gpt Ag), including:
- 1.0 m at 18.46 gpt AuEq (15.55 gpt Au and 233 gpt Ag), and:
- 4.2 m at 3.10 gpt AuEq (2.34 gpt Au and 61 gpt Ag), including:
- 1.1 m at 8.59 gpt AuEq (6.39 gpt Au and 176 gpt Ag)
- 21CLAU-034D intersected 10.8 m at 2.85 gpt AuEq (2.66 gpt Au and 15 gpt Ag), including:
- 4.2 m at 6.92 gpt AuEq (6.60 gpt Au and 26 gpt Ag), which includes:
- 0.6 m at 24.44 gpt AuEq (24.00 gpt Au and 35 gpt Ag)
- 4.2 m at 6.92 gpt AuEq (6.60 gpt Au and 26 gpt Ag), which includes:
Guadalupana Zone Drill Hole Highlights:
- 21CLAU-022D intersected 7.15 m at 1.21 gpt AuEq (1.14 gpt Au and 6 gpt Ag), including:
- 1.0 m at 4.51 gpt AuEq (2.76 gpt Au and 140 gpt Ag)
- 21CLAU-006D intersected 10.8 m at 0.91 gpt AuEq (0.4 gpt Au and 40 gpt Ag), including:
- 0.6m at 4.69…
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