October 1st, 2007 TSX Venture Exchange Tier
1 Trading Symbol: OK
Orko Silver Increases
Resource Estimate by 86%
to 73.1 Million Ounces
Silver Equivalent
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -
Orko Silver Corp. (TSX.V - OK) is pleased to report that an
?independently verified? NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource
estimate has been completed on its La Preciosa Project in Durango,
Mexico. The study
concludes that work to date on the property has outlined an
estimated Inferred Resource of 10.36 million tonnes grading 0.328
g/t Au and 200.0 g/t Ag at a cut-off grade of 100 g/t for a
Silver-Equivalent grade of 219.0 g/t.
Contained metal in the
Inferred Resource equals 2,070 million grams Ag (66.6 million oz
Silver) and 3.28 million grams Au (109,000 oz Gold) for a
silver-equivalent 2,274 million grams Ag-Eq (73.1 million oz Silver
Equivalent). Silver-equivalent values reported in this
Resource Estimate are determined by adding the silver grade to 60
times the gold grade. Metallurgical recoveries and net smelter
returns are assumed to be 100%.
Table of Comparative
Change between Resource Estimate III (March 2007) and Resource
Estimate IV (September 2007)
|
March 2007 |
September 2007 |
% Change |
Tonnes
(million) |
5.72 |
10.36 |
+ 81% |
Au
(g/t) |
0.345 |
0.328 |
-.05% |
Ag
(g/t) |
192.9 |
200.0 |
+.04% |
Ag-Eq
(g/t) |
213.6 |
219.0 |
+.02% |
Gold
(ounces) |
63,400 |
109,000 |
+ 72% |
Silver (million
ounces) |
35.5 |
66.6 |
+ 88% |
Silver-Equivalent
(million ounces) |
39.3 |
73.1 |
+ 86% |
Gary
Cope, President
of Orko, adds, ?We are extremely pleased with the results of this
Resource Estimate, especially the significant contribution of the
newly discovered Martha Vein to the current estimate. Not only
have we increased our resource substantially, but we also have over
30 holes in the lab for analyses not included in the new resource
estimate. We are looking forward to releasing results in the
near future. Drilling is continuing at La Preciosa 24 hours a
day 7 days a week using 2 rigs and a third is currently drilling the
San
Juan project. We anticipate releasing our
next Resource Estimate before the end of Q1 2008.?
The Effect of Martha
Vein to the Resource Estimate
Resource Estimate |
Abundancia (million oz) |
La
Gloria (million oz) |
Luz
Elena (million oz) |
Other
Veins (million oz) |
Subtotal (million oz) |
Martha (million
oz) |
Total (million
oz) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 2007 |
25.2 |
8.7 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
39.3 |
n/a |
39.3 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sep 2007 |
28.7 |
11.5 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
45.6 |
27.5 |
73.1 |
Basis of Resource
Estimate
La Preciosa is an epithermal vein hosted silver-gold deposit
located at 2,100 metres elevation on the eastern side of the
Sierra Madre Occidental
Mountains of north-central
Mexico. The resource estimate includes; the Abundancia, La
Gloria, Luz Elena, and Esperancita Veins. In
addition, the Martha vein, discovered in hole BP06-77, has added
considerably to the overall resource estimate. More strike length
potential and down dip projections, as well as additional veins are
currently being tested on the Abundancia and Martha veins as well as
the other veins. Ore-shoots have been projected a maximum 25 meters
vertically below drill intercepts.. Silver-equivalent is calculated
as silver plus 60 times gold, with metallurgical recoveries and net
smelter returns assumed to be 100%.
The mineral resource estimate is based upon assay results
from Diamond drill holes BP05-01 to BP07-120 on La Preciosa Ridge
completed by Major Drilling International, under the direction of
Orko Silver. Average drill hole spacing is approximately 100 metres.
Not all of the holes were used in the resource estimation as a
number of holes tested targets outside the defined resource
block.
The mineral resource estimate was done at both 100 g/t and
150 g/t cut-off grades and both will be available in the
report. Upon doing its due diligence in reviewing cut-off
grades, the Company feels given the location of the project and
current market conditions that the 100 g/t cut-off grade is more
relevant.
Samples from the 2005-07 programs up to hole BP07-94 were
sent to SGS Mineral Services prep lab in Durango, with the pulps then sent to SGS
Mineral Services accredited laboratory in Toronto,
Canada. Since hole 07-94,
the samples have been sent to Inspectorate America Corporations prep
lab in Durango, with pulps then
sent to the Inspectorate accredited laboratory in Sparks Nevada. Both labs have ISO certification. All
samples have been analyzed by 40 element Inductively-Coupled Plasma
(ICP) analyses, with gold determined by Fire Assay (FA) and silver
determined by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS). Coarse sample
rejects are then collected from SGS and Inspectorate in Durango and
returned to the project site to be available for future testing. A
detailed QA/QC program has been implemented since the beginning of
the 2005-06 drilling, with control standards and blanks being
inserted every 10th sample submitted, as well as duplicate analyses
every 12th sample.
Resource estimates were prepared on vertical longitudinal
sections for each vein with the exception of the Martha vein; the
dip of veins has been measured on 100 metre spaced cross sections
for volumetric adjustments. On the longitudinal sections, multiple
ore-shoot locations are implied by unverified underground
sampling. The ore shoots have been defined utilizing minimum
cut-offs of 100 and 150 g/t Ag-Eq and constrained by minimum true
vein thicknesses greater than 1.5 metres, The specific gravity
has been measured for at least one piece of core in every sample
submitted during the 2005-07 programs and this data has been used to
convert the estimated volumes to tonnages. Within ore shoots the
average grades have been estimated by weighted average (weighted by
true thickness) of all drill intercepts within each ore-shoot,
without an areal polygon weighting. Additional historical data of
over 1300 channel samples from approximately 2.4 kilometers from
drifting were not used in this study, as they have not yet been
verified, however, the underground samples correlate well with the
drilling results and were used to delineate ore-shoot boundaries.
Unlike the other veins on the property which dip between 45
and 60 degrees, the Martha vein is typically dipping 20
degrees. This relatively flat dip prompted the adoption of a
plan approach to the estimate of the Martha resource. Drill
hole pierce points were plotted based on down hole surveys and drill
logs, based on these pierce points polygons were defined around each
intercept. Plan areas were measured and then increased to
account for the dip area indicated by 100 meter spaced cross
sections.
All 2005-2007 holes were started in HQ-size core, with
reduction to NQ-size core at approximately 260 metre down hole
depth. Drill core is logged by geologists who mark sample locations
according to lithological/alteration changes. The individual
samples are taken over core lengths always less than or equal to two
metres and commonly less than a metre. The core is cut in half with
a Diamond saw. One-half of the core is stored in the original core
boxes in core storage buildings on site. The other half of the cut
core samples is placed in sample bags and transported by Orko
personnel to the SGS Mineral Services or Inspectorate labs in
Durango,
Mexico for sample
preparation and analysis.
Independent mining
engineer David Gunning,
P.Eng., and Company geologist Ben
Whiting, P.Geo., Qualified Persons as defined by
National Instrument (NI) 43-101, were responsible for the mineral
resource estimate. Mr. Gunning has read and approved the
contents of this News Release. The resource estimate is
classified as an Inferred Mineral Resource, consistent with the CIM
definitions referred to in NI 43-101. This estimate will be
filed in a technical report, compliant with NI 43-101 on SEDAR
within 45 days. Mineral resources, which are not mineral
reserves, have not demonstrated economic viability. Orko is
not aware of any environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation,
socio-political, marketing or other issues, which may materially
affect its estimate of mineral resources.
Full details of the
Company?s sampling protocols and QA/QC program can be located at our
website at the link below:
http://www.orkosilver.com/s/QAQC.asp
A complete table of drill results is available at the link
below:
http://www.orkosilver.com/i/pdf/drillresults.pdf
A detailed drill plan map is
available at the link below:
http://www.orkosilver.com/i/pdf/drillplanmap.pdf
A printer friendly PDF format of this news release is
available at the link below:
http://www.investorhub.ca/orkonews.pdf
About Orko Silver
Corp.
Orko Silver Corp. is a professional
exploration company with an increasing silver resource. Orko
Silver's principal project, La Preciosa, located near the city of
Durango, Mexico, is an advanced
silver and gold project. The Company is currently drilling using 3
rigs working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. La Preciosa deposit
remains open in all directions and to depth. Two additional
projects include the Santa Monica
east of La Preciosa and the San Juan west of La Preciosa.
All are undergoing exploration.
ON BEHALF OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gary
Cope
President
For further information, contact Orko Silver Corp. at
(604) 684-4691 or
Via email at
info@orkosilver.com or
visit our website on line at www.orkosilver.com
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has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for this News
Release. This News Release may contain forward-looking
statements including but not limited to comments regarding the
timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological
interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral
recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future
events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
currently anticipated in such statements. Orko relies upon
litigation protection for forward-looking
statements.
*Cautionary Note to
U.S. Investors ?
The United States
Securities and Exchange Commission permits U.S. Mining companies, in
their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits
that a company can economically and legally extract or
produce. We use certain terms in this press release, such as
?measured?, ?indicated?, and ?inferred? resources, which the SEC
guidelines strictly prohibit U.S. registered companies
from including in their filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged
to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No.
000-51923, which may be secured from us, or from the SEC?s website
at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
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