Silvercorp Expands Mineralized Veins by Drilling and Tunneling at the TLP and LME Mines, Ying Mining District, China

Silvercorp Metals Inc.(TSX:SVM, NYSEMKT:SVM) is pleased to report results of the first half of its 2017 exploration programs at the TLP and LME mines, Ying Mining District,Henan Province,China.

In the first half of 2017, the Company completed 17,230 meters (m) of underground diamond drilling and 6,196m of exploration tunneling at the TLP and LME mines. Underground drilling continuously extended the major mineralized vein structures along strike and downdip, and drift tunneling exposed high-grade mineralized zones at both mines.

Highlights of selected intersections of drill holes:

LME Mine:

• Hole ZKL51A21 intersected a 6.85m interval from 21.32m to 28.17m, 6.74m true width, of vein LM5E1 grading 419 grams per tonne (g/t) silver (Ag), 0.96% lead (Pb) and 0.38% zinc (Zn) at the 546m elevation, including a 0.58m interval from 23.46m to 24.04m, 0.57m true width grading 1,151g/t Ag, 5.81% Pb and 1.99% Zn, and a 2.16m interval from 41.33m to 43.49m, 2.12m true width, of vein LME grading 1,347 g/t Ag, 1.45% Pb and 0.68% Zn at the 539m elevation; and
• Hole ZKL5337 intersected a 7.50m interval from 297.36m to 304.86m, 5.38m true width, of vein LM5 grading 558g/t Ag, 3.31% Pb and 0.56% Zn at the 240m elevation, including a 0.60m interval from 300.94m to 301.54m, 0.43m true width grading 4,229g/t Ag, 19.76% Pb and 0.96% Zn.

TLP Mine:

• Hole ZKT2541 intersected an 1.17m interval from 86.19m to 87.36m, 0.80m true width, of vein T39W grading 1,577g/t Ag, 10.40% Pb and 3.10% Zn at the 796m elevation.

Highlights of selected mineralization zones exposed in exploration drift tunnels:

LME Mine:

• Drift Tunnel PD900-LM5E2-550-51NSYM exposed mineralization of 75m long and 1.07m wide (true width) grading 595 g/t Ag, 2.29% Pb and 0.78% Zn within vein structure LM5E on the 550m level.

TLP Mine:

• Drift Tunnel PD846-T16E-846-4SYM exposed mineralization of 45m long and 0.54m wide (true width) grading 1,621g/t Ag, 2.60% Pb and 0.24% Zn within vein structure T16E on the 846m level; and
• lDrift Tunnel PD820-T14-700-2NYM exposed mineralization of 119m long and 0.86m wide (true width) grading 406g/t Ag, 5.03% Pb and 0.54% Zn within vein structure T14 on the 700m level.

Diamond drill holes are designed to define and upgrade inferred mineral resource blocks and test for new mineral resources. Underground drilling is mainly conducted from current production levels to delineate the downdip and along-strike extensions of known mineralized vein structures in the production area and test for new veins in the previous less-explored areas.

The first half of 2017 drilling program at TLP and LME mines is briefly summarized in the following table:

The 2017 exploration tunneling, comprising drifting, crosscutting and raising, was driven along and across major mineralized vein structures to upgrade drill defined mineral resources and test for new parallel and splay structures.

The first half of 2017 tunneling program at TLP and LME mines is briefly summarized in the following table:

Tables 1 and 2 below list the assay results of some selected mineralized intersections in drill holes and mineralized zones exposed in drift tunnels in the first half of 2017 exploration programs.

Table 1: Selected drilling results from the 2017 drilling program at TLP and LME mines
Hole ID	From (m)	To (m)	Elevation (m)	Interval (m)	True Width (m)	Ag (g/t)	Pb (%)	Zn (%)	Vein	Remarks
LME mine
ZKL5031	55.96	56.49	458	0.53	0.45	110	0.57	0.09	LM3_1	Test*
	208.75	209.53	338	0.78	0.69	181	0.12	0.63	LM6	Test
	212.54	212.98	335	0.44	0.39	122	0.43	2.12	LM6E	Test
	277.65	278.20	284	0.55	0.48	253	2.83	2.26	LM5E	Stepout***
ZKL5746	358.46	358.87	767	0.41	0.41	269	0.34	0.44	ZG2	Test
ZKL51A21	15.22	16.52	548	1.30	1.28	291	0.44	0.17	LM5	Infill**
	21.32	28.17	546	6.85	6.74	419	0.96	0.38	LM5E1	Infill
Including	23.46	24.04	545	0.58	0.57	1,151	5.81	1.99
	27.27	27.76	544	0.49	0.48	1,447	1.00	0.11
	41.33	43.49	539	2.16	2.12	1,347	1.45	0.68	LM5E	Infill
Including	41.33	42.26	539	0.93	0.91	1,968	1.70	0.57
	51.67	52.63	535	0.96	0.84	239	0.81	0.18	LM5E2	Test
	300.75	301.16	450	0.41	0.40	271	0.63	0.33	ZG2	Infill
ZKL5032	237.24	237.73	305	0.49	0.43	100	0.33	0.20	LM6	Test
ZKL5043	21.73	23.78	549	2.05	1.57	1,377	1.25	1.17	LM5	Infill
Including	22.88	23.78	548	0.90	0.69	2,581	1.83	2.23
ZKL5105	45.87	48.55	532	2.68	2.58	582	0.76	0.37	LM5E	Infill
ZKL52A21	70.51	72.32	505	1.81	1.60	942	3.98	0.68	LM5	Infill
	103.31	104.94	482	1.63	1.43	179	1.68	0.39	LM5E	Infill
ZKL5321	57.76	58.17	534	0.41	0.40	109	0.29	0.08	LM5	Test
	93.77	95.17	522	1.40	1.38	1,338	2.43	0.46	LM5E	Infill
Including	93.77	94.45	521	0.68	0.67	2,244	4.63	0.66
ZKL5337	297.36	304.86	240	7.50	5.38	558	3.31	0.56	LM5	Test
Including	300.94	301.54	236	0.60	0.43	4,229	19.76	0.96
	315.93	316.68	223	0.75	0.54	435	4.38	3.33	LM5E	Test
ZKL53A21	21.19	22.28	547	1.09	0.99	467	1.33	0.93	LM5W2	Test
	100.91	103.23	520	2.32	2.11	693	2.51	0.54	LM5E	Infill
ZKL53A22	23.77	24.25	538	0.48	0.42	342	2.53	1.00	LM5W2	Stepout
	32.51	32.94	532	0.43	0.38	201	0.72	0.08	LM5W	Infill
	111.96	112.52	482	0.56	0.49	356	0.75	0.58	LM5E	Infill
	54.99	55.49	511	0.50	0.42	105	0.53	0.32	LM5	Test
ZKL5422	392.93	393.25	160	0.32	0.22	154	4.08	2.95	LM5E	Test
	424.88	428.68	133	3.80	2.59	212	5.83	1.17	LM5E2	Test
TLP mine
ZKT2541	19.40	19.91	829	0.51	0.35	283	3.00	1.80	T38	Test
	86.19	87.36	796	1.17	0.80	1,577	10.40	3.10	T39W	Test
ZKG0531	13.35	14.01	852	0.66	0.61	118	0.20	0.30	T16E	Stepout
	161.13	161.63	816	0.50	0.46	56	5.10	1.10	T15W	Test
ZKG0532	211.95	212.97	685	1.02	0.94	85	7.80	5.20	T11	Stepout
ZKT2542	135.69	136.12	745	0.43	0.28	1,033	0.80	1.00	T39	Test
	310.63	311.13	630	0.50	0.34	36	8.20	2.40	T16	Stepout
ZKTA1201	96.57	97.23	979	0.66	0.63	549	15.40	2.70	T27E	Stepout
	155.44	156.46	984	1.02	0.95	147	0.40	0.30	T27	Infill
ZKTA1002	149.64	151.24	903	1.60	0.49	992	6.30	3.20	T1W2	Stepout
	163.21	163.75	897	0.54	0.16	416	0.80	0.10	T25	Test
	166.83	167.99	895	1.16	0.35	118	0.90	0.20	New vein to be named	Test
ZKG0533	20.73	21.32	836	0.59	0.39	197	0.40	0.50	By admin|2017-08-25T22:32:29+00:00August 25th, 2017|Coin Shop Blog|0 Comments Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookXRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterestVkEmail About the Author: admin Related Posts Wolfden Continues to Hit High-Grade in Deep Drilling at Pickett Mountain Wolfden Continues to Hit High-Grade in Deep Drilling at Pickett Mountain September 25th, 2018 Gold Set to Soar Above $1,300 – Goldman and Bank of America Gold Set to Soar Above $1,300 – Goldman and Bank of America September 25th, 2018 1792 Half Disme Sold For Record Price Of Nearly $2 Million 1792 Half Disme Sold For Record Price Of Nearly $2 Million September 25th, 2018 Gold Inches Higher, Silver Ends Near 1-Month High Gold Inches Higher, Silver Ends Near 1-Month High September 25th, 2018 1792 Half Disme Sold For Record Price 1792 Half Disme Sold For Record Price September 25th, 2018 Leave A Comment Cancel reply You must be logged in to post a comment. Toggle Sliding Bar Area This Is A Custom Widget This Sliding Bar can be switched on or off in theme options, and can take any widget you throw at it or even fill it with your custom HTML Code. Its perfect for grabbing the attention of your viewers. Choose between 1, 2, 3 or 4 columns, set the background color, widget divider color, activate transparency, a top border or fully disable it on desktop and mobile. This Is A Custom Widget This Sliding Bar can be switched on or off in theme options, and can take any widget you throw at it or even fill it with your custom HTML Code. Its perfect for grabbing the attention of your viewers. Choose between 1, 2, 3 or 4 columns, set the background color, widget divider color, activate transparency, a top border or fully disable it on desktop and mobile. Page load link Go to Top