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BASE METALS RESEARCH #3
Pasinex Resources Ltd.
March 26, 2015
Pasinex makes Quantum Jump
By Stephan Bogner (Dipl. Kfm., FH)
Article #1 “Pasinex & Akmetal drill 39% Zinc over 17 m: The Right Stuff“ can be downloaded here.
Article #2 “The Metal with the Best Outlook and the Rare Ascent of an Explorer to a Profitable
Producer“ can be downloaded here.
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BASE METALS RESEARCH #3
March 26, 2015
Pasinex Resources Ltd.
Pasinex makes Quantum Jump
Yesterday on March 25, Pasinex Resources Ltd. disclosed the assay results of 8 drill holes from the
Pinargozu Project, which is a 50/50 joint venture
with the well-experienced mining company, Akmetal AS, a private company in Turkey.
Yesterday’s drill assays are the best results Pasinex
reported to date. One of the drills discovered aweinspiring 38% zinc over a remarkable length of 36
m. Such zinc grades are downright spectacular as
being around 4 times higher than the average of
existing zinc mines globally. The following graph
illustrates the extraordinary quantum jump that
Pasinex made since finding material with more
than 30% zinc on a regular basis and mining such
material profitable since 2014:
Red Dog Mine: Teck Resources Ltd.
Dairi Deposit: PT Dairi Prima Mineral (DPM)
Rampura Agucha Mine: Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
Dugald River Deposit: MMG Ltd.
Century Mine: MMG Century / China Minmetals
Cirque Deposit: Teck Resources Ltd. / Korea Zinc
Akie Deposit: Canada Zinc Metals Corp.
Halfmile Lake Deposit: Trevali Mining Corp.
Pine Point Deposit: Teck Resources Ltd.
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Most importantly, Pasinex has proven with
yesterday’s results that the drilling success of September 2014 was not a “one-hit wonder”. The drill
success of September was sufficient to start mining immediately.
As the newly discovered zone is located only 50 m
from the area, which is being mined as we speak
(currently some 70 miners are working here), one
can be optimistic that the new discovery will be
mined shortly as well. There still does not exist an
official resource as per NI43-101, however the size
of the new discovery indicates enough material
suitable for a multi-year mining operation.
The company must now define a first NI43-101 resource to answer the question of how many years
the mine can operate.
Gamsberg Deposit: Vedanta Resources Plc
Ozernoye Deposit: MBC Corp. of Russia / NFC
Citronen Deposit: Ironbark Zinc Ltd.
Selwyn Deposit: Selwyn Resources Ltd.
Tala Hamza Deposit: Western Mediterranean Zinc Spa / Terramin Australia Ltd. / ENOF / ORGM
Hacket River Deposit : Glencore Canada Corp.
Mehdiabad Deposit: Mehdi Abad Zinc Co. / UCL Resources Ltd.
Shalkiya Deposit: ShalkiyaZinc Group
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The extremely high-grade zinc from Pinargozu represents a natural concentrate, a so-called DSO
(“Direct Shipping Ore”), which can be shipped/
sold directly after mining and crushing. Thanks to
this rare circumstance, Pasinex differentiates itself
from all known zinc explorer as no costly processing facility is needed. Fortunately, Pasinex does
not have to go through a time consuming and
costly Feasibility Study. This is a crucial advantage,
which I explained in more detail in the Initiating
Coverage and Update #1. Not to forget the Turkish
partner, who probably wants to make money as
fast as possible as well, and who does not see the
need for a time-robbing study thanks to their decade long experience in the region. Yet Akmetal
probably appreciates highly the input from Pasinex for a systematic mining plan.
The results of 8 drill holes totaling 710 m length
were released yesterday and are as follows:
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4 of the 8 drill holes discovered extremely highgrade material with more than 25% zinc, whereas
it strikes the eye that a very long intercept (36 m) is
enriched with 38% zinc; including 32 m @ 42% zinc
(hole PPS15-004). This intercept alone means that
enough material may have been found to justify
a multi-year mining operation. Most interestingly,
and as noted earlier, this intercept is just 50 m from
hole PSS14-008, which showed 31.4% zinc over
15 m (see news release February 19, 2015). Both
these high-grade zinc zones are located at same
elevation, thus mining with cost-effective underground methods may have become practicable.
The newsflow is anticipated to increase noticeable in the future as Pasinex is now exploring with
3 drill rigs at Pinargozu. Currently, more holes are
drilled to find out what lies in the 50 m between
those high-grade sections, both of which were discovered in 2015. A continuity of this high-grade
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material is imaginable and would instantly give
Pinargozu an even larger resource. Already today,
Pinargozu has the potential to become a second
Horzum (the near-by Horzum Mine had an output
of around 4 million tonnes high-grade zinc ore).
Pasinex also announced yesterday that diamond
drilling started on its Akkaya Property (some 3 km
to the north of Pinargozu) on March 14. Approximately 14 holes for a total of 2000 m are planned
for this initial phase of drilling at Akkaya.
The Pinargozu and Akkaya zinc projects, in Adana
province, are managed within a joint venture with
Akmetal. The region is known for high-grade zinc
deposits. Akmetal’s past producing Horzum Mine
operated between 1974-1996 producing up to 4
million tonnes of oxide zinc ore grading from 20% to
30% according to Akmetal’s former mine manager.
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In respect to yesterday’s news and the fact that
Pasinex is already producing zinc DSO for immediate sale, the mid- to long-term future appears
bright for Pasinex, and me as a shareholder.
Despite spectacular drill results and an already
commenced mining operation, Pasinex’s stock is
still rather unknown on a global scale – and for such
reason, short-term oriented investors should refrain from such a stock as it is still trading only sporadically; a circumstance that may change any time
since Pasinex is calling for attention with such formidable results and progress on an ongoing basis.
Pasinex has currently small-scale but high-grade
zinc mining (>30% Zn DSO) from the Pinargozu
project. In December 2014, a firm commitment
to sell was valued at over US$1 million. Another
5,000 tonnes of high-grade zinc material (~30%) is
in the process of being prepared for sale in Q2.
After the announcement of yesterday’s news,
Pasinex’s stock increased by 30% in Canada and is
currently trading at 0.13 CAD giving the company
a market valuation of 9 million CAD.
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