Interview with Graeme O’Neill, Bayhorse CEO
The opportunity to interview Bayhorse (BHS.V) CEO, Graeme O’Neill popped up. Yes, I just wrote about BHS, but chatting with the man himself was irresistible.
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Eloro: Lining Up the PEA in Bolivia
It is always a pleasure to speak with Tom Larsen, CEO of Eloro Resources (ELO.T). Even if it means reading a long and very technical press release. A release which, boiled down to essentials said that the company drilled five definition holes at its Iska Iska property in Bolivia and hit higher grade tin or silver or both mineralization in every one of them. And there are more holes to report.
Eloro Resources Announces Restart of Definition Drilling Targeting Major Tin Discovery and High Grade Silver Zones at its Iska Iska Ag-Sn-Polymetallic Project, Potosi Department, Bolivia
A new definition drill program comprised of 4,300m of diamond drilling in 8 holes that will commence shortly is focussed on upgrading and expanding high grade tin mineralization hosted in intrusion and phreatomagmatic breccia (TIB and TPMB, respectively) and the shallower higher grade silver mineralized zone which is above the tin zone. The broad tin intersections in TIB and TPMB contain visually coarse-grained cassiterite which is likely to be amenable to gravity separation. Further TIMA mineralogy is planned to confirm cassiterite grain size and other mineralogical attributes associated with tin recovery to be followed by metallurgical tests to establish recovery. The recently reported 10-hole definition drill program totalling 5,290m in the potential starter pit area of Santa Barbara has clearly demonstrated that as drill hole density within the deposit is increased, grades, especially for silver and tin, notably appear to increase. Eloro thinks this trend is likely to continue as further drilling is undertaken in the next drill campaign. In addition, recent definition drilling has consistently reduced and/or eliminated areas that were previously modeled as waste within the resource model due to lack of drilling.
Eloro Resources Ltd. (TSX: ELO; OTCQX: ELRRF; FSE: P2QM) (“Eloro”, or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the next phase of definition drilling in the potential Santa Barbara starter pit area in the Iska Iska silver-tin polymetallic project in the Potosi Department of southwestern Bolivia will commence shortly. The program will consist of 4,300m of diamond drilling in 8 holes focussed on upgrading and expanding high grade tin mineralization hosted in intrusion and phreatomagmatic breccia (TIB and TPMB, respectively) and the shallow higher grade silver mineralized zone which is above the tin zone.
Eloro: Entering the Tin Domain at Iska Iska
Iska Iska is on its way to becoming a world class large scale Silver/Tin open pit operation, a first of its kind discovered in recent times.
Speaking with Tom Larsen, CEO of Eloro Resources, (ELO.T) is always a pleasure. Larsen is delighted with the tin holes ELO reported in press releases on January 23 and February 20, 2025, with more to come. These releases reported high grade tin mineralization in Eloro’s tin domain at its Iska Iska project in Bolivia.
Eloro Resources Continues to Intersect Long Intervals of High-Grade Silver-Tin Polymetallic Mineralization in its Definition Drilling Program at its Iska Iska Deposit, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Hole DSB-69 intersected 127.49g Ag/t, 0.50% Zn, 0.16% Pb and 0.31% Sn (193.00g Ag eq/t) over 41.25m within a broader interval of 49.71g Ag/t, 0.78% Zn, 0.32% Pb and 0.15% Sn (106.97g Ag eq/t) over 142.50m. Hole DSB-70 intersected, 45.71g Ag/t, 3.11% Zn, 1.91% Pb and 0.23% Sn (232.35g Ag eq/t) over 81.00m within a broader interval of 30.08g Ag/t, 1.63% Zn 0.98% Pb and 0.13% Sn (127.89g Ag eq/t) over 255.75m Hole DSB-71 intersected 53.17 Ag/t, 0.72% Zn, 0.40% Pb and 0.19% Sn (116.62 g Ag eq/t) over 45.00m within a broader interval of 29.26 Ag/t, 0.58% Zn, 0.22% Pb and 0.11% Sn (71.46g Ag eq/t) over 127.50m. These assay results come from Eloro’s ongoing Definition Drilling Program which continue to demonstrate the presence of strong, broad zones of silver-tin polymetallic mineralization with good continuity. The Company’s current highly focused infill and step-out drill program encompasses the potential starter pit at Santa Barbara and is designed to; fill-in gaps that are presently categorized as low-grade or internal waste in the mineral resource model but, as demonstrated by the results reported in this press release, are actually moderate to strongly mineralized, better define the full vertical and lateral extent of high-grade Ag mineralization, expand higher-grade Sn mineralization to the west and north west, and provide two large size PQ holes for further metallurgical testing (see Eloro’s September 4, 2024 press release).
Eloro Resources Ltd. (TSX: ELO; OTCQX: ELRRF; FSE: P2QM) (“Eloro”, or the “Company”) is pleased to announce further assay results in its definition diamond drilling program in the potential Santa Barbara starter pit area in the Iska Iska silver-tin polymetallic project in the Potosi Department of southwestern Bolivia. To date 4,902.8m of diamond drilling have been completed in ten (10) holes including one (1) hole in progress at the time of the Christmas break. PQ core size has been used for all holes in this program to obtain larger, more representative core samples.
A Ramp: Eloro fast forwards Iska Iska
Iska Iska, Eloro’s (ELO.T) massive silver/lead/zinc/tin discovery in Bolivia is heading towards a PEA for its starter pit. 35,000 tons a day of high-grade silver with a significant zinc component. With a little more definition drilling there should be a tin component as well. Speaking with Tom Larsen, Eloro’s CEO, it’s very clear that the PEA is well in hand.
Eloro 3D Model
Eloro has updated its corporate presentation with the inclusion of an amazing 3D Model. Well worth taking a few minutes to take a look:
Eloro Resources Announces up to C$3.96 Million Non-Brokered Prospectus Exempt Offering Pursuant to the Listed Issuer Exemption
TORONTO, March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eloro Resources Ltd. (“Eloro” or the “Company”) (TSX: ELO; OTCQX: ELRRF; FSE: P2QM) is pleased to announce a non-brokered prospectus exempt offering (the “Offering”) of up to 3,300,000 units of the Company at a price of C$1.20 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to C$3,960,000, pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption available under Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions (the “Listed Issuer Exemption”). There is an offering document relating to the Offering that can be accessed under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca and at www.elororesources.com. Prospective investors should read this offering document before making an investment decision.
Eloro: Bulk Sampling for Bulk Mining…and a New, Huge, Target
The metallurgical drill holes used at Iska Iska are larger diameter than the regular diamond drill exploration holes. For Eloro (ELO.T) and its CEO, Tom Larsen, this makes all the difference. “The more the better,” said Larsen in a telephone interview. “The Iska Iska minerals are mainly disseminated in stockworks and veinlets. A bulk sample is much more representative of the grades you will encounter when you mine the deposit.”
Bulk Tonnage Metallurgical Tests Return Significantly Higher Silver Head Grade of 91 g Ag/t Compared with the 31 g Ag/t Average Grade from the Original Twinned Holes in the Polymetallic Domain at Iska Iska, Potosi Department, Southwestern Bolivia
Metallurgical tests from a 6.3 tonne PQ drill core bulk sample representative of the higher grade Polymetallic (Ag-Zn-Pb) Domain returned a significantly higher average silver value of 91 g Ag/t compared to the weighted average grade of the original twinned holes at 31 g Ag/t strongly suggesting that the average silver grade is likely significantly underreported in the original twinned holes due to the much smaller sample size The metallurgical tests confirm the viability of “Ore-Sorting” and Dense Media Separation at Iska Iska Project. Excellent pre-concentration results from the higher grade Polymetallic (Ag-Zn-Pb) Domain are now proven in a bulk sample. The 91.9% recovery of silver and lead with 76.0% recovery of zinc into a high grade (176g/t Ag, 1.88%Pb, 2.86%Zn = 299.15 g Ag eq/t) potential mill feed stream that contains only 46.6% of the Run of Mine Tonnage. The introduction of the pre-concentration stage allows Eloro to have more operational flexibility based upon conducting economic trade off scenarios between reducing downstream capital-operating costs and optimizing overall metal recoveries. XRT Ore Sorting is proposed for the coarser size fractions and Dense Media Separation (“DMS”) for treatment of the finer fractions so as to pull on the strengths of both technologies. The size split between the two technologies is unoptimized and the current results support the ability to potentially “ore sort” slightly coarser rocks than tested which would further increase the overall benefits of pre-concentration. Tin (Sn), although not included in the 132 million tonnes higher-grade starter pit area (MRE), is expected to potentially contribute to the enhanced values in the initial Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) with additional metallurgical testing and infill drilling.
Eloro Resources Ltd. (TSX: ELO; OTCQX: ELRRF; FSE: P2QM) (“Eloro”, or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the final results of its bulk metallurgical test program on the Iska Iska silver-tin polymetallic project in the Potosi Department of southwestern Bolivia.