MARCH 17, 2014
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – March 17, 2014) – Silvercorp Metals Inc. (TSX:SVM)(NYSE:SVM) (“Silvercorp” or the “Company”) is pleased to report the results of its 2013 underground diamond drilling program at the LM and LMW mines, Ying Mining District, Henan Province, China (the “2013 Drill Program”), that indicate a significant extension of the existing high grade mineralization zones, both down dip and along strike, as well as delineating new mineralization zones in known major vein structures.
Highlights of selected intercepts of drill holes include:
LM Mine:
-- Hole ZKL52S06 intercepted a 4.87 metre (m) interval from 136.57m to
141.44m, (3.85m true width), of vein LM5 grading 759 grams per tonne
("g/t") silver ("Ag"), 7.24% lead ("Pb") and 0.93% zinc ("Zn") at the
493m elevation, including a 0.91m interval, 0.72m true width grading
2,784g/t Ag, 32.45% Pb and 4.14% Zn;
-- Hole ZKL54S34 intercepted a 5.06m interval from 171.34m to 176.40m,
(4.45m true width), of vein LM5 grading 440g/t Ag, 0.54% Pb and 0.27% Zn
at the 761m elevation, including a 2.00m interval, 1.76m true width
grading 1,064g/t Ag, 1.29% Pb and 0.63% Zn;
-- Hole ZKL50S05 intercepted a 4.44m interval from 89.51m to 93.95m,
(4.41m true width), of vein LM5W grading 364g/t Ag, 0.66% Pb and 0.38%
Zn at the 578m elevation, including a 1.55m interval, 1.54m true width
grading 931g/t Ag, 1.51% Pb and 0.83% Zn; and
-- Hole ZKL51S34 intercepted a 9.10m interval from 117.66m to 126.76m,
(5.08m true width), of LM5 grading 282g/t Ag, 1.45% Pb and 0.33% Zn at
the 633m elevation, including a 1.90m interval, 1.06m true width
grading 851g/t Ag, 4.63% Pb and 0.92% Zn.
LMW Mine
-- Hole ZKX03S03 intercepted a 1.06m interval from 170.79m to 171.85m,
(1.05m true width), of vein LM12 grading 2,404g/t Ag, 1.94% Pb and 2.20%
Zn at the 881m elevation;
-- Hole ZKX05S44 intercepted a 4.16m interval from 342.33m to 346.49m,
(3.18m true width), of vein LM12-2 grading 525g/t Ag, 8.51% Pb and 0.36%
Zn at the 532m elevation, including a 2.08m interval, (1.59m true
width), grading 1,036g/t Ag, 16.17% Pb and 0.63% Zn; and
-- Hole ZKX4003 intercepted a 6.61m interval from 293.68m to 300.29m,
(3.22m true width), of vein LM17 grading 585g/t Ag, 2.49% Pb and 0.32%
Zn at the 706m elevation, including a 1.55m interval, (0.75m true
width), grading 1,129g/t Ag, 3.66% Pb and 0.80% Zn.
The LM and LMW (LM west) mines are two of the six silver-lead zinc mines the Company operates within its Ying Silver camp. The LMW mine is located adjacent to the west of the LM mine.
The 2013 Drill Program was successful in expanding the Indicated and Measured Resources and in delineating new resources at, or above, the current mining elevations close to the available mining facilities within the major production veins. Step-out and infill drilling on known mineralization zones and test drilling on unexplored sections was conducted on the major vein structures LM5 and LM6 at the LM mine and the LM7, LM8, LM11, LM12, LM13, LM16, and LM17 veins at the LMW mine. The diamond drilling program was implemented from underground tunnels to test for the mineralized structures between the 400m and 950m elevations. Most of the underground holes were designed as inclined holes to penetrate multiple vein structures. 2013 Drill Program results have further extended the known high-grade mineralization zones down dip and along strike and delineated new mineralization zones in the previously unexplored sections of major vein structures.
In 2013, a total of 56,151 metres were drilled in 238 holes, including 17,629 m in 82 holes at LM and 38,522 m in 156 holes at LMW. 6,512 core samples were collected from altered and mineralized vein structures with nine underground drill rigs. As of February 28, 2014, the Company received assay results for 216 of the 238 completed holes with results for 22 holes currently pending. Among the results received, 105 holes intercepted one or multiple mineralized zones and the other holes intercepted the target vein structures.
In the planned 2014 diamond drilling program for the LM and LMW mines, the Company will continue with infill and step-out drilling on known mineralized zones to expand and upgrade the current resources and conduct test drilling on unexplored sections to delineate new resources within the major vein structures. In response to the current depressed metal price environment the 2014 underground drilling program will be reduced (in comparison to the 2013 Drill Program) to 13,910m using four underground rigs as a means to reduce exploration expenses.
Tables 1 and 2 below list the assay results of some selected mineralized intersections in drill holes.
Table 1: Selected drilling results from the LM Mine
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Inter- Eleva- True
From To val tion Width Ag Pb Zn Mineralized
Hole ID (m) (m) (m) (m) (m) (g/t) (%) (%) Vein
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ZKL58S02 190.59 192.32 1.73 726 0.95 339 0.26 0.03 LM5
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ZKL60S33 171.48 172.75 1.27 734 1.42 410 0.97 0.98 LM5W
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ZKL54S31 109.90 111.44 1.54 809 1.13 201 0.39 0.08 LM6
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ZKL62S33 170.28 171.28 1.00 732 0.67 253 0.66 0.16 LM5
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ZKL55S31 132.35 133.36 1.01 744 0.32 255 0.65 0.52 LM5W
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ZKL60S02 18.71 19.64 0.93 825 0.61 229 0.60 0.25 New Zone
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ZKL54S02 97.23 99.12 1.89 780 0.74 138 1.48 1.10 LM6
168.00 169.61 1.61 737 1.18 273 0.22 0.06 LM5
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ZKL56S32 97.46 100.23 2.77 776 1.50 448 0.61 0.14 LM6
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ZKL50S34 90.54 92.08 1.54 679 1.26 181 1.46 0.29 LM5
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ZKL51S03 28.86 29.89 1.03 692 0.86 323 0.39 0.30 LM6E
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ZKL62S34 203.86 205.69 1.83 679 1.45 133 1.15 0.16 LM5
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ZKL50S35 99.61 102.40 2.79 631 2.25 114 0.56 0.09 LM5
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ZKL54S34 171.34 176.40 5.06 761 4.45 440 0.54 0.27 LM5
Including 171.34 173.34 2.00 761 1.76 1064 1.29 0.63
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ZKL51S34 117.66 126.76 9.10 633 5.08 282 1.45 0.33 LM5
Including 122.96 124.86 1.90 630 1.06 851 4.63 0.92 LM5
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ZKL60S04 201.82 203.79 1.97 682 1.57 202 0.44 0.33 LM5
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ZKL56S33 169.98 171.09 1.11 703 0.87 121 1.25 0.25 LM5 Branch
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ZKL60S31 158.97 160.49 1.52 797 1.52 201 0.57 0.47 LM5
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ZKL64S02 195.83 197.64 1.81 762 1.49 984 0.23 0.06 LM5
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ZKL64S34 233.66 235.09 1.43 733 1.41 101 0.87 0.40 LM6
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ZKL66S32 95.55 96.55 1.00 800 0.78 591 1.36 0.77 LM6
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ZKL53S03 19.20 20.84 1.64 688 1.19 494 0.94 0.35 LM6
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ZKL56S34 231.51 232.82 1.31 634 0.91 342 2.90 0.28 LM5
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ZKL68S31 247.27 248.34 1.07 759 1.04 245 0.23 0.09 LM6W
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ZKL53S33 95.69 96.73 1.04 627 0.81 180 2.00 0.90 LM5
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ZKL56S03 108.75 109.45 0.70 743 0.56 1101 0.51 0.05 LM6W
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ZKL53S04 98.63 102.18 3.55 611 1.93 473 2.81 1.82 LM6E Branch
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ZKL51S06 15.55 20.02 4.47 591 3.98 717 0.61 0.32 LM6
Including 19.32 20.02 0.70 589 0.62 2297 0.74 0.96
94.86 95.46 0.60 543 0.54 130 1.91 0.12 LM5W
97.95 99.19 1.24 541 1.11 200 0.38 0.08 LM5W Branch
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ZKL51S07 18.53 20.51 1.98 583 1.20 621 2.55 0.25 LM6
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ZKL50S05 6.03 7.08 1.05 599 1.03 588 1.81 0.45 LM6
89.51 93.95 4.44 578 4.41 364 0.66 0.38 LM5W
Including 90.64 92.19 1.55 577 1.54 931 1.51 0.83 LM5W
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ZKL52S06 15.12 16.43 1.31 588 1.05 425 0.60 0.19 LM6
106.92 109.42 2.50 516 1.96 309 0.73 0.37 LM5W
136.57 141.44 4.87 493 3.85 759 7.24 0.93 LM5
Including 139.62 140.53 0.91 491 0.72 2784 32.45 4.14 LM5
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ZKL58S04 79.67 80.91 1.24 624 0.73 331 3.63 1.85 LM5W
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Table 2: Selected drilling results from the LMW Mine
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Inter- Eleva- True
From To val tion Width Ag Pb Zn Mineralized
Hole ID (m) (m) (m) (m) (m) (g/t) (%) (%) Vein
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ZKX03S03 170.79 171.85 1.06 881 1.05 2404 1.94 2.2 LM12
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ZKX05S34 134.54 135.78 1.24 825 1.01 628 3.26 0.19 LM11
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ZKX07S04 201.81 204.1 2.29 824 1.93 81 3.68 0.09 LM7
240.44 241.64 1.2 804 1.06 128 0.24 0.05 LM7E
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ZKX30S03 127.29 128.24 0.95 871 0.72 133 1.64 0.03 LM17-branch
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ZKX07S03 229.89 233.04 3.15 729 2.75 281 1.22 0.19 LM7
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ZKX10618 98.93 100.12 1.19 929 1.16 160 0.57 0.07 LM8_3
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ZKX28S04 196.99 198.29 1.3 800 0.77 974 1.98 1.51 LM17
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ZKX05S12 132.61 133.91 1.3 803 0.96 754 1.01 0.06 LM7W
160.15 167.57 7.42 776 5.47 139 2.49 0.08 LM7
Including 160.15 161.76 1.61 1.19 346 7.51 0.11
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ZKX07S05 123.9 128.33 4.43 855 1.8 415 0.19 0.03 LM8
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ZKX07S51 87.67 89.14 1.47 898 1.27 182 0.34 0.25 LM13
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ZKX07S53 291.8 295.38 3.58 724 2.87 255 0.2 0.03 LM12E-branch
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ZKX104S22 84.48 87.04 2.56 859 1.61 270 1.3 0.13 LM20
205.91 206.94 1.03 759 0.65 121 1.38 0.05 LM19
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ZKX102S22 169.87 171.09 1.23 812 0.87 260 10.35 0.81 LM19
177.54 178.64 1.6 807 0.78 108 0.82 0.17 LM19-branch
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ZKX111S01 244.57 246.4 1.83 830 1.16 145 0.29 0.06 LM14
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ZKX01S21 49.72 51.42 1.7 898 1.55 203 2 0.31 LM13
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ZKX102S23 9.84 12.04 2.2 926 1.98 137 1.75 0.09 LM20E1
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ZKX10619 263.22 265.26 2.04 825 1.91 216 1.54 0.19 LM8
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ZKX104S23 102.86 104.26 1.4 855 0.92 130 3.23 0.1 LM20W
187.44 188.64 1.2 795 0.79 295 3.35 0.18 LM19
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ZKX102S21 30.81 31.74 0.93 917 0.85 341 0.81 0.07 LM20
98.77 99.92 1.15 890 1.05 183 0.84 0.16 LM19E
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ZKX05S03 86.43 87.48 1.05 867 0.88 114 0.1 0.21 LM13
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ZKX0911 173.25 174.87 1.62 834 0.11 208 0.45 0.07 LM8_1
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ZKX07S52 78.31 79.69 1.38 881 1.12 174 0.74 0.11 LM13
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ZKX10616 257.93 259 1.07 897 1.05 100 1.15 0.77 LM8W
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ZKX01S03 70.04 71.56 1.52 853 0.82 173 10.28 0.07 LM11
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ZKX05S32 78.55 80.48 1.93 824 1.07 279 0.46 0.12 LM11
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ZKX100S21 18.69 19.65 0.96 923 0.85 134 1.76 0.02 LM20
55.69 57.03 1.34 909 1.19 316 0.33 0.06 LM19-branch
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ZKX104S02 108.09 110.05 1.96 840 1.27 352 0.34 0.06 LM8_1
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ZKX101S21 66.28 69.27 2.99 910 2.07 323 0.28 0.02 LM19E
86.03 87.46 1.43 904 0.99 157 0.29 0.01 LM19
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ZKX01S11 14.08 15.08 1 929 0.33 228 0.3 0.09 LM20
48.89 50.14 1.25 922 1.19 270 0.54 0.08 LM20E
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ZKX0913 128.23 129.83 1.6 893 1.47 102 0.38 0.02 LM7
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ZKX32S05 108.48 109.63 1.15 969 0.98 901 0.9 0.08 LM17-branch
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ZKX01S14 15.54 16.64 1.1 915 0.86 173 0.37 0.04 New Zone
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ZKX00S11 54.22 55.12 0.9 901 0.85 246 0.66 0.03 LM7W
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ZKX00S12 92.11 94.66 2.55 917 2.15 83 0.98 0.03 LM7
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ZKX113S21 230.68 235.65 4.97 793 3.11 216 0.22 0.07 LM16_1
Including 234.05 235.65 1.60 790 1.00 631 0.45 0.20
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ZKX113S21 270.28 272.28 2 758 1.26 493 2.23 0.06 LM16
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ZKX14202 220.99 221.99 1 802 0.9 245 1.47 0.39 W6E
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ZKX05S42 236.19 238.78 2.59 712 2.5 196 0.8 0.08 LM12_2
267.19 268.66 1.47 696 1.46 250 1.72 0.08 LM12_1
374.86 376.08 1.22 641 1.18 718 14.52 0.13 LM7
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ZKX00S13 78.23 80.38 2.15 866 1.76 106 0.58 0.04 LM7
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ZKX14203 184.83 186.68 1.85 784 1.25 82 19.09 0.71 W1
279.63 281.58 1.95 707 1.33 149 0.72 0.06 W6
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ZKX111S21 242.38 243.88 1.5 792 1.11 237 0.56 0.29 LM16
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ZKX28S06 134.05 135.28 1.23 859 0.54 140 0.44 0.09 New Zone
223.84 227.22 3.38 770 1.51 265 0.58 0.25 LM17
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ZKX05S43 202.7 203.95 1.25 677 1.11 135 0.39 0.09 LM13
286.91 288.61 1.7 611 1.39 212 0.38 0.26 LM12_2
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ZKX05S44 52.39 53.89 1.5 791 0.93 43 8.64 0.06 LM11
104.97 105.88 0.91 743 0.64 837 2.98 0.68 LM11E
342.33 346.49 4.16 532 3.18 525 8.51 0.36 LM12_2
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ZKX11202 223.26 225.89 2.63 754 1.94 254 6.89 0.18 LM8_2
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ZKX14603 136.08 137.83 1.75 819 1.23 228 0.29 0.41 W6W1
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ZKX05S41 119.61 120.76 1.15 797 1.08 499 0.71 0.71 LM13W2
245.75 246.97 1.22 754 1.22 78 0.94 0.39 LM12_2
298.08 299.53 1.45 736 1.45 375 16.83 0.18 LM12E
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ZKXG0108 186.99 189.22 2.23 779 2 119 0.16 0.02 LM13W2
218.78 219.75 0.97 760 0.89 317 9.15 0.17 lM13W
272.96 274.93 1.97 728 1.73 362 2.1 0.32 LM12_2
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ZKX14204 138.41 139.26 0.85 807 0.63 239 5.75 1.02 W1-branch
181.77 182.96 1.19 766 0.88 187 0.38 0.4 W1
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ZKX09S04 316.67 317.67 1 611 0.82 152 0.46 0.31 LM12
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ZKX0208 264.74 266.79 2.05 780 1.98 177 0.59 0.24 LM12_2
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ZKX4001 221.55 223.2 1.65 792 1.12 281 0.44 0.08 LM17
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ZKX07S34 323.77 324.97 1.2 531 0.7 239 0.45 0.18 LM13
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ZKX0209 266.46 267.88 1.42 740 1.36 264 1.39 0.07 LM12_2
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ZKX3602 178.15 178.84 0.69 830 0.45 230 1.13 0.34 LM16W
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ZKX04S07 266.41 267.41 1 780 0.99 522 0.75 0.21 LM12_2
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ZKX36S01 152.79 154.45 1.66 869 0.67 79 1.48 0.1 LM16
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ZKX03S23 140.64 141.64 1 705 0.58 927 0.9 0.07 LM11E
242.26 243.46 1.2 610 0.7 196 0.45 0.33 LM13W
423.14 424.86 1.72 441 1.46 43 1.74 0.37 LM7
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ZKX04S08 175.07 179.06 4.53 792 4.37 141 1.9 0.1 LM13
285.97 286.82 0.85 733 0.83 110 0.49 0.22 LM12_2
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ZKX07S32 289.7 290.6 0.9 631 0.84 473 0.84 0.13 LM12_2-
branch
383.73 390.48 6.75 564 6.26 127 1.28 0.21 LM7
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ZKX4003 293.68 300.29 6.61 706 3.22 585 2.49 0.32 LM17
Including 295.28 296.83 1.55 704 0.75 1129 3.66 0.80
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ZKX4202 194.47 195.4 0.93 822 0.49 143 0.08 0.04 LM17-branch
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Longitudinal sections for the veins showing the location of the drilling results in this news release are available at the following Company link: http://www.silvercorpmetals.com/projects/operations/lm_mine/ls/.
Quality Control
Drill cores are NQ size. Drill core samples, limited by apparent mineralization contact or shear/alteration contact, were split into halves by diamond saw cutting. One half of the cores are stored in the Company’s core shacks for future reference and checking, and the other half core samples are shipped in security sealed bags to the Chengde Huakan 514 Geology and Minerals Testing and Research Institute in Chengde, Hebei Province, and the Analytical Lab of the Inner Mongolia Geological Exploration Bureau in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, and both are ISO9000 certified analytical labs. For analysis the sample is dried and crushed to minus one mm and then split to a 200-300g subsample, which is further pulverized to minus 200 mesh. Two subsamples are prepared from the pulverized sample. One is digested with aqua regia for gold analysis with AAS, and the other is digested with two-acids for analysis of silver, lead, zinc and copper.
Channel samples are collected along sample lines perpendicular to the mineralized vein structure in exploration tunnels. Spacing between sampling lines is typically 5m along strike. Both the mineralized vein and the altered wall rocks are cut with continuous chisel chipping. Sample length ranges from 0.4m to more than 1m, depending on the width of the mineralized vein and the mineralization type.
A routine quality assurance/quality control procedure is adopted at each lab to monitor the analytical quality at the lab. Certified reference materials (“CRM”), pulp duplicates and blanks are inserted into each lab batch of samples. QA/QC data at the lab are attached to the assay certificates for each batch of samples.
The Company maintains its own comprehensive quality assurance and quality control program to ensure best practice in sample preparation and analysis of the drill core samples. Project geologists regularly insert CRM, field duplicates and blanks into each batch of core samples to monitor the sample preparation and analysis procedures at the labs. The analytical quality of the labs is further evaluated with external checks by sending about 3% of the pulp samples to higher level labs to check for lab bias.
Data from both the Company’s and the labs’ QA/QC programs are reviewed on a timely basis by project geologists.
Rujin Jiang , P.Geo., is the Qualified Person on the project as defined under National Instrument 43-101. He has verified the information and has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.
About Silvercorp
Silvercorp is a low-cost silver-producing Canadian mining company with multiple mines in China, which has paid a cash dividend since 2007. The Company is currently developing the GC project in southern China, which it expects will become its next operating mine. The Company’s vision is to deliver shareholder value by focusing on the acquisition of under developed projects with resource potential and the ability to grow organically. For more information, please visit our website at www.silvercorp.ca.
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