CREAM MINERALS GROWING SILVER-GOLD RESOURCES IN MEXICO
Cream Minerals is primarily a silver-gold exploration company with properties in Mexico and Canada. The Company's flag ship project is the Nuevo Milenio Silver-Gold property located in Nayarit State Mexico. The Nuevo Milenio contains a significant NI 43-101 compliant silver equivalent mineral resource. The Nuevo Milenio is located twenty seven kilometres by road from Tepic, the capital city of Nayarit State. The project is located close to significant infrastructure, including power lines, water supplies, paved roads, a major highway and rail lines.
Cream is revising the Inferred Mineral Resources estimate with two objectives in mind. One, define high grade veins over optimal mining widths and two maintain the continuity of mineralization along strike and down dip. The original Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate was 71 million ounces silver equivalent (50:1) contained within 17.9 million tonnes. The revised Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate is 54.6 million ounces silver equivalent (50:1) contained within 5.07 million tonnes. The outcome is a high grade Mineral Resource that is indicative of a very robust resource which maintains significant upside exploration potential. To advance corporate development Cream is conducting a non brokered private placement of $0.05 per unit which includes a full warrant.
Reported Inferred Mineral Resources NI 43-101 (2006 and 2008)
Dos Hornos (U/G) |
Width m |
Tonnes |
Au g/t |
Ag g/t |
Au oz |
Ag oz |
Dos Hornos Segment 1 |
7.13 |
2,132,802.55 |
1.530 |
133.71 |
104,582.59 |
9,168,652.44 |
Dos Hornos Segment 2 |
14.88 |
2,949,214.68 |
0.946 |
76.47 |
89,657.28 |
7,250,802.66 |
Veta Tomas |
5.09 |
1,246,162.50 |
1.282 |
354.72 |
51,344.17 |
14,212,286.62 |
Once Bocas (OP) |
100 |
11,590,000.00 |
0.345 |
57.90 |
129,000.00 |
21,580,000.00 |
Total |
|
17,918,179.73 |
|
|
374,584.00 |
52,211,800.00 |
Tonnes: 17,920,000 Au oz: 375,000 Ag oz: 52,212,000
Silver Equivalent (Gold -- Silver price Ratio = 50:1): 71,000,000 oz (assumed 100% recovery)
The initial Inferred Mineral Resources were calculated during a period of sharply rising gold and silver prices. Consequently the anticipated economic cut off grade at the time was estimated to be 60 g/t silver to 70 g/t silver. Following the correction in gold and silver prices that has occurred since March 2008 the Inferred Mineral Resource data has been revised in the light of current gold and silver prices. Based on the anticipated higher cut off grade of 120 g/t to 150 g/t silver narrower mineralized vein structures at significantly higher grade have been selected and were used to calculate the revised Inferred Mineral Resources outlined below.
Reported Inferred Mineral Resources revised to allow for present Gold and Silver Prices
Dos Hornos (U/G) |
Width m |
Tonnes |
Au g/t |
Ag g/t |
Au oz |
Ag oz |
Dos Hornos Segment 1 |
4.70 |
1,173,901.56 |
1.500 |
165.34 |
59,400.00 |
6,552,238.85 |
Dos Hornos Segment 2 |
4.06 |
746,528.32 |
1.770 |
201.95 |
42,390.25 |
4,847,215.70 |
Veta Tomas |
5.09 |
1,246,162.50 |
1.280 |
351.19 |
51,344.17 |
14,070,467.48 |
Once Bocas |
2.42 |
1,921,162.50 |
1.920 |
252.59 |
118,347.79 |
15,602,012.74 |
Total |
|
5,087,754.88 |
1.660 |
251.09 |
271,482.21 |
41,071,934.77 |
Tonnes: 5,088,000 Au: 1.660 g/t, Ag 251.09 g/t Au: 271,500 oz, Ag: 41,072,000
Silver Equivalent (Gold -- Silver price Ratio = 50:1): 54,647,000 oz (assumed 100% recovery)
The NI 43 - 101 Compliant Inferred Mineral Resources were revised to reflect changes in silver and gold prices, hence requiring the selection of sample sections with Higher Grades and/or Narrower widths from the existing data base used for the Inferred Mineral Resource calculations as reported in the NI 43 -101 compliant Reports, dated Feb 12, 2006 and Jan 30 2008. In particular, Dos Hornos Segment 1 has a reduced width from 7.13 m to 4.67 m and Dos Hornos Segment 2 from 14.88 m to 4.34 m but retaining the horizontal and vertical dimensions for each individual Mineralized Block as used for the calculation of Inferred Mineral Resources, as reported, in the Ni 43 - 101 compliant report dated Jan 30, 2008. At Once Bocas only the higher grade and continuous veins were selected. The strike length of 300 m, as used for the open pit, was retained but the down dip dimension was taken as 250 m. The continuity of mineralization along strike and down dip of the vein structures was preserved.
Dos Hornos Segment 1:
Segment 1 |
m |
Tonnes |
Au g/t |
Ag g/t |
Au oz |
Ag oz |
Block 1 |
4.67 |
143,753.81 |
1.759 |
195.19 |
8,129.86 |
902,141.46 |
Block 2 |
4.34 |
268,280.70 |
1.728 |
164.03 |
14,906.53 |
1,414,892.32 |
Block 3 |
5.21 |
281,847.33 |
1.835 |
148.98 |
16,624.99 |
1,350,010.34 |
Block 4 |
4.61 |
349,806.63 |
1.388 |
160.00 |
15,605.43 |
1,799,512.77 |
Block 5 |
3.00 |
148,892.90 |
0.678 |
169.75 |
3,244.35 |
812,613.45 |
Block 6 |
2.00 |
42,466.25 |
0.651 |
200.00 |
888.84 |
273,068.51 |
All Blocks |
4.70* |
1,173,901.56 |
1.496 |
165.34 |
59,400.00 |
6,552,238.85 |
4.70* weighted average width of Block 1 to 6
Dos Hornos Segment 2:
Segment 2 |
m |
Tonnes |
Au g/t |
Ag g/t |
Au oz |
Ag oz |
Block 1 |
4.52 |
84,325.12 |
4.950 |
254.45 |
13,420.23 |
689,853.93 |
Block 2 |
3.41 |
125,578.20 |
2.911 |
274.44 |
11,752.22 |
1,108,057.64 |
Block 3 |
3.00 |
99,375.00 |
1.191 |
252.52 |
3,806.35 |
806,798.18 |
Block 4 |
3.85 |
218,625.00 |
0.735 |
149.26 |
5,164.02 |
1,325,681.61 |
Block 5 |
3.00 |
218,625.00 |
1.173 |
130.43 |
8,247.44 |
916,824.34 |
Total |
4.06* |
746,528.32 |
1.766 |
201.95 |
42,390.25 |
4,847,215.70 |
4.06* weighted average width of Block 1 to 6
Veta Tomas: No changes from NI 43 - 101 Jan 30, 2008
Veta Tomas |
m |
Tonnes |
Au g/t |
Ag g/t |
Au oz |
Ag oz |
Block 1 |
8.00 |
206,700.00 |
1.662 |
160.88 |
11,045.09 |
1,069,153.97 |
Block 2 |
5.71 |
251,750.00 |
1.327 |
177.13 |
10737.6 |
1,433,735.80 |
Block3 |
5.00 |
251,750.00 |
0.594 |
157.54 |
4807.88 |
1,275,124.31 |
Block 4 |
5.00 |
185,500.00 |
1.113 |
394.48 |
6639.19 |
2,352,688.45 |
Block 5 |
5.00 |
169,600.00 |
1.989 |
735.6 |
10845.72 |
4,011,116.61 |
Block 6 |
4.00 |
180,862.50 |
1.250 |
700.00 |
7268.69 |
4,070,467.48 |
Total |
5.09* |
1,246,162.50 |
1.282 |
354.72 |
51,344.17 |
14,212,286.62 |
5.06* weighted average width of Block 1 to 6
Veins Once Bocas North of Creek:
Description |
M |
Tonnes |
Au g/t |
Ag g/t |
Au oz |
Ag oz |
Vein 2 |
2.3 |
457,125.00 |
1.537 |
159.58 |
22,589.50 |
2,345,368.86 |
Vein 3 |
1.9 |
377,625.00 |
0.866 |
178.8 |
10,514.20 |
2,170,830.79 |
Total |
2.10 |
834,750.00 |
1.233 |
168.27 |
33,103.70 |
4,516,199.64 |
2.20* weighted average width vein 2 and 3
Veins Once Bocas South of Creek:
Description |
M |
Tonnes |
Au g/t |
Ag g/t |
Au oz/t |
Ag oz |
Vein 1 |
2.57 |
510,787.50 |
4.311 |
509.3 |
70,797.19 |
8,363,954.40 |
Vein 2 |
2.90 |
576,375.00 |
0.78 |
146.88 |
14,446.90 |
2,721,858.34 |
Total |
2.73* |
1,087,162.50 |
2.439 |
317.16 |
85,244.09 |
11,085,812.74 |
2.73* weighted average width vein 2 and 3
Work in progress includes further surface prospecting and sampling to identify new zones of mineralization, testing of recently identified mineralized zones and continued review and sampling of historical Spanish underground workings. The Company has designed an underground work program intended to upgrade current mineral resources as well as identify additional mineral resources. The underground program may require two years to complete and will include the construction of tunnels, approximately 8,000 metres of underground diamond drilling, a bulk sampling program and metallurgical studies. Upon completion of the work program is anticipates that the reported underground and open pit Inferred Mineral Resource of 54.6 million ounces silver equivalent (50:1gold-silver ratio) will be upgraded to a Measured and Indicated Resource. In addition the Company expect to add additional NI 43-101 compliant Inferred Mineral Resources indicated within Mineral Resource Targets, in close proximity to the current Inferred Mineral Resources (see news release dated May 21, 2008).
Mr. Ferdinand Holcapek, P. Eng., Director and Administrator General, Cream Minerals De Mexico, SA de CV, supervises exploration programs on the Nuevo Milenio Project. He is responsible for all technical reporting and is the Company's "Qualified Person" for the purpose of National Instrument NI 43-101.
A Panoramic View of the Nuevo Milenio mineralized structures, which outlines the three main areas of Mineralization as well as additional defined areas of mineralization extending over a 5 km distance is can be seen below.
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Frank A Lang, BA, MA, P.Eng.
Chairman
Michael E. O'Connor
President & CEO
Robert Paul, Investor Relations
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