Toronto, Ontario – September 6, 2017 – Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN and EXN.WT; OTC:EXLLF) ("Excellon" or the “Company") is pleased to announce results from its ongoing surface and underground exploration program at the Platosa Mine in Durango, Mexico.
Highlights
- Further definition of connector and expansion zone between the high-grade 623 and Guadalupe South mantos, with diamond drilling results including:
- 1,203 g/t Ag, 9.3% Pb and 13.4% Zn or 2,255 g/t silver equivalent (“AgEq”) over 11.1 metres in EX17UG330, including 2,079 g/t Ag, 14.2% Pb, 23.9% Zn or 3,857 g/t AgEq over 5.2 metres
- 1,366 g/t Ag, 7.9% Pb and 13.6% Zn or 2,369 g/t AgEq over 3.2 metres in EX17UG328
- 2,291 g/t Ag, 15.0% Pb and 13.3% Zn or 3,570 g/t AgEq over 3.6 metres in EX17UG329
- Mineralization discovered near existing mine workings and accessible before the end of 2017
- Greater than 1,000 g/t AgEq intersected in 8 of 11 holes over average core lengths of 5.7 metres, as further described below
“These remarkable results confirm our belief in Platosa’s potential and our ability to use targeted exploration to add high-grade mineralization to the mine plan,” stated Ben Pullinger, Vice-President, Geology. “We have delineated a sizeable new zone of mineralization near existing mine workings that connects and expands the high-grade 623 and Guadalupe South mantos and which may be accessed before the end of the year.”
Exploration Results
Approximately 16,030 metres have been drilled in 139 holes from surface and underground in the ongoing program. Material intersections reported today are summarized below:
| Hole ID | Interval(1) | Interval(2) | Au | Ag | Pb | Zn | AgEq(3) | |
| From | To | metres | g/t | g/t | % | % | g/t | |
| EX17UG328 | 16.1 | 19.3 | 3.2 | – | 1,366 | 7.9 | 13.6 | 2,369 |
| EX17UG329 | 22.1 | 25.6 | 3.6 | – | 2,291 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 3,570 |
| EX17UG330 | 15.9 | 27.1 | 11.1 | 0.1 | 1,204 | 9.3 | 13.4 | 2,255 |
| including | 18.9 | 24.1 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 2,079 | 14.2 | 23.9 | 3,857 |
| EX17UG332 | 27.4 | 30.0 | 2.6 | – | 864 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 1,415 |
| EX17UG333 | 17.3 | 22.9 | 5.6 | – | 521 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 1,155 |
| EX17UG335 | 25.9 | 33.0 | 7.1 | – | 278 | 2.6 | 11.5 | 957 |
| EX17UG336 | 22.0 | 30.0 | 8.0 | – | 612 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 1,232 |
| EX17UG338 | 19.9 | 25.9 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 644 | 5.8 | 13.0 | 1,528 |
| and | 29.2 | 33.5 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 233 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 570 |
- From-to intervals are measured from the drill collar, with drill holes marked UG or PH drilled from underground stations.
- All intervals are reported as core length.
- AgEq in drill results assumes $17.00 Ag, $1.03 Pb and $1.23 Zn with 100% metallurgical recovery.
The results announced today complement underground and surface drilling in the 623 and Guadalupe South connector/expansion zone completed in late 2016 and to-date in 2017 (see press releases dated October 27, 2016 and July 26, 2017), with previously announced results from the zone including:
| Hole ID | Interval(1) | Interval(2) | Au | Ag | Pb | Zn | AgEq(3) | |
| From | To | meters | g/t | g/t | % | % | g/t | |
| EX16UG274 | 23.0 | 36.0 | 13.0 | 0.57 | 662 | 4.9 | 25.5 | 1,886 |
| PH16-13 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 2.8 | – | 773 | 11.8 | 6.3 | 1,438 |
| EX17UG310 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 3.5 | – | 124 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 616 |
| EX17UG323 | 20.8 | 27.5 | 6.8 | – | 886 | 8.8 | 20.5 | 2,318 |
| EX17UG324 | 73.8 | 75.3 | 1.5 | – | 2,965 | 16.4 | 0.9 | 3,702 |
| and | 78.6 | 79.7 | 1.1 | – | 1,171 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 1,713 |
| EX17UG325 | 87.8 | 91.5 | 3.7 | – | 1,600 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 2,319 |
| EX17UG326 | 90.9 | 92.7 | 1.8 | – | 316 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 496 |
| and | 97.7 | 99.0 | 1.3 | – | 287 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 584 |
| EX14UG200 | 60.6 | 61.9 | 1.3 | – | 3,574 | 28.2 | 18.7 | 5,727 |
- From-to intervals are measured from the drill collar, with drill holes marked UG or PH drilled from underground stations.
- All intervals are reported as core length.
- AgEq in EX16UG274 and PH16-13 assumes $17.50 Ag, $1,265 Au, $0.90 Pb and $1.01 Zn with 100% metallurgical recovery, with the remainder assuming $16.50 Ag, $1.00 Pb and $1.25 Zn with 100% metallurgical recovery.
These holes have successfully defined and infilled a 100 by 25 metre zone connecting and expanding the 623 Manto (M+I resources of 83,000 tonnes grading 1,866 g/t AgEq) and the Guadalupe South Manto, which is currently in production. These consistent high-grade, massive sulphide intersections average approximately four metres thick across the zone and range from five to six metres in the north, to approximately one metre on the southern edge. Significantly, this newly defined mineralization is near existing mine workings and may be accessed before the end of 2017.
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Qualified Person
Mr. Ben Pullinger, P. Geo, Vice-President Geology, has acted as the Qualified Person, as defined in NI 43-101, with respect to the disclosure of the scientific and technical information relating to exploration results contained in this press release.
About Excellon
Excellon’s 100%-owned Platosa Mine in Durango has been Mexico’s highest-grade silver mine since production commenced in 2005. The Company is focused on optimizing the Platosa Mine’s cost and production profile, discovering further high-grade silver and CRD mineralization on the Platosa Project and capitalizing on the opportunity in current market conditions to acquire undervalued projects in Latin America.
Additional details on the Platosa Mine and the rest of Excellon’s exploration properties are available at www.excellonresources.com.
For Further Information, Please Contact:
Excellon Resources Inc.
Brendan Cahill, President & CEO or
Nisha Hasan, Director, Investor Relations
(416) 364-1130
[email protected]
www.excellonresources.com
Forward-Looking Statements
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