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Golden Arrow Drill Program Delineates New Target at the Antofalla Silver-Gold-Base Metal Project, Argentina

September 4, 2018

Vancouver, BC / Newswire / September 4, 2018 / Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSX-V: GRG, FSE: GAC, OTCQB: GARWF), “Golden Arrow” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results from the Company’s first diamond drill program at the Antofalla silver-gold-base metal project in Catamarca Province, Argentina.The program included over 3,000 metres of drilling in 11 holes testing the "Dome Zone," an area of approximately 4 by 4 kilometres.The program identified a new geologic target at the Cizalla Norte zone, consisting of silver and base metal mineralization in a shear belt, comprised of two parallel composite shear zones, and underlying sandstones. The shear belt incorporates silicified breccias, as intercepted in hole DDA-07 which returned up to 3 metres averaging 191 g/t silver. In the same drill hole, multiple intersections over a 70 metre interval in the adjacent sandstone were well mineralized, including 1 metre averaging 283 g/t silver and 2.1% zinc, 3 metres averaging 131 g/t silver, and, 1 metre averaging 110 g/t silver, 1.7% lead and 4.1% zinc. The hole ended in mineralization at 275 m depth.

“We are encouraged by the program results, particularly from this new shear zone which appears to have some similarities to mineralization at Chinchillas. With just two drill holes into this 650-metre-long shear belt the target remains open for expansion in both directions and to depth. In addition, the array of current targets in the Dome Zone covers an area of over 1600 hectares, so further geophysics and follow-up drilling is required to properly determine the full potential of the project.We have made the second option payment to the vendor so that we are able to proceed.” commented Brian McEwen, Golden Arrow’s Vice President of Exploration and Development.

Program Details

The Antofalla Project includes a Miocene Dome complex hosted in Permian conglomerates and sandstones, with signatures of both high and low sulphidation epithermal mineralization. Mineralization has been identified in several areas of the Dome Zone. A review of the initial data indicated similarities to the geologic model for Golden Arrow’s Chinchillas silver project in Jujuy province which is currently being developed through a joint venture between Golden Arrow and SSR Mining Inc.(https://goldenarrowresources.com/projects/jujuy-pr...).A preliminary geological model for Antofalla is shown in Figure 1.

Golden Arrow completed 11 diamond drill holes on 4 main target areas within the Dome Zone (see Figure 2).Intervals with >20g/t silver or >0.1 g/t gold are summarized in Table 1, with hole location information in Table 2.The Cizalla Norte target has emerged as a new focus of exploration potential at the project, as drilling confirmed the discovery of significant silver-zinc mineralization in a shear belt/zone as well as along the contact with, and in, the underlying Permian sandstones. The mineralized contact between the flow dome and the sandstone basement is a similar environment for mineralization as is seen at the Chinchillas silver-lead-zinc deposit.

A geological interpretation of results from all targets is summarized below:

  • Cizalla Norte (previously Domos Norte). This target is in the north part of the Dome Zone. It includes a composite shear belt of approximately 650 m long with an azimuth of 110° and dipping 50-60° to the SW in dacitic lava flows. This belt consists of two parallel shear zones, each of 35 to 40 metres width, situated 30 metres apart. Silver mineralization appears to be related to hydrothermal breccias and quartz veinlets within the shear zones. Channel sampling of surface trenches cut the Northeast shear zone obliquely, and returned an average of 61.8 m @ 62 g/t Ag (41 samples averaging 1.5 m wide; 6 samples returned > 100 g/t Ag). Holes DDA-05 and DDA-07 are parallel holes drilled into this target, 110 m apart. Both holes intercepted both shear zones. The Southwest shear zone was first detected by these holes because at surface it is covered by alluvium material. Hole DDA-05 encountered isolated intervals of mineralization with up to 2 m @ 116 g/t Ag. Hole DDA-07, 110 m northwest of hole DDA-05, was drilled across the contact through the underlying Permian sandstones. In the shear zone cut by hole DDA-07 there are silicified breccias with up to 3 m @ 191 g/t Ag. At the contact with, and for 70 metres into, the Permian sandstones, from 205 to 275 metres deep, drilling intercepted a sphalerite/galena stockwork zone containing higher silver-zinc values, including 1m @ 283 g/t Ag and 2.1% Zn, 3 m @ 131 g/t Ag and 1 m @ 110 g/t Ag, 1.7% Pb and 4.1% Zn. A cross-section including hole DDA-07 is shown in Figure 3. The presence of the shear belt close to the contact of the underlying Permian sandstones is a new target just partially tested with these holes. Of particular note is that hole DDA-07 ended in mineralization at 275 m depth. Both ends of the shear belt and to depth are open and require testing with additional drill holes.
  • Colorada Breccia. This is a breccia vent target approximately 200 m in diameter characterized by sulphide-mineralized lenticular to irregular shaped hydrothermal breccias. Of the four holes drilled at this target (DDA-02, DDA-03, DDA-10 and DDA-11), only DDA-11 intercepted anomalous values, including 12 m @ 0.31 g/t Au g/t, 109 g/t Ag, 0.4 % Pb and 2 m @ 0.54 g/t Au, 355 g/t Ag and 2.1% Pb.
  • Filo del Volcan. This target includes diatreme breccias intruding dacitic pyroclastic flows. The three drill holes completed on this target (DDA-01, DDA-04 and DDA-08) encountered several high-grade intervals including 2 m @ 145 g/t Ag. This target is linked with the Colorada Breccia by the ENE-WSW fractures which may have controlled the emplacement of these bodies. Hole DDA-09 was drilled in-between the targets and intercepted several hydrothermal breccias with grey silica and pyrite. Silver values were generally low in this hole but anomalous gold intervals (i.e. 14 m@ 0.16 g/t Au), similar to the Colorada Breccia target, were encountered.
  • Filo Blanco This target is a silica cap.The IP/Resistivity survey indicated a chargeability anomaly situated just below the highest point of the system, coincident with a high resistivity anomaly, at 600 metres below surface. The chargeability anomaly was postulated to represent the feeder of the epithermal system or a porphyry body. Drill hole DDA-06 was drilled to 627 metres to test this target. In the first 250 metres a pervasively silicified dacitic flow was encountered, underlain by dacitic lava flows and pyritic sandstones down to 450 metres. Below 450 metres, and until the end of the hole, lava flows with disseminated pyrite were encountered, but with no significant mineralization.

Table 1. Drill Intercepts >20g/t for Ag, or >0.1 g/t Au.

HOLE

NOTE

From (metres)

To (metres)

Length (metres)

Au

(g/t)

Ag

(g/t)

Pb

(%)

Zn

(%)

DDA-18-01

 

49

53

4.0

 

51

0.5

 
 

 

126

142

16.0

 

28

 

 
 

includes

138

139

1.0

 

118

0.7

 
   

155

157

2.0

 

30

0.4

 
 

 

168

173

5.0

 

58

0.2

 
 

includes

170

171

1.0

 

108

0.2

 

DDA-18-02

 

2

10

8.0

 

20

1

 
   

18

24

6.0

 

41

0.8

 
   

29

32

3.0

 

33

0.9

 
   

118

120

2.0

0.14

     

DDA-18-03

 

57

59

2.0

 

21

0.8

 
   

109

110

1.0

 

21

   
   

171

172

1.0

 

20

0.3

 
   

238

242

4.0

0.14

     
   

270

272

2.0

0.17

39

   
   

290

297

7.0

   

0.3

0.6

   

300

301

1.0

0.17

30

   
   

304

308

4.0

0.11

     
   

310

314

4.0

 

10

0.3

0.7

 

 

314

348

34.0

0.23

10

 

 
 

includes

317

318

1.0

1.70

24

 

 

DDA-18-04

 

75

77

2.0

 

28

   
   

148

152

4.0

 

21

   
   

178

190

12.0

 

28

   
   

194

197

3.0

 

22

0.5

 
   

201

218

17.0

 

27

   
   

220

221

1.0

 

30

   
   

222

224

2.0

 

55

   

DDA-18-05

 

71

72

1.0

 

22

   
   

80

82

2.0

 

22

   
   

128

130

2.0

 

53

   
   

160

162

2.0

 

40

   
   

202

204

2.0

 

116

   

DDA-18-06

 

no significant mineralization

       

DDA-18-07

 

30

32

2.0

 

20

   
 

 

35

44

9.0

 

74

   
 

includes

38

41

3.0

 

130

   
   

48

49

1.0

 

49

   
   

78

80

2.0

 

29

   
   

84

86

2.0

 

27

   
 

 

106

109

3.0

 

64

 

 
 

includes

107

108

1.0

 

115

 

 
   

128

134

6.0

 

36

   
   

143

144

1.0

 

53

   
 

 

156

171

15.0

 

69

 

 

 

includes

159

162

3.0

 

191

 

 

   

176

177

1.0

 

24

   
   

185

193

8.0

 

31

   
   

205

207

2.0

 

42

0.3

0.4

   

249

250

1.0

 

283

0.8

2.1

   

259

262

3.0

 

131

 

0.3

   

272

273

1.0

 

110

1.7

4.1

DDA-18-08

 

43

50

7.0

 

38

   
 

 

65

69

4.0

 

91

   
 

 

96

108

12.0

 

63

 

 
 

includes

104

106

2.0

 

145

 

 

DDA-18-09

 

7

12

5.0

 

31

   
   

95

100

5.0

0.11

     
   

114

116

2.0

0.14

     
   

167

181

14.0

0.16

     
   

203

204

1.0

0.14

     

DDA-18-10

 

2

4

2.0

 

35

   
   

104

106

2.0

 

22

   
   

138

140

2.0

0.14

60

   
   

184

188

4.0

0.28

 

0.5

 
   

209

210

1.0

 

21

   
 

 

223

236

13.0

 

34

 

 

 

includes

224

225

1.0

0.18

159

0.5

0.3

 

 

254

302

48.0

 

 

 

0.4

 

includes

292

302

10.0

0.25

11

 

0.2

DDA-18-11

 

15

16

1.0

 

27

   
   

19

33

14.0

 

37

   
   

33

45

12.0

0.31

109

   
   

47

48

1.0

 

36

   
   

53

54

1.0

 

25

   
   

56

58

2.0

 

29

   
   

68

76

8.0

 

48

   
   

76

78

2.0

0.54

355

2.1

 
   

78

80

2.0

0.82

71

0.7

 
   

189

191

2.0

0.18

48

0.8

 
   

266

268

2.0

0.18

     
   

270

274

4.0

0.19

20

   

Note: The reported intervals are downhole lengths and are believed to approximate true width; this will be confirmed with geologic modeling and further drilling.

Table 2. Drill hole location and orientation data (Gauss-Kruger, Posgar Zone 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hole

 

 

Easting

 

 

Northing

 

 

Elevation (m)

 

 

Azimuth (deg)

 

 

Dip

(deg)

 

 

Total Length (m)

 

 

DDA-18-01

 

 

2616702

 

 

7165566

 

 

4782

 

 

130

 

 

-60

 

 

191

 

 

DDA-18-02

 

 

2617102

 

 

7165727

 

 

4604

 

 

210

 

 

-60

 

 

155

 

 

DDA-18-03

 

 

2617127

 

 

7165757

 

 

4562

 

 

210

 

 

-60

 

 

350

 

 

DDA-18-04

 

 

2616657

 

 

7165559

 

 

4790

 

 

120

 

 

-60

 

 

252

 

 

DDA-18-05

 

 

2616593

 

 

7166239

 

 

4684

 

 

50

 

 

-60

 

 

248

 

 

DDA-18-06

 

 

2616623

 

 

7165585

 

 

4807

 

 

0

 

 

-70

 

 

627

 

 

DDA-18-07

 

 

2616505

 

 

7166306

 

 

4683

 

 

50

 

 

-60

 

 

275

 

 

DDA-18-08

 

 

2616702

 

 

7165533

 

 

4811

 

 

130

 

 

-60

 

 

111.5

 

 

DDA-18-09

 

 

2616851

 

 

7165584

 

 

4737

 

 

130

 

 

-60

 

 

210.3

 

 

DDA-18-10

 

 

2617159

 

 

7165816

 

 

4558

 

 

210

 

 

-60

 

 

302

 

 

DDA-18-11

 

 

2617051

 

 

7165710

 

 

4635

 

 

135

 

 

-60

 

 

299

 

 

 

 

Methodology and QA/QC

Drill core was split and half core samples were shipped for preparation and analysis at Alex Stewart-Mendoza, an internationally recognized assay service provider. Samples were assayed for gold by Fire Assay/Atomic Absorption finish and analyzed for a multi-element package by ICP-OES following a four acid digestion. Silver results >100 g/t Ag were re-analyzed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish on 50-gram samples. Lead and zinc results >10,000 ppm were re-analyzed by a three acid digestion and ICP-OES detection. The Company follows industry standard procedures for the work carried out on the Antofalla Project, with a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program. Blank, duplicate and standard samples were inserted in each batch of samples sent to the laboratory for analysis. Golden Arrow detected no significant QA/QC issues during review of the data.

Qualified Persons

The results of the Company's exploration program have been reviewed, verified (including sampling, analytical and test data) and compiled by the Company's geological staff under the supervision of Brian McEwen, P.Geol., VP Exploration and Development to the Company.Mr. McEwen is a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, and has reviewed and approved the contents of the news release.

About Golden Arrow:

Golden Arrow is an exploration company earning production income. The Company has a successful track record of creating value by making precious and base metal discoveries and advancing them into exceptional deposits. Golden Arrow owns a 25% share of Puna Operations, a joint venture operated by SSR Mining, with more than 8 years of forecast production and upside potential at the Pirquitas-Chinchillas silver mining project. Golden Arrow is actively exploring on its more than 200,000 hectares of properties in Argentina. The Company is a member of the Grosso Group, a resource management group that has pioneered exploration in Argentina since 1993.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

“Joseph Grosso”

_______________________________

Mr. Joseph Grosso,
Executive Chairman, President and CEO

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This news release may contain forward-looking statements.Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. Readers are encouraged to refer to the Company's public disclosure documents for a more detailed discussion of factors that may impact expected future results. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Figure 1 Preliminary Geologic Model, Antofalla Project

Figure 2 Location of Drill Holes and Major Targets, Antofalla Project

Figure 3 Cross-Section of Drill Hole DDA-07

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