Explor Acquire Hoyle Township Exploration Property
March 21 2018 - 5:52PM
Explor Resources Inc. (“Explor” or “the
Corporation”) (TSX-V:EXS) (OTCQB:EXSFF) (FSE:E1H1)
(BE:E1H1) is pleased to announce the acquisition of eight (8)
mining claims (64 claim units) situated in the Hoyle Township, in
the Porcupine Mining Division, District of Cochrane, Province
of Ontario for a total of 1036.4 hectares. These claims are located
in Hoyle Township, north of Bell Creek, Owl Creek and Hoyle Pond
gold Mines. Highway 101, south of the property, provides excellent
access to the property and to the city of Timmins. These claims
were acquired because of results obtained by Tahoe Resources and
Goldcorp in their exploration programs in Hoyle Township.
Explor will pay CDN $1,000 and issue 3,000,000
common shares to acquire a 100% interest in the property. This
acquisition is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture
Exchange.
With this acquisition, Explor’s strengthens its
position as a gold exploration company in the Timmins Mining Camp.
Gold mineralization was first discovered in Hoyle Township on the
Bell Creek Mine property between 1980 and 1982 by a joint venture
between Rosario Resources Canada Ltd. (“Rosario”) and Dupont of
Canada Exploration Limited (“Dupont”) as shown on the attached
plan. The Bell Creek Property was subsequently acquired by Canamax
Resources (“Canamax”). Canamax explored and developed the
Bell Creek Mine between 1986 and 1991. Falconbridge Gold
Corporation (“Falconbridge”) acquired and operated Bell Creek Mine
from 1991 to 1992, followed by Kinross Gold Corporation (“Kinross”)
until mine closed in 1994. In 2007, Lake Shore Gold Corp. (“Lake
Shore”) entered into an agreement with Porcupine Joint Venture
(“PJV”) to acquire the Bell Creek Mine and Mill Complex.
Tahoe Canada is its current owner having acquired Lake Shore. The
current measured and indicated resource of the Bell Creek mine is:
Measured and indicated 4,685,999 tonnes at 4.72 g/t
Au and inferred 6,080,000 tonnes at 4.62 g/t.
Au.1
The Owl Creek Mine was discovered by Inco
Limited (“Inco”) in 1973 approximately 3.2 km from the Kidd Creek
Concentrator and Smelter Complex. Drilling and geological surveying
which were undertaken, resulted in a number of gold assays that
averaged 0.22 ounces of gold (Au) per ton. The Owl Creek Mine was
placed on hold for the next few years before an optioning agreement
was made in 1980 between Texas Gulf Canada Limited (“Texas Gulf”)
and Inco to explore the gold property. A joint venture was
established to conduct underground exploration and bulk sampling on
a 60%-40% basis. Diamond drilling that was completed along a strike
of 400 feet indicated an average grade of 0.22 ounces of gold (Au)
per ton in 5 holes over an average width of 10 feet. Gold assays
that were pick up from drilling also ranged from 0.15 ounces of
gold over 15 feet to 0.27 ounces of gold over 9 feet. An Open Pit
was established and Texas Gulf reported that about 200,000 tonnes
of ore were mined which an average of 5 g/t gold, or 0.145 ounces
of gold (Au) per ton. The Owl Creek mine was later acquired by
Falconbridge in 1986 when it acquired Texas Gulf. Of note,
hole # H13-34 returned an average assay of 0.18 ounces of gold per
ton over 173.9 feet. In addition to this, it also included a 78.7
ft interval averaging 0.32 ounces of gold per ton (Au). Other
reports stated that the Owl Creek West Project is commonly known to
be opened along strike, and both up dip, and down dip. The Owl
Creek mine was subsequently acquired by Goldcorp.
The Hoyle Pond Mine located to the east of the
Owl Creek mine was discovered in 1969 and produces free milling
gold with a grade of up to 17.8 g/t by gravity and flotation. The
gold ore is found in 2 to 3 quartz carbonate veins steeply dipping
to the north east. In a press release dated July 26, 2017, Goldcorp
stated that “at Hoyle Pond, 4,666m of core drilling was completed
to further test the down plunge mineralization of the S veins.
Drilling results showed some grade variability, but an overall
extensive high grade ore plunge. Extending the ore plunge across
the diabase dyke to the east was a goal of the exploration team for
the second quarter. The two deepest intersections on the S1 vein at
1,860 m level returned intercepts of 72.2 g/t over 1.5m and
40.3 g/t over 1.7m (true width). Both intercepts revealed
brecciated, multigenerational quartz veins with visible gold
concentrated along the footwall contact. More typical
intercepts would range closer to 20.9 g/t over 1.2m, with varying
widths of up to 4m (true width)”.
Chris Dupont P.Eng is the qualified person
responsible for the information contained in this release.
Explor Resources Inc. is a publicly listed company
trading on the TSX Venture (EXS), on the OTCQB (EXSFF) and on the
Frankfurt and Berlin Stock Exchanges (E1H1).
This Press Release was prepared by Explor.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the Policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) has reviewed or accepts responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
About Explor Resources
Inc.Explor Resources Inc. is a Canadian-based natural
resources company with mineral holdings in Ontario, Québec,
Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. Explor is currently focused on
exploration in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The belt is found in
both provinces of Ontario and Québec with approximately 33% in
Ontario and 67% in Québec. The Belt has produced in excess of
180,000,000 ounces of gold and 450,000,000 tonnes of cu-zn ore over
the last 100 years. The Corporation was continued under the laws of
Alberta in 1986 and has had its main office in Québec since
2006.
Explor Resources Flagship project is the Timmins
Porcupine West (TPW) Project located in the Porcupine mining camp,
in the Province of Ontario. The TPW mineral resource (Press Release
dated August 27, 2013) includes the following:
Open Pit Mineral Resources at a 0.30 g/t Au cut-off grade
are as follows: |
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Indicated: |
213,000 oz
(4,283,000 tonnes at 1.55 g/t Au) |
Inferred: |
77,000 oz
(1,140,000 tonnes at 2.09 g/t Au) |
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Underground Mineral Resources at a 1.70 g/t Au
cut-off grade are as follows: |
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Indicated: |
396,000 oz
(4,420,000 tonnes at 2.79 g/t Au) |
Inferred: |
393,000 oz
(5,185,000 tonnes at 2.36 g/t Au) |
This document may contain forward-looking
statements relating to Explor’s operations or to the environment in
which it operates. Such statements are based on operations,
estimates, forecasts and projections. They are not guarantees of
future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are
difficult to predict and may be beyond Explor’s control. A number
of important factors could cause actual outcomes and results to
differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking
statements, including those set forth in other public filling. In
addition, such statements relate to the date on which they are
made. Consequently, undue reliance should not be placed on such
forward-looking statements. Explor disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
save and except as may be required by applicable securities
laws.
For further information please contact:
Christian
Dupont, President |
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Tel:
888-997-4630 or 819-797-4630 |
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Fax:
819-797-1870 |
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Website: www.explorresources.com |
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Email: info@explorresources.com |
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1 Based on a NI 43-101 technical report entitled “Ni 43-101
Technical Report, Updated Mineral Reserve Estimate for Bell Creek
Mine, Hoyle Township, Timmins, Ontario ” prepared in March 2015 by
Eric Kallio, P. Geo., and Nastasha Vaz, P. Eng. and filed on
SEDAR.
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following link:
http://resource.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/3700ff26-e218-42f9-9cb4-69eae3a05dfe
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