Viscount Mining Expands Silver Cliff Through Lease of Adjacent Property
February 21 2018 - 9:02AM
Viscount Mining Corp. (TSX-V:VML) (OTCQB:VLMGF)
(“Viscount” or “the Company”), is
pleased to announce it has signed a term sheet to lease on an
additional 267.98 acres of patented claims in the Hardscrabble
District as part of the ongoing enhancement of their Silver Cliff
silver project. The Diamond Lode claim is part of this claim block,
and enhances the exploration of the Kate deposit. The claim has
previously not been available to Viscount for exploration and is a
highly prospective mineral tenure contiguous with the Silver Cliff
claim block. It is located on the west side of the Kate deposit.
Upon completion of the lease Viscount increases the size of the
Silver Cliff land package to 2296.98 acres.
Mark Abrams Viscount Director and Geologist stated “The
acquisition of this claim block is likely to contribute to the
expansion of the Kate deposit. These other claims will greatly aid
in the development of additional targets.”
Highlights of 2016 and 2017 Drill Holes
Announced to Date
Viscount Hole # |
Historical Hole # |
From (m) |
From (ft.) |
To (m) |
To (ft.) |
Length (m) |
Length (ft.) |
Ag (oz/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
K16-01 |
73-2 |
16.76 |
55 |
32 |
105 |
15.24 |
50 |
26.9 |
837.4 |
K16-01 |
73-2 |
18.29 |
60 |
28.04 |
92 |
9.75 |
32 |
40.9 |
1271.1 |
K16-01 |
73-2 |
18.29 |
60 |
24.38 |
80 |
6.09 |
20 |
57.2 |
1778.5 |
K16-08 |
88-36 |
32 |
105 |
52.73 |
173 |
20.73 |
68 |
7.4 |
228.6 |
K16-08 |
88-36 |
35.05 |
105 |
52.73 |
173 |
17.68 |
58 |
8.6 |
265.9 |
P17004 |
77 -07_CC |
6 |
19.7 |
39 |
128 |
33 |
108.3 |
2.83 |
90.35 |
P17004 |
77 -07_CC |
9 |
29.5 |
39 |
128 |
30 |
98.5 |
3.07 |
95.48 |
P17004 |
77-07 _CC |
15 |
49.2 |
39 |
128 |
24 |
78.8 |
3.51 |
109.04 |
P17006 |
88-16 |
0 |
0 |
24.5 |
80.4 |
24.5 |
80.4 |
4.82 |
149.88 |
P17006 |
88_16 |
0 |
0 |
15.5 |
50.9 |
15.5 |
50.9 |
6.56 |
203.90 |
Viscount has 3 holes left to report. An NI43-101
Report of its historical and current data from drilling and
sampling at its Silver Cliff Project in Colorado in 2016 and 2017
will be released in the 2nd quarter of this year. The report will
be a proof of concept updating the historical mineral resource
defined by Tenneco in the 1980’s to a current NI43-101 mineral
resource.
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
("QA/QC") Measures, Chain of Custody
The Company has implemented a QA/QC program
using best industry practices at the Silver Cliff Property. Drill
core samples are sawn in half lengthwise and one half transported
in securely-sealed bags to the ALS laboratory in Reno, Nevada, for
sample preparation and subsequent analysis at ALS Canada Ltd. in
Vancouver. Prior to transport, individual samples are labeled,
placed in plastic sample bags and sealed. One certified standard
for each 20 samples is included. Groups of samples are then placed
into durable rice bags that are then shipped. The sample pulps and
rejects will be retrieved from ALS. The ALS method with code
ME-GRA21 was utilized for determining both gold and silver. It
consists of fire assay and gravimetric finish (30g nominal sample
weight).
Qualified Persons
The scientific and technical information
contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by
Dallas W. Davis, P.Eng, FEC, an independent consulting geologist
who is a "Qualified Person" as such term is defined under National
Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
("NI 43-101").
About Viscount
Mining (TSX VENTURE:VML) (OTCQB:VLMGF)
Viscount
Mining is a project generator and an exploration
company with a portfolio of silver and gold properties in the
Western United States, including Silver Cliff in Colorado and
Cherry Creek in Nevada. The Silver Cliff property in Colorado lies
within the historic Hardscrabble Silver District in the Wet
Mountain Valley, Custer County, south-central Colorado. It is
located 44 miles WSW of Pueblo, Colorado, and has year-around
access by paved road. The property consists of 2,296.98 acres
where high grade silver, gold and base metal production came from
numerous mines during the period 1878 to the early 1900’s. The
property underwent substantial exploration between 1967 and
1984.
The property is interpreted to encompass a
portion of a large caldera and highly altered sequence of Tertiary
rhyolitic flows and fragmental units which offers potential to host
deposits with both precious and base metals. This has been
demonstrated in the mineralization historically extracted from the
numerous underground and surface mining operations. Drilling in the
1980s by Tenneco resulted in a historical pre-feasibility study on
which basis it was planned to bring the property to production. The
plan was abandoned following take over by another company. The
Cherry Creek Property is focused on exploration in the immediate
vicinity of an area commonly known as the Cherry Creek Mining
District, located approximately 30 miles north of the town of Ely,
in White Pine County, Nevada. Cherry Creek consists of over 400
unpatented and patented claims as well as mill rights, and is
comprised of more than 8,000 acres. Cherry Creek includes more than
20 past producing mines.
For additional information regarding the
above noted property and other corporate information, please visit
the Company's website at
www.viscountmining.com
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
“Jim
MacKenzie”
President, CEO and
Director
For further information, please
contact:Viscount Investor RelationsPhone: 1 844 863
3622
Email:
info@viscountmining.com
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