Select Sands Stim-Lab Results Meet "API Tier 1" Grade Frac Sand Specifications; In-fill Drill Program to Start February 20th
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb 19, 2015) - Select Sands Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SNS) is pleased to announce the results of drill hole ST14-02 (0-32 feet). Stim-Lab analysed two grades of 40/70 mesh and 100 mesh. The Sieve Analysis of Submitted Proppant Samples is as follows: 5.1 % as 20/40, 15.1 % as 30/50, 32.7% as 40/70 and 56.6 % as 100 mesh. Measurement of Properties of Proppants are following: Sphericity =0.8, Roundness =0.8, acid solubility 0.7%, turbidity 11NTU. The "Proppant Crush-Resistance Test" (K-Value) of 40/70 crush at 10,000 PSI generating 9.9 % fines equating to 10K for 40/70 mesh; 70/140 (100 mesh) crush at 10,000 PSI generated 9.4% fines resulting in 10K crush for 100 mesh as well. XRD results indicate 99% quartz, trace of K-feldspar, trace Calcite, < 1% clays and < 1% Illite. The bulk density is 1.47 g/cm3.
The Stim-Lab results are posted on the company's website: http://www.selectsandscorp.com/
Proppant properties are defined as per the ISO 13503-2:2006/API RP 19C recommended practice for measurement of properties of proppants used in hydraulic fracturing and gravel-packing operations. These properties include sand sphericity and roundness, crush (K value), acid solubility, turbidity, and SiO2 (silicon dioxide) content.
"These results meet or exceed the Tier 1 proppant (frac sand) specifications" stated Rasool Mohammad "The Company will continue to develop this project further".
The Company is pleased to announce the start of an infill drill program to delineate resources. There are about 13 drill holes planned in the phase 2 drill programs. Phase 1 drilling is complete and the results are very favorable to take the next step of the infill drill program. The phase 2 in-fill drill program is anticipated to start February 20th, 2015.
Cameron Bartsch, M.Sc., P.Geo., of Tetra Tech EBA, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed the scientific and technical information disclosed in this News Release.
About Select Sands Corp.
Select Sands has commenced a drill program on its Sandtown property. The property is underlain by the Ordovician St. Peter sandstone formation, the source of 'Ottawa White' Tier-1 frac sand selling into major US oil and gas basins. The Sandtown property is located 3.1 miles from Highway 167, has an active power line on the property, and is about 14.7 miles away from the nearest rail system (See December 4, 2014 News Release).
The Company also owns high-grade gold deposits in the La Ronge Gold Belt, northern Saskatchewan, and holds other gold projects located in Ontario and Saskatchewan. The Company's Preview SW Gold Deposit in Saskatchewan, Canada, has 158,300 Oz gold and 270,800 Oz gold in Indicated and Inferred Categories, grading 1.89 g/t gold and 1.48 g/t gold respectively. The gold deposit remains open to expansion in all directions.
For more information about Select Sands Corp., please visit www.selectsandscorp.com.
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Select Sands Corp.,
Rasool Mohammad, B.Sc. (Mining)
President & CEO
604 639-4533
www.selectsandscorp.com