Explor's Timmins Porcupine West Update
ROUYN-NORANDA, CANADA--(Marketwired - Apr 21, 2015) -
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Explor Resources Inc. ("Explor" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:EXS)(OTCQX: EXSFF)(FRANKFURT:E1H1)(BERLIN:E1H1) is pleased to announce that Teck Resources Ltd. ("Teck") has mobilized an exploration team and is currently working on the Timmins Porcupine West Property ("the Property") whereby Teck has the option to earn up to a 70% interest on the Property from Explor (see press release dated December 29, 2014).
Teck is currently conducting TerraSpec (Short Wave Infrared instrument scan) analyses on the existing core to assist in mapping of alteration patterns and vectors to assist with diamond drill hole targeting. Planned work includes sampling, whole rock geochemistry, magnetic susceptibility and TerraSpec scanning on holes TPW-10-09 and BRS 02-17 to characterize the deposit.
The TerraSpec scan data has been used successfully in Australia and West Africa to characterize alteration halos near gold deposits. The TerraSpec instrument maps the wavelength of absorption peaks characteristics of different minerals. Because of the large amount of available drill core, Timmins Porcupine West is an ideal project to use this instrument to assist in defining drill targets.
Once the characterization of the deposit is completed, drill targets will be selected.
The Property
The Timmins Porcupine West Gold Property consists of 185 unpatented mining units and 3 patented claims located in the Bristol and Ogden Townships in the Timmins-Porcupine Mining Camp for a total 3,200 hectares. The property is contiguous with Lakeshore Gold's West Timmins Mine. Highway 101 bisects the property and provides access from the city of Timmins located 13 km to the east.
The Property has been explored since 1927 by numerous ground geophysical surveys and diamond drilling of up to 111 holes. In 1984, Dome Exploration discovered and delineated a gold mineralized zone that was approximately 350 meters long and 45 meters wide and open below 350 meters of vertical depth. Following Explor's exploration program, the strike length of the gold mineralization was increased to greater than 2000 meters. The continuity of mineralization continued to be confirmed, and the structure remained open at depth below 600 meters. Explor intersected gold mineralization in 113 out of 118 holes drilled and 64 out of 65 wedges.
Christian 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 OTCQX (EXSFF) and on the Frankfurt and Berlin Stock Exchanges (E1H1).
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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: |
| 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) |
| Underground Mineral Resources at a 1.70 g/t Au cut-off grade are as follows: |
| 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.
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Contact
Christian Dupont, President
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