Sniper Resources Ltd.: Drilling Continues on the Guild Property
Ten holes accessible to a truck mounted rig were drilled in December 2010 and January 2011. The Company plans to drill 14 holes in this next phase of drilling. Arrangements have been made to mobilize a Boart-Longyear track mounted MPD-1500 drill rig to continue the drill program at the Guild Property. Drilling is scheduled to begin on February 15th.
These planned holes are located at sites requiring an all-terrain type drill rig and have various purposes. Some of the drilling will test an undrilled outlier of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks surrounded by younger volcanic rocks. Other drilling will explore for southerly extensions along indicated structures of known surface gold values near the discovery outcrops at the north end of the Guild Property. Additional drilling will test an area near other surface gold values known to be present from surface sampling near the northwest end of a topographic feature locally known as Skipjack Ridge.
The Guild Property
The Guild property is a Carlin-type gold occurrence located in Nye County, Nevada. Surface sample gold values hosted by Paleozoic rocks at the northern and southern ends of the Guild property are separated by a Tertiary volcanic-covered area that is believed to be thin and will be tested by the drill program. One or more major through-going structures are thought to be present there that may have served as feeders for the surface mineralization. The area of an additional western window through the volcanics that exposes the Paleozoic rocks will also be tested in the second phase of the program.
The results of gravity and CSAMT surveys conducted over the area for the Company by Zonge Geophysics were inconclusive as to bedrock depth but suggested that several high-angle structures may be present.
Details on the Company's Guild property are set forth in the Company's prospectus dated July 15, 2010 and in the technical report referred to therein, all of which are available on the SEDAR website (www.sedar.com).
All scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Douglas McGibbon, the Vice President, Exploration of the Company and a "qualified person" within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Sniper Resources Ltd.
Sniper Resources Ltd. is engaged in the identification, acquisition and exploration of gold properties in the State of Nevada, USA. The Company's two principal projects, Guild and Overland Pass, are subject to option agreements with Columbus Gold (U.S.) Corporation. Each option agreement provides the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sniper Resources (U.S.) Inc., the right to earn a 51% interest in each of the projects by incurring an aggregate of US$2,000,000 in exploration expenditures on each property by December 31, 2012. The Company can earn an additional 19% interest in each property by completing a positive feasibility study on each property.
Sniper Resources Ltd.
Scott Baxter
Chief Executive Officer
This news release includes certain forward-looking statements or information. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release, including, without limitation, statements relating to the potential mineralization and geological merits of the Guild property and other future plans, objectives or expectations of the Company are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's plans or expectations include risks relating to the actual results of current exploration activities, fluctuating gold prices, possibility of equipment breakdowns and delays, exploration cost overruns, availability of capital and financing, general economic, market or business conditions, regulatory changes, timeliness of government or regulatory approvals and other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the Company with securities regulators. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as otherwise required by applicable securities legislation.
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Sniper Resources Ltd.
Scott Baxter
Chief Executive Officer
(604) 263-5614 or Toll free: 1-888-737-2454
scott@sniperresources.com
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