ATAC Resources Acquires 100% Interest in Connaught Silver Property, Yukon
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/09/12 -- ATAC Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: ATC) (ATAC) is pleased to announce that it has completed an agreement with Klondike Silver Corp. ("Klondike") under which ATAC will acquire Klondike's 50% interest in the Connaught silver property bringing ATAC's total interest in Connaught to 100%. The Connaught property is located in the Dawson Mining District in west-central Yukon and lies immediately south of the Sixtymile placer gold camp, approximately 65 km west of Dawson City.
Under the terms of a 2009 joint venture agreement, ATAC and Klondike each hold a 50% interest in the property. Subject to TSX Venture Exchange acceptance, ATAC will issue 75,000 shares to Klondike for its 50% interest in the property. Klondike will not retain any working or royalty interest in the property.
The Connaught property hosts a number of silver-lead-gold veins within a 13 by 5 km area of anomalous soil geochemical response which approximately coincides with a pronounced magnetic high. Although the area has good road access, work to date has been limited to trenching and a few drill holes along lightly vegetated ridge tops. Where exposed, the veins are typically 0.3 to 2 m wide and grade 100 to 2,000 g/t silver with 0.3 to 2 g/t gold and 3 to 60% lead.
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed by Robert C. Carne, M.Sc., P.Geo., a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101.
About ATAC
ATAC is a well-funded, Yukon-based exploration company focused on developing Canada's only Carlin-type gold discoveries at its 100% owned, Rackla Gold Project. For additional information concerning ATAC Resources Ltd., please visit our website at www.atacresources.com.
Graham Downs, CEO
This news release may contain forward-looking statements based on assumptions and judgments of management regarding future events or results that may prove to be inaccurate as a result of exploration and other risk factors.
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Contacts:
ATAC Resources Ltd.
Vanessa Pickering
Manager, Corporate Communications
604-687-2522 ext. 60
vpickering@nordacres.com
www.atacresources.com