Amarc Acquires Copper-Molybdenum-Silver Porphyry Target

 

VANCOUVER - Amarc Resources Ltd. has entered into an Option and Joint Venture Agreement with Oxford Resources Inc. in relation to the Chilcotin Belle property, located in central British Columbia. Amarc's management considers the Chilcotin Belle property to be prospective for bulk tonnage, porphyry-style copper-molybdenum-silver mineralization.

Under the Chilcotin Belle Agreement, Amarc will acquire an 80% ownership interest in the Property by making cash payments totaling $125,000, issuing 300,000 shares and by completing approximately $1.86 million in exploration expenditures on or before November 30, 2015. The mineral claims are subject to an underlying 2% net smelter returns royalty, which can be acquired by Amarc for $4 million. Upon exercise of the option by Amarc, the two parties will form an 80:20 joint venture to further develop the project.

The Chilcotin Belle property is located some 150 kilometers southwest of the City of Williams Lake in a region characterized by moderate topography. Limited historical drilling indicates the presence of a mineral system with characteristics that are highly favorable for the development of a viable copper-molybdenum-silver porphyry deposit. Of particular significance are three widely spaced, historical drill holes (81-02, 891-01 and 891-02), which intercepted, from surface, long intervals of continuous, coarse grained chalcopyrite and molybdenum mineralization with encouraging grades. Examples of intersections from these holes are 289 meters of 0.36% copper equivalent (CuEQ1) comprising 0.28% Cu, 0.020% Mo (no silver assays available), including 91 meters of 0.51% CuEQ, comprising 0.39% Cu and 0.029% Mo; 216 meters at 0.39% CuEQ comprising 0.29% Cu, 0.020% Mo and 1.9 g/t Ag, including 58 meters at 0.53% CuEQ comprising 0.39% Cu, 0.031% Mo and 2.0 g/t Ag; and 120 meters of 0.42% Cue comprising 0.31% Cu, 0.020% Mo and 3.3 g/t Ag, including 32 meters of 0.60% CuEQ comprising 0.42% copper, 0.028% molybdenum and 6.3 g/t silver. All three holes ended in mineralization. Other, generally shallower, historical drill holes returned geologically significant intersections of copper and molybdenum concentrations indicative of a sizable mineralized system. These holes are believed to have not intersected the main area of interest.