Further Definition Of New Porphyry-Style Copper Anomaly At Leviathan Zone

TORONTO - Hercules Silver Corp. reported on further infill and expansion sampling at its new Leviathan Zone copper-gold soil anomaly, immediately adjacent to the 5.5-kilometer disseminated silver-lead-zinc system on its 100%-owned Hercules Silver Project in Idaho. The copper-gold anomaly may represent a possible porphyry copper system, with lenses of skarn that are similar to mineralization at the past-producing Railroad Mine located adjacent to the east of Hercules. Select rock grab samples from within the anomaly have graded from nil to 246 g/t silver with 8.2% copper. The strong silver grades may be derived from skarn lenses within the volcanics or alternatively, may be related to the nearby Copper Cliff Mine, a copper-silver system historically mined by Noranda from the same volcanic formation located to the north of the Property in the nearby town of Cuprum, ID2. The presence of intrusive rocks at surface, strong alteration and widespread copper oxide staining provides encouragement for a significant hydrothermal system. An extensive bedrock sampling program is now underway, collecting 2-meter chip samples from outcrops within various soil anomalies on the Property.

Chris Paul, CEO and Director, said, "The new soils data provides greater resolution to the Leviathan Zone, and represents an important step forward in exploring this newly discovered zone. We have noted many characteristics of a significant copper system, including the presence of intrusive rocks at surface, widespread alteration and copper oxide staining of outcrops. Historical age dating provided an age estimate of 200 million years for nearby intrusives, coinciding with the important Triassic-Jurassic boundary, the mean age of formation for nearly all significant porphyry copper systems north of the Property in British Columbia. We're now further advancing the target through systematic sampling of mineralized outcrops, as we look to finalize our drill plan for this exciting new target."