September 20, 2016 - 8:01 AM EDT Print Email Article Font Down Font Up Charts MEK:CA 0.075 0.00 Today 5d 1m 3m 1y 5y 10y Metals Creek Resources Corp. Mobilizes Diamond Drill Rig to the Ogden Gold Project Timmins, Ontario TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sept. 20, 2016) - Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MEK) (the "Company") is pleased to report that the Company has mobilized a diamond drill rig to the Ogden Gold Project in Timmins Ontario and drilling is expected to start within 2 days. The Ogden claims cover eight kilometers of strike length of the Porcupine-Destor Fault between Goldcorp's 16.5 million oz Dome Mine and Tahoe Resources West Timmins Mine. The Property is held under a joint venture in which Metals Creek owns 50%, and Goldcorp Canada Ltd. ("Goldcorp") owns 50% (as manager and on behalf of the Porcupine Joint Venture, a joint venture between Goldcorp Inc. and Goldcorp Canada Ltd.) with MEK being the operator of the project. This round of drilling will be comprised of approximately 2000 meters focused primarily on the Thomas Ogden Zone where drilling in 2012 intercepted 49.96 grammes per tonne (g/t) gold over 9 meters (m), including 434.77g/t over 1 m (See MEK news release dated April 10, 2012), and drilling in 2013 had intercepted 210.19 g/t gold over 12.53 m, including 2732.6 g/t gold over 0.93 m. (See MEK news release dated May 22, 2013). Results from this drilling will be released when received and data is compiled. Metals Creek has been accepted to participate in the Junior Exploration Assistance Program (JEAP) grant of up to 33.3% of approved exploration expenses up to a maximum of $100,000 on the Ogden Project. MEK would like to thank the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund and the Ontario Prospectors Association for the opportunity to participate in this program. Metals Creek also announces that The Company has granted 1,175,000 stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Corporation. All such options will have a term of five years at an exercise price of $0.10 per share, and will be governed by the terms and conditions of the Corporation's stock option plan and will be subject to vesting provisions. Michael MacIsaac, P.Geo and VP Exploration for the Company and a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, is responsible for this release, and supervised the preparation of the information forming the basis for this release. About Metals Creek Resources Corp. Metals Creek Resources Corp. is a junior exploration company incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario, is a reporting issuer in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, and has its common shares listed for trading on the Exchange under the symbol "MEK". Metals Creek owns a 50% interest in the Ogden Gold Property, including the former Naybob Gold mine, located 6 km south of Timmins, Ontario and has a 8 km strike length of the prolific Porcupine-Destor Fault (P-DF) that stretches between Timmins, Ontario and Val d'Or, Quebec. Metals Creek has also made a new gold/silver discovery in the "White Gold District" on the Squid East project in the Yukon. The Company has also entered into a JV with Benton Resources on Metals Creeks Staghorn Gold Project in Newfoundland and is engaged in the identification, acquisition, exploration and development of other mineral resource properties, Metals Creek presently has mining interests in Ontario, Yukon and Newfoundland and Labrador. Additional information concerning the Corporation is contained in documents filed by the Corporation with securities regulators, available under its profile at www.sedar.com. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Metals Creek Resources Corp Alexander (Sandy) Stares President and CEO (709)-256-6061 (709)-256-6060 astares@metalscreek.com www.MetalsCreek.com www.Twitter.com/MetalsCreekRes www.Facebook.com/MetalsCreek Source: Marketwired (September 20, 2016 - 8:01 AM EDT) News by QuoteMedia www.quotemedia.com