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Message: Mountain Boy Acquires Additional Property in the Golden Triangle

 

2019-09-18 01:24:12 PM ET (GlobeNewswire)
   
   

Mountain Boy Minerals Ltd. ("Mountain Boy" or the "Company") (TSX.V: MTB; Frankfurt: M9UA) reports the acquisition, through staking and purchase, of a 100% interest in the More Creek property, located 40 km northwest of the historic Eskay Creek Mine. The 4,970 ha (49.7 sq km) property is adjacent to the Newmont Lake property which is now being drill-tested.

Highlights:

-- The last recorded exploration, in 1990, produced samples that assayed up to 13.58% copper, as well as encouraging values of lead, zinc, gold and silver.

-- Receding glaciers has opened up large areas that have never been explored.

-- The property has potential for precious metal veins, skarn and VMS-style mineralization.

The Mountain Boy team has compiled the available historic data and conducted an initial on-site review of the project.

In 1990, Blue Gold Resources carried out a small exploration program of prospecting, geological mapping and rock sampling on the current claims. They identified two large gossans separated by a large glacier with pervasive silicification and pyrite alteration. Copper, lead, zinc, silver and gold mineralization was discovered within the alteration zones. Magnetite skarn mineralization with sphalerite and chalcopyrite was also discovered to the east of the large gossan. Rock samples from the 1990 program assayed up to 13.58% copper, 1.06% lead, 12.4% zinc, 2,500 ppb gold and 50.0 ppm silver. Samples were also anomalous in pathfinder elements such as antimony, arsenic, cadmium and bismuth (BC Assessment Report No. 21008).

Since 1990, the glacier separating the two gossans has retreated 1,200 metres and thinned substantially, exposing many new outcrops. The BC Assessment Report index contains no other records of work performed on the claims since 1990.

Sample Number Au (ppb) Ag (ppm) Cu % Pb % Zn % Sample Number Au (ppb) Ag (ppm) Cu %  Pb % Zn %
2228          2500     4.8      0.63      0.10 55946         160      5.2      0.44       1.26
31933         1340     2.4                     55904         150      17.3     1.18       0.24
2170          1280     2.3      0.25           55929         130      3.8                 12.40
31940         1260     21.1                    55945         120      4.2      0.19       2.94
31941         1260     41.4                    55943         100      5.9      1.37
2111          1060     10.5               0.78 31948         90       2.9      7.85       4.22
31944         1060     20.1               0.25 55909         90       4.7      1.73
55601         910      11.0          0.49 0.16 55938         70       3.5      0.13       4.48
31946         900      34.0     0.73 0.21 0.55 2145          60       7.9      1.20       2.37
2175          870      50.0     3.75           55907         50       32.0     13.58      0.34
31923         810      0.4                     55908         50       6.9      2.57       0.13
31932         760      5.9                     55905         40       15.6     4.86       0.27
55602         750      28.0                    55919         40       11.8     2.23
55903         740      8.7                0.12 55921         30       5.2      9.67  0.18 9.67
55941         720      11.1     0.44           55931         20       5.2      1.18  1.06 3.40
55937         560      20.1     1.82      0.23 30507         10       8.1      1.22
31937         400      10.7                    28205         -10      0.6            0.34 2.56

Table 1- Significant Assays from 1990 Program

The Mountain Boy team spent 4 days on the property and collected 25 rocks samples. Similar mineralization to that described in the 1990 program was identified. Assay results are pending.

Acquisition Terms: Six tenures, comprising 4,140 hectares, were acquired outright from an arms-length party in return 160,000 shares of Mountain Boy, subject to regulatory approval. A further 4 tenures, comprising 828 ha, were staked by or on behalf of MTB.

Lawrence Roulston, CEO, noted: "The MTB geological team recognized the potential in this property, which had been overlooked for decades. The More Creek acquisition positions us in the heart of the highly prolific Eskay Camp, an area that has seen big increase in exploration activity. More Creek complements our three highly prospective projects in the Stewart Camp, where work is on-going."

The technical disclosure in this release has been read and approved by Andrew Wilkins, B.Sc., P.Geo., a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101.

On behalf of the Board of Directors:

Lawrence Roulston

President & CEO

(604) 914-2142

For further information, contact:

Nancy Curry

VP Corporate Development

(604) 220-2971

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.

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/bfaa67c9-4a85-45f4-b4f2-616e6a453824

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