METALS CREEK RESOURCES CORP. REPORTS THE COMMENCEMENT OF DIAMOND DRILLING ON THE OGDEN GOLD PROJECT
METALS CREEK RESOURCES CORP. REPORTS THE COMMENCEMENT OF DIAMOND DRILLING ON THE OGDEN GOLD PROJECT TIMMINS, ONTARIO
Toronto, Sept 19, 2017. Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSX-V:MEK) (the “company”) is pleased to report that the company has commenced diamond drilling on the Ogden Gold Project in Timmins Ontario.
The Property is held under a joint venture in which Metals Creek owns 50%, and Goldcorp Inc. (Goldcorp) owns 50% with MEK being the operator of the project. 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 vast majority of the Porcupine-Destor Fault on the property is underexplored compared to other properties in the Timmins Gold camp.
In a News Release dated 03 May, 2017, The company announced results from a diamond drill program targeting mineralization west of TOG (Thomas Ogden Zone) resulting in the discovery of additional mineralization. Hole OG17-002 intersected two zones of gold mineralization including 4.96 g/t gold over 3.97m (meters) and a second zone returning an intercept of 1.43 g/t gold over 14m confirming the presence of a new zone of mineralization west of TOG with similar alteration features to that of TOG as well. Hole OG17-002 was a follow-up hole to that of OG16-040 (see news release March 4, 2016) which returned an intercept of 5.06 g/t gold over 2.6m thus further defining an easterly plunging mineralized system. The long-section can be viewed on the corporate website at http://metalscreek.com/article/ogden-315.asp. This drill program will consist of 4 holes targeting the Thomas Ogden Zone as well as further defining TOG West and the Naybob South Zone.
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 has earned 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. The company has also entered into an Option/JV with Trifecta Gold Ltd. on Metals Creek’s Squid properties in Yukon. Metals Creek also optioned Metals Creeks/Benton’s Staghorn Gold Project in Newfoundland to Quadro Resources, as well as two option agreements with Anaconda Mining Inc. on Metals Creek’s Jacksons Arm and Tilt Cove Properties also in Newfoundland. In addition Metals Creek has recently entered into an option/joint venture with Sokoman Iron on MEK’s Clarkes Brook project in central Newfoundland. The company is engaged in the identification, acquisition, exploration and development of other mineral resource properties, and 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.
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Alexander (Sandy) Stares, President and CEO
Metals Creek Resources Corp
telephone: (709)-256-6060
fax: (709)-256-6061
email: astares@metalscreek.com
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