Ocean Park Enters Option Agreement on the Trapper Gold Project in British Columbia
November 30 2010 - 9:00AM
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Ocean Park Ventures Corp. ("Ocean Park" or the "Company") (TSX
VENTURE: OCP) is pleased to announce that it has signed an option
agreement with Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. ("CMR") dated
November 29, 2010 (the "Option"), to acquire a 50% interest in
CMR's Trapper Gold Project. Pursuant to the terms of the Option
Agreement, the Company will pay $100,000 and issue 100,000 common
shares to CMR upon receipt of applicable regulatory approvals.
The Trapper Gold Project comprises 9 contiguous mining claims
(3,756 hectares) that make up the Trapper Gold property (the
"Property"), located in the Atlin Mining Division in northern
British Columbia. The Property lies 45 kilometres north of the
Golden Bear mine road, accessed from Dease Lake and 200 kilometres
south of the Yukon-BC border. The Property covers a very large
gold-in-soil anomaly that has not yet been drill tested. The gold
anomaly has been established with more than 900 soil samples
defining a greater than two kilometre long zone that averages 200
metres in width and remains open ended along strike. The gold
anomaly is associated with mafic volcanic rocks assigned to the
Triassic aged Stuhinni Group that are intruded by diorite and
dacitic feldspar porphyry stocks. Extensive iron carbonate-silica
alteration suggests that the soil anomaly is associated with a
robust large scale hydrothermal system.
In order to maintain the Option and earn a 50% interest in the
Property, the Company must make cumulative exploration expenditures
on the Property totalling $4.75 million as follows: $750,000 by
December 15, 2011, $1,250,000 by second anniversary, $2,250,000 by
the third anniversary and $4,750,000 by December 15, 2014. In
addition, the Company must issue an additional 900,000 common
shares to CMR as follows: 200,000 by the second anniversary,
300,000 shares by third anniversary and 400,000 shares by December
15, 2014.
After completing $4.75 million in exploration expenditures and
issuing the share consideration to CMR to earn the 50% interest,
the Company may elect to extend the Option and earn an additional
20% interest, for a total interest of 70%. To earn the additional
20% interest the Company must issue an additional 500,000 common
shares by December 15, 2015 and spend an additional $5 million in
exploration expenditures on the Property within three (3) years,
with a minimum annual expenditure of $1,000,000.
In the event that the Company exercises the Option, Ocean Park
and CMR will enter into a joint venture to further develop the
Property, with each party contributing to their pro rata portion of
the approved exploration program. If, at any time, a party's
interest in the joint venture is reduced to below ten per cent, it
shall be deemed to have conveyed its interest proportionately to
the other party in consideration of the right to receive a 2% net
smelter royalty ("NSR") for gold below US$1,000/oz, and 3% if
above. One-half of the NSR and a right of first refusal on the
other half can be repurchased by the other party for
$2,500,000.
The parties may also jointly purchase 1% of the 2.5% NSR that
currently exists on the Property in favour of its previous owner,
by contributing that portion of $500,000 that equals each party's
relative interest in the Property at the time of the NSR purchase,
with a first right of refusal on the remaining 1.5% NSR.
The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval.
Trapper Gold Project Background
Historical work in the early 1980's by Chevron Minerals of
Canada, outlined a large-scale, high-tenor gold-in-soil geochemical
anomaly with initial reconnaissance soil sampling followed by 700
grid controlled soil samples that is now known as the Trapper Gold
property (previously referred to as the Inlaw property by Chevron).
Within the greater than one kilometre long anomaly, 13 individual
soil samples yielded gold values greater than 1000 ppb gold (1.0
g/t), and two sites yielded greater than 8000 ppb (8.0 g/t) gold.
Reconnaissance sampling by CMR in 2010 extended the anomaly 1000
metres along trend for a total length in excess of two kilometres.
The anomaly, which encompasses numerous supportive +100 ppb Au
values, occurs with elevated arsenic and antimony, and is
associated with pervasive iron carbonate-silica+/-clay alteration
that can be traced on surface for a distance of five kilometres. A
1984 Chevron follow-up program carried out prospecting and
preliminary mapping with more than 30 grab samples and 11 channel
samples. One grab sample assayed greater than 10,000 ppb (10 g/t)
gold and 11 one meter channel samples averaged 1.9 g/t gold and 9
g/t silver with a range of 0.3 g/t gold to 6.2 g/t gold. Further
work recommended by Chevron geologists was apparently not carried
out.
Mr. Chris Taylor, M.Sc. P.Geo, is a Senior Geologist with Ocean
Park and is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument
43-101, who supervised the preparation of the above information.
The information was obtained from previous public disclosure by
CMR.
OCEAN PARK VENTURES CORP.
On behalf of the Board
Paul Matysek, Acting President and Chairman
This new release may contain forward-looking statements. These
statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that
are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ
materially because of factors discussed in the management
discussion and analysis section of our interim and most recent
annual financial statement or other reports and filings with the
TSX Venture Exchange and applicable Canadian securities
regulations. We do not assume any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements.
Neither 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.
Contacts: Ocean Park Ventures Corp. Mr. Paul Matysek, M.Sc.
P.Geo. Acting President and Chairman 604-684-9007 Ocean Park
Ventures Corp. Mr. Chris Taylor, M.Sc. P.Geo. Senior Geologist
604-681-0084 www.oceanparkventures.ca
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