Valterra and Riverside Start Exploration on the Swift Katie Cu-Au Project
May 27 2014 - 8:30AM
Marketwired
Valterra and Riverside Start Exploration on the Swift Katie Cu-Au
Project
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 27, 2014) -
Valterra Resource Corporation ("Valterra") (TSX-VENTURE:VQA)
(FRANKFURT:3VA) reported today that Optionee, Riverside Resources
Inc., has mobilized crews and begun initial surface exploration on
the Swift Katie project in southeastern BC.
The surface program will consist of mapping and soil and rock
sampling as a prelude to a late summer drill program. Soil Sampling
will extend the current soil grid to the northeast and southwest in
order to cover an 11km by 3km target corridor of favourable
geology, geochemistry and geophysics which has been identified on
the property. Mapping and rock sampling will both confirm previous
work and focus on areas of anomalous Cu-Au in soils and new
targeting derived from Valterra's 2008 airborne Mag-EM survey over
the property. Of particular focus for the 2014 program is a newly
identified, high priority target 2km south of the historically
defined Katie copper-gold porphyry deposit. The newly identified
"Swift" porphyry target is characterized by a 2km by 2km
multi-element soil anomaly underlain by a favourable geophysical
signature; this forested area has limited outcrop but porphyritic
intrusive rocks and altered volcanic rocks were recognized by
Riverside geologists within and adjacent to the target area.
Swift Katie Option
Agreement
The work will be conducted as part of the 2014 Option agreement
on the Swift Katie property which is incorporated in Riverside's
exploration alliance (the "Alliance") with a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Antofagasta plc. Under the terms of the Option, the
Alliance can acquire an 80% interest in the Property by incurring
cumulative exploration expenditures of $5 million over a 4 year
period at which time it will have earned its interest in the
Project to be further developed as a joint venture with Valterra
holding the remaining 20% working interest.
For complete agreement details please view Valterra's press
release dated October 31, 2013.
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the following link:
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Swift Katie Property
Details
The Property is underlain by the prolific Quesnel Terrane,
within a geologically favourable and highly metallogenic area of
British Columbia that historically has hosted several important
mining camps. Three mineral showings are located within the
property and for many years were explored separately in claims with
different ownership; the claims were amalgamated into a single
property for the first time under Valterra. There have been
numerous geological, geochemical and geophysical surveys completed
on the property with some of the most significant work funded by
subsidiaries of Noranda and Falconbridge in the 1980s-90s. These
programs identified several exploration targets, with the most
advanced prospect being the Katie deposit, an alkalic copper-gold
porphyry deposit which has been tested by 71 shallow drillholes to
date and remains open in several directions. Historic drilling at
the Katie occurrence covers an approximately 2.5km x 1.75km area
with several untested soil, IP, magnetic and resistivity anomalies
in close proximity to known mineralization.
At a district scale, the property covers an 11km by 3km trend,
as seen in airborne magnetics, that remains virtually unexplored
(outside of the Katie occurrence) for copper-porphyry targets to
date and represents significant exploration upside and potential
for new discoveries. The Property is located in an
infrastructure-rich area of southern BC (roads, rail, power, and
proximity to the Trail smelter), where a milder climate allows for
a long field season, extensive road networks allow for low-cost
exploration, and is situated in a favourable region of the Province
that has a strong community of knowledgeable and experienced people
on which to draw.
About Valterra Resource
Corporation
Valterra is a Manex Resource Group Company. The group provides
expertise in exploration, administration, and corporate development
services for Valterra's mineral properties located in British
Columbia and Ontario. Valterra is focused on early stage properties
with the potential to host large deposits, in regions with
excellent infrastructure. Over the last several years, Valterra has
acquired and is exploring several key projects including "Swift
Katie" and "Bobcaygeon" which are located near roads, rail, power,
and resource communities in Canada.
Robert Macdonald, MSc., P.Geo., is the Qualified Person
responsible for reviewing the technical information presented in
this release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Lawrence Page Q.C., President, Valterra Resource Corporation
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accuracy of this release.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements
including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and
content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations,
receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes,
etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and
conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may differ materially from those currently
anticipated in such statements. These statements are based on a
number of assumptions, including, but not limited to, assumptions
regarding general economic conditions, interest rates, commodity
markets, regulatory and governmental approvals for Valterra
Resource Corporation's projects, and the availability of financing
for Valterra Resource Corporation's development projects on
reasonable terms. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in forward looking statements include market
prices, exploitation and exploration successes, the timing and
receipt of government and regulatory approvals, and continued
availability of capital and financing and general economic, market
or business conditions. Valterra Resource Corporation does not
assume any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable
law.
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