CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug. 3, 2017) - CANEX Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CANX) ("CANEX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the Company has received exploration permits for the Gibson gold-silver project in British Columbia. The permits allow the Company to excavate up to 10 trenches and construct and drill from 6 drill pads at Gibson. A reclamation bond of $10,000 has been posted as part of the Gibson exploration permit.
The Company will mobilize a crew and equipment to Gibson next week to commence Phase 1 trenching which will focus on uncovering and extending the known high-grade gold and silver targets. The trenching program is expected to take up to 3 weeks. Exposed mineralization will be mapped and sampled with assay results expected by late September.
If Phase 1 successfully uncovers high-grade gold and silver mineralization the zones would be drill tested later in the year during a Phase 2 drill program.
The Gibson Prospect
The Gibson prospect is 887 hectares in size and located in central British Columbia, approximately 95 kilometres northwest of Fort St. James. The area is accessible via a network of all weather logging roads. Gibson contains mesothermal gold-silver mineralization hosted in highly altered volcanic rocks adjacent to the Hogem Batholith. The zone was discovered and explored by Noranda Exploration Company from 1989 to 1991. Following soil sampling and induced polarization geophysical surveys Noranda exposed precious metal mineralization in hand trenches with surface samples returning 12.86 g/t gold and 144.7 g/t silver over 1.5 meters and 5.35 g/t gold and 2136 g/t silver over 1.7 meters. Noranda subsequently drilled 9 holes with 8 of the 9 holes intersecting significant gold and silver mineralization. The best drill intercept returned 4.26 metres grading 6.77 g/t gold and 1828 g/t silver. No follow up trenching or drilling has been conducted at Gibson since the highly successful Noranda program and the mineralized zone appears to be about 4.5 metres wide and at least 400 metres long and remains open in all directions.
The Noranda hand trenching and drill results are reported in BC Assessment report 21762 for Noranda Exploration Company by Stewart and Walker 1991. This drilling was done prior to NI 43-101 and should be considered historic in nature. The results have not been verified by CANEX and should not be relied upon.
About CANEX Metals Inc.
Canex Metals is a Canadian based exploration company focused on acquiring and advancing high grade gold and silver deposits in stable mining jurisdictions. Company Management has a proven track record of exploration success, with key personnel being involved in discoveries in Mexico, Newfoundland, and British Columbia.
Dr. Shane Ebert P.Geo., is the Qualified Person for CANEX Metals and has approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.
