Full Metal Options Epithermal Gold Targets to Redstar
14 June 2011 - 1:42AM
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Full Metal Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: FMM) ("Full Metal") is
pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a Letter
Agreement with Redstar Gold Corp. ("Redstar") (TSX VENTURE: RGC)
whereby Redstar can earn a 60% interest in Full Metal's Unga and
Popov epithermal gold targets.
The Unga-Popov property includes the multiple high-grade as well
as bulk-tonnage disseminated gold-silver prospects. The property is
located on Unga and Popov islands in the Shumagin Islands,
southwest Alaska.
Scott Weekes, President of Redstar comments: "This is an
extremely important acquisition for Redstar. The Unga-Popov
property together with the Shumagin property gives Redstar control
of an underexplored epithermal vein field or camp. Two parallel
gold bearing trends can be traced for over 10 km on the properties
- this gives us a total strike length of over 20 kilometres to
explore. The historic resource reported on the Shumagin property
together with the exploration potential of the Unga-Popov property
provides a unique opportunity for a company to control an entire
epithermal district. We are also extremely pleased to have
partnered with Full Metal Minerals on this project. Full Metal has
extensive experience in Alaska and a very strong technical team to
help advance the project."
Previous work on the Unga-Popov property has included soil
geochemistry, ground geophysics, geologic mapping, alteration
studies and drilling. More than eight gold showings have been
identified to date including the Aguila vein system. The Aguila
system is approximately 6 kilometers along strike from the Shumagin
vein and has been traced through trenching and drilling for over
two kilometres. The system is comprised of at least of three sub
parallel near vertical veins. Initial drilling in the early 1980's
returned grades up to 113 g/t gold over 0.4 m and 12.0 g/t gold
over 2.74 metres. No follow up drilling has been completed under
these high grade intercepts.
The Unga-Popov Property includes the Centennial deposit, a bulk
tonnage target was identified in the 1990's on Popov Island, near
the community of Sand Point. During the late 1980's Battle Mountain
Gold Corp. outlined 4.9 million tonnes grading 1.4 g/t (200,000 oz
gold) within 50 metres of surface. Trenching and geophysics
indicates the zone remains open in a number of directions. Note
that a qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify
the historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral
reserves that is compliant with NI 43-101. The Company is not
treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources or
mineral reserves and the historical estimate should not be relied
upon or understood to indicate the existence of reserves or
resources.
The mineral rights to the Unga-Popov property are held by Full
Metal Minerals Inc. under a Lease Agreement with Aleut Corporation,
an Alaska Native Regional Corporation. Redstar has signed an
Agreement with Full Metal giving Redstar the right to earn a 60%
interest in the property by: completing $5 million in exploration
expenditures by August 1, 2015, making cash payments totaling
$300,000 by August 1, 2014 and issuing 1,000,000 shares by August
1, 2014. Redstar has the option of earning an additional 25%
interest by producing a Bankable Feasibility Study and issuing an
additional 1 million shares to Full Metal. Redstar will issue an
additional 1 million shares on the commencement of commercial
production.
The 2011 exploration program at Unga-Popov will be supervised by
Robert McLeod, P.Geo., Vice-President Exploration of Full Metal
Minerals, a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Contents of
this release were prepared by and approved for release by Mr.
McLeod.
Full Metal Minerals is a generative exploration company with
multiple precious and base metal projects in Alaska. Drilling will
commence shortly on the nearby Pyramid Cu-Au-Mo porphyry project,
funded by Antofagasta Minerals.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Williams, President and Director
This news release includes certain forward-looking statements or
information. All statements other than statements of historical
fact included in this news release, including, without limitation,
statements regarding plans for the completion of a proposed
Arrangement, the structure of such Arrangement and other future
plans and objectives of Full Metal are forward-looking statements
that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no
assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from Full Metal's plans or
expectations include Full Metal's ability to obtain approval of the
TSX Venture Exchange, the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the
shareholders of Full Metal to the proposed Arrangement and general
economic, market or business conditions, regulatory changes and
other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings
made by Full Metal with securities regulators. Full Metal expressly
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise except as otherwise required by
applicable securities legislation.
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.
Contacts: Full Metal Minerals Ltd. Kevin Stewart Investor
Relations 604-484-7855 604-484-7155 (FAX)
info@fullmetalminerals.com www.fullmetalminerals.com
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