Grizzly Signs LOI for Provost Property and Proceeds with Permitting for Drilling
20 September 2011 - 9:36AM
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Grizzly Discoveries Inc. (TSX VENTURE: GZD) (OTCQX: GZDIF)
(FRANKFURT: G6H) ("Grizzly" or the "Company") is pleased to
announce that it has signed a letter of intent ("LOI") with Pacific
Potash Corporation ("Pacific") to commence a multiple target
exploration program on the Grizzly - Pacific 50:50 Property
surrounding Pacific's 100%-owned Provost Property. Grizzly and
Pacific have engaged Barlon Engineering and Taylor Land Services,
both of Calgary, Alberta, to coordinate the required well licensing
and site preparations for three well site locations. The LOI
indicates that a minimum of one well will be drilled and that the
costs will be shared equally by Grizzly and Pacific. Depending upon
results, up to three wells may be drilled on the 50:50 Provost
Property. Drilling on the 50% owned Provost Property is expected to
commence in October. Grizzly is also making preparations for the
drilling of up to 5 wells on its 100%-owned Alberta Potash
Property's North and South Blocks.
Grizzly - Pacific 50:50 Jointly Owned Provost Property
In late 2010 and 2011, Grizzly and Pacific submitted 24metallic
and industrial mineral ("MAIM") permit applications to the Alberta
Government totaling approximately 527,000 acres on the basis of a
50:50 ownership split. The permits were granted between April and
August, 2011. The analysis of all the available geophysical logs
for historic oil wells on the property has revealed a high
probability of potash-bearing beds underlying the Grizzly - Pacific
50:50 Property. More specifically, the Company's analysis has
indicated that the east-central and southeastern areas of the
property have very high potential for economic-grade potash beds.
Gamma-ray responses from historic oil and gas wells suggest that
the grades of potash-bearing beds underlying the property could
attain grades ranging from 15% to 25% K2O across thicknesses of 1
to 5 m (Klarenbach, P.Geol., 2009). These responses all occur at a
depth of about 1,300 m in the uppermost 60 m of the Prairie
Evaporite Formation, which is the main host to potash deposits in
Saskatchewan (Holter, 1969). The potential quantity and grade
mentioned above is conceptual in nature, there has been
insufficient exploration on the property to define a mineral
resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in
the target being delivered as a mineral resource.
Grizzly's 100% owned Alberta Potash Property
The Company currently has a 100% interest in just over 1.88
million acres in two major blocks, with the North block centered
about the town of Lloydminster and the South block northeast of
Medicine Hat (see Grizzly's web site at www.grizzlydiscoveries.com
for an updated map).
RPS Boyd PetroSearch is currently completing an analysis of
seismic data acquired over both the northern Lloydminster Block and
southern Medicine Hat Block. The studies are nearing completion and
once completed will be used to identify exploration drill targets
on Grizzly's 100%-owned MAIM Alberta Potash Property permits. These
targets are planned to be drilled upon completion of drilling on
the 50:50 jointly owned Provost Property. It is anticipated that
drilling will commence on Grizzly's 100% owned Alberta Potash
Property sometime during the latter half of October.
A large portion of Grizzly's 100%-owned Alberta Potash Property
permits exist in close proximity to or directly contain areas that
are underlain by potash bearing beds within the uppermost portion
of the Prairie Evaporite Formation. Recent analytical work by the
Alberta Geological Survey (Eccles et al., 2009) on the remaining
core from VCO#15 has yielded up to 18.6% K2O. The occurrence of
potash minerals in VCO#15 is at a depth of approximately 1,061 m
below surface and is 1.4 km from the North block of the Alberta
Potash Property. Recent staking by Grizzly has led to the
acquisition of lands that contain a historic oil test well, DML
Medhat 6-36-19-1, that has a gamma log spike that is indicative of
a potash intersection of approximately 21.6 % K2O over 1 to 2
meters. The intersection is at a depth of approximately 1,660 m
below surface, which is an ideal depth for potential solution
mining due to the heat of the formation. The potential quantity and
grade mentioned above is conceptual in nature, there has been
insufficient exploration on the property to define a mineral
resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in
the target being delivered as a mineral resource.
Grizzly is planning to license and prepare at least 5 well site
locations, and plans to drill at least two potash test holes on its
100% owned Alberta Potash Project.
All Grizzly Discoveries 2011 field and office exploration
programs are conducted under the supervision of Mr. Michael
Dufresne, M.Sc., P.Geol., a principal of APEX Geoscience Ltd. and a
Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101.
About Grizzly Discoveries Inc.
Grizzly trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol GZD,
on the OTCQX exchange under the symbol GZDIF, and the Frankfurt
Exchange under the symbol G6H, with 48,350,268 common shares issued
and outstanding.
Grizzly is an aggressive Canadian exploration company focused on
exploring for: potash in Alberta; world class gold and base metal
deposits in British Columbia; and diamonds in Alberta. Grizzly
holds, or has an interest in, metallic and industrial mineral
permits for potash totaling more than 2.4 million acres along the
Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Grizzly currently has four
precious-base metal properties in British Columbia totaling over
235,000 acres. Grizzly also currently holds more than 600,000 acres
in diamond properties which host diamondiferous kimberlites in the
Buffalo Head Hills and Birch Mountains of Alberta.
On behalf of the Board
Grizzly Discoveries Inc.
Brian Testo, President
For further information, please visit our website at
http://www.grizzlydiscoveries.com or contact Investor
Relations.
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