Abcourt Purchases 23 Claims in Barraute Township, in Abitibi, to Enlarge its Abcourt-Barvue Property
MONT-ST-HILAIRE, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Sep 24, 2013) - Mr. Renaud Hinse, President and C.E.O. of Abcourt Mines Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ABI)(BERLIN:AML)(FRANKFURT:AML) ("Abcourt" or "the Company"), is pleased to announce the purchase of 23 claims (the "Property") in Ranges V and VI in Barraute Township, Abitibi, from Galahad Metals Inc., to enlarge its Abcourt-Barvue property. The Property covers the eastern extension of the Abcourt-Barvue silver-zinc structure and is adjacent to the Bartec gold zone which is on a property that Abcourt optioned in the 1980's and contains a non-compliant 43-101 Resource of 80,000 tonnes grading 5.8 g/t of gold. Historic drilling on the Property in hole B86-6 intersected 36.36 grams gold per tonne over 1.04 m from 47.75 m to 48.79 m. In addition, historic drilling has also identified other gold showings on the Property.
Consideration for the acquisition is $5,500 cash and 150,000 class B common shares of Abcourt.
The Company has also reached an agreement with Teck Resources Ltd. ("Teck") under which Teck has agreed to extinguish their pre-existing right of first refusal and a back-in right (the "Rights") with respect to the Property. In consideration of the extinguishment of the Rights, Teck has been granted a 1.5% net smelter royalty on the Property.
About Abcourt Mines Inc.
Abcourt Mines Inc. is an exploration and development company with strategically located properties in northwestern Quebec, Canada. The Elder Mine with 43-101 gold resources, the Abcourt-Barvue Project with 43-101 silver-zinc ore reserves and resources and the Aldermac property with historical copper-zinc resources are all former producers. Abcourt is now focused on bringing the Elder and Abcourt-Barvue projects back into production with Elder as the first priority. At the same time the company is working on other projects (Aldermac, Vezza, Jonpol and Vendome) to increase its mineral resources inventory. A 43- 101 resource calculation was completed in July, 2012, for the Elder Mine. A positive PEA report was prepared on Elder mine in the Fall of 2012 by Roche Limited, Consulting Group. A positive 43-101 feasibility study was completed by GENIVAR in 2007 on the Abcourt-Barvue Project. In addition, mill equipment was purchased. To know more about Abcourt, please visit our web site at www.abcourt.com and SEDAR.
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This press release was prepared by Mr. Renaud Hinse, a qualified person, President of Abcourt Mines Inc.
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Contact
Renaud Hinse
President and CEO
819 768-2857 or 450-446-5511
819-768-5475 or 450-446-3550
rhinse@abcourt.com