Sultan Minerals and Margaux Resources Amend Option Agreement on the Jersey-Emerald Project in BC
Vancouver, March 30, 2016 - Sultan Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: SUL) ("Sultan") announces that it has entered into an agreement (the "Amending Agreement") with Margaux Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: MRL) ("Margaux") to amend the option agreement dated November 8, 2013 between Sultan and Margaux, as amended on each of January 22, 2014, October 26, 2015, December 31, 2015 and February 11, 2016 (the "Option Agreement"), granting Margaux an option to purchase 100% of the Jersey Emerald Property for payments totaling $4.01 million according to terms set therein. Pursuant to the Amending Agreement, aggregate option payments (the "Option Payments") in the amount of $1,600,000 due on March 31, 2016 and $1,500,000 due on November 8, 2016 will become payable as follows: (i) $15,000 per month commencing April 1, 2016 for a period of 12 months for a total payment of $180,000; (ii) $50,000 per month commencing April 1, 2017 for a period of 12 months for a total payment of $600,000; and (iii) $100,000 per month commencing April 1, 2018 until a total of $4.01 million has been paid to Sultan under the Option Agreement. All other terms of the Option Agreement remain unchanged.
About Sultan Minerals Inc.: Sultan is a Canadian resource company focused on the exploration and development of its Daylight and Kena gold properties and its historic Jersey Emerald tungsten zinc mine. The properties are all located in southeastern British Columbia, Canada.
Sultan's 8,000 hectare Daylight and Kena gold properties are located 25 km north of the Jersey Mine. Four past producing, high grade, gold mines are located on the Daylight property. Recent exploration has identified three important gold and copper-gold zones. These are:
1) The bulk tonnage KGM Gold Deposit.
2) New high grade gold veins in the Daylight Gold Area.
3) The Kena Porphyry Copper-Gold Deposit.
A 2013 NI 43-101resource estimate for the KGM Zone shows a M&I resource of 490,000 ounces of gold and a drill inferred resource of 1,399,000 oz. Au using a 0.30g/t cut off grade. The KGM Zone remains open along strike and at depth.
The historic Jersey zinc mine was British Columbia's second largest zinc mine. The mine closed in 1973 due to low zinc prices. The deposit has a remaining drill indicated resource of 1.9 Mt averaging 6.06% combined lead and zinc and a drill inferred resource of 4.98 Mt averaging 5.32% combined lead and zinc (2010 NI 43-101 Resource Estimate). Recent drilling suggests the deposit extends north beyond the limit of previous exploration.
The historic Emerald tungsten mine was Canada's second largest tungsten producer. The mine presently has a total measured and indicated (M+I) resource of 3.071 Mt averaging 0.341% tungsten (WO3), and an inferred resource of 5.480 Mt averaging 0.273% WO3 (2015 NI 43-101 Resource Estimate). The tungsten mineralization remains open along strike to the north and south.
Sultan's geologists have recommended that bulk sampling programs be carried out to investigate high grade gold mineralization on the Kena and the Daylight properties.
For further information on the Company's projects, visit www.sultanminerals.com.
Arthur G. Troup, P.Eng., Geological
President and CEO
For further information please contact:
Marc Lee, Investor and Corporate Communications
Tel: (604) 628-0519 Fax: (604) 628-0446
Email: mlee@sultanminerals.com or info@sultanminerals.com
This release was prepared by Sultan's management. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as the term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements." All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address future production, reserve potential, exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that Sultan expects are forward-looking statements. Although Sultan believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, and continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and those actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on Sultan, investors should review Sultan's filings that are available at www.sedar.com or Sultan's website at www.sultanminerals.com.
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