Heron Commences Drilling of Northern Extension Targets at Woodlawn

Sydney, Australia, July 07, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heron Resources Ltd. (“Heron” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling activities at its wholly-owned Woodlawn Zinc-Copper Project, located 50km northeast of Canberra and 250km southwest of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.

Following the successful completion of the Woodlawn Feasibility Study (FS) which confirmed robust project economics, the Company has initiated a 2,500m diamond drilling program targeting northern extensions to the known massive sulphide lens system. Drilling commenced on 5 July 2016 with the first of these northern target holes (Figure 1). The estimation of the Mineral Reserves as an integral part of the FS, along with the resultant strong development case, has allowed a shift in focus from resource definition drilling to discovery target testing, with the Northern Extension the first target to be evaluated.

The primary target is a strike extension to the 4.8Mt^[1] “B” Lens with secondary targets being the strike extensions to the 1.3Mt¹ “D” Lens and 0.5Mt¹ “I” Lens. The B Lens was one of the main mining areas of the former underground, presenting good widths and grades. The target area remains untested from surface due to an evaporation dam dating from the early 1980s which prevented access to a suitable drill position; however, the level of water within this dam is now low enough to allow pad construction and drill rig access.

The drilling program will utilise down-hole EM geophysical surveying to assist with targeting follow-up drilling after completing the first hole in this campaign. Whilst the EM survey is being performed, a drill hole into the recently discovered Lisa Lens will be undertaken targeting an expansion to the known limits of this lens.

Figure 1: Three dimensional projection looking southwest showing the feasibility study decline plan (blue), mineralisation block model and northern strike extension positions (yellow) with the first planned drill hole (pink). Note the collar position on the edge of the evaporation dam which prevented drill rig access in the past (green).

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^[1] Total Resources >7% ZnEq cut-off including resources that were previously mined

The Company will provide further updates as results become available.

About Heron Resources Limited:

Heron’s primary focus is the development of its 100% owned, high grade Woodlawn Zinc-Copper Project located 250km southwest of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In addition, the Company holds a significant high quality tenement holding in the Lachlan Fold Belt of New South Wales and the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project in Western Australia.

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Australia:
Mr Wayne Taylor                                                                        
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer                   
Tel: +61 2 9119 8111 or +61 8 6500 9200                         
Email: heron@heronresources.com.au                                      

Jon Snowball
FTI Consulting
Tel: +61 2 8298 6100 or +61 477 946 068
jon.snowball@fticonsulting.com

Canada:
Tel: +1 647-862-1157 (Toronto)