PRESS RELEASE
April 18, 2017
VANCOUVER, Canada –- Viscount Mining Corp. (TSX-V: VML) (OTCQB:
VLMGF) (“Viscount” or “the Company”), is pleased to announce that
geologist James P. Robinson, Ph.D., has consented to join the Company's
technical advisory board. As advisor to Viscount’s technical board he will be
called on to provide insights based on his deep knowledge of Nevada, structural
geology, precious-metals deposit models, and exploration techniques.
Recently, Dr. Robinson was a senior consulting
geologist for Summit Mining Exploration, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Sumitomo Corporation and was involved with all aspects of the initial two-year
evaluation program of Viscount Mining’s Cherry Creek property. His
responsibilities included comprehensive geologic mapping, geochemical sampling,
drill target generation, drilling supervision, and subsurface interpretations.
Dr. Robinson has over 35 years of
experience as a professional geologist, including approximately 30 years in
precious metal exploration. Most of his mineral experience has focused on
frontier and early-stage exploration in the eastern and southern Basin and
Range of Nevada and Utah. This included managing successful exploration
programs for Alta Gold Company, Pilot Gold Company, DNI Metals, and Battle
Mountain Exploration Company. Dr.
Robinson was instrumental in the development of the Alta Gold Griffon Mine from
grassroots discovery through production and the Alta Gold Kinsley Mine from
development drilling to the discovery of several satellite deposits.
Dr. Robinson holds a Ph.D. in Geological
Sciences from Cornell University, an M.S. in Geology from the University of
Southern California, and a B.S. in Geology from Ohio University. He is a
Registered Professional Geologist in the states of Utah, Idaho, and Arizona.
Dr. Robinson stated, "I am very
pleased to join the Company's advisory board. With my time on the Cherry Creek
project, I feel it represents a rare opportunity in eastern Nevada to be the
first modern comprehensive exploration program to evaluate a mining district
with historic production of gold, silver, tungsten and base metals. In addition
to the high-grade veins and replacement deposits exploited in the historic
mines, recent geologic mapping, sampling, and limited drilling identified
disseminated sediment-hosted gold in a previously unexplored area of Cherry
Creek. The stratigraphic section, geochemical signature, and structural and
igneous history of the sediment-hosted gold occurrence at Cherry Creek shares
characteristics with modern gold mines in the general vicinity, including the
Newmont Long Canyon Mine and Pilot Gold Kinsley Mountain Mine. Subsequent exploration will further delineate
gold anomalies defined by recent field work and greatly enhance the potential
of finding an economic gold deposit in the subsurface."
Kaare Foy, Chairman of Viscount
stated, "Dr. Robinson will collaborate closely with Viscount's management
to provide guidance and recommendations to help Viscount set the direction of
the company's roadmap and strategic initiatives at Cherry Creek as the company
accelerates exploration and development plans."
About Viscount Mining (TSX
VENTURE: VML) (OTCQB: VLMGF)
Viscount Mining is project generator and an
exploration company with a portfolio of silver and gold properties in the
Western United States, including Cherry Creek in Nevada and Silver Cliff in
Colorado.
The
Cherry Creek Property is focused on exploration in the immediate vicinity of an
area commonly known as the Cherry Creek Mining District, located approximately
30 miles north of the town of Ely, in White Pine County, Nevada. Cherry Creek
consists of over 400 unpatented and patented claims as well as mill rights, and
is comprised of more than 9,000 acres. Cherry Creek includes more than 20 past
producing mines including Blue Bird, Chance Mine, Filmore, Last Chance,
Exchequer/ New Century Mine, Ticup and Motherlode mines.
The
Silver Cliff property in Colorado lies within the historic Hardscrabble Silver
District in the Wet Mountain Valley in south-central Colorado in Custer County.
The property consists of 96 lode claims where high grade silver, gold and base
metal production that came from numerous mines during the period 1878 to 1894. The
property underwent substantial exploration between 1967 and 1984 for the
purpose of defining mineral inventories. The major explorers were Freeport,
Hecla, Homestake, Moly Corp, Coca Mines and Tenneco Minerals. In January 2017,
Viscount Mining reported additional high grade silver intersections from the
drill program completed in December 2016.
For additional
information regarding the above noted property and other corporate information,
please visit the Company's website at www.viscountmining.com
ON BEHALF
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Jim
MacKenzie”
President,
CEO and Director
For further information, please
contact:
Viscount
Investor Relations
Phone: 604-960-0535
Neither
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.
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Statements
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news release contains certain statements that may be deemed
"forward-looking" statements. Forward looking statements are
statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always,
identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates",
"believes", "intends", "estimates",
"projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that
events or conditions "will", "would", "may",
"could" or "should" occur. Although Viscount Mining Corp.
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 may differ materially from those in forward
looking statements. Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs,
estimates and opinions of Viscount Mining Corp. management on the date the
statements are made. Except as required by law, Viscount Mining Corp.
undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the
event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors,
should change.
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