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VANCOUVER, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - MAX Resource Corp.
(TSX.V: MXR; OTCBB: MXROF; Frankfurt: M1D) has received
assay results from the first three of the four step out drill holes
completed at its Majuba Hill copper/silver project in Nevada during the fall of 2011. Hole
MM-18 was one of two holes drilled to test a new high grade
mineralized zone identified during soil sampling in 2011 near the
past producing DeSoto silver mine and intercepted 29.2 meters of
30.5 g/t silver (Ag) and 0.69% cooper (Cu).
Highlights:
- MM-18 was drilled 1.4 km to the northwest of MAX's Phase I
drilling at the past producing Majuba Hill mine, where MAX
intercepted near surface high grade copper and silver
mineralization over significant lengths in five of eight
holes.
- Hole MM-18 was one of two holes drilled to test a new high
grade mineralized zone identified during soil sampling in 2011 and
intercepted 29.2 meters of 30.5 g/t Ag and 0.69%
Cu.
- The copper/silver soil anomaly at DeSoto is approximately 1.5
km long by 500 m wide and returned values as high as 1.53% Cu
and 209 g/t Ag in soils.
- Hole MM-17 was drilled 730 m southeast of Phase I drilling and
intercepted 42.7 m of 16.8 g/t Ag, 13.7 m of 15.9
g/t Ag and 6.16 m of 51.0 g/t Ag
- Permitting is underway for an extensive Phase III delineation
drill program at Desoto to begin in the spring of 2012
Clancy Wendt,
P.Geo, VP Exploration of MAX, states "We are excited by this new
discovery at DeSoto, which extends the known area of high grade
mineralization at Majuba Hill to the northwest by at least 1.4
kilometers. In addition, drilling 730 m to the southeast has
intercepted significant silver mineralization and expanded the
mineralized zone at Majuba Hill itself, with assay results still
pending from hole MM-20. The discovery at DeSoto that
high-grade copper and silver mineralization exists well beyond the
immediate area of the past producing Majuba Hill mine confirms our
theory that Majuba Hill is an extensive copper/silver porphyry
system that is highly prospective for the development of a
bulk-tonnage open pit deposit."
Hole MM-19 was drilled at the same location as
hole MM-18 at an angle of -45 to the southeast, whereas hole MM-18
was drilled at the same angle to the northwest, and intercepted 3.6
m of 14.3 g/t Ag and 0.45% Cu within ten feet of surface. A
map showing drilling locations from the 2011 exploration program at
Majuba Hill is available on our web site at
www.maxresource.com.
The first drill hole of the Phase II program,
MM-17, was collared on the "Ball Park" target area immediately to
the east of our Phase I drill program at Majuba Hill itself.
Hole MM-17 is located approximately 730 meters to the east of our
hole MM-06 (where we drilled 96 m of 39.2 g/t Ag and 0.57% Cu
commencing within 5 feet of surface) and was the first of two holes
planned to test the eastern extension of the high grade mineralized
zone at Majuba Hill. Hole MM-17 includes intercepts of
42.7 m of 16.8 g/t Ag, 13.7 m of 15.9 g/t Ag
and 6.1 m of 51.0 g/t Ag with only nominal copper; this
confirms that we are still in the mineralized system.
Drill results from the three holes reported
today are as follows:
Hole |
Azimuth |
Angle |
Total Depth |
From
(m) |
To
(m) |
Thickness
(m) |
Cu
(%) |
Ag
(g/t) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MM-18 |
304 |
-45 |
146 m |
21.9 |
51.1 |
29.2 |
0.69% |
30.5 |
|
|
|
|
79.3 |
80.5 |
1.2 |
0.54% |
28.7 |
MM-17 |
119 |
-70.5 |
160.1 m |
4.6 |
18.3 |
13.7 |
0.05 |
15.9 |
|
|
|
|
44.2 |
86.9 |
42.7 |
0.03 |
16.8 |
|
|
|
|
117.4 |
123.5 |
6.1 |
0.04 |
51.0 |
MM-19 |
127 |
-45 |
98.4 m |
2.4 |
6.0 |
3.6 |
0.45 |
14.3 |
The other hole at the Ball Park area, MM-20, was
drilled approximately 150 meters to the south east of hole MM-06 to
test mineralization reported by previous operators underneath the
past producing Majuba Hill mine; assay results are pending.
Majuba Hill is the site of numerous past
producing mines, with historic production reported of 12% Cu
(Mason Valley Copper, 1918) and
silver grades up to 40 oz/t Ag. Majuba Hill encompasses 2,568
acres of surface and mineral rights that includes patented lode
mining claims. The property is easily accessed via 23 miles
of well-maintained dirt roads leading from U.S. Interstate 80, and
lies 30 miles northwest of Coeur d'Alene's Rochester silver mine, which contains a NI
43-101 compliant Measured and Indicated Resource of 263.9 million
tons grading 0.46 oz/ton Ag and 0.004 oz/ton Au. (The Coeur
Technical Report on the Rochester Mine is available on SEDAR). For
more detailed information on the Majuba Hill copper/silver project,
including maps showing the results of soil sampling and the
drilling completed to date, please visit our web site at
www.maxresource.com.
This news release has been reviewed by Mr.
Clancy J. Wendt, P. Geo, a
"qualified person" as that term is defined under National
Instrument 43-101. The historic information provided has not
been verified by MAX and is for reference only.
About MAX Resource Corp.
MAX Resource Corp. is a Canadian exploration
company focused on gold and silver exploration in Nevada. For more information, please visit our
web site at www.maxresource.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
MAX Resource Corp.
"STUART ROGERS"
Stuart Rogers
President
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This News Release includes certain "forward
looking statements". Without limitation, statements regarding
potential mineralization and resources, exploration results, and
future plans and objectives of the Company are forward looking
statements that involve various degrees of risk. The following are
important factors that could cause MAX's actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking
statements: changes in the world wide price of mineral commodities,
general market conditions, risks inherent in mineral exploration,
risks associated with development, construction and mining
operations, the uncertainty of future profitability and the
uncertainty of access to additional capital.
SOURCE MAX Resource Corp.