HACKBERRY SILVER PROJECT – PHASE 2 DRILLING Bitterroot Resources Ltd.’s (BTT, TSX-V) US subsidiary has received approval from the Bureau of Land Management to commence work on the Phase 2 drilling program on the Hackberry silver
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NEWS RELEASE
February 1, 2018
HACKBERRY SILVER PROJECT – PHASE 2 DRILLING
Bitterroot Resources Ltd.’s (BTT, TSX-V) US subsidiary has received approval from the Bureau
of Land Management to commence work on the Phase 2 drilling program on the Hackberry silver
project in Mohave County, AZ. Construction of drill access roads has begun and drilling is planned
to start in the next 10 days.
Three targets will be tested over the next two months by approximately 1,500 metres of core
drilling in approximately six to nine holes. This work will test areas below the Silver King North,
Silver King South and CMH targe ts which are located between 0.4 and 2.0 kilometres northwest
of the Main Hackberry mine site, which was the focus of the Phase 1 drilling program completed
in late 2017.
Underground workings were excavated over 100 years ago on high-grade silver-bearing veins at
the Silver King North and Silver King South targets. The CMH target is a geophysical target which
presents as a very strong magnetic low on the Hackberry mineralized trend, 400 metres northwest
of the Main Hackberry mine. Descriptions of these target s are presented in the NI 43 -101
compliant-report titled “Hackberry Silver Property” and in geophysical survey maps available on
the Company’s website (www.bitterrootresources.com).
The final two holes of the Phase 1 drilling program returned only anomalous levels of silver
mineralization. Details are presented in the table below. Drill h ole HB -17-07 intersected
significantly more silicification, plus intense chlorite and hematite alteration compared to adjacent
holes. Drill hole HB-17-08 intersected the mineralized zone up-dip from the historic underground
workings. The drill hole locations are shown on maps and cross sections presented on the
Company’s website.
Phase 1
Hole No.
From
(m)
To
(m) Drill
Intercept
(m)
Est. True
Thickness
(m)
Silver
(gpt)
Gold
(gpt)
Main Hackberry
HB-17-07 265.46 266.43 0.97 0.58 11 0.06
HB-17-08 77.86 78.93 1.07 1.07 79 0.28
The highlight of the Phase 1 drilling was hole HB -17-06, which intersected 4.87 metres grading
259 grams Ag/tonne (estimated true thickness 3.56 metres), including 1.65 metres grading 667
grams Ag/tonne (estimated true thickness 1.21 metres). This hole intersected the mineralized zone
approximately 220 metres below surface.
All assays were completed by ALS Vancouver. Sample preparation was done by ALS Tucson.
The Qualified Person, as defined in NI 43-101, responsible for the technical content of this news
release is consulting geologist Glen W. Adams, PG, M.Sc.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael S. Carr
Director
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