Group Ten Metals Completes Earn-In at Kluane PGE-Ni-Cu Project and Acquires Additional Adjacent Properties
Group Ten Metals Completes Earn-In at Kluane PGE-Ni-Cu Project and
Acquires Additional Adjacent Properties
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 16, 2018 -- Group Ten Metals Inc. (TSX.V:PGE) US OTC:PGEZF) (FSE:5D32) (the
“Company” or “Group Ten”) is pleased to provide an update on the Company’s Kluane PGE-Ni-Cu project, including the
completion of all outstanding earn-in requirements on the Ultra claim block and the addition of highly prospective new
properties to the project which add substantial exploration potential. Group Ten holds the largest land position in the Kluane
Ultramafic Belt; a mafic-ultramafic system that extends from northern BC through the Yukon to central Alaska and hosts
multiple PGE-Ni-Cu deposits. The Kluane project is located in Canada’s Yukon Territory on trend with Nickel Creek Platinum’s
Nickel Shäw project.
President and CEO Michael Rowley stated, “Results from our work programs confirm the exploration potential for new
discoveries of platinum group elements (PGE), nickel and copper within the Kluane Ultramafic Belt. The completion of our earn
-in at Ultra, and previously at Spy, coupled with our recent strategic acquisitions in the district, has strengthened our position
and brought us to 100% ownership on four key holdings being the Spy, Ultra, and Ellen properties, and also portions of the
Catalyst property. The Company has received expressions of interest from potential partners on the project and has planned
modest exploration programs for 2018 to further advance and demonstrate the high potential of this large land package
accordingly. Our Yukon and Ontario assets complement Group Ten’s core Stillwater West project with two large and highly
prospective land positions that are strategically located beside advanced-stage projects in world-class mining districts.”
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Ellen Acquisition
Group Ten has acquired a 100% interest in the Ellen property pursuant to a purchase agreement with an arms-length private
vendor. The Ellen property consists of 72 claims covering more than 13 square kilometers located approximately 4 kilometers
southeast of the Company’s Ultra claim block. Exploration at Ellen has identified significant massive sulphide mineralization
from drilling and trenching. Drilling includes 17 drill holes from 1954 to 1995 with 12 holes returning significant sulphide
mineralization including 3.15% Cu over 5.2 meters in MC66-1, 1.64% Cu over 10.4 meters in MC66-2, 1.76% Cu over 5.5
meters in hole 95-1, and a 2.13-meter intersection grading 1.96% Cu and 2,098 ppb Au in hole 95-3. Trenching returned values
of up to 7.2% Cu with 1 g/t Au and 1 g/t Pd. Strong copper plus gold soil geochemical signatures have been identified on the
property that are coincident with a large geophysical conductor nearly 1 kilometer in length (Davidson, 1995) 1 and (Pautlier,
2006)2.
In consideration, Group Ten will pay the vendor $3,200 and issue a total of 600,000 common shares of the Company within 10
days of regulatory approval. Issuance of shares per the agreement is subject to regulatory approval.
Outpost and Pacer Acquisition
The Company has also executed an option agreement with an arms-length private vendor, whereby Group Ten can earn a
100% interest in the Outpost and Pacer properties which consist of three claim blocks totaling approximately 25km 2.
The Outpost and Pacer properties show significant potential for discovery of new PGE-Ni-Cu deposits with a mineralized 70-
meter-wide mafic to ultramafic body that outcrops at Outpost adjoining the main Ultra property package, and elevated Ni and
Cu values in soils corresponding with kilometer-scale magnetic anomalies at both Outpost and Pacer. Rock sample results at
Pacer show elevated Cu and Ni in an area adjacent to the Ellen property where drilling has intercepted mineralized ultramafic
sills.
Group Ten can earn a 100% interest in the properties by:
• making a cash payment of $8,000 and issuing 200,000 common shares of the Company within 10 days of regulatory
approval;
• completing $30,000 of work expenditures, making a cash payment of $20,000 and issuing 400,000 common shares of
the Company on or before the first anniversary of signing; and
• completing an additional $105,000 of work expenditures and issuing 500,000 common shares of the Company on or
before the second anniversary of the acceptance of this agreement.
The vendor will retain a royalty interest on the Outpost and Pacer claims, which includes a buy-down provision. The issuance
of shares per the above agreement is subject to regulatory approval.
Ultra Project Update
Group Ten has completed the earn-in on the Ultra property, per the terms of an agreement announced December 4, 2014, and
now owns a 100% interest in the 93 square kilometer property, as expanded by direct staking, with the vendor retaining a
royalty interest with buy-down provision. The Company has also acquired a 100% interest in 24 claims adjoining the Ultra
project pursuant to a purchase agreement with two arms-length private vendors for a one-time payment of 100,000 shares in
total (subject to regulatory approval).
About the Kluane PGE-Ni-Cu Project
The Kluane PGE-Ni-Cu project is on trend with the Nickel Shäw project now being advanced by Nickel Creek Platinum Corp.
PGE-Ni-Cu mineralization in the Kluane belt typically occurs as magmatic disseminated to massive sulphides associated with
mafic to ultramafic intrusive bodies.
The most advanced targets on the Kluane PGE-Ni-Cu project are the Ellen showing, as summarized above, and the Spy Sill,
which has been traced for over 8 kilometers with widths of 75 to 100 meters at surface. Massive sulphide mineralization at the
Spy target have assayed up to 5.5 g/t 3E (3.1 g/t Pt, 1.4 g/t Pd, 1.0 g/t Au) with 3.1% Ni, 2.8% Cu and 0.2% Co, and historic
grab sample results of up to 90.7 g/t 3E (75.8 g/t Pt, 7.9 g/t Pd, 7.0 g/t Au) with 2.6% Ni, 10.5% Cu and 0.09% Co reported
from footwall siltstones (Bell, 1996)3.
Trenches from the Ultra block yielded up to 19.5 g/t 3E (5.5 g/t Pt, 13.5 g/t Pd, 0.5 g/t Au), with 4.1% Cu, and 1.7% Ni from
an ultramafic sill (Casselman, 2005)4.
Work in 2017 included ground-based geophysics and soil and rock sampling programs, which successfully advanced multiple
targets for follow-up work in 2018, as the Company moves several zones to drill-ready status. Work at the Ultra claim block
followed-up on the discovery of the UZE Zone and included a soil sampling and UAV MAG survey. Soil sample results showed
elevated Ni, Cu, Au, Pt, Pd values associated with magnetic anomalies. Work for 2018 will continue to advance targets
towards drill testing with a focus on the Spy and Ultra areas, including the recently acquired land positions.
About Group Ten Metals Inc.
Group Ten Metals Inc. is a TSX-V-listed Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the development of high-quality
platinum, palladium, nickel, copper and gold exploration assets in top North American mining jurisdictions. The Company’s
core asset is the Stillwater West PGE-Ni-Cu project adjacent to Sibanye-Stillwater’s high-grade PGE mines in Montana, USA.
Group Ten also holds the highly prospective Kluane PGE-Ni-Cu project on trend with Nickel Creek Platinum‘s Wellgreen
deposit in the Yukon Territory, Canada and the high-grade Black Lake-Drayton Gold project in the Rainy River district of
northwest Ontario.
References
1 - Davidson, G.S., 1995. Assessment report on the Ellen claims NTS A-113. Yukon Assessment Report 093356.
2 – Pautlier, J., 2006. Geological and Geochemical Evaluation Report of the Ellen Project. Yukon Assessment Report
094776.
3 - Bell, C. 1996. Report on 1995 geological and geochemical surveys on the Klu property. Yukon Assessment Report
0933371.
4 – Casselman, S., 2005. Geological mapping and airborne surveying program on the Ultra property, Haines Junction area,
Yukon Territory. Yukon Assessment Report 094485.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Michael Rowley, President, CEO & Director
Email: [email protected] Phone: (604) 357 4790
Web: http://grouptenmetals.com Toll Free: (888) 432 0075
Quality Control and Quality Assurance
Ms. Debbie James, P.Geo., is the qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101, and she has reviewed and
approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.
Historic samples were collected by reputable operators, using standard QAQC procedures and practices current at the time of
collection. They are considered reliable. Samples are not necessarily representative of all the mineralization hosted in the
area.
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