Puma increases strategic land holdings at Murray Brook Zinc Project, New Brunswick, Canada
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Puma increases strategic land holdings at Murray Brook Zinc Project, New Brunswick, Canada
Rimouski, April 18 th , 2017 Puma Exploration Inc. (PUM: TSX-V) (the “Company” or “PUMA”) has
secured strategic land holdings at the Murray Brook Project by staking 86 additional claims (2,000 ha) that
cover the favourable rock formation hosting the ope rating Caribou Mine (Trevali Mining Corporation), t he
Murray Brook Deposit as well as the past operating Restigouche Mine.
The new claims (100% Puma) are located west and con tiguous to the Murray Brook Mining Lease (252)
toward the past operating Restigouche Mine over a s trike length of six (8) kilometers. It covers drill -ready
targets contained within a similar geological setti ng as the Murray Brook Deposit. Puma’s geologists a re
currently compiling the available data to prioritize surface targets to be explored.
“The new acquisition strengthens Puma’s holdings in the Murray Brook area and secures its strategic la nd
positioning between the Caribou and Restigouche Min es, at this particular time of intense activity wit h the
present claim rush happening in New Brunswick where approximately 4,000 new claims (86,783 hectares)
have been staked over the past 3 months. Puma currently holds 67.9 per-cent beneficial interests in the Murray
Brook Property and is committed and confident to ac quire the remaining 32.1% from El Nino Venture. Thu s,
Puma will control 100% interest over more than 18 k ilometers of prime mining claims in one of the best Zinc
potential areas in Canada" notes Marcel Robillard, Puma’s President.
In addition, Puma has launched a Preliminary Econom ic Assessment (PEA) on its Murray Brook Deposit. Th e
updated PEA will assess the best means of extractin g mineralization and examine whether the project sh ould
start out as an open pit and later divert to underg round operations or begin with an outright undergro und
scenario. As well, the report will place an initial capital expenditure figure on the project. Differe nt mining
scenarios are possible at Murray Brook since the De posit starts at surface to 300 meters in depth with the
higher grade zone located between 200-300 meters deep.
About Puma Exploration Inc.
Puma Exploration is a Canadian mineral exploration company with advanced precious and base metals
projects in Canada. The Company's major assets are the 67.9 per-cent beneficial interests in the Murra y Brook
Property, the Turgeon Zinc-Copper Project, the Nich olas-Denys Project in New Brunswick and an equity
interest in Black Widow Resources related to the Li ttle Stull Lake Gold Project in Manitoba. In 2017, Puma
will direct all of its efforts on the Company’s thr ee (3) main base metal projects in New Brunswick wh ich
consist of the Murray Brook, Turgeon and Nicholas-D enys projects with emphasis given to the Murray Bro ok
Property.
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Marcel Robillard, President
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PUM TSXV
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The contents of this press release were prepared by Marcel Robillard, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as de fined in
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