Canyon Copper Quadruples Size of Bootleg Lake Gold Project Near Flin Flon, Manitoba
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Canyon Copper Quadruples Size of
Bootleg Lake Gold Project Near Flin Flon, Manitoba
Total of 2,851 hectares of new staking on 13 claim blocks
Increase in overall size of Bootleg Lake Gold Project from 867 to 3,718
hectares
Vancouver, British Columbia, August 2, 2017 - Canyon Copper Corp. ("Canyon") (TSX-V: CNC) is
pleased to announce that it has acquired through staking a total of 2,851 hectares contiguous to its
Bootleg Lake Gold Project (“Bootleg Lake”, or the “Project”) located near Creighton, Saskatchewan,
Canada, five kilometres southwest of the city of Flin Flon, Manitoba.
On July 20, 2017, the Saskatchewan government re-opened the Creighton area for staking after an
extended period of closure, and Canyon staked a total of 13 claims blocks covering 2,851 hectares
contiguous to south and west side of Bootleg Lake. The original Bootleg Lake property consisted of 4
contiguous claims totalling 867 hectares. With the new staking, the present total area is 3,718 hectares or
37.18 square kilometres - a 329% increase in area.
On May 11, 2017 Canyon entered into an option agreement on Bootleg Lake, which hosts three past
producing gold mines: the Bootleg/Rio Mine, the Henning-Maloney Mine and the Newcor Gold Mine. All
three of these gold deposits have historical estimates calculated by Vista Mines Inc. in the mid-to-late
1980s. In addition to the known deposits there are a number of additional gold and copper occurrences on
the Bootleg Lake claims, including possibly mineralized tailings from previous gold production at the
Bootleg/Rio mine.
Stephen Wallace, President and CEO of Canyon stated, “The staking went as planned with Canyon
successfully acquiring all the open ground we had targeted, and more. Of other interest, we noted that
Hudbay Minerals Inc., our neighbor to the north and east, was also staking at the same time to the
immediate south of Canyon’s new claims.”
Planned Exploration
Canyon plans to integrate exploration on the new claims into the planned program for the original Bootleg
Lake acquisition. In the near term, a detailed compilation of historical information is underway, to be
followed by prospecting and geological mapping during the 2017 summer field season. A detailed
geophysical survey is planned for the Bootleg/Rio Mine area to determine the shape and plunge of
mineralization. A follow-up diamond drill program will be outlined, if results warrant.
Qualified Person
Stephen Wallace, P.Geo., is the Company's designated Qualified Person within the meaning of National
Instrument 43 -101 and has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this news
release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
“Stephen Wallace”
CANYON COPPER CORP.
Stephen Wallace, President, CEO and Director
Contact: Canyon Copper Corp.
Investor Relations
(604) 331-9326
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looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to the following, Canyon's ability to implement its proposed drill programs on the
Bootleg Project, Canyon’s ability to obtain additional financing, uncertainty of estimates of mineralized material and other factors whic h may
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