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Amarc Exploration Update - New Massive Sulphide Target Discovered at Huge South
VANCOUVER, Nov. 24 /CNW/ - Amarc Resources Ltd. ("Amarc" or the "Company") (TSX-V: AHR, OTCBB: AX...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Nov. 24 /CNW/ - Amarc Resources Ltd. ("Amarc" or the\n"Company") (TSX-V: AHR, OTCBB: AXREF) reports on its new Huge South\ncopper-zinc drill target. Huge South is located in south central British\nColumbia, approximately 150 kilometers northeast of the City of Smithers. The\nproperty is situated within the highly prospective Sitlika Copper-Zinc Belt,\nwhich has significant potential for the discovery of volcanogenic massive\nsulphide (VMS) deposits.\n\n\nEncouraging results continue to be received from exploration at Huge\nSouth. The property is underlain by a thick pile of felsic volcanic rocks that\nextend over at least eight kilometers and are a classic host for VMS type\nmineralization. The target was identified by a geochemical sampling program\n(comprised of silt and stream bank soil samples) in 2007. Additional soil\nsamples collected over a grid in 2008 returned highly anomalous results,\nextending almost five kilometers in length (see attached figure\nhttp://www.amarcresources.com). Anomalous gold and zinc concentrations are\nassociated with the copper anomaly. Recent geophysical results further\nhighlight the target. An initial, 6-line kilometer long induced polarization\n(IP) geophysical survey shows a northwest trending chargeability high that is\nbroadly coincident with the copper soil anomaly. A drilling program is being\nplanned to test this high priority target in the 2009 field season.\n\n\nAnalytical results have also been received from the diamond drilling\nprogram at Amarc's 100%-owned Aspira property. Aspira is located near the\nsouthern end of the Sitlika Belt. The 2,300-meter drilling program was\ndesigned to test three distinct targets, defined by geochemical, IP and\nairborne geophysical anomalies, over 11 kilometers of the Belt (see maps at\nhttp://www.amarcresources.com). Drill results confirmed the permissive nature\nof the geological environment for VMS mineralization. Anomalous concentrations\nof zinc and copper were intersected; however, no economic mineralization was\nencountered.\n\n\nThe 2008 field program for the Sitlika Belt has been concluded.\nApproximately 20,000 soil and 500 silt and rock geochemical samples were\ncollected; 80 line-kilometers of induced polarization and over 1,000\nline-kilometers of helicopter-borne AeroTem II magnetic geophysical s...