VANCOUVER, British Columbia – September 11, 2018 – GREAT ATLANTIC RESOURCES CORP. (TSX.V: GR) (the “Company” or “Great Atlantic”) is pleased to announce its optionee Fort St. James Nickel Corp has commenced the 2018 diamond drilling program at the Porcupine Base Metal – Precious Metal – Rare Earth Element (REE) Property, located in central New Brunswick. The drilling program is being conducted in the central region of the property targeting an area of base metal and silver mineralization discovered during a 2012 trenching program by Great Atlantic. A Drilling permit has been received allowing up to 10 drill holes.
The current diamond drilling program is testing under and adjacent to a mineralized zone exposed in a 2012 trench (Line 4W Trench). A one meter channel sample collected from this zone in 2012 was reported to return 5.48% zinc and 1.08% lead. A qualified person has not verified this data as the sample location is no longer evident in the trench. A qualified person has verified lead, zinc and copper sulfide mineralization in stringers / veins in volcanic rocks within this approximately 25m long east-west trending trench. A boulder sample collected during 2012 in an adjacent trench (Line 3W Trench) was reported to return 20.7% lead, 6.89% zinc, 2.04% copper and 122 grams / tonne (g/t) silver. A qualified person has not verified these boulders / data as this trench has been reclaimed. The 2012 trenching was conducted by Great Atlantic.
2012 Line 4W Trench (containing base metal sulfides)
The Porcupine Property occurs within the Miramichi terrane which trends northeast-southwest through New Brunswick. The Miramichi terrane hosts numerous volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in northeast New Brunswick in the famous Bathurst Camp. Many of these deposits were mined, including the historic Heath Steele Mine, located approximately 40 kilometers northeast of the Porcupine Property. Volcanic rocks are reported locally within the Porcupine Property.
Lead and zinc sulfide mineralization in 2012 Line 4W Trench
The Porcupine Property is located approximately 50 kilometres west of the city of Miramichi. Access is excellent with logging roads transecting the property. The property currently covers an area of approximately 2,830 hectares
David Martin, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, is responsible for the technical information contained in this News Release. Mr. Martin is a consultant for Fort St. James Nickel Corp. and VP Exploration for Great Atlantic Resources Corp.
About Great Atlantic Resources Corp.: Great Atlantic Resources Corp. is a Canadian exploration company focused on the discovery and development of mineral assets in the resource-rich and sovereign risk-free realm of Atlantic Canada, one of the number one mining regions of the world. Great Atlantic is currently surging forward building the company utilizing a Project Generation model, with a special focus on the most critical elements on the planet that are prominent in Atlantic Canada, Antimony, Tungsten and Gold.
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