August 20, 2007
Raymond, Alberta - Allan Burton, President and CEO of American Creek Resources Ltd. (“American Creek”) (TSX-V: AMK) is pleased to report that drilling has commenced on the Tide Project, 36 km north of the port of Stewart, British Columbia, and adjacent to American Creek’s Electrum Project. The 2007 exploration program will consist of blast trenching, geochemical sampling and analysis, and approximately 3300 metres (10,800 feet) of diamond drilling. American Creek is funding the Tide program and is also the operator.
The program will target the Crest gold-arsenic soil geochemical anomaly which hosts the 36 Zone where drilling in 2004 intersected 129.4 metres averaging 1.0 g/t gold, including a 39.2 metre interval averaging 1.9 g/t gold. Follow-up drilling in 2005 extended the 36 Zone, intersecting gold mineralization laterally and on section from the discovery hole. The goal of the current program is to continue expansion of the 36 Zone gold mineralization and test additional targets within the 2000 by 500 metre Crest Anomaly.
The Tide Property is characterized by large soil and silt geochemical anomalies, extensive, high grade precious metal mineralization (15 gold showings within a 7 square kilometre area), favourable infrastructure and a location within the metal-endowed Stewart-Sulphurets corridor. This corridor is host to over 26 million ounces of gold including recently defined resources at deposits such as Mitchell (13.1 million ounces gold defined by Seabridge Gold) and Snowfield (3.0 million ounces gold defined by Silver Standard Resources).
American Creek is funding exploration at the Tide under an option agreement with Rimfire Minerals Corporation (TSX-V: RFM) to earn a 51% interest in the property. Upon vesting, American Creek has the option to earn an additional 9% interest (for a total of 60%) in return for funding a further $3.5 million in exploration by December 31, 2010. A further 5% interest can be earned by funding a bankable feasibility study, and at Rimfire’s election, American Creek can earn another 5% (total 70%) by providing 100% of the initial project financing for mine construction. It is anticipated that American Creek will vest the original option to earn 51% interest during the 2007 field season, as the budgeted program ($1.2 million) exceeds the required $512,000 in expenditures.
Equity Engineering Ltd. has been contracted by American Creek to conduct the 2007 program. Mark Baknes, P.Geo., is the Qualified Person for the project as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
American Creek Resources Ltd. is an aggressive junior mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of gold and silver deposits within the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
For further information please contact Darren R. Blaney, Chief Operating Officer. Phone: 403 752-4040, Fax: 403 752-4020, or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Information relating to the Corporation is available on its website at www.americancreek.com.
Certain information contained in this news release constitutes forward-looking statements regarding the Corporation’s mineral properties. Forward looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate" or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the reasonable opinions and estimates of management of American Creek and are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These factors include: the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties, uncertainties involved in the interpretation of drill results and other geological data, fluctuating commodity prices, unforeseen permitting requirements, changes in environmental laws or regulations, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, weather conditions, the availability of contractors for equipment and services, the availability of future financing and general business and economic conditions. Such statements are also based on a number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect, including assumptions about general business and economic conditions being accurate, the timing and receipt of regulatory approvals for projects and operations, the availability of financing, the ability to secure equipment and labour, and American Creek’s ongoing relationship with third parties. The foregoing factors, risks and assumptions are not exhaustive. Events or circumstances could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those estimated or projected and expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are as of the date they are made and American Creek disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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