Raymond, Alberta… American Creek Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:AMK) (“American Creek”) is pleased to highlight substantial resource expansions announced by Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX:SEA) (“Seabridge”) on March 11, 2009, and by Silver Standard Resources (TSX:SSO) (“Silver Standard”) on February 3, 2009, on their respective deposits located next to American Creek’s Treaty Creek Project in northern British Columbia.
American Creek’s Treaty Creek Project is located directly north of and adjacent to Seabridge’s Kerr/Sulphurets/Mitchell project and appears to form part of the same highly mineralized trend line. Seabridge reports that the Mitchell deposit now hosts a resource of over 39 million ounces of gold and 8 billion pounds of copper. Seabridge expects to release an updated resource estimate on the Kerr and Sulphurets deposits shortly, along with an updated 43-101 Technical Report.
Silver Standard recently announced a significant resource increase in the Snowfield deposit located 2.5 kilometers south of the Treaty Creek property and adjacent to the Mitchell deposit. The Snowfield/Sulphurets project now totals 19.1 million ounces of gold, 1.96 billion pounds of copper and over 63 million ounces of silver.
The combined projects in this area now host a collective resource of approximately 62 million ounces of gold, 12.5 billion pounds of copper, 127 million ounces of silver, and 148 million pounds of molybdenum, making it one of the largest undeveloped gold-copper projects in the world.
Infrastructure for these projects is favorable, with Highway 37 approximately 20 kilometers away and a shipping port at Stewart, BC. Recently, the Province of British Columbia announced plans to begin the environmental assessment process and First Nations consultation for the Northwest Transmission Line along Highway 37. The Province will invest the estimated $10 million to immediately start the environmental assessment process -- the first step toward building the transmission line. The new 287-kilovolt line would provide the Treaty Creek, KSM and Snowfield projects with access to the BC Hydro electric grid.
In March, 2007, American Creek Resources entered into an option agreement with Teuton Resources Corp. (TSX-V: TUO) for the controlling interest in the Treaty Creek property. American Creek has completed two years of exploration, including 5,470 meters of drilling. Exploration results can be viewed at www.americancreek.com.
American Creek believes that the positive results of its exploration on the Treaty Creek Project, together with the significant resource expansion at the KSM and Snowfield projects and the likely development of a major transmission line, signal a major step forward for the company and its shareholders.
Raul Sanabria, P. Geo., is the Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 for the Treaty Creek Project and has verified and approved the contents of this news release.
American Creek Resources Ltd. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of gold and silver deposits within the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
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