Inform Resources Options Heidi Property from Logan Resources
VANCOUVER, Oct. 7, 2011 /CNW/ - Inform Resources Corp. (TSX-V: IRR) ("Inform") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement (the "Option Agreement") with Logan Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: LGR) ("Logan"), whereby Logan has granted Inform the option to acquire up to an 80% title and interest in the Heidi Property located 95 km northeast of Dawson City, Yukon (the "Property"). The proposed transaction between Inform and Logan is an arm's length transaction and remains subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Property
The Heidi Property consists of 219 claims covering 4,577 hectares and lies within the Tintina Gold Province; a belt of gold rich mineral districts that spans a broad region of Yukon Territory and central Alaska. This mineral belt hosts a number of intrusive related gold and base metal prospects including both producers and advanced projects such as the Donlin Creek, Pogo and Fort Knox, and also includes recent discoveries by Underworld Resources, Kaminak Gold Corp, Atac Resources Ltd and Northern Tiger Resources.
The property has seen intermittent work by both Senior and Junior exploration companies since 1995. Historic work has included property wide airborne geophysics, soil and rock sampling, prospecting, selective ground geophysics, and more than 3,100 meters of diamond drilling. Mineralization identified to date consists of Au-Ag-Cu bearing horizons of disseminated to massive pyrite, arsenopyrite, and stibnite replacement within calcareous clastic sedimentary units. The mineralization is attributed to a buried intrusion interpreted from historic airborne magnetic data, and displays strong similarities to Inform's Mike Lake Property located 15km to the SE of the Heidi claims.
The Option Agreement
Under the terms of the Option Agreement, Inform has an option (the "Option") to earn a 60% interest in the Property, which may be exercised by:
- Making cash payments to Logan totaling $250,000 over four years;
- Issuing a total of 500,000 common shares of Inform to Logan over a period of four years; and
- Incurring exploration expenditures totaling $3,500,000 over four years.
Inform has an additional option (the "Additional Option") to earn an additional 20% interest in the Property, thereby increasing its interest in the Property to 80%, which may be exercised by:
- Completing a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment with a combined mineral resource estimate in excess of 1 million ounces of gold that is prepared by an independent engineering and geological firm in compliance with National Instrument 43-101; or
- Making a cash payment of $7.5 million to the Company.
Inform will carry out the exploration work on the Property as operator. If Inform exercises the Option to earn a 60% interest, the parties will enter into a formal joint venture agreement. The Option Agreement includes standard representations and warranties, termination provisions, and a one kilometer area of interest.
Jodie Gibson, P.Geo, is the qualified person who has reviewed the technical information contained in this news release on behalf of the Company.
About Inform
Inform Resources Corp. is a TSX-V listed exploration company (TSX-V: IRR) based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Inform Resources is focused on the acquisition and discovery of economic mineral deposits in the Yukon. The Company's current exploration activities are focused on the Mike Lake Project, a gold-silver-copper system in the prolific Tintina Gold Belt. The Company's management and technical advisory team's successes include past discoveries as well as currently producing mines in the Yukon.
For additional information concerning Inform Resources Corp., please visit our web site at [ www.informresources.com ].
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
"Aaron Keay"
CEO and Chairman
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