Canyon Copper Corp. Changes Name to Searchlight Resources Inc.
27.07.2018 | FSCwire
Vancouver - Canyon Copper Corp. (the "Company") (Old Symbol: TSX-V CNC, New Symbol: TSX-V: SRCH) announces that it has changed its name too “Searchlight Resources Inc.” and its common shares will be trading under the new trading symbol “SRCH” on July 27, 2018. The Company elected to change its name to better reflect its focus on gold, cobalt and base metal projects located in Saskatchewan, Ontario and Nevada.The Company’s new website is www.searchlightresources.com
About Searchlight Resources Inc.
Searchlight Resources Inc.(“Searchlight” or the “Company”) is professional mineral exploration and development company listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSXV). The company is active with mineral exploration projects in Saskatchewan, Ontario and Nevada, three of the top seven jurisdictions in the world for mining investment as ranked by the Fraser Institute. The Company holds a portfolio of gold, cobalt and base metal projects from grassroots stage to advanced exploration and NI43-101 resource development.
Saskatchewan – Gold and Base Metals
The Bootleg Lake project is 16,900 hectares of claims in Saskatchewan covering prospective areas of the Flin Flon Greenstone belt. Exploration is being carried out at the past producing Newcor, Rio (Bootleg) and Henning Maloney Gold mines located approximately 5 kilometres from Creighton Saskatchewan and less than 10 kilometres from the Hudbay 777 mine located in Flin Flon, Manitoba.
In addition, the Bootleg Lake claims hold Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) base metal potential with claims adjacent to the Hudbay Mines claims hosting the producing 777 base metal and gold mine in Flin Flon and the four past producing base metal mines, Flexar, Birch Lake, Amisk and Coronation.
Ontario – Copper, Cobalt, Nickel & Gold
- The Munro Warden project is an early stage exploration prospect targeting VMS copper, nickel and cobalt within the Kidd- Munro assemblage of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The project covers 1,100 hectares including 9 mining lease and 11 claims blocks located approximately 90 kilometres east of Timmins, Ontario.
- The Samuels Lake project is an advanced exploration prospect targeting copper, cobalt and nickel hosted in a mafic intrusive located approximately 200 kilometres west of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
- The Cameron project is a grassroots cobalt, gold exploration prospect located 25 kilometres southwest of Cobalt, Ontario with the highly prospective Cobalt Embayment
Nevada - Copper
Searchlight’s Nevada project New York Canyon hosts two copper deposits in the Walker Lane Structural Belt located in western Nevada. The Long Shot Ridge skarn deposit with a 2010 NI43-101 resource estimate and the Copper Queen porphyry deposit drilled out by Conco in the 1970’s.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, SEARCHLIGHT RESOURCES INC.
“Stephen Wallace”
Stephen Wallace, President, CEO and Director
Contact:
Searchlight Resources Inc.
Investor Relations
(604) 331-9326
info@canyoncc.com
Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management’s current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance. The Company cautions that all forward looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to the Company’s limited operating history and the need to comply with environmental and governmental regulations. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the forward looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.
NEITHER TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.
Source: Canyon Copper Corp. (TSX Venture:CNC, OTC Pink:CNYCF)
