302 0 Kommentare Handa Copper Corporation Announces Receipt of Encouraging Laboratory Analysis and Microscopy Results

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - April 27, 2015) - Handa Copper Corporation (TSX VENTURE:HEC) ("Handa" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it has received finalised laboratory analytical results for 225 randomly selected soil geochemical samples from SGS Laboratories in South Africa. The soils were assayed in order to validate the existing 2,373 portable XRF analyses.

The SGS laboratory analyses represent approximately 10 % of the soil samples collected from the company's Banda Kayes and Maboudou permits in the West Congolian Belt of the Republic of Congo ("RoC"). These results confirm the existence of large (>5km) coherent geochemical anomalies with maximum copper values in soil of 334 ppm against a background of approximately 30 ppm.

The Company has also received reports following the microscopic investigation of two copper-bearing rocks identified in outcrop. The results confirm the presence of what appear to be primary sulphide mineralisation in siltstones returning whole rock chemical assays of up to 2.3% copper.

"These results are very important because not only do they confirm the potential of the West Congolian Belt to produce ore-grade rocks but also the effectiveness of the sampling methodology that Handa has adopted," said company President, Jon Stacey. "Findings like this bolster our firm belief that this belt has unrecognised potential to host meaningful Copperbelt-style mineralisation," he added.

Qualified Person

This press release, along with the soil sampling program and results described herein are reviewed and approved by Jon Stacey, President of Handa Copper Corporation and a qualified person as defined in NI 43-101.

About Handa Copper Corporation

The geological parallels between the West Congolian Belt and the Central African Copperbelt (CACB), the world's richest copper province, have been recognized since the 1930s. However, sustained modern exploration has never been carried out on the former.

Previously undisclosed archival records acquired by the Company, which included more than 10,000 stream sediment and soil samples, confirm the potential for CACB-style copper deposits on the Company's exploration licenses in the RoC. In addition, new data from regional airborne magnetic surveys and geological mapping will assist the Company to effectively prioritize exploration targets for drilling.

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