Garnet Lake / Arrow Zone

October 19, 2016: Pistol Bay Mining Inc. (TSX-V - PST; Frankfurt - OQS2) (“Pistol Bay” or the “Company’) and AurCrest Gold Inc. (“AurCrest”) (TSX-V: AGO) are pleased to announce that Pistol Bay has entered into a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with AurCrest to acquire all the mining claims held by AurCrest in the Confederation Lake greenstone belt southeast of Red Lake, On

Advance Exploration Stage Zinc-Copper Properties in Confederation Lake


The AurCrest property comprises 108 mining claims with a total of 321 claim units with an area of 5,136 hectares (12,700 acres), being the Confederation Lake Property and the Fredart Lake Property.  It covers a 31 kilometre length of the Confederation Lake greenstone belt.  It includes two substantial mineral deposits and a number of mineralized drill intersections that are in need of follow-up drill testing.  Mineralization on the property is all of Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) type, dominated by zinc, copper and silver, with occasional associated gold values.  In combination with the 100 percent optioned Dixie and Dixie 3 properties, the Company now controls 7,050 hectares (17,400 acres) containing most of the significant mineral occurrences over 43 kilometres of the total 60 kilometre length of the belt.

Confederation Lake Greenstone Belt Zinc-Copper Property

Pistol Bay Options Additional Claims in Red Lake, Ontario

Pistol Bay is engaged in compiling data and re-appraising the AurCrest property with a view to planning an aggressive exploration program that will generate new drill targets, as well as follow up existing target areas and known deposits.

Under the terms of the LOI, Pistol Bay has the option to acquire a 100% interest in the AurCrest properties by paying AurCrest an aggregate of $250,000 and issuing an aggregate of 5 million common shares over four years with an initial payment of $25,000 and the issuance of 1 million common shares on closing, the payment of a further $25,000 within 90 days following closing and the payment of $50,000 and the issuance of 1 million common shares on each of the four anniversaries following closing. The transaction is subject to the consent of Glencore plc and is subject to the rights of Glencore plc in respect of the Confederation Lake Property including a 2% net smelter returns royalty in favour of Glencore plc. The transaction is also subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval. The transaction is anticipated to close within the next week.

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Pistol Bay Options Zinc-Copper Claims in Confederation Lake, Ontario

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