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MONTREAL,
Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Colt
Resources Inc. ("Colt" or the "Company") (TSXV: GTP) (FRA: P01)
(OTCQX: COLTF) is extremely pleased to announce that it has
received formal notification from the Direcção-Geral de Energia e
Geologia (DGEG), a division of the Portuguese Ministry of Economy
and Innovation, that the Colt-AIOC Joint Venture application and
contract for an Experimental Mining License on its 47
Km2 Boa Fé gold project (see press release August 10, 2010) has been approved by order of
the Secretary of State for Energy and Mining of the Government of
Portugal. Colt has also received a
similar notice of approval for an exploration license on its 728
km2 Montemor gold concession which completely surrounds
the Boa Fé concession.
As a result, the Company will proceed
immediately, after an official signing ceremony with the payment of
€125,000 and the issuance of 3 million shares to be escrowed over 2
years to Iberian Resources Portugal Recursos Minerais Unipessoal
Lda, a Portuguese subsidiary of Australian Iron Ore PLC (AIOC).
This will satisfy the requirements of the August 2010 transaction and will increase Colt's
control and ownership of the project from 51% to 100%.
"We are now able to commence the development of
this exceptional gold property. We have equipment and experienced
personnel on site and are ready to begin operations
immediately. We look forward to enjoying the benefits of this
transaction which was agreed when gold was selling at approximately
three quarters of its present price", said Nikolas Perrault, Colt Resources President and
CEO.
Perrault went on to say "The Boa Fé property has
been explored intermittently during the last 20 years during which
time significant funds have been spent on geochemistry, trenching
and drilling. This has resulted in an extensive historical database
which we acquired as part of the transaction (see press release
March 7, 2011). At current gold
prices, the asset represents a remarkable opportunity to rapidly
advance a significant gold bearing shear zone."
Boa Fé / Montemor
The Boa Fé Shear zone is located approximately
95km east of Lisbon and is known
to extend over 30Kms. Gold mineralization was identified
during the 1950's but remained largely overlooked until the 1980's
when several exploration companies including RTZ and Riofinex began
to test the potential of the property. Low gold prices during
the 1990's forced those companies to abandon the property and the
significant amount of data that had been collected. During
the 2000's, several junior companies recommenced near surface
exploration for gold. The application process to commence
mining of several high grade, near surface gold deposits was
stalled in 2008 as a result of the bankruptcy of Tamaya Resources,
the most recent explorer of the project. It should be noted that
the most recent work done at Boa Fé was in the mid 2000's, a period
during which gold was trading under $700 per ounce.
Over the next month, Colt will commence an
aggressive resource definition and mine development program at Boa
Fé as well as an extensive regional exploration program (Montemor
Concession) over the remaining parts of the shear zone which
historically have received very little attention.
About Colt Resources Inc.
Colt Resources Inc. is a Canadian junior
exploration company engaged in acquiring, exploring, and developing
mineral properties with an emphasis on gold and tungsten. It is
currently focused on advanced stage exploration projects in
Portugal, where it is the second
largest lease holder of mineral concessions.
SRK Consulting (U.S.) Inc. has been awarded a
broad mandate to provide overall technical assistance to Colt in
Portugal and will be producing
several NI 43‐101 compliant reports as projects progress (see:
January 18, 2011 press release).
The Company's shares trade on the TSX‐V, symbol:
GTP; the Frankfurt Stock Exchange,
symbol: P01; and, the OTCQX, symbol: COLTF.
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information contained in this news release may contain
"forward-looking information". Forward-looking information and
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future plans, costs, objectives or performance of Colt Resources
Inc. (the "Company"), or the assumptions underlying any of the
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Forward-looking statements should not be read as guarantees of
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indications of whether, or the times at or by which, such future
performance will be achieved. Forward-looking statements and
information are based on information available at the time and/or
management's good-faith belief with respect to future events and
are subject to known or unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions
and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond the
Company's control. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions
include, but are not limited to, those described under "Risk
Factors" in the Company's revised annual information form dated
April 20, 2011 available on SEDAR
at www.sedar.com and could cause actual events or
results to differ materially from those projected in any
forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend, nor does
the Company undertake any obligation, to update or revise any
forward-looking information or statements contained in this news
release to reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances
or otherwise, except if required by applicable laws.
Neither the 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 COLT RESOURCES INC.