Amarc and Freeport Commence Extensive Drilling at Joy Copper-Gold District, British Columbia

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / July 11, 2024 / Amarc Resources Ltd. (TSXV:AHR)(OTCQB:AXREF) has started extensive core drilling at its JOY Copper-Gold District in north-central British Columbia. The project aims to discover porphyry Cu-Au deposits through wide-spaced drilling across eight large sulphide mineralized systems. These systems are part of emerging mineralized trends similar to those in the neighboring Kemess Mining District, owned by Centerra Gold. The current program is funded by Freeport-McMoRan Mineral Properties Canada Inc. ("Freeport") with Amarc as the operator.

"We are very excited that the 2024 drilling program is fully underway at the JOY Cu-Au District with two drill rigs," said President and CEO Dr. Diane Nicolson. The drilling focuses on several key targets including the Northwest Gossan, PINE Trend, Canyon Deposit Target, Twins Deposit Target, SWT Target, and the MEX Trend.

The JOY District also hosts a pipeline of seven other Cu-Au targets requiring additional survey work to become drill-ready, illustrating significant exploration potential. A comprehensive Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QAQC) program ensures the reliability of results from the drilling efforts.