Helio Resource Corp (TSX-V: HRC), (“Helio” or the “Company”) reports that it has filed on SEDAR the NI 43-101 Report for the mineral resource estimate for its SMP Gold Project, Tanzania (see Company news release dated March 26, 2015 for full details). The report was compiled by Snowden Mining Industry Consultants (“Snowden”).

Highlights

• The total Indicated Resource is 7.5 million tonnes (“Mt”) grading 2.4 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (Au) for 590,000 ounces (oz) Au contained.
   
• This can be broken down into 5.9 Mt grading 1.8 g/t Au for 332,000 oz inside a pit constrained shell at US$1,400/oz gold price and 1.6 Mt grading 4.9 g/t for 258,000 ounces of potentially underground mineable material.
   
• The total Inferred Resource is 0.56 Mt at 2.5 g/t Au containing 45,000 oz Au in the same pit constrained shell and underground configurations.
   
• The higher-grade underground resource bodies are all open at depth.
   
• The new high-grade zones at Gap encourage further follow-up, especially the western shoot, which returned an intercept of 4m grading 30 g/t Au (see news release dated January 29, 2015).

Summary

Pit envelope constrained resources are reported at a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off within a pit shell using a $1,400/oz gold price. Underground potential was constrained within wireframes at a minimum mining width of 2.5 m and at a cut-off of 2.5 g/t Au.

Qualified Person

Mr. Roderick Carlson, MAIG (RPGeo (Mining and Exploration)), MAusIMM, of Snowden Mining Industry Consultants Pty Ltd, at the time of the estimate, is the independent Qualified Person (“QP”) responsible for the Mineral Resource for the SMP Gold Project and has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.

Chris MacKenzie, M.Sc., C.Geol., Helio’s COO and a Qualified Person as designated by NI 43-101, is based in Africa and supervises the exploration at Helio’s projects, including the sampling and quality assurance / quality control (QA-QC) programmes, and has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.

About Helio Resource Corp.

Helio Resource Corp. is a resource company focused on advancing the 100% owned SMP Gold Project in Tanzania to a production decision, and outlining the resource potential at the DGP Gold Project in Namibia.

For Additional Information, Please Contact:

Richard Williams
richard@helioresource.com
T: +1 604 638 8005
 

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