Balmoral Extends Grasset H3 Zone to Depth with Intersection of 42.70 Metres Grading 1.11% Ni, 0.12% Cu, 0.20 g/t Pt And 0.49 g/t Pd

September 8th, 2015
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  • Down Plunge Extent of Higher Grade Core to H3 Zone Increased by Over 30%; Remains Open to Depth
  • Hanging Wall Gold Zone Returns 10.04 g/t Gold over 3.80 Metres
  • Updated Website Launched

(Vancouver, September 8, 2015)Balmoral Resources Ltd. (“Balmoral” or the “Company”) (TSX: BAR; OTCQX: BALMF) today announced that on-going expansion drilling has successfully extended the vertical depth of the core of the H3 Ni-Cu-PGE Zone by over 30%. Two holes, GR-15-87 and GR-15-90a (see Figure 1 and Figure 2), drilled along the projected plunge of the H3 Zone intersected nickel sulphide mineralization over down hole widths of 118.84 and 86.09 metres respectively. Both holes extend the higher-grade core of the Zone vertically by approximately 100 metres in the areas tested (see Figure 3 and Figure 4).

Results from the two holes were highlighted by an intercept of 42.70 metres grading 1.11% Ni, 0.12% Cu, 0.20 g/t Pt and 0.49 g/t Pd, within a broader 118.84 metre wide sulphide mineralized intercept which returned 0.67% Ni, 0.07% Cu, 0.11 g/t Pt and 0.27 g/t Pd from hole GR-15-87. This is one of the top six intercepts reported to date from the H3 Zone on a grade x thickness basis. Both GR-15-87 and GR-15-90a show mineralized widths roughly equal to, and grades notably stronger than, the two holes located vertically above them (see Figures 3 and 4). This suggests a trend back toward higher nickel, copper, platinum and palladium grades at depth within the core of the larger system.

“Today’s results represent a significant expansion of the higher grade core of the H3 Zone and clearly demonstrate that the Zone remains open for further expansion to depth, with the potential added bonus of improving nickel grades” said Darin Wagner, President and CEO of Balmoral. “With these strong results from H3, several additional mineralized intercepts from the nearby H1 Zone and continued confirmation of high-grade gold potential proximal to the Grasset discoveries our team continues to deliver an expanding suite of growth opportunities.”

Hole
Number
North West Azimuth Dip From
(Metres)
To
(Metres)
Interval*
(Metres)
Nickel
(%)
Copper
(%)
Pt
g/t
Pd
g/t
Horizon
GR-15-84 2+00S 7+40E 045 -57 246.65 266.00 19.35 0.25 0.01 Pending 1b





342.65 354.31 11.66 0.34 0.04 0.05 0.12 1a
including



353.14 354.31 1.17 1.00 0.18 0.20 0.46 "
GR-15-85 1+80S 2+60E 048 -63 333.02 348.52 15.50 0.44 0.05 0.09 0.22 3
including



345.20 348.52 3.32 1.20 0.15 0.31 0.83 "
GR-15-86a 0+90S 2+00E 040 -55 133.93 156.53 22.60 0.38 0.04 Pending 3
including



145.81 156.53 10.72 0.52 0.06 Pending "
which includes



154.63 155.11 0.48 1.98 0.38 Pending "
GR-15-87 2+00N 5+80E 216 -57 220.94 231.38 10.44 0.41 0.06 0.10 0.23 1a





249.94 274.96 25.02 0.33 0.04 0.10 0.19 1b
including



249.94 250.33 0.39 2.34 0.49 1.37 2.57 "





421.09 539.93 118.84 0.67 0.07 0.11 0.27 3
including



453.46 539.00 85.54 0.82 0.09 0.14 0.34 "
which includes



477.46 520.16 42.70 1.11 0.12 0.20 0.49 "
and



534.95 539.00 4.05 1.78 0.19 0.36 0.91 "
GR-15-88 1+40S 1+90E 038 -60 227.84 241.36 13.52 0.39 0.04 0.08 0.22 3
including



229.57 230.27 0.70 1.19 0.13 0.27 0.71 "
GR-15-89 2+60S 2+10E 038 -56 358.42 363.76 5.34 0.37 0.03 0.06 0.15 3
GR-15-90a 2+00N 5+80E 207 -58 246.13 251.80 5.67 0.99 0.15 0.50 0.73 1a
including



249.00 249.59 0.59 3.02 0.12 0.13 0.62 "
and



250.91 251.80 0.89 0.65 0.43 2.42 2.43 "





304.86 311.45 6.59 0.28 0.05 0.09 0.19 1b





529.86 615.95 86.09 0.65 0.06 0.11 0.26 3
including



537.28 543.40 6.12 1.28 0.12 0.30 0.59 "
which includes



537.28 538.50 1.22 3.33 0.40 0.75 1.64 "
and including



562.29 584.91 22.62 0.98 0.10 0.16 0.41 "
which includes



576.07 584.91 8.84 1.22 0.13 0.21 0.52 "
GR-15-91 0+90S 2+80E 041 -57 142.39 168.89 26.50 0.37 0.03 0.07 0.16 3
including



161.02 163.26 2.24 0.72 0.07 0.16 0.36 "

* Consistent with previous releases all intercepts reported are down hole lengths, not true thicknesses. Insufficient modelling has been completed to date to define the orientation of the most recent mineralized intercepts in space; true thicknesses are anticipated to range from 50 and 80% of down-hole lengths.

Infill drilling on the northwestern portion of the H3 Zone returned mineralized intercepts consistent with previous drilling in this area. Results continue to indicate that the mineralized system remains open to depth, and to the northwest, along both Horizons 1 and 3 (H1 and H3). The initially planned infill drilling of the H3 Zone has now been completed. Expansion drilling continues to depth and additional holes will likely be added to infill the recent expanded portions of the H3 Zone. Testing of H1 during the current program continues to show local areas of higher grade nickel mineralization, including 5.67 m grading 0.99% Ni in GR-15-90a, providing potential to include portions of the H1 Zone in the planned initial resource estimate.

Two drills continue to turn on the Grasset Property. Drilling is anticipated to continue through the month of September. One drill is current dedicated to the depth extension of the H3 and H1 Ni-Cu-PGE Zones. The second drill will predominantly focus on exploration targets along the projected trend of the Grasset Ultramafic Complex (“GUC”) and elsewhere on the Grasset and adjacent properties. The Company has recently completed staking of 19 additional claims in the Lac Grasset area. The summer/fall 2015 program remains on, or slightly under, budget.

Gold Mineralization

To date three areas of anomalous gold mineralization have been identified proximal to the H3 and H1 nickel discoveries. Two of these occur in strongly deformed volcanic rocks located in the hanging wall to the GUC. These two occurrences, located approximately 300 metre apart, typically exhibit abundant quartz-carbonate veining, carbonate wall rock alteration and limited sulphide mineralization. They appear to have WNW trends and steep dips; crudely parallel to the regional Sunday Lake Deformation Zone in this area. Holes GR-15-88 and GR-15-89 intersected the northern of these two trends with GR-15-89 returning a high grade intercept of 9.33 g/t gold over 3.80 metres. This intercept may correlate with similar high-grade intercepts located 150 metres to the east in the GR-14-50 series of holes. Additional testing appears to be warranted in this area to determine the extent of the high-grade gold mineralization.

Hole
Number
North West From
(Metres)
To
(Metres)
Interval*
(Metres)
Gold
g/t
GR-15-88 1+40 S 1+90 E 213.36 220.08 6.72 0.44
GR-15-89 2+60 S 2+10 E 149.20 153.00 3.80 10.04
GR-15-90a 2+00 N 5+80 E 217.25 224.42 7.17 0.41

* Reported drill intercepts are not true widths. At this time there is insufficient data with respect to the shape of the mineralization to calculate true orientations in space.

The third area of anomalous gold mineralization occurs in the footwall to the GUC, to the northeast of and proximal to a portion of the H1 Zone. Here several holes, including GR-15-90a, have intersected a moderately broad zone of massive to semi-massive, potentially stratabound, semi-massive to massive pyrite mineralization which is consistently associated with anomalous gold mineralization. Deeper testing of the H3 Nickel Zone will provide an opportunity to further evaluate the gold potential of this area.

Updated Website

The Company also announced that it has completed a major update of its website – www.balmoralresources.com – which will provide a greater breadth of information in a more mobile friendly format. Additional content will be forthcoming over the weeks ahead. Shareholders are urged to visit the site and provide their ideas on how to continue to enhance the website and the Company’s communications.

Quality Control

Mr. Darin Wagner (P.Geo.), President and CEO of the Company, is the non-independent qualified person for the technical disclosure contained in this news release. Mr. Wagner has supervised the work programs on the Grasset Property, visited the property on multiple occasions, examined the drill core and/or photographs from the holes summarized in this release, reviewed the results with senior on-site geological staff and reviewed the available analytical and quality control results.

About Balmoral Resources Ltd. – www.balmoralresources.com

Balmoral is a Canadian-based discovery company focused on the delineation of high-grade gold and nickel-copper-PGE discoveries on its wholly owned, 700+ square kilometre Detour Trend Project in Quebec, Canada. With a philosophy of creating value through the drill bit and a focus on proven productive precious/base metal belts, Balmoral is following an established formula with a goal of maximizing shareholder value through discovery and definition of high-grade, Canadian base metal and gold assets.

On behalf of the board of directors of
BALMORAL RESOURCES LTD.

Darin Wagner

President and CEO

For further information contact:
John Foulkes, Vice-President, Corporate Development
Tel: (604) 638-5815 / Toll Free: (877) 838-3664
E-mail: [email protected]


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