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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / TheNewswire / July 19, 2017 - MGX Minerals
Inc. (“MGX” or the “Company”) ( CSE:
XMG / FKT: 1MG /
OTC: MGXMF ) is pleased to report a nine hole diamond drill
program is underway at the Company’s Longworth Silica
Project (“Longworth”) in British Columbia. The drill program will target a near surface, 4.5-hectare mineralized zone
known as the Snow Zone (“Snow Zone”) to a depth of 90 meters. Longworth is listed as one of the top silica occurrences throughout
the Province of British Columbia by the BCGS (Simandl, 2014) and was previously controlled by Consolidated Silver Standard Mines
(“Silver Standard”) for 25 years.
Exposed bedrock samples collected from the Snow Zone by MGX’s Vice-President of Exploration, Andris Kikauka (P. Geo).
assayed up to 99.34% silicon dioxide (SiO2) (
see press release dated May 30, 2016 ). These levels are consistent with Silver Standard’s results and meet the chemical
and thermal shock specifications required to be used as a primary feedstock for silicon metal smelting (Quartermain, 1986). End
uses for silicon metal include semiconductors, solar panels and aluminum alloys.
The Snow Zone is part of the Company’s larger Longworth claim package that encompasses 1,198 hectares and consists of
four distinct high purity quartzite zones across a collective strike length of 7,000 meters. Longworth is situated four kilometers
from the Canadian National railroad mainline and power grid and accessible by a network of well-maintained logging roads.
Qualified Person
The technical portions of this press release were prepared and reviewed by Andris Kikauka (P. Geo.), Vice President
of Exploration for MGX Minerals. Mr. Kikauka is a non-independent Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument (N.I.)
43-101 Standards.
About MGX Minerals
MGX Minerals is a diversified Canadian resource company with interests in petrolithium, magnesium and silicon assets
throughout North America. Learn more at www.mgxminerals.com
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Contact Information
Jared Lazerson
President and CEO
Telephone: 1.604.681.7735
Web: www.mgxminerals.com
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release.
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forward-looking information provided by the Company is not a guarantee of future results or performance, and that actual results
may differ materially from those in forward-looking information as a result of various factors. The reader is referred to the
Company's public filings for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects which may be accessed
through the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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