Amarc Resources Ltd. has provided an update on results from exploration programs at the ZNT and Silver Vista silver properties, located near Smithers, in central British Columbia. Initial surface exploration at ZNT and Silver Vista has delineated extensive silver and multi-element soil anomalies. These compelling targets are ready for drill testing and permits have now been received from government for both projects.

Both ZNT and Silver Vista are considered by management to hold significant potential for the discovery of important bulk tonnage-style silver + base metal deposits. By option agreement announced November 7, 2012, Amarc is acquiring up to a 50% interest in ZNT from Quartz Mountain Resources Ltd. which is the operator. The 389 square kilometre ZNT property was staked by Quartz Mountain on the basis of significant zinc concentrations in regional till samples as reported by Geoscience BC.

In late 2012, approximately 2,400 grid soil geochemical samples and 20 line kilometres of Induced Polarization (IP) ground geophysical survey were completed. These initial exploration activities defined a new and unusually strong silver and multi-element-in-soils anomaly measuring 1.8 kilometres by 1.2 kilometres, within a more extensive and open ended anomalous trend. This significant silver anomaly is in part coincident with an extensive IP geophysical chargeability anomaly indicating the presence of an important scale mineralizing system.

At the 100%-owned Silver Vista property, results from comprehensive geochemical surveys over the MR Zone have defined a strong silver with copper-in-soils anomaly, which now extends over an area of approximately 1.2 km by 1.4 km. This expanded target area includes a 600 metre long zone of known mineralization defined by historic drilling that remains open laterally and to depth. In 2012, Amarc completed 2,700 line kilometres of helicopter-borne magnetic geophysical surveys, 700 silt geochemical samples, 175 rock geochemical samples and approximately 6,700 grid soil geochemical samples over both the MR Zone and the 740 square kilometres of mineral claims in the Silver Vista region that were staked to cover favorable host rocks.

The company believes that Silver Vista has potential to host important bulk tonnage silver mineralization, similar to the Montanore deposit in Montana. Elsewhere on the Silver Vista claim block, geophysical and geochemical surveys have defined additional prospective areas for MR-style silver-copper mineralization, as well as porphyry-style copper-molybdenum mineralization. Targets are being prioritized for ground follow-up and drill testing in 2013.