Second Quarter Review 2008
August 6, 2008
Bradford Cooke, Chairman and CEO of Canarc Resource Corp. (CCM: TSX, CRCUF: OTC-BB, CAN: DBFrankfurt), provides the following review of the 2nd quarter 2008 and the outlook for Q3, 2008.
During Q2, 2008, Canarc strengthened its management team and Board of Directors with the appointments of Mr. Garry Biles, P.Eng. as the new President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and Bruce Bried, P.Eng. as a Director of Canarc, effective June 1, 2008.
Mr. Biles, previously Canarc’s Vice President, Mining, replaces Mr. Bruce Bried, who has retired after serving Canarc as President, Vice President and consultant over the past four years. Garry Biles is a professional engineer with more than 35 years experience in the mining industry, including 16 years as General Manager of operating gold-silver mines.
Garry spent 7 years as General Manager of operations at the rich Eskay Creek mine of Homestake Mining (now Barrick Gold) in northern B.C. He has excelled at maximizing gold mining operations, achieving production and cost targets and establishing excellent track records for safety first, environmental leadership and strong relations with employees and First Nations.
Mr. Bried is a professional mining engineer with over 28 years experience in the engineering, development, operation, reclamation and management of producing mines. He specializes in underground vein gold/silver mines, having worked for many years with Dickenson Mines (now Goldcorp) in Red Lake, ON, and with Homestake Mining, where he was Mine Superintendent at the Hemlo and Eskay Creek gold mines and General Manager of the Snip and Lead gold mines.
The other significant new development in the 2nd quarter was the approvals granted by the Canarc shareholders, the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the BC Supreme Court for the spin-out of Caza Gold Corp. from Canarc by way of a plan of arrangement.
Canarc’s Mexican gold projects were transferred to a new wholly owned subsidiary company, Caza Gold Corp. in return for all of Caza’s issued share capital of approximately 14.4 million shares, reflecting one share of Caza for each five shares of Canarc. Canarc shareholders are now receiving, by way of a dividend in kind, one share of Caza for each six shares of Canarc held as of the Dividend Record Date. Canarc shares began trading “ex-dividend” at the market open on Friday, June 20, 2008. Therefore, only purchasers who purchased shares of Canarc up to the end of the day Thursday June 19, 2008 will receive the dividend of Caza shares, and be part of the Plan of Arrangement.
Canarc retained approximately 2.4 million shares of Caza, or about 16.7% of Caza Gold Corp.
The purpose of the spin-out and distribution is for Canarc shareholders to realize the full potential of Canarc’s Mexican gold projects by advancing them through the financing of Caza Gold rather than financing Canarc. Caza Gold intends to carry out exploration work on these projects, including drilling, as soon as the spin-out is effective so that it is in a position to apply for a listing of its shares on a Canadian recognized stock exchange later this year.
In the 2nd Quarter 2008, management continued to work on refining the process alternatives and economic models for the New Polaris gold mine project in northwestern B.C. The results of this optimization work should be available in Q3 2008.
Canarc continues to await the re-issuance of the Benzdorp concessions by the Suriname Minister of Natural Resources. The Minister's office informed the Company in the 1st quarter that our applications to renew these concessions are in process.
Management evaluated several gold project submittals in western North America during the 2nd Quarter and site visits are scheduled for Q3, 2008.
Canarc Resource Corp. is a growth-oriented, gold exploration company listed on the TSX (CCM) and the OTC-BB (CRCUF). Canarc is currently focused on advancing its New Polaris gold mine project in British Columbia, exploring the large Benzdorp gold property in Suriname and spinning out its attractive gold exploration and mining projects in Mexico. Barrick Gold Corp. is a shareholder.
CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Per:
/s/ Bradford J. Cooke
Bradford J. Cooke
Chairman and C.E.O.
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