Secret Pass Exploration Update and Drilling
Secret Pass Update and Drill Program
October 26, 2020 CSE Symbol: NLR
Vancouver, British Columbia. Northern Lights Resources Corp. (the “Company” or
“Northern Lights”) is pleased to announce an update to exploration work at the Company’s
100% owned Secret Pass Gold Project (“Secret Pass” of the “Project”) located in Mohave
County, northwestern Arizona.
Exploration work completed by Northern Lights during 2020 has identified significant
potential for high-grade gold mineralization at the Tin Cup and FM zones plus the newly
identified F iery Squid zone as well as 20 follow-up exploration targets previously
disclosed in the Company’s news release of September 9, 2020.
During 2020, Northern Lights has completed significant geological fieldwork on Secret
Pass including:
• Airborne drone photogrammetry mapping survey (completed May/Sept 2020)
• Airborne drone magnetic survey and interpretation (completed Sept 2020)
• Geological mapping and stream sediment and panned concentrate sampling (Sept
/ October 2020)
• Reinterpretation of historical IP survey data (results pending)
• A detailed review of historical geological work and GIS digitization and orientation
of historic data
Refer to Figure 1: Secret Pass Geological Map and Preliminary Target Zones
Preliminary Geological Model – Tin Cup and FM Zones
Work completed by Northern Lights indicates that historic drilling has only tested the
upper part of the potential epithermal gold zone at the Tin Cup and FM prospects.
Historic reverse circulation exploration drilling completed at Tin Cup intersected high -
grade gold mineralization from near-surface to a maximum depth of approximately 180
metres. The average depth of the 145 historic holes completed on the Secret Pass
property was 95 metres.
Assay results from the historic drilling at Tin Cup ranged up to 40 g/t Au. Several notable
intersections are shown in Table 1.
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Drill
Hole #
Year
Drilled
Type Total Hole
Depth (m)
Intersection
Hole Depth (m)
Drill Width
(m)
Avg Grade
(g/t Au)
TC-01 1984 RC 52 22.9 - 30.5 7.6 7.6
TC-10 1985 RC 176 89.9 – 121.9 32.0 13.6
including 1.5 40.4
12.2 20.8
TC-15 1985 RC 146 111.2 – 115.8 4.6 13.1
TC-30 1986 RC 150 88.4 – 97.5 9.1 17.7
Note: These results are historical in nature and a qualified person has not done
sufficient work to verify these previous drilling results.
Table 1: Selected Historic Drill Results at Tin Cup Zone
The mineralized zone at Tin Cup has a strike length of approximate ly 245 metres and a
drill-indicated depth of up to 180 metres, both open along strike and depth . High-grade
mineralization greater than 3 g/t Au, is localized in 3.0 to 7.6 metres wide, steep westerly-
dipping structures that occurs within a much wider mineralized fault zone that ranges from
30 to 45 metres in width. The mineralization has a northwest plunge and is open at depth.
Analysis completed by Northern Lights indicates that there is potential to discover high-
grade gold mineralization below the limit of the historic drilling at Tin Cup. With reference
to the deepest level of production (650 m RL) at the Gold Road Mine (operated by Aura
Minerals Inc., located 11 km due south of Secret Pass) and the limited depth of the historic
drilling at Tin Cup (900 m RL), there is potential for high-grade gold mineralization for an
additional 250 metres below the depth of historic drilling.
Refer to Figure 2: Secret Pass Geological Model – Tin Cup Prospect Cross-Section.
Historical USGS geological studies of gold -silver deposits in the Oatman Gold District
establishes that the epithermal gold-silver mineralization was deposited over a
temperature range of 150 to 280 degrees C and occur between the elevations of 1900 to
3050 feet (575-915 meters). The highest gold and silver grades were observed at the
Gold Road and Tom Reed mines, hosted by colloform banded chalcedony -adularia-
calcite-pyrite veins with a low Au:Ag ratio and a weak As-Sb-F geochemical signature.
Based on the Oatman epithermal model, it is postulated that the Tin Cup and FM gold
mineralization is situated in the middle to upper portions of the epithermal gold system.
This assertion is further supported by the presence of adularia, fluorite and fluid inclusion
temperatures ranging from 190-240 degrees C from a majority of the Tin Cup veins.
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Secret Pass Phase 1 Drill Program
Northern Lights has planned an initial 8 hole, 1,600 metre, diamond core drill program at
Secret Pass to commence immediately upon the Company receiving the required
exploration and drill permits that are currently in process.
This initial Phase 1 drill program will focus on confirming the presence of high-grade gold
mineralization identified by historic drilling and providing structural information as well as
to test for the potential of continued mineralization at depth at Tin Cup.
Also, the Phase 1 program will include two holes at the newly identified Fiery Squid zone
located approximately 2 km to the north of the Tin Cup zone. A historic grab sample from
the dumps adjacent to the shaft at Fiery Squid yielded 6 g/t Au. The Fiery Squid zone is
an intense sericite-altered, quartz-veined set of contacts developed between a swarm of
rhyolite intrusions and host andesite situated in the middle of a 1000 x 500 metre zone of
iron oxide alteration.
All drilling will be diamond core drilling, size HQ.
Hole Location Azimuth (o) Dip (o) Length (m)
TC01 Tin Cup 310 -50 250
TC02 Tin Cup 220 -45 175
TC03 Tin Cup 220 -55 225
TC04 Tin Cup 220 -65 400
FM01 FM 220 -50 150
FM02 FM 220 -50 150
FS01 Fiery Squid 220 -45 100
FS02 Fiery Squid 175 -45 150
Total 1,600
Table 2: Secret Pass Phase 1 Drill Program
Northern Lights has appointed Altar Drilling, Inc., based in Tucson Arizona, to commence
diamond core drilling at Secret Pass once the permitting process has been completed.
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The scientific and technical data contained in this news release was reviewed and
approved by Gary Artmont (Fellow Member AUSIMM #312718), Head of Geology and
qualified person to Northern Lights Resources, who is responsible for ensuring that the
geologic information provided in this news release is accurate and who acts as a “qualified
person” under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
For further information, please contact:
Albert Timcke, Executive Chairman and President
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +1 604 608 6163
Jason Bahnsen, Chief Executive Officer
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +1 604 608 6163
About Northern Lights Resources Corp.
Northern Lights Resources Corp is a growth -oriented exploration and development
company that is advancing two projects: The 100% owned, Secret Pass Gold Project
located in Arizona; and the Medicine Springs silver -zinc-lead Project located in Elko
County Nevada where Northern Lights, in joint venture with Reyna Silver is earning 100%
ownership.
Northern Lights Resources trades under the ticker of “NLR” on the CSE. This and other
Northern Lights Resources news releases can be viewed at www.sedar.com and
www.northernlightsresources.com.
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includes certain “forward -looking statements” under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward -
looking statements include, but are not l imited to, statements with respect to: the terms and conditions of
the proposed private placement; use of funds; the business and operations of the Company after the
proposed closing of the Offering. Forward -looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of
estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks,
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limited to: general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; delay or failure to
receive board, shareholder or regulatory approvals; and the uncertainties surround ing the mineral
exploration industry. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual
results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place un due reliance on forward looking statements. The Company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward -looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Figure 1: Secret Pass Geological Map and Preliminary Drill Target Zones
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Figure 2: Secret Pass Geological Model – Tin Cup Prospect Cross Section