Getchell Gold Reports on Underground Channel Samples
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Getchell Gold Corp. Reports on High-Grade Gold Underground Channel Samples
at Fondaway Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada
Toronto, Ontario – June 29, 2020 – Getchell Gold Corp. (CSE: GTCH) (OTCQB: GGLDF) ("Getchell"
or the "Company") a leading Nevada focused Gold and Copper exploration company is pleased
to report on the underground channel samples collected by a previous operator at the Company’s
flagship Fondaway Canyon Gold Project in Nevada (Fondaway Canyon” or “Project”).
“The underground development along the Half Moon shear vein reveals a significant high-grade
gold mineralizing system at Fondaway Canyon with remarkable vertical extent.” states Mike Sieb,
Director, Getchell Gold Corp. and “The Half Moon high grade, in conjunction with the extensive
gold mineralization found at or near surface supports the Company assessing the Project’s
potential for both bulk tonnage and underground mining.”
Key Highlights:
• Underground workings developed to test the Half Moon shear vein 75 m below surface
report substantial widths of high-grade gold;
• Composite channel sample grades 12.4 g/t Au across full 4.3 m width of UG drift at the
most eastern drift face (1125E);
• 19.4 g/t Au over 3 .1 m, including 24.1 g/t Au over 1.8 m , composite channel sample
reported at the development drift face 1040E;
• 12.0 g/t Au over 3.2 m, including 21.8 g/t Au over 1.5 m , composite channel sample
reported at the development drift face 1031E;
• Including drill results, gold mineralization in the Half Moon area has been traced for a 375
m vertical extent and remains open to depth;
• The characteristics of the gold mineralization at Fondaway support the Company assessing
the Project’s potential for both bulk tonnage and underground mining; and
• The Company has provided Boart Longyear a cash deposit to ensure rig availability for a
late July drill program.
Half Moon Shear Vein Underground Development
Tenneco Minerals Corporation actively operated the Fondaway Canyon Gold Project from 1986
through 1990. During this period, Tenneco drilled >350 exploratory holes and mined 169,000
tonnes of oxidized material from various pits across the P roject. In 1989, Tenneco completed
165 metres (540 feet) of underground development to access, bulk sample and assess the sulfide
bearing mineralization of the Half Moon shear vein; one of the prominent gold mineralized quartz
rich shear zones within the central area of the Project. The underground development was 4.3
m (14 feet) wide, consisting of a 107 m (350 foot) adit to access the plane of the Half Moon shear
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vein and a 52 m (169 feet) drift on strike with the shear vein for sample collection (Fig 1). Each
mining blast round along the shear vein advanced the working face by approximately 3.05 m (10
feet) and when possible, each blast face was mapped and channel sampled (Fig 3).
Figure 1: Fondaway Canyon Central Area showing gold zones, drilling and Tenneco UG development
Figure 2: Photograph s from left to right – i) Dick Fisk, one of the original property land owners,
underground at the Half Moon shear vein circa 1990; ii) Tenneco adit portal circa 1990; and iii) Tenneco
adit portal post closure and reclamation circa 2000.
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The gold mineralization was shown to be fairly continuous along the extent of the drift and
covered the full width or extended beyond the width of the drift over part of the drift’s length.
Of note, was the multitude of exceptionally high -grade channel sa mples reporting from the
sampling campaign. Table 1 and Figure 3 show the composite channel samples for the drift faces
that were mapped and sampled.
The most eastern and final blast face, 1125E, exposed the gold mineralization across the entire
face and returned a composite channel sample grading 12.4 g/t Au over 4.3 m (Fig 4).
The highest grades were reported from blast faces 1040E and 1031E that graded 19.4 g/t Au over
3.1 m, including 24.1 g/t Au over 1.8 m (Fig 4); and 12.0 g/t Au over 3.2 m, including 21.8 g/t Au
over 1.5 m respectively.
Table 1: Half Moon Shear Vein - Tenneco Underground Drift Development Face Channel Samples
Face
(Easting ft)
Au Grade
(g/t) Metres
Face
(Easting ft)
Au Grade
(g/t) Metres
1125 12.4 4.3 1040 19.4 3.1
incl. 16.7 1.5 incl. 24.1 1.8
1114 5.9 5.2 1031 12.0 3.2
1103 5 3.4 incl. 21.8 1.5
1093 8.2 4.3 976 4.4 4.1
1083 7.3 4.0 incl. 16.4 0.8
incl. 11.3 2.3 967 8.7 2.6
1073 7.4 2.4 incl. 18.1 1.2
1050 11.2 3.5 956 1.4 4.0
Individual channel samples ranged from below detection limit to as high as 33.2 g/t Au over 1.2
m (4 feet).
The channel samples disclosed in this news release were sourced directly from geological maps
of the advancing drift faces on official Tenneco stationary. The assay certificates are unavailable
and as such the sample analysis methodology or the q uality control measures are not
documented. The channel samples reported range up to 1.3 m (4 feet), the drift faces have been
sampled in their entirety and it is apparent that overlapping channel samples for duplication and
quality control was the prescribed practice. The portal providing access to the underground
workings has been closed and precludes entry for sample verification , and until such time as
reopening of the portal is warranted , sample verification cannot be conducted. A qualified
person from Getchell , considers that t he quality of the work , the established standing of the
operator and the support that drill hole intersections in proximity to the underground workings,
which reflect similar grades, regards the channel samples disclosed as suitable for their current
use.
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Figure 3: Half Moon Shear Vein - Tenneco UG development, composite channel samples
Figure 4: Half Moon Shear Vein - Tenneco UG development faces, channel samples
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Figure 5: Drill Section across Half Moon Shear Vein and showing Tenneco UG development – looking
East
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Half Moon Shear Vein Vertical Extent of Gold Mineralization
The Tenneco underground drift is located 75 m below the surface expression of the Half Moon
shear vein and the deepest drill intersection of gold mineralization below the drift is an additional
300 m. This translates into a known vertical extent of gold mineralization in this locale of 375 m
that remains open to depth (Fig 5) and represent another example of the robust expression and
considerable extent of the gold mineralizing system at Fondaway Canyon.
The widespread gold mineralization reported and observed at or near surface , and the distinct
high-grade zones as shown at Half Moon, support the Company assessing the Project’s potential
for both bulk tonnage and underground mining.
2020 Drill Program at Fondaway Canyon
The Company is currently planning for the 2020 drill program at Fondaway Canyon and has
provided Boart Longyear with a cash deposit to ensure rig availability for late July and August.
Fondaway Canyon Historic Resource Estimate
A 2017 Technical Report on the Fondaway Canyon Project, authored by Techbase International
Ltd., reported a historical estimate of Indicate d resources of 409,000 oz. Au contained in
2,050,000 tonnes grading 6.18 g/t and Inferred resources of 660,000 oz. Au contained in
3,200,000 tonnes grading 6.4 g/t, using a 1.8 m width cut-off and a cut-off grade of 3.43 g/t Au.
This historic resource estimate was completed by Techbase International Ltd of Reno, Nevada,
and it is contained within a NI 43-101 report dated April 3, 2017 that was commissioned by Canarc
Resource Corp of Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The resource estimate w as compiled only from drill
holes that could be validated (591 holes @ 49,086 m), a sufficient amount to deem the historic
resource as reliable. Using Techbase software, a method of polygons was used along each vein.
With a minimum 0.10 opt (3.43 g/t) Au and 6 feet (1.8 m) horizontal vein width used as cut -off
parameters, twelve veins had sufficient composited intercepts within the sulfide mineralization
for the estimate. No capping or cutting of grades was applied. The historical resource estimate
used classifications in accordance with NI 43-101 standards, namely, “indicated” and “inferred”.
A review and/or re- calculation of the historic resource is required by an independent Qualified
Person to confirm these as current resources as defined by NI 43-101. A qualified person has not
done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral resources; and the
issuer is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources.
Scott Frostad, P.Geo., is the Qualified Person (as defin ed in NI 43 -101) who reviewed and
approved the content and scientific and technical information in the news release.
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About Getchell Gold Corp.
The Company is a Nevada focused gold and copper exploration company trading on the CSE:
GTCH and OTCQB: GGLDF. Getchell Gold is primarily directing its efforts on its most advanced
stage asset, Fondaway Canyon, a past gold producer with a significant in- the-ground historic
resource estimate. Complementing Getchell’s asset portfolio is Dixie Comstock, a past gold
producer with a historic resource and two earlier stage exploration projects, Star Point and Hot
Springs Peak. Getchell has the option to acquire 100% of the Fondaway Canyon and Dixie
Comstock properties, Churchill County, Nevada.
For further information please visit the Company’s website at www.getchellgold.com or contact
the Company at [email protected].
Mr. William Wagener, Chairman & CEO
Getchell Gold Corp.
+1 303 517 8764
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