Bald Eagle Announces Acquisition of Leviathan Property in Idaho
Bald Eagle Announces Acquisition of
Leviathan Property in Idaho
/NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN
THE UNITED STATES
OR FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. WIRE
SERVICES/
TORONTO
,
Nov. 16, 2021
/CNW/ - Bald Eagle Gold Corp., ("
Bald Eagle
" or the "
Company
")
(TSXV: BIG) (OTCBQ: BADEF) announces that the Company has entered into a share purchase
agreement (the "
Share Purchase Agreement
") to acquire a 100% interest in the Leviathan
Property located in the Heath Mining District of
Washington County, Idaho
, USA (the "
Leviathan
Property
", or the "
Property
"). The Property is composed of sixty-five unpatented mineral claims.
The Leviathan is located immediately east of and adjoins the Company's recently acquired Hercules
silver property (
"Hercules"
or the
"Hercules Property"
).
The Company will acquire the Property (the "
Transaction
") by purchasing all of the issued and
outstanding common shares (the "
Frontier Shares
") of Frontier Metals Canada Holdings Corp.
("
Frontier Canada
").
Frontier Canada
is a private company existing under the laws of British
Columbia. The holders of the
Frontier Canada
shares (the "
Vendors
") are at arm's length to the
Company.
Closing of the Transaction is subject to receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and third-party
consents, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange ("
TSXV
") and closing conditions
customary for transactions of this nature, on or before
December 31, 2021
.
The Transaction is consistent with the Company's focus of consolidating a district-scale exploration
opportunity in the favourable mining jurisdiction of
Idaho, USA
. The Leviathan Property lies
immediately adjacent to the Company's recently acquired Hercules Property in the Cuddy Mountain
Mining District and expands Bald Eagle's total land position to 2,209 acres in this highly prospective
area.
Historical surface sampling indicates that the silver (+/- lead-zinc) mineralization on the Hercules
Property extends onto the northern portion of the Leviathan, which provides the Company with
additional targets to increase the overall strike length of the mineralized system
2
. Significant copper
mineralization is also present within the volcanic rocks at surface on Leviathan, suggesting a
potential porphyry copper system may be present at depth.
The last major cycle of exploration took place in the Heath Mining District in the early 1980's, when a
number of companies were active on various claim groups throughout the district. Bald Eagle's
acquisition of the Leviathan represents an important consolidation of the district, allowing the
Company to explore both the silver (+/- lead-zinc) component of the system on the Hercules as well
as possibly related porphyry copper style mineralization on the Leviathan.
Management Commentary
Raymond Harari
, President and Director of Bald Eagle, commented: "We are very excited to be
expanding our Hercules silver project in the mining friendly jurisdiction of
Idaho
. The Leviathan
acquisition provides us with a much larger land package of prospective ground on which to explore
and expand the currently known mineralization. Our geological team is currently preparing a field
exploration program for the newly acquired ground, to be executed over the coming weeks.
Idaho
is
a top ranked jurisdiction for mining and mineral exploration internationally, and we are excited to
begin exploring and generating news flow on the project."
About the Leviathan Property
The Leviathan Property consists of sixty-five 65 unpatented lode claims situated on the western flank
of Cuddy Mountain in western
Idaho
, approximately 200 kilometers northwest of
Boise
. Cuddy
Mountain is an uplifted and tilted fault block, about 19 kilometers across, characterized by a
Triassic-Jurassic sequence of volcanics, volcaniclastics and sediments, surrounded in all directions
by younger Tertiary basalt flows.
Numerous quartz porphyry plugs, believed to be Cretaceous in age, intrude the volcanic sequence in
the southern half of the Property. A large intrusive complex associated with copper porphyry style
mineralization occurs on the adjacent IXL prospect to the southeast of the Property*. The intrusive
complex present at the IXL prospect is interpreted to be genetically related to similar intrusive rocks
on the Leviathan.
A particular rhyolite flow unit within the Triassic volcanic sequence, informally known as the Hercules
Rhyolite, is host to significant vein and replacement deposits of silver (lead-zinc) on the Company's
adjacent Hercules Property. The Hercules Rhyolite is projected to trend northeast onto the northern
portion of the Leviathan Property. Significant silver, lead and zinc-in-soil values occur along the
projected trend, including the Thor Zone containing individual soil sample values of up to 26 g/t Ag
and 0.75% Pb
1
. Despite the strongly anomalous soil values, little exploration work has been carried
out at the Thor Zone due to its steep terrain, heavy soil cover and the masking of the mineralized
Hercules Rhyolite by surrounding tertiary basalt cover.
In the southeast of the Property, the 44 Zone is comprised of the White Monument, Cliff, Little Gem,
Lone Star
, Metheny, Yellow Bride, Long Cut and Big Cut prospects. Strongly anomalous silver
values are reported from historic soil samples collected over the 44 Zone
2
.
Outcropping mineralization is characterized by disseminated to semi-massive copper and silver
bearing sulfide and oxide minerals hosted within both andesitic and rhyolitic lithologies. The
mineralization is associated with rhyolite sills and dykes which may represent feeder structures to
the overlying Hercules Rhyolite
2
. Evidence of widely scattered test pits, shallow shafts and adits
from the late 1800's and early 1900's still remain on the Property, some of which have been
obliterated by more recent cat trenches.
En echelon mineralized structures have been exposed by trenching at the Big Cut prospect.
Chalcopyrite occurs as disseminations and less commonly as semi-massive lenses in rhyolite sills
and dykes, further supporting evidence of a genetic association with the stratigraphically overlying
Hercules Rhyolite. Sampling of the principal showings at the Big Cut yielded weighted average assay
highlights of up to 1.78% copper across 90 feet (E.S. Asano, 1971) and 1.3% copper across 57
feet (J. Vincent, 1973)
3
. The average copper:silver ratio reported at the Big Cut is approximately
2.5:1. Other notable historic trench intercepts at Big Cut include
1,2
:
______________________________________
1
Crowley, F. 1983. Thor Explorations Ltd. Jug Group of Claims. Heath Mining District.
2
Armstrong, C. 1976. Report on the Iron Cap Property, Heath Mining District.
3
Kelly, S. 1973. Progress Report to the Vancouver Stock Exchange on the Iron Cap, or Big Cut Holdings of Acaplomo Mining and Development Co. Ltd. in the Heath Mining
District with concurrence by C.M. Armstrong, P.Eng.
Zone
Length (ft.)
Cu (%)
Ag (g/t)
Big Cut
40
1.58
NR
Big Cut
180
0.94
NR
Big Cut
40
0.91
NR
Big Cut
60
0.91
NR
Cut Above
115
0.93
NR
Cut Above
7
2.68
33.52
Cut Below
60
0.83
NR
Long Cut
70
0.63
18.13
NR = Not Reported
The assay results reported above are historic in nature and have not been confirmed nor verified by
a Bald Eagle Qualified Person and as a result should not be relied upon.
Appointment of Mr.
Christopher Paul
to the Board of Directors
Pursuant to the terms of the Transaction and subject to the approval of the TSXV, Mr.
Christopher
Paul
will be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Paul holds a B. Sc. in
Geology from
Simon Fraser University
, 2014, and a Diploma in Mining & Mineral Exploration
Technology, 2011, from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Mr. Paul is a Principal and
Founder of Ridgeline Exploration, a technical services company which was recently acquired by
Goldspot Discoveries Corp. He has served in numerous senior exploration management roles
including most recently as the Vice President of Exploration for Golden Ridge Resources Ltd. where
he was fundamental in the discovery of the Williams copper gold porphyry in the Golden Triangle
region of
British Columbia
.
Terms of the Transaction
Pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, the Company will purchase: (i) all of the issued and
outstanding Frontier Shares from the Vendors; and (ii) a shareholder loan in the amount of
33,414.00 from one of the Vendors in consideration for the issuance by the Company of 10,000,000
of its common shares (the "
Consideration Shares
") to the Vendors at a deemed price of
$0.045
per share and the entering into of a net smelter return royalty agreement ("
NSR
Royalty
Agreement
") granting the Vendors a perpetual two percent (2.0%) royalty (the "
NSR Royalty
")
relating to all production from the Leviathan Property.
The Consideration Shares will be subject to a statutory hold period under applicable Canadian
securities Laws which will expire four months and one day after issuance and to voluntary trading
restrictions, with 20% of such shares to be released every six months beginning on
March 24, 2022
.
Pursuant to the terms of the Transaction and subject to the approval of the TSXV, the Company will
also appoint Mr.
Christopher Paul
to the board of directors of the Company.
The NSR Royalty is subject to a buyback right in favor of the Company pursuant to which the
Company may repurchase, commencing at any time after the date of the NSR Royalty Agreement
and ending upon the commencement of commercial production (as defined in the NSR Royalty
Agreement), with a minimum of 60 days prior written notice to purchase 1% of the NSR Royalty
(such that the remaining NSR Royalty shall be reduced to 1% of the net smelter returns) for a price
equal to
CAD$1,000,000
payable in cash.
Closing of the Transaction is subject to receipt of any applicable regulatory approvals and third party
consents, including the approval of the TSXV and closing conditions customary for transactions of
this nature, on or before
December 31, 2021
.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved for
disclosure by Nick Tintor, a Qualified Professional Member of the Mining & Metallurgical Society of
America and the "Qualified Person" for Bald Eagle within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101
– Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects and a member of the board of directors of Bald
Eagle.
About Bald Eagle Gold Corp.
Bald Eagle Gold Corp. is a junior mining company focused on the exploration and development of
advanced exploration assets in known precious metal districts in the Americas. The Company's
objective is to acquire advanced exploration projects for exploration and development. The Company
intends to, through evaluating historical data and utilizing modern exploration techniques and
geological concepts enhance resources. The management team and board of directors of the
Company have an established track record of creating significant returns for investors and have
demonstrated access to capital to advance the development of assets.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the
TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the
securities in the United States. Any securities referred to herein have not and will not be registered
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state
securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless
registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws of an exemption from
such registration is available.
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian
securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-
looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget",
"scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes",
or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain acts, events or results "may", "could",
"would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information in this
press release may include, without limitation, statement and information regarding closing of the
Transaction and the future operating or financial performance of Bald Eagle.
Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Bald Eagle, as
the case may be, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
information. Although Bald Eagle has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other
factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no
assurance that such information 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
undue reliance on forward-looking information. Bald Eagle does not undertake to update any
forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Cautionary Notes
*This news release contains information about adjacent properties on which Bald Eagle has no right
to explore or mine. Readers are cautioned that mineral deposits on adjacent properties are not
indicative of mineral deposits on the Company's properties.
SOURCE Bald Eagle Gold Corp.
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For further information: Raymond D. Harari, President & Director, Telephone +(507) 6675-2221,
Email: [email protected]
CO: Bald Eagle Gold Corp.
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