Getchell Signs Binding Letter Agreement
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Getchell Signs Binding Letter Agreement to Acquire
Two Advanced Stage Nevada Exploration Projects
Toronto, Ontario – October 17, 2019 – Getchell Gold Corp. (“Company or Getchell”) (CSE:
GTCH) announces that it has executed a binding Letter Agreement (the “ BLA”) with Canarc
Resources Corp. (“Canarc”) (TSX: CCM, OTC -BB: CRCUF, Frankfurt: CAN), which holds
numerous gold properties in Nevada and the western USA, whereby Getchell will have the
option to acquire 100% of the Fondaway Canyon and Dixie Comstock properties located in
Churchill County Nevada.
Fondaway Canyon was the subject of a 201 7 Technical Report commissioned by Canarc
Resources Corp. with a historical estimate of Indicated resources of 409,000 oz. Au grading
6.18 g/t and Inferred resources of 660,000 oz. Au grading 6.4 g/t. Canarc drilled 7 holes in 2017
which all intersected multi -gram mineralization , both within the area of the historical estimate
and outside, that have not been included in a Technical Report. In addition, there are multiple
untested exploration targets, including near -surface oxide gold that are located along structure
and in favorable host rock. Dixie Comstock has a historic resource estimate, and mineralization
remains open down-dip and to the east.
Mr. Bill Wagener, CEO of Getchell, stated: “The acquisition of two gold properties with historical
estimates substantially enhances Getchell’s potential to accelerate the creation of shareholder
value through extensions and new discoveries in the mining friendly jurisdiction of Nevada.”
Letter of Intent
Under the terms of the BLA, Getchell can acquire 100% of t he projects at any time on or before
the 4th anniversary of the agreement by paying Canarc US $2.0M in cash and US $2.0M in
Getchell shares less any previous cash and share payments made under the agreement and
granting Canarc a 2% NSR in the Fondaway Canyon and Dixie Comstock projects (1% of the
NSR can be bought out for US $1,000,000 on each project).
Payment Terms
• At signing of the full agreement:
o US $100,000 in cash and US $100,000 in shares
• 1st Anniversary – US $100,000 in cash and US $200,000 in shares
• 2nd Anniversary – US $100,000 in cash and US $300,000 in shares
• 3rd Anniversary – US $100,000 in cash and US $400,000 in shares
Work commitments:
• Year 1 – US $300,000
• Year 2 – US $400,000
• Year 3 – US $500,000
• Year 4 – US $250,000
Signing of the final agreement is subject to a satisfactory due diligence and financing by
Getchell.
Properties
Fondaway Canyon is an advanced stage gold property located in Churchill County, Nevada.
The land package contains 136 unpatented lode claims. The property has a history of previous
surface exploration and mining in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.
The 2017 Technical Report commissioned by Canarc and authored by Techbase International
Ltd. has a historical estimate of Indicated 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.
The Fondaway Canyon mineralization is contained in a series of 12 steeply dipping en -echelon
quartz- sulphide shears outcropping at surface and extending laterally over 1200 m, with drill -
proven depth extensions to > 400 m. The deposit is hosted by Mesozoic age sediments and
minor volcanics and is classified as “orogenic”, ranging from mesothermal to epithermal in
depositional environment. Mineralization is hosted within shears, spatially - and temporaneously-
related to certain dykes that occupy the shears, but mineralization a lso permeates into the
hosting sediments. Additional exploration targets include near -surface oxide gold along
favorable structural and host rock targets and deeper extensions of the sulphide zones.
This resource is a historic resource estimate, and a qualified person for Getchell has not done
sufficient work to classify the historic estimate as a current mineral resource.
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 was 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 Au and 1.8 m horizontal vein width used as cut -off
parameters, twelve veins had sufficient co mposited 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 mine ral resources; and the
issuer is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources.
Dixie Comstock, also located in the Churchill County, Nevada, consists of 28 unpatented lode
claims and has a historic resource estimate. There is also evidence of some historic mining, but
no records of production are available.
The Dixie Comstock deposit is classified as a low -sulfidation epithermal system localized along
an east-dipping range-front normal fault. The mineralization is hosted by Jurassic gabbro and
mafic tuff in the footwall of the fault, by silicification within the fault zone, and within tuffaceous
sediments in the hanging wall of the fault.
Qualified Person
John Nebocat, PEng., is the Qualified Person (as defined in NI 43 -101) who reviewed and
approved the contents of this news release.
About the Company
Getchell Gold is a CSE listed gold and copper exploration company. The Company’s exploration
projects are located in the high ly mineralized Northern Nevada Rift. Drill targets have been
identified through field work, surface sampling and geophysical surveys. The Company is now in
the process of drill testing the identified targets. For further information visit
www.getchellgold.com or contact the Company at +1 303 517 8764.
William Wagener, Chairman & CEO
Getchell Gold Corp.
+1 303 517 8764
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