Headwater Gold Acquires Two Additional 100% Owned Epithermal Vein Projects in Northern Nevada
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Headwater Gold Acquires Two Additional 100% Owned
Epithermal Vein Projects in Northern Nevada
Vancouver, British Columbia, September 4, 2024: Headwater Gold Inc. (CSE: HWG) (OTCQB:
HWAUF) (the "Company" or "Headwater") is pleased to announce the acquisitions of two
additional epithermal vein projects, Rock Creek and Hot Creek, in Northern Nevada. Both projects
have been acquired through claim staking on open ground managed by the Bureau of Land
Management (“BLM”).
Highlights:
• Two New Projects in Northern Nevada: Headwater has acquired the Rock Creek and
Hot Creek epithermal gold projects by claim staking on BLM land. Both projects are 100%
owned and are royalty free.
• Large Epithermal Gold Systems: Both projects host widespread epithermal alteration
footprints indicative of large hydrothermal system s. High-level silica alteration, including
hydrothermal vent breccias and opalized sediments are present indicating the systems
are likely fully preserved.
• Untested High -Grade Targets: Historical surface sampling and drilling indicate the
widespread presence of near-surface anomalous gold mineralization on the properties .
Limited drilling has been completed in the target epithermal boiling zones at depth.
Caleb Stroup, the President and CEO of the Company, states: “The acquisition of the Rock Creek
and Hot Creek projects significantly enhance s our portfolio of high -potential epithermal gold
projects in Northern Nevada. The historical datasets from these projects provide a strong
foundation for a systematic modern exploration effort with the geological characteristics pointing
towards untested potential for high-grade precious metals at depth. We are particularly excited
about the potential at Rock Creek where the Main Vein target remains open along strike in both
directions as well as down dip . These 100% owned and royalty free acquisitions align perfectly
with our strategy of maintaining a large, active portfolio of high -grade epithermal projects and
provide our shareholders with exposure to significant upside potential.”
Rock Creek Project: The Rock Creek project is located along the eastern margin of the Northern
Nevada Rift, which hosts multiple high -grade epithermal gold mines such as Midas, Fire Creek
and Hollister. Headwater acquired Rock Creek by staking 103 unpatented mining claims on BLM
land. Headwater’s land position adjoins private land and mining claims controlled by Nevada
Gold Mines (“NGM”) and captures the along strike and down dip projections of the three principal
vein systems in the district : the Main Ve in, SW Vein and SE Vein . These principal structures
occur within an approximate 5 kilometre (“km”) by 1.5 km epithermal alteration cell . An
outcropping hydrothermal vent breccia cemented by chalcedonic silica in the center of the zone
is interpreted as the upper parts of a well-preserved epithermal system. Historic rock sampling1
has returned gold values locally up to 34.2 g/t where the Main Vein projects south on to Headwater
claims and the northernmost historic drill hole1 testing the Main Vein, also on Headwater claims,
returned 27.43 m grading 0.89 g/t Au, including 4.64 g/t Au over 1.53 m suggesting strike potential
in both directions.
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Figure 1: Map of the Northern Nevada Rift showing the location of 100% owned Headwater epithermal gold
projects on a hill shade base (top) and a regional Reduced To Pole aeromagnetic map (bottom).
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Future exploration at Rock Creek will focus on compiling and digitizing historical datasets to create
a comprehensive 3D model, additional geological mapping, surface sampling and potential
geophysical surveys to refine targets.
Hot Creek Project: The Hot Creek project consists of 52 unpatented mining claims staked by
Headwater in the Tuscarora District . The project hosts a widespread zone of silica flooding in
Tertiary sediments in the immediate hanging wall of a silicified range front fault. Historical shallow
drilling1 results include grades up to 1.04 g/t Au over 12.2 m and 0.34 g/t Au over 117.3 m along
a range front fault. The majority of the historic drill holes at Hot Creek were relatively shallow and
did not adequately test for the presence of high-grade feeders at depth along the range front fault
or subsidiary structures.
Future exploration at Hot Creek will focus on refining the geological model, identifying new high-
potential zones and conducting additional geological mapping and surface sampling.
About Headwater Gold:
Headwater Gold Inc. (CSE: HWG, OTCQB: HWAUF) is a technically driven mineral exploration
company focused on the exploration and discovery of high-grade precious metal deposits in the
Western USA. Headwater is aggressively exploring one of the most well -endowed and mining-
friendly jurisdictions in the world with a goal of making world -class precious metal discoveries.
Headwater has a large portfolio of epithermal vein exploration projects and a technical team of
experienced geologists with diverse capital markets, junior and major mining company
backgrounds. The Company is systematically drill testing several projects in Nevada and in
August 2022 and May 2023 announced significant transactions with Newmont Corporation where
it acquired a 9.9% strategic equity interest in the Company and entered into earn-in agreements
on several of Headwater’s projects, including Spring Peak and Lodestar which continue under
partnership towards a goal of discovering a Tier-one scale gold deposit in Nevada.
Headwater is part of the NewQuest Capital Group which is a discovery -driven investment
enterprise that builds value through the incubation and financing of mineral projects and
companies. Further information about NewQuest can be found on the company webs ite at
www.nqcapitalgroup.com.
For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.headwatergold.com.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Caleb Stroup
President and CEO
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For further information, please contact:
Brennan Zerb
Investor Relations Manager
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Qualified Person:
The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by
Scott Close, P.Geo (158157), a “Qualified Person” (“QP”) as defined in National Instrument 43 -
101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
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1Historical drill intercepts and surface samples cannot be relied upon and are treated by the
Company as historical in nature and not current or NI 43-101 compliant.
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