K2 Completes 2018 Exploration at Wels; Discovers subcrop Gold (4.07 g/t Au) at the previously unexplored Pekoe Target, and additional high-grade float in the Saddle area (43 g/t Au), and Chai Target (4.38g/t Au).
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K2 Completes 2018 Exploration at Wels; Discovers subcrop Gold (4.07 g/t Au)
at the previously unexplored Pekoe Target, and additional high-grade float in
the Saddle area (43 g/t Au), and Chai Target (4.38g/t Au).
Vancouver, B.C. – November 6, 2018 – K2 Gold Corporation (“K2” or the “Company”) (KTO:TSX-V) is
pleased to report the completion of 2018 exploration at the Wels Gold Property (“Wels” or “the Property”)
located in west-central Yukon Territory in the Traditional Territory of White River First Nation (“WFRN”).
New regional structures were identified at the Wels property with the help of ground magnetics, VLF, and
Lidar data collected earlier in the summer. Ground truthing and prospecting of the new structures,
together with coincident soil anomalies, returned gold (4.07 g/t Au) in altered rock quartz-carbonate
gabbroic subcrop at the previously unexplored Pekoe soil target. Pekoe is located 1.6 km north west of
the Saddle zone where previous drilling and exploration has been concentrated. Prospecting at the
Saddle zone region located further gold bearing quartz vein float (43 g/t Au) 25m north and upslope from
the main known Saddle zone, perhaps representing a new parallel mineralized zone. In addition, limited
prospecting at the Chai target 1.2km south of Saddle located further gold in quartzite float (4.38 g/t).
As a result of the exploration undertaken in 2018, the footprint of gold mineralization at Wels (combined
soils, rock and float samples) has now been extended to the north and is currently approximately 4km N-
S by 2km W-E. Limited drilling at Saddle (1,642m over 2 campaigns 2015/2017) has identified a 10-30m
wide gold zone, which is open in all directions. Apart from the Saddle target none of the other targets at
the Wels Property including Gunpowder, Chai, or Pekoe have ever been trenched or drilled but are
scheduled for further investigation in 2019. The Wels mineralization has geological analogies to an
orogenic style deposit. The most well known of this type locally is Goldcorp’s Coffee deposit located 60km
NE of Wels (2.16M ounces proven and probable reserves and 2.93M ounces of combined measured,
indicated and inferred resources, as reported by Goldcorp’s 2018 investor presentation). For reference
the footprint of the main mineralized zone at Coffee (the Supremo to Double-Double area) is 5km x 3km.
Geophysics and Lidar conducted in the early summer at Wels has helped to refine the existing magnetic
airborne data signal significantly for broad anomalies and develop finer nuances over some of the
interpreted structures. In addition, there is a relatively strong agreement between the low to moderate
strength magnetics and the distribution of anomalous gold in soils.
Jo Price, VP Exploration commented, “The preliminary ground truthing and prospecting results of the test
geophysical program and Lidar data are very encouraging with the discovery of the first gold in rock at
Pekoe and high-grade gold located outside of the known main Saddle Zone which increases the potential
for multiple high-grade parallel zones with the Saddle area.”
The 2018 exploration program was conducted in two phases and comprised:
• ~2400 ha of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) coverage
• 16.5 line -kilometers of ground high resolution magnetics covering 2.5 lines spaced at 500m
covering the main Saddle discovery
• 840 very low frequency electromagnetic ( VLF) readings spaced 20m apart along, covering key
potential structures
• Prospecting (80 samples collected assayed from below detection to 43 g/t Au)
• Property-wide Lidar coverage
The 2018 exploration results enable the development of numerous, untested structural targets that are
well supported by coincident geochemical and geophysical evidence. It is anticipated that these new
targets will be tested with prospecting, trenching and/or drilling in the 2019 field season.
Qualified Person
Jo Price, P.Geo., VP Exploration of K2 and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 has
reviewed and approved the technical information on this release.
For additional information please contact Stephen Swatton at 604-331-5093.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
“Stephen Swatton”
President and CEO
K2 Gold Corporation.
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involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects and
opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including
statements regarding the 2017 exploration program at the Wels Gold, Storck, Ladue and Flume Properties
(collectively the “Properties”), including results of drilling, and future exploration plans at the Properties. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located, the Company’s inability to
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