Liberty Gold Provides Exploration Update for Goldstrike Oxide Gold Deposit, Great Basin, USA Initiation of PEA Study, Phase 2 Metallurgy and Exploration Drilling
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NEWS RELEASE 18-07 March 22, 2018
Liberty Gold Provides Exploration Update for
Goldstrike Oxide Gold Deposit, Great Basin, USA
Initiation of PEA Study, Phase 2 Metallurgy and Exploration Drilling
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Liberty Gold Corp. (LGD - TSX) ("Liberty Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to
provide an update on planned 2018 exploration activities at the Goldstrike Property, Utah. As detailed
in a press release dated February 8, 2018, Liberty Gold reported a maiden mineral resource
estimate for the Property, quoted at a cut-off grade of 0.25 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au) and
consisting of: An indicated resource of 865,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 0.54 g/t
Au (49,553,000 tonnes); and an inferred resource of 274,000 ounces of gold at an average grade
of 0.52 g/t Au (16,443,000 tonnes).
The primary goal of exploration activities in 2018 is to turn the focus from finding a deposit to setting it
on a path toward a substantially de-risked mining project, with an emphasis on engineering,
metallurgy, permitting and defining additional resource ounces. Activities include:
1. Commencement of a Preliminary Economic Assessment: Liberty Gold has retained SRK
Consulting (Canada) Inc., Golder Associates, Kappes Cassiday and Associates, and GL
Simmons Consulting LLC to complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA). Initial
project scoping and field investigations have commenced, with a targeted release date of mid-
year.
2. Additional Metallurgical Testing: Diamond core drilling commenced on March 14 pursuant to
providing additional material for metallurgical testing in areas of the deposit not previously
studied. The program will comprise approximately 2,000 m of drilling in 16 holes, to provide
material for a program similar in scope to that which was completed in January 2017. In the
prior study, 20 column tests returned a weighted average gold recovery of 85.9%, with leaching
largely complete in 10 days; see press release dated April 3, 2017. The results suggest that a
simple, low-cost, run-of-mine heap leach scenario may be feasible at Goldstrike.
3. Permitting: Two amendments to the existing Plan of Operations were submitted to the BLM in
order to gain access to a larger area of the property for drilling than was contemplated when the
existing Plan of Operations was submitted 2 years ago.
The first amendment, which has been approved, permits access to all previously disturbed
areas on the Property, including historic heap leach pads, stockpiles, etc. Liberty Gold believes
that these areas, and bedrock directly beneath them, may contain additional gold.
The second Plan of Operations amendment will allow for more comprehensive access to a
much larger area surrounding the existing resource, and will allow for exploration and growth
along the margins of the deposit.
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4. Exploration Drilling: Reverse circulation (RC) drilling will commence in early April, and will
continue through late November, with a target of 14,900 metres in Phase 1. Liberty Gold is
planning both resource expansion drilling and exploratory drilling of new targets.
5. Technical Report: Liberty Gold is pleased to announce the filing on SEDAR of the Technical
Report for the Goldstrike Oxide Deposit. The Technical Report, authored by SRK, is entitled
“Independent Technical Report and Resource Estimate for the Goldstrike Project, Washington
County, Utah, USA” effective February 8, 2018 and signed March 21, 2018. (the “Technical
Report”). The Technical Report was authored by Independent Qualified Persons David Rowe,
CPG, of SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc., James N. Gray, P.Geo, of Advantage Geoservices and
Gary Simmons, MMSA of GL Simmons Consulting LLC, and is in accordance with National
Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. The report is available under
the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and will also be available on the Company’s website
at www.libertygold.ca.
Goldstrike is located in the eastern Great Basin, immediately adjacent to the Utah/Nevada border, and
is a Carlin-style gold system, similar in many ways to the prolific deposits located along Nevada’s
Carlin trend. Like Kinsley Mountain and Newmont’s Long Canyon deposit, Goldstrike represents part
of a growing number of Carlin-style gold systems located off the main Carlin and Cortez trends in
underexplored parts of the Great Basin. The historic Goldstrike Mine operated from 1988 to 1994, with
209,000 ounces of gold produced from 12 shallow pits, at an average grade of 1.2 g/t Au and an
average recovery of approximately 75%.
Moira Smith, Ph.D., P.Geo., Vice-President Exploration and Geoscience, Liberty Gold, is the
Company's designated Qualified Person for this news release within the meaning of National
Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and has reviewed and
approved the information contained in this news release.
ABOUT LIBERTY GOLD
Liberty Gold is focused on exploring the Great Basin of the United States, home to large-scale gold
projects that are ideal for open-pit mining. This region is one of the most prolific gold-producing
regions in the world and stretches across Nevada and into Idaho and Utah. We know the Great Basin
and are driven to discover and advance big gold deposits that can be mined profitably in open-pit
scenarios. Our flagship projects are Goldstrike, Black Pine and Kinsley Mountain, all of which are past
producing open-pit mines, where previous operators only scratched the surface.
For more information, visit www.libertygold.ca or contact:
Susie Bell, Manager, Investor Relations
Phone: 604-632-4677 or Toll Free 1-877-632-4677
All statements in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, are "forward-looking information" with respect to Liberty Gold within the
meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements that address potential quantity and/or grade of minerals, potential size and expansion of a
mineralized zone, proposed timing of exploration and development plans, the commencement of a PEA, proposed additional metallurgical testing and
beliefs regarding gold resources being contained within a larger property area. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use
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"could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and is based upon
a number of estimates and assumptions of management at the date the statements are made including, among others, assumptions about future prices of
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gold, and other metal prices, currency exchange rates and interest rates, favourable operating conditions, political stability, obtaining governmental
approvals and financing on time, obtaining renewals for existing licenses and permits and obtaining required licenses and permits, labour stability, stability
in market conditions, availability of equipment, accuracy of any mineral resources, the availability of drill rigs, the completion of a preliminary economic
assessment, successful resolution of disputes and anticipated costs and expenditures. Many assumptions are based on factors and events that are not
within the control of Liberty Gold and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct.
Such forward-looking information, involves known and unknown risks, which may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including, risks related to the interpretation of results and/or the reliance on technical
information provided by third parties as related to the Company’s mineral property interests; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be
refined; current economic conditions; future prices of commodities; possible variations in grade or recovery rates; the costs and timing of the development
of new deposits; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; the failure of contracted parties to perform; the timing and success of
exploration activities generally; delays in permitting; possible claims against the Company; labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in
obtaining governmental approvals, financing or in the completion of exploration as well as those factors discussed in the Annual Information Form of the
Company dated March 28, 2017 in the section entitled "Risk Factors", under Liberty Gold’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
The mineral resource estimates referenced in this press release use the terms "Indicated Mineral Resources" and "Inferred Mineral Resources." While
these terms are defined in and required by Canadian regulations (under NI 43-101), these terms are not recognized by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"). "Inferred Mineral Resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic
and legal feasibility. The SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute SEC Industry Guide 7 compliant "reserves" as
in-place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these
categories will ever be converted into reserves. Liberty Gold is not an SEC registered company.
Although Liberty Gold has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described
in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or 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. Liberty Gold disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise unless required by law