Nevada KING Completes Phase Ii Drill Program at Lewis GOLD Project- Tests 4 High Priority Targets
NEVADA KING COMPLETES PHASE II DRILL
PROGRAM AT LEWIS GOLD PROJECT-
TESTS 4 HIGH PRIORITY TARGETS
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Nov. 30, 2022
/CNW/ -
Nevada King Gold Corp.
(TSX-V: NKG) (OTCQX:
NKGFF) ("
Nevada King
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce the completion of its 2022
Phase II drilling program at its 5,500-hectare, 100% owned Lewis Gold Project ("
Lewis Project
" or
"
Project
"), located approximately 21km south of
Battle Mountain, Nevada
.
Highlights:
The Company completed eighteen reverse circulation ("
RC
") holes totaling
3,228m
(Figure 1) to
an average depth of
180m
. The program was completed on
November 13, 2022
, with the onset
of winter weather impeding further progress.
Nine holes were completed in the Record Target, a high-priority, shallow target historically
defined by a strong surface gold signature and long, low grade drill intercepts. This target was
not drilled during the 2021 Phase I program due to adverse winter weather.
Six drill holes were completed in the Upper Rocky Canyon Target area where widely-spaced
historical holes indicated shallow, strongly anomalous gold mineralization. The Company was
also unable to drill this target in 2021 due to adverse weather. One of the 2022 holes was sited
to test a high-priority anomaly in the gap between the Upper Rocky and Celestine O'Neal
targets identified in the recently completed Induced Polarization ("
IP
") survey.
Two holes were drilled in the Celestine O'Neal Target area and serve as
50m
and
90m
step-
outs from 2021 drillhole LS21-008, which intercepted
9.1m
grading 1.79 g/t Au from
76.2-
85.4m
, with values up to 3.34 g/t Au, and
13.7m
grading 2.50 g/t Au from 154.0-
167.7m
,
including
1.5m
grading 15.73 g/t Au
from 163.1-
164.6m
.
One additional hole was completed approximately
450m
north of the Celestine O'Neal Target to
test another high-priority IP anomaly within an area devoid of historical drilling.
Cal Herron
, Exploration Manager of
Nevada King
, stated: "We eagerly await the results from this
year's program at Lewis, where the Company is pursuing two different types of gold targets: (1) a
shallow, upper plate-hosted system like Barrick's nearby Hilltop and Robinson gold deposits, and (2)
a more conceptual lower plate-hosted system akin to the nearby, world-class Pipeline and Cortez
mines (Figure 2). The shallow RC holes drilled during this Phase II program tested a much larger
area compared to the Company's 2021 program and will allow us to better assess the potential for
tying together and expanding the shallow, upper plate-hosted gold resources defined by historical
drilling at the Celestine O'Neal and Rocky Canyon targets. Because this Phase II program covered a
much larger area, we will also be in a much better position once assays are received to define
deeper targets in lower plate rocks that can be tested during a Phase III program in 2023."
Figure 1. Location of Nevada King’s 2022 completed drill holes as well as Nevada King’s 2021 drill
holes relative to historical drill holes and target areas at Lewis. (CNW Group/Nevada King Gold
Corp.)
Sampling Methodology and QA/QC Procedures
All sampling was conducted under supervision of the Company's project geologists. Chain of custody
is maintained from the Project area to the ALS Global (ALS) laboratory in
Elko
, Nevada. Following
crushing and pulverization of samples, Au is analyzed by fire assay with AA finish, overlimit samples
are assayed by fire assay with gravimetric finish, and multielements are analyzed by ICP-AES
following four-acid digestion.
Nevada King
inserts CRM pulp standards, coarse blank samples, and
duplicate samples into the sample stream at a regular interval rate of one per ten samples.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by
Calvin R. Herron
, P.Geo., who is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 ("
NI
43-101
").
About Nevada King Gold Corp.
Nevada King
is the third largest mineral claim holder in the
State of Nevada
, behind
Nevada Gold
Mines
(Barrick/Newmont) and
Kinross Gold
. Starting in 2016 the Company has staked large project
areas hosting significant historical exploration work along the
Battle Mountain
trend located close to
current or former producing gold mines. These project areas were initially targeted based on their
potential for hosting multi-million-ounce gold deposits and were subsequently staked following a
detailed geological evaluation. District-scale projects in
Nevada King's
portfolio include (1) the 100%
owned Atlanta Mine, located 100km southeast of
Ely
, (2) the Lewis and Horse Mountain-Mill Creek
projects, both located between
Nevada Gold Mines'
large
Phoenix
and Pipeline mines, and (3) the
Iron Point project, located 35km east of
Winnemucca, Nevada
.
The Company is well funded with cash of approximately
$14.5 million
as of November 2022.
The Atlanta Mine is a historical gold-silver producer with a NI 43-101 compliant pit-constrained
resource of 460,000 oz Au in the measured and indicated category (
11.0M
tonnes at 1.3 g/t) plus an
inferred resource of 142,000 oz Au (
5.3M
tonnes at 0.83 g/t). See the NI 43-101 Technical Report
on Resources titled "Atlanta Property,
Lincoln County, NV
" with an effective date of
October 6,
2020
, and a report date of
December 22, 2020
, as prepared by Gustavson Associates and filed
under the Company's profile on SEDAR (
www.sedar.com
).
NI 43-101 Pit-Constrained Mineral Resources at the Atlanta Mine
Resource
Category
Tonnes
(000's)
Au Grade
(ppm)
Contained Au Oz
(000's)
Ag Grade
(ppm)
Contained Ag Oz
(000's)
Measured
4,130
1.51
200
14.0
1,860
Indicated
6,910
1.17
260
10.6
2,360
Measured + Indicated
11,000
1.30
460
11.9
4,220
Inferred
5,310
0.83
142
7.3
1,240
Please see the Company's website at
www.nevadaking.ca
.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in
the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Information
This news release contains certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements"
(collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation.
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, without limitation,
statements relating the future operations and activities of
Nevada King
, are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as
"expects", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "potential", "possible", and similar
expressions, or statements that events, conditions, or results "will", "may", "could", or "should"
occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements in this news release relate to, among other
things, the Company's exploration plans and the Company's ability to potentially expand mineral
resources and the impact thereon. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to
be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements. Forward-looking statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the
date the statements are made and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that,
while considered reasonable by
Nevada King
, are inherently subject to significant business,
economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, both
known and unknown, could cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements and the parties have made assumptions and estimates based
on or related to many of these factors. Such factors include, without limitation, the ability to
complete proposed exploration work given the global COVID-19 pandemic, the results of
exploration, continued availability of capital, and changes in general economic, market and
business conditions. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements
and information contained in this news release concerning these items.
Nevada King
does not
assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or
other factors, should they change, except as required by applicable securities laws.
Figure 2. Location of Lewis Project within Battle Mountain Trend. (CNW Group/Nevada King Gold
Corp.)
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