Nevada KING Intercepts 3.52 G/T Au over 61.0M and 6.05 G/T Au over 41.1M Including 19.44 G/T Au over 7.6M, Extends Oxide Mineralization 300M Northwest of the Atlanta Pit
NEVADA KING INTERCEPTS 3.52 G/T AU OVER 61.0M AND 6.05 G/T AU
OVER 41.1M INCLUDING 19.44 G/T AU OVER 7.6M, EXTENDS OXIDE
MINERALIZATION 300M NORTHWEST OF THE ATLANTA PIT
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Feb. 12, 2024
/CNW/ -
Nevada King Gold Corp.
(TSXV: NKG) (OTCQX: NKGFF) ("
Nevada King
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to
announce results from seven vertical, reverse circulation ("
RC
") holes completed in the northern portion of the West Atlanta Graben Zone ("
WAGZ
") at its 5,166
hectare (51.6km
2
), 100% owned Atlanta Gold Mine Project, located in the prolific Battle Mountain Trend 264km northeast of
Las Vegas, Nevada
. Today's holes
are plotted on plan and section on Figures 1 and 2 below.
Highlights:
Hole No.
From (m)
To (m)
Interval (m)
Au (g/t)
Ag (g/t)
AT23WS-62
291.1
332.2
41.1
6.05
25.0
Includes
294.1
301.8
7.6
19.44
21.6
AT23WS-45
263.7
624.7
61.0
3.52
15.7
Includes
280.5
291.2
10.7
7.55
36.3
Table 1. Highlighted holes released on Section 22N-16N(2). Mineralization occurs along near-horizontal
horizons with true mineralized thickness estimated to be
90% to 100% of reported drill intercept length.
AT23WS-62
intercepted
6.05 g/t Au over
41.1m
including 19.44 g/t Au over
7.6m
and was drilled approximately
300m
northwest
of the Atlanta Pit
approximately
8m
west of historical RC hole DHRI-12-MRC1 (1.95g/t Au over
77.8m
), which did not completely penetrate the mineralized zone. AT23WS-62
did fully penetrate the mineralized zone and returned an average grade three times greater than DHRI-12-MRC1. Referring to Figure 2, AT23WS-62 drilled
across a high-angle structure into an adjacent mineralized block, which accounts for the shorter intercept length when compared to DHRI-12-MRC1.
The very high-grade interval in AT23WS-62 (19.44 g/t Au over
7.6m
) may correlate to another sub-vertical high-grade feeder structure and its cross-cutting of
a near horizontal receptive stratigraphic unit similar to the interpreted zone recently reported along Section 22-8N(3) in which hole AT23NS-174 intercepted
19.2 g/t Au over
10.7m
(
released
February 6, 2024
).
Eastward from AT23WS-62, holes AT23WS-45 (
61.0m
@ 3.52 g/t Au), AT22WS-2 (
71.7m
@ 2.31 g/t Au), and AT23WS-60 (
97.5m
@ 1.04 g/t Au) display
a gradual eastward decrease in grade within this
100m
-wide portion of the WAGZ between the
West Atlanta
#2 and
West Atlanta
#1 Faults (see Figure 2),
with mineralized thicknesses remaining relatively uniform. This lateral continuity in mineralization is also observed along previously reported lines to the south
and appears to be characteristic of grade distribution within the WAGZ.
Gold mineralization along Section 22-16N(2) now extends approximately
340m
east-west, and remains open to the west and to the north from this area
toward the North Extension Target ("
NET
"). Hole AT23WS-63 at the west end of the section returned 1.18 g/t Au over
27.4m
but was lost in an open void
before drilling deep enough to intersect the projected higher-grade zone and consequently must be re-drilled. The Company is currently drilling north of
Section 22-16N(2) in order to connect the WAGZ with the NET.
Cal Herron, Exploration Manager of
Nevada King
, stated, "The north end of the WAGZ is becoming strikingly similar to the southern end, where we see good
lateral continuity of mineralization across a
100m
to
150m
-wide, fairly flat-lying horizon measuring from
50m
to over
100m
thick. As we continue testing for similar
mineralization along lines north and south of Section 22-16N(2), good potential exists for building tonnage. The presence of the high-grade intercept in AT23WS-62
(19.44 g/t Au over
7.6m
) raises the possibility of encountering additional zones of elevated high-grade mineralization within the immediate vicinity that could also
impact the overall grade of the WAGZ.
"Drilling is now underway north of today's holes and is oriented to potentially connect the northern end of the WAGZ with the southern end of the NET. If
successful, connecting these zones would significantly enlarge a growing mineralized area at
Atlanta
that is located well north of the existing Gustavson 2020
resource boundary. Concurrently, on-going exploratory drilling continues to concentrate on further expansion of the resource zone together with upgrading of
Au/Ag mineralization along major structures and at structural intersections along the AMFZ and within the WAGZ."
Figure 1. Location map for holes reported in this news release along drill Section22-16N(2) relative to the perimeter of the historical Atlanta Pit and footprint of the
Gustavson 2020 NI 43-101 resource. Shallow drillholes on the mine dumps have been removed from the plot for clarity. (CNW Group/Nevada King Gold Corp.)
Figure 2. Cross section 22-16N(2) looking north across the northern ends of the West Atlanta Graben Zone and Atlanta Mine Fault Zone. High angle, northerly
trending faults channeled shallow intrusives and Au/Ag bearing fluids up into the receptive host horizon that developed at the uniformity separating Paleozoic
basement dolomite from overlying Tertiary-age volcanics. (CNW Group/Nevada King Gold Corp.)
Hole No.
From (m)
To (m)
Interval (m)
Au (g/t)
Ag (g/t)
AT23WS-42
312.5
341.5
29.0
2.03
13.9
AT23WS-45
263.7
324.7
61.0
3.52
15.7
Includes
280.5
291.2
10.7
7.55
36.3
AT23WS-57
*
306.3
340.0
33.7
0.14
12.37
AT23WS-60
240.2
301.8
97.5
1.04
4.9
AT23WS-62
291.1
332.2
41.1
6.05
25.0
Includes
294.1
301.8
7.6
19.44
21.6
AT23WS-63
*
309.4
336.8
27.4
1.18
18.3
AT23NS-149
175.3
192.1
16.8
0.46
10.14
Table 2. All holes released today on section 22-16N (2). Mineralization occurs along near-horizontal horizons with true
mineralized thickness in vertical holes estimated to be 90% to 100% of reported drill intercept length.
*
Denotes holes that
bottomed in mineralization.
Hole No.
From (m)
To (m)
Interval (m)
Au (g/t)
Ag (g/t)
AT22WS-002
*
227.1
298.8
71.7
2.31
5.8
Includes
265.2
298.8
33.6
4.10
10.2
AT22WS-003A
179.9
259.1
79.3
0.44
3.8
AT22WS-012
*
204.2
259.1
54.9
0.21
1.2
AT22NS-028T
+
65.5
130.3
64.8
0.50
9.2
AT22NS-029A
1.5
32.0
30.5
0.66
14.0
AT21-13
53.4
67.1
13.7
0.82
3.8
AT21-14
0.0
24.4
24.4
0.35
38.4
DHRI-11-NRC03
263.7
320.1
56.4
3.9
20.9
Includes
265.2
280.5
15.3
8.6
13.22
DHRI-12-MRC1
*
271.3
349.1
77.8
1.95
6.49
GC96-09
^
0
27.4
27.4
0.41
2.35
AR-41
^
0
19.8
19.8
0.16
21.7
Table 3. Previously released and historical holes used on section 22-16N(2). AT series holes drilled by Nevada King in 2021
and 2022. DHRI series holes drilled by Meadow Bay in 2011 and 2012. GC series by Goldenchief in 1996 and lastly, AR series
by Goldfields in 1991.
*
Denotes holes that bottomed in mineralization.
^
Denotes angled holes.
+
Denotes core holes.
QA/QC Protocols
All RC samples from the Atlanta Project are split at the drill site and placed in cloth and plastic bags utilizing a nominal 2kg sample weight. CRF standards, blanks,
and duplicates are inserted into the sample stream on-site on a one-in-twenty sample basis, meaning all three inserts are included in each 20-sample group.
Samples are shipped by a local contractor in large sample shipping crates directly to American Assay Lab in
Reno, Nevada
, with full custody being maintained at
all times. At American Assay Lab, samples were weighted then crushed to 75% passing 2mm and pulverized to 85% passing 75 microns in order to produce a
300g pulverized split. Prepared samples are initially run using a four acid + boric acid digestion process and conventional mutli-element ICP-OES analysis. Gold
assays are initially run using 30-gram samples by lead fire assay with an OES finish to a 0.003 ppm detection limit, with samples greater than 10 ppm finished
gravimetrically. Every sample is also run through a cyanide leach for gold with an ICP-OES finish. The QA/QC procedure involves regular submission of Certified
Analytical Standards and property-specific duplicates.
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
$10.2 million
as of January 2023.
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.sedarplus.ca
).
Resource Category
Tonnes
(000s)
Au Grade
(ppm)
Contained Au
Oz
Ag Grade
(ppm)
Contained Ag
Oz
Measured
4,130
1.51
200,000
14.0
1,860,000
Indicated
6,910
1.17
260,000
10.6
2,360,000
Measured + Indicated
11,000
1.30
460,000
11.9
4,220,000
Inferred
5,310
0.83
142,000
7.3
1,240,000
Table 4. NI 43-101 Mineral Resources at the Atlanta Mine
Please see the Company's website at
www.nevadaking.ca
.
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responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words
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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,
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exploration, continued availability of capital, and changes in general economic, market and business conditions. Readers should not place undue reliance on
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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.
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