BLM Approval for Horsethief Drilling Program, NV
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January 31, 2018 NR 18-01
BLM Approval for Horsethief Drilling Program, NV
Alianza Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V: ANZ) (“Alianza” or the “Company”) reports the United States Bureau of Land
Management for the Ely District, Nevada has accepted the Notice of Intent (“NOI”) for the Company’s proposed
drilling program at the Horsethief Gold Property, Nevada. Horsethief is located 16 miles (25 km) east of the
historic mining town of Pioche, NV.
Plans are for a minimum 1,500 metre (m) reverse circulation (RC) drilling program to test multiple targets on
the 525 hectare ( 1,299 acre) property. This includes new targets identified from geophysical and structural
interpretation completed in conjunction with recent field programs that revealed compelling untested targets
under volcanic cover rocks.
“The approval of the NOI allows us to move forward with preparations for the 2018 drilling program at
Horsethief,” stated Jason Weber, P. Geo., President and CEO of Alianza. “We are eager to test the targets we
have identified over the last year.”
Horsethief Gold Project, Nevada
Exploration at Horsethief is targeting sediment -hosted gold mineralization in a window of Cambrian carbonate
rocks overlain by Tertiary volcanic flow and pyroclastic rocks. Work by prior operators included mapping and
sampling hematite-rich jasperoid breccia outcrops as well as shallow RC drilling. Historic drilling, generally 100
metres or less in depth, returned multiple intervals of gold mineralization including 13.7 metres averaging 1.2
g/t gold and 39.6 m etres averaging 0.79 g/t gold with four ho les terminating in mineralization. Gold
mineralization was hosted in both silty limestone and jasperoid. A 2011 Induced Polarization (IP) geophysical
survey indicate s that stratigraphy and potentially mineralized targets dip to the east -southeast under the
volcanic cover.
Financing
Alianza also announces that the remainder of the financing announced on August 16, 2017 will not be
completed. Alianza will provide an update on its plans to move ahead with exploration, project partnerships
and its corporate plans for 2018 shortly.
About Alianza Minerals Ltd.
Alianza increases the chances of success in mineral exploration by using the “Prospect Generator” business
model, focussing on gold and copper exploration in Latin America and Nevada.
The Company has 35.4 million shares issued and outstanding , and is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange
(TSX-V: ANZ). Mr. Jason Weber, BSc, P.Geo., Alianza’s President and CEO is a Qualified Person as defined
by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Weber supervised the preparation of the technical information contained in
this release.
For further information, contact:
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Jason Weber, President and CEO
Sandrine Lam, Shareholder Communications
Tel: (604) 687-3520
Fax: (888) 889-4874
To learn more visit: www.alianzaminerals.com
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