Walker Announces Drill Results from the Lapon GOLD Project
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NEWS RELEASE
WALKER ANNOUNCES DRILL RESULTS FROM THE LAPON GOLD PROJECT
Vancouver, B.C. April 27, 2021 - Walker River Resources Corp. (“Walker” or the “Company”) (TSX-
V: “WRR”) is pleased to announce initial drill results from its 2020-2021 reverse circulation (“RC”) drill
programs. These results are from the Lapon Canyon portion of the wholly-owned Lapon Gold Project,
located within the Walker Lane shear zone in northern Nevada.
RC drill hole LC 21-58 returned 9.45 g/t Au over 16.8 meters, including 39.2 g/t Au over 3 meters, at a
depth of approximately 15 meters. From surface to 29 meters the hole returned 5.3 g/t over 29 meters
RC drill hole LC 21-57 returned 1.02 g/t Au over 24.4 meters, and 2.12 g/t Au over 9.2 meters, at depths
starting at approximately 9 meters. The second assay is significant as it was from unaltered granite, which
to date has been essentially barren.
RC drill hole LC20-53 returned 1.04 g/t Au over 59.5 meters, at a depth starting at 7.6 meters.
RC drill hole LC20-50 returned 1.42 g/t Au over 13.7, at a depth of starting at 12 meters
Key Highlights:
• The initial results from the 2020-2021 drill programs expand the gold mineralization at Lapon
Canyon, further define the direction and dip of the higher-grade structures and discover ed gold
mineralization in areas previously unknown to carry gold (i.e. unaltered granite).
• Notably in Hole LC 21 -58, the higher-grade intercept was located just before entering an old
underground mining stope that continued for some 8 meters, clearly demonstrating the po tential
thickness and scope of the higher-grade structures.
• The December 2020 drill program was designed to ascertain granite contacts and their relationships
with the altered gold mineralized alteration zones. Drill holes LC 20-50 to 53 unexpectedly returned
significant gold mineralization and thicknesses, further demonstrating the potential to increase the
widths of known mineralization.
• The 2021 drill program will continue to target the higher-grade trends and expand the new gold
mineralization previously discovered at the 8800-foot elevation, at the Honeypot, and other targets.
• The 2020-2021 drill program s at Lapon Canyon consist of systematic drilling on section for
geological modelling purposes, as well as exploration drilling to discover new gold mineralization
and extend known gold mineralization.
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Assay Table: Summary of Drill Results:
Hole
From
(m)
To
(m)
Length*
(m)
Assay (Au g/t) Notes:
LC 21-58 0 29 29 5.3
Incl 12.2 29 16.8 9.45
incl 26 29 3 39.1 Old Workings at 29 m
LC 20-53 7.6 67 59.5 1.04
LC 21-57 9.1 33.5 24.4 1.01
incl 22.8 31.9 9.1 2.12 Granite
LC-20-50 12.2 25.9 13.7 1.42
LC 20-51 1.5 12.2 10.7 1.12
LC 20-52 7.6 41 33.5 .81 Granite
*True widths approx. 80%
The above drill assays are not necessarily in chronological drilling order, results are reported as received.
Further results are pending and will be released as they become available.
The gold mineralization at Lapon Canyon is contained in a wide (300 meters), long (over 4km strike length),
intensely altered (sericite, iron oxides) sheared and faulted NE trending zone. Gold mineralization is present
pervasively throughout as an envelope of lower grade mineralization (0.5 to 2.0 g/t Au) enveloping distinct
high-grade structures, that have been drilled over a strike length of 800 meters and a vertical extent of 400
meters.
The high-grade gold mineralization was encountered in discrete, traceable zones located at the intersection
of flat lying porphyry dikes and vertical stockwork fracture chimneys. Examples of high -grade drill hole
intercepts include: 48 g/t over 13.7 meters in hole LC 16-10; 39 g/t over 12.0 meters in hole LC 16-12; 31
g/t over 13.7 meters in hole LC 18-29; 96 g/t over 13.7 meters in hole LC 19- 42; and 94 g/t over 6.1 meters
in hole LC 19- 43. Gold mineralization is open.
The present drill program at the Lapon Canyon portion of the Project , consists of systematic drilling on
section for geological modelling purposes . Exploration drilling to discover new gold mineralization and
extend known gold mineralization. At least 60 – 65 drillholes are planned in the present program
At the Pikes Peak portion of the Project, the Company has completed access for future exploration. An
additional mapping and sampling program is currently underway, initial results returned values of 9 g/t Au
and 2.22% Cu from outcrop. Significant historical milling and mining workings are present. At least 10
holes are planned here and drill program permitting is currently underway.
The Rattlesnake portion contains historical adits and extensive gold placer mining activities, all within the
altered sheared zone encountered at Lapon Canyon, some 600 meters higher and 3 km on strike from
Rattlesnake. At least 10 holes are planned here.
Finally, the Company has completed its interpretation at the Garfield Flats Copper-Gold Project and is
planning at least 10 holes in 2021.
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About the Lapon Gold Project
The Lapon Gold Project consists of 147 claims (2940 acres) situated in the Wassuk Range, within the
Walker Lane shear zone, a 100 km wide structural corridor extending in a southeast direction from Reno,
Nevada. The Project is easily accessible by secondary state roads from the main highway (25 kilometres),
and is located approximately 60 kilometres southeast of Yerington, Nevada. A state power grid transmission
line passes within three kilometres of the Project.
The Lapon Gold Project includes Lapon Canyon, the Pikes Peak claims located 4 kilometres to the north,
and the Rattlesnake and Range Front claims 3 kilometres to the west and over 600 meters lower than the
present drilling at Lapon Canyon. The Rattlesnake, Range Front, and Pikers Peak claims cover over 8 km
of possible extensions of the range front zones to the west, north, and south of Lapon Canyon, adding
several additional drill target areas to the project. Rattlesnake and Pikes Peak contain numerous historical
mining and milling areas that consist of adi ts at different levels, shafts and underground workings, and a
network of existing roads providing access throughout. Little or no exploration work has been carried out
on these claims prior to Walker’s arrival. It is notable that the Rattlesnake area and adits are on strike with
the Lapon Canyon discoveries located 3 km on strike and 600 meters above.
Lapon Canyon hosts historical high grade gold mining with approximately 2000 feet of undergoing
workings in three adits. Historical underground work returned numerous assay values in the one ounce per
ton range, with a sample at the end of the A adit returning 20.6 ounces per ton Au. (NI43-101, Montgomery
and Barr, 2004).
Sampling Methodology, Chain of Custody, Quality Control and Quality Assurance
All sampling was conducted under the supervision of the Company's project geologists and the chain of
custody from the drill to the sample preparation facility was continuously monitored. A blank or certified
reference material was inserted approximately every te nth sample. The Lapon Canyon samples were
delivered to American Assays Laboratories’ certified laboratory facilities in Sparks, NV. The samples were
crushed, pulverized and the sample pulps digested and analyzed for gold using fire assay fusion and a 50g
gravimetric finish. Intensely altered samples used a 2 kg pulp screened to 100 microns. Duplicate assay on
screen undersize. Assay of entire oversize fraction.
The scientific and technical content and interpretations contained in this news release have been reviewed,
verified and approved by E. Gauthier, geol., Eng (OIQ) a director of the Company, and a Qualified Person
as defined by NI 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Michel David”
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Michel David,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
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