Walker Begins Drill Program at Lapon Canyon
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NEWS RELEASE
WALKER BEGINS DRILL PROGRAM AT LAPON CANYON
Vancouver, B.C. May 22, 2025 - Walker River Resources Corp. (“Walker” or the “Company”) (TSX-
V: WRR) is pleased to announce that the 2025 reverse circulation (“RC”) drill program has begun at the
Lapon Canyon portion of the Lapon Gold Project, located within the Walker Lane Gold trend, 60 km SE
of Yerington, NV.
The initial 2025 drill program at Lapon Canyon will consist of exploration drilling near the historical Lapon
Canyon Mine, the “Central Zone”, and the newly discovered “Hot Spot Zone”. Drill holes are planned to
extend known gold-bearing mineralized zones along trend and at depth, as well as to target new areas of
mineralization previously untested.
Lapon Canyon’s “Hotspot Zone” is a primary target for the 202 5 drill program . Following up on t he
previously unknown, high-grade, near surface Hotspot discovery, made in 2021. The Company will carry
out grid-style drilling over the target, testing for extension of the mineralized zone in all directions as well
as for continuity with the mineralization of the “Central Zone”. Grid drilling will consist of pads placed at
approximately 30 m centres on section, with up to five holes planned per pad. The mineralization is not
visible at surface, as it is overlain by approximately 3 meters of loose colluvium , making the target
unexposed, but also making drill road access and pad construction quicker at less cost.
Surficial mapping and rock sampling will be carried out at bedrock exposures surrounding the Lapon
Canyon gold targets. Structural data collection will be a key objective, as Walker aims to focus in on the
structural controls of high-grade mineralization and the broad disseminated deposits enveloping them.
The Company also announces it has retained Geoex Exploration (Geox) of Vancouver BC., a full-service
mineral exploration consulting firm. Geox will be responsible for the management and supervision of the
drilling database, geological mapping, producing drill logs from RC chips, and producing a three -
dimensional model of the Lapon Gold project. Initial interpretations of Lapon’s historical data have been
used to produce a geological model of the Central and Hot Spot zones, which already has greatly enhanced
the planning and design of Walker’s 2025 drill program.
Walker River has completed considerable exploration work to date, with numerous drill hole intercepts that
have indicated significant gold mineralization. The drill programs at Lapon Canyon will consist of
definition and systematic drilling on section for geological modelling purposes, exploration drilling to
discover new gold mineralization, extension of known gold mineralization, in several directions, including
at depth. The results from the 202 5 drill programs and subsequent data compilation will enable the
completion of an initial NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource on the Project.
Michel David, President states: “We are very excited and encouraged by the past drill results which confirm
the potential of the project. The 2025 drill program will further define the geological model as to the actual
size, geometry, and parameters of the gold mineralization at Lapon.”
About the Lapon Gold Project
The Lapon Gold Project consists of 149 claims (3103 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. Lapon Canyon (96 claims) is subject to an US $5,000,000 exploration stream earn-in agreement
with Nevada Canyon Gold Corp for right to acquire up to a 50% interest in the Project. (news release 02-
03-2025). 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 cont ain numerous historical mining and milling areas that consist
of adits 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 pr ior 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 und ergoing 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. (NI 43-101, Montgomery and Barr, 2004).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Michel David, CEO & Director
Tel: 819 874-0030
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.wrrgold.com
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