West Kirkland MJ Zone 80 feet (24 m) Grading 2.69 grams Gold per tonne At Surface Hasbrouck Project, Tonopah, Nevada
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News Release No. 113-2018
October 16, 2018
West Kirkland MJ Zone 80 feet (24 m) Grading 2.69 grams Gold per tonne
At Surface
Hasbrouck Project, Tonopah, Nevada
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, October 16, 2018 – West Kirkland Mining Inc.
(WKM:TSXV) (“West Kirkland”, “WKM” or the “Company”) reports results from recent surface
continuous channel chip sampling by the Company on the newly identified MJ Zone, located on
the 75% owned portion of the Company’s regional Hasbrouck Nevada land position:
2018 Surface Composite 20' Rock Chips – MJ Zone
Traverse Length (ft) Length (m) Au Grade (g/t) Au Grade (opt) Orientation
MJ-01 80 24 2.69 0.078 Across strike
MJ-04 80 24 0.70 0.020 Oblique to strike
The new MJ Zone on the Hasbrouck property was previously intersected with drilling on the
adjacent Gold Mountain ground near the property boundary. See the Company’s news release
dated October 4, 2018. A historic 230 foot (70m) drill intercept returned a grade of 0.42 g/t gold
(0.012 ounces per ton gold ) starting at 250 feet (76m) from surface and was located on the
same MJ Zone structure now mapped and sampled by WKM on surface . The historic drill
intercept is open up -dip and was not further investigated at the time of drilling due to its
proximity to the property boundary as it existed at that time . The property position has now
been consolidated by WKM through its 100% option of the Gold Mountain property . The true
thickness of the MJ Zone is not known at this time.
The historic drill hole was approximately 400 feet (122m) to the NW along strike from the new
gold values on surface reported today. Since consolidating the district into one property
package, WKM has compiled all the data, mapped the structures and conducted sampling. The
MJ Zone is well defined with 1,000 feet (305m) of untested strike length that will now be tested
by WKM.
The mineralization at surface is very similar in style to the Three Hills ore hosted nearby in the
same formation and the same structurally controlled setting.
The MJ Zone adds to the exploration potential at surface announced previously at the Gold
Zone A dit area of the Gold Mountain property where underground workings, and WKM and
previous operators drilling have outlined a clear near surface target.
The objective of the WKM work is to add near surface resources for early planning in addition to
permitted gold reserves on the district -scale land position controlled by the Company near
Tonopah, Nevada.
WKM controls (75% interest) and operates the Hasbrouck gold project with 762,000 ounces of
proven and probable reserves (45,270,000 tons at 0.6 Au g/t; 8.0 Ag g/t for 10,569,000
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contained Ag ounces) and has a 100% option interest in the Gold Mountain area which is the
subject of recent exploration.
Interest in southwest Nevada has increased recently as a result of increased gold exploration
activity in the area and a corporate acquisition. WKM has one of the few permitted projects with
well drilled reserves.
ABOUT THE HASBROUCK GOLD PROJECT
The Hasbrouck Gold Project contains Proven & Probable Reserves of 784,000 gold equivalent
oz, (45,270 ,000 tons at 0.58 Au g/t for 762,000 contained Au oz; 7.99 Ag g/t for 10,569,000
contained Ag ounces . NPV5 Post Tax (US$1,275/oz Au) estimated at US$120M, IRR 43%
(Technical Report and Updated Preliminary Feasibility Study for The Hasbrouck and Three Hills
Gold-Silver Project, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA, Report Date: September 14, 2016).
QUALIFIED PERSON
R. Michael Jones P.Eng., CEO of West Kirkland Mining, is a non -independent Qualified Person
(“QP”) as defined by NI 43-101. He has reviewed the information contained in this news release
and has verified the data , including the historical data, by hiring qualified ge ologists and
engineers and has completed a review of the detailed technical information. Mineral Reserve
information in this news release relating to the Hasbrouck Gold Project has been developed and
approved by Thomas L. Dyer, P.E., of MDA following CIM s tandards. Historic information does
not have a chain of custody and is accepted by the QP for exploration target work.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL
West Kirkland Mining Inc. utilizes a well-documented system of inserting blanks and standards
into the assay stream and has a strict chain of custody for samples taken by the
Company. Assays by the Company are completed at independent laboratories which have
internal quality assurance and quality control systems and procedures. Assays were performed
by ALS Chemex Labs Ltd., by fire assay and ICP methods.
On behalf of West Kirkland Mining Inc.
“R. Michael Jones”
Chief Executive Officer
For further information, please see the Company’s website at www.wkmining.com or contact us
by email at [email protected].
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without limitation, the exploration and project approach of a Prefeasibility Study . Historical
mineral title also has risk of an unrecorded claim. The Company cautions investors that any
forward-looking information provided by the Company is not a guarantee of future results or
performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward -looking
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markets for the Company's equity securities, the state of the market for gold or other minerals
that may be produced generally, variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral
deposits that may be located, the Company's ability to obtain any necessary permits, consents
or authorizations required for its activities, to raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to
implement its business strategies and other risks associated with the exploration and
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