NEVADA KING INTERCEPTS 1.74 G/T AU OVER 114.3M, 1.05 G/T AU OVER 89.9M, AND 1.09 G/T AU OVER 61M, EXTENDS WEST ATLANTA GRABEN AT ATLANTA
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 22, 2023 /CNW/ - Nevada King Gold Corp. (TSXV: NKG) (OTCQX: NKGFF) ("Nevada King" or the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results from 11 vertical and angle reverse circulation ("RC") holes recently completed at its Atlanta Gold Mine Project located 264km northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the prolific Battle Mountain Trend. Holes reported today were sited to tie the mineralization at the north end of the historical pit together with mineralization hosted in the West Atlanta Graben ("WAG") further to the west and are plotted on a newly released Section 22-14N (Figures 1 & 2).
Hole No. |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Notes |
AT22WS-6 |
202.7 |
314.0 |
111.3 |
0.56 |
8.3 |
Bottomed in Mineralization |
AT22WS-7 |
211.9 |
306.4 |
94.5 |
0.59 |
10.1 |
|
AT22WS-11 |
193.6 |
283.5 |
89.9 |
1.05 |
19.1 |
Bottomed in Mineralization |
AT23WS-34 |
205.8 |
320.1 |
114.3 |
1.74 |
13.8 |
Bottomed in Mineralization |
AT23NS-105 |
282.0 |
343.0 |
61.0 |
1.09 |
5.7 |
|
Includes |
294.2 |
295.7 |
1.5 |
10.92 |
9.5 |
Table 1: Highlight holes released today along Section 22-14N. Mineralization occurs along sub-horizontal horizons |
- 1.74 g/t Au over 114.3m in AT23WS-34 is a 14m step-out from historical hole DHRI-15-LRC1 that cut 1.66 g/t Au over 102.1m and bottomed in mineralization, thus extending mineralization 12m deeper while also confirming the Au/Ag grades reported in DHRI-15-LRC1.
- 1.09 g/t Au over 61m in AT23NS-105 is an 8m step-out from historical hole DHRI-11-MRC4 (3.27 g/t Au over 22.9m), which bottomed in mineralization. We now know mineralization within this fault block is around 60m thick and the Company is planning an additional hole to be drilled on the east side of DHRI-11-MRC4 to see if grade increases moving toward the nearby fault.
- Of the three holes drilled along the West Atlanta Fault #1 ("WAF1"), AT22WS-11 showed the best result, averaging 1.05 g/t Au over 89.9m, while the adjacent holes AT22WS-6 and 7 intercepted 0.56 g/t Au over 111.3m and 0.59 g/t Au over 94.5m, respectively. Historical core hole DHRI-11-7C, located 19m east of WS-7, reported 90.2m at 0.97 g/t Au, demonstrating consistency in thickness and grade all across this 50m-wide fault block to DHRI-15-LRC1 on the east side.
- Drilled between the West Atlanta Fault ("WAF") and the WAF1, AT23WS-10A picked up 29m grading 0.685 g/t Au, indicating the presence of mineralization that needs to be further defined with additional drilling to the east and west where the bounding faults may provide higher grades.
Cal Herron, Exploration Manager of Nevada King, commented, "Our holes reported along Section 22-14N repeat the same pattern of mineralization seen 30m northward along Section 22-15N (released April 27, 2023). Gold values and thicknesses along the Atlanta Mine Fault Zone between the East Atlanta and WAF are decreasing northward from the pit, while at the same time values and thicknesses west of the WAF within the WAG are increasing. We are therefore currently pushing our drilling along Section 22-14N westward to the West Atlanta Fault #2 and beyond into areas devoid of historical drilling in an effort to find new faults that may have pumped higher grade mineralization into what is turning out to be a very large, gold/silver blanket-like mineralized horizon."
Hole No. |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Notes |
AT23NS-105 |
282.0 |
343.0 |
61.0 |
1.09 |
5.7 |
|
Includes |
294.2 |
295.7 |
1.5 |
10.92 |
9.5 |
|
AT23WS-34 |
205.8 |
320.1 |
114.3 |
1.74 |
13.8 |
Bottomed in Mineralization |
AT22WS-6 |
202.7 |
314.0 |
111.3 |
0.56 |
8.3 |
Bottomed in Mineralization |
AT22WS-7 |
211.9 |
306.4 |
94.5 |
0.59 |
10.1 |
|
AT22WS-11 |
193.6 |
283.5 |
89.9 |
1.05 |
19.1 |
Bottomed in Mineralization |
AT22WS-10A |
199.7 |
228.7 |
29.0 |
0.69 |
15.1 |
|
AT22NS-30 |
0.0 |
140.2 |
140.2 |
<0.07 |
<0.5 |
|
AT22NS-31 |
62.5 |
71.6 |
9.1 |
0.41 |
21.6 |
|
AT22RC-20 |
109.8 |
128.0 |
18.3 |
0.54 |
12.4 |
Angle hole |
AT22RC-21 |
9.1 |
13.7 |
4.6 |
0.25 |
1.00 |
Angle hole |
AT22RC-15 |
54.9 |
97.6 |
42.7 |
0.25 |
20.7 |
Angle hole |
Table 2: All holes reported today along Section22-14N. Mineralization occurs along sub-horizontal horizons generally |
Hole No. |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Notes |
AT21-15 |
24.4 |
53.4 |
22.9 |
0.44 |
32.3 |
|
AT21-18 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
3 |
0.15 |
18.1 |
|
AT21-18B |
0.0 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
0.13 |
22.9 |
Angle hole |
AT21-19 |
16.8 |
19.8 |
3 |
0.14 |
5.1 |
|
88-8 |
152.4 |
173.8 |
21.3 |
0.44 |
23.2 |
|
DHRI-11-7C |
202.7 |
293.0 |
90.2 |
0.97 |
25.4 |
Bottomed in mineralization |
DHRI-12-MRC4 |
272.9 |
295.7 |
22.9 |
3.27 |
3.6 |
Bottomed in mineralization |
DHRI-15-LRC1 |
208.8 |
311.0 |
102.1 |
1.66 |
8.9 |
|
DHRI-15-LRC2 |
275.9 |
309.5 |
33.5 |
0.28 |
<0.5 |
Table 3: Previously reported and historic holes used in Section 22-14N. AT21 series hole was drilled by Nevada King in |
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").
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 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 $17 million as of August 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).
NI 43-101 Mineral Resources at the Atlanta Mine
Resource Category |
Tonnes (000s) |
Au (ppm) |
Contained Au |
Ag Grade (ppm) |
Contained Ag |
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 |
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