Newrange Gold (NRGOF)(NRG:CA) – Making Significant Progress on Two Fronts

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Newrange Gold (NRGOF)(NRG:CA)
Making Significant Progress on Two Fronts

As of April 24, 2020, Noble Capital Markets research on Newrange Gold is published under ticker symbols (NRGOF and NRG:CA). The price target is in USD and based on ticker symbol NRGOF. Research reports dated prior to April 24, 2020 may not follow these guidelines and could account for a variance in the price target.

Newrange Gold Corp is an exploration stage company focused on acquiring and exploring exploration and evaluation assets in Colombia and the United States. The Company operates in a single reportable operating segment-the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. Some of the projects acquired by the company are Pamlico gold project in Nevada and Rocky mountain project in Colorado. The company also holds an interest in the Yarumalito property, El Dovio property and Anori property in Colombia.

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst of Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    Geophysical survey of the North Birch project. An induced polarization (IP) survey, which is expected to commence within 10 to 14 days, will help detect areas of sulphide enrichment and generate targets for diamond drilling at the company’s North Birch project in Ontario, Canada. The primary target is part of a folded iron formation. The 8-kilometer target horizon, which has never been drilled, extends 2 kilometers along strike into the high-grade Argosy Gold Mine which closed in 1952. There are multiple showings in the rocks to the south of the main target horizon. Management expects drilling could begin as early as April following identification of drill targets based on the survey results and receipt of drilling permits.

    H Lake option exercised.  Newrange recently exercised its option to acquire a 100% interest in the H Lake Property, which forms the western portion of North Birch. The H Lake property encompasses 1,550 hectares, or 3,830 acres, and covers a portion of the same folded iron formation as the Western Fold property. Together, the two properties encompass 3,850 hectares, or 9,514 acres, and cover the …



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Release – Chakana (CHKKF)(PERU:CA) – Intersects Highest Grade Interval To Date At Huancarama Soledad Project Peru

 


Chakana Copper Intersects Highest Grade Interval To Date 11m of 2.79 g/t Au, 4.04% Cu, and 330.8 g/t Ag (13.30 g/t Au-Eq) At Huancarama, Soledad Project, Peru

 

Within 93m of 1.63 g/t Au, 0.95% Cu, and 129.2 g/t Ag (4.77 g/t Au-Eq) from 117m

Vancouver, B.C., February 9, 2021 – Chakana Copper Corp. (Tsx-V: Peru; Otcqb: Chkkf; Fra: 1zx) (The “Company” Or “Chakana”), Is Pleased To Release Results For Two Additional Drill Holes With The Highest-Grade Intercepts Reported To Date From The Huancarama Breccia Complex, Within The Soledad Project In Ancash, Peru (Fig. 1). These Holes Complement The Initial Ten Holes Previously Published (See News Releases Dated January 12, 2021, And January 25, 202). Twenty-Two Hq Diamond Core Holes Have Been Completed Thus Far With Continued Success Expanding The Mineralized Breccia At Huancarama.

Mineralized intervals from two additional holes at Huancarama include:

* Cu_eq and Au_eq values were calculated using copper, gold, and silver. Metal prices utilized for the calculations are Cu – US$2.90/lb, Au – US$1,300/oz, and Ag – US$17/oz. No adjustments were made for recovery as the project is an early stage exploration project and metallurgical data to allow for estimation of recoveries are not yet available. The formulas utilized to calculate equivalent values are Cu-eq (%) = Cu% + (Au g/t * 0.6556) + (Ag g/t * 0.00857) and Au-eq (g/t) = Au g/t + (Cu% * 1.5296) + (Ag g/t * 0.01307).

Utilizing the same platform on the south side of the breccia complex that holes SDH20-161 and SDH20-162 were drilled from, holes SDH20-163 and SDH20-164 were oriented east-northeast across the breccia body outlined by the first 10 drill holes (Figures 2 and 3). Both holes intersected continuous mineralization across the breccia body. Hole SDH20-163 was oriented beneath the north edge of the outcropping H1 breccia and intersected 88.05m with 0.28 g/t Au, 0.32% Cu, and 30.2 g/t Ag (1.17 g/t Au-eq) starting at 61m. Hole SDH20-164, drilled beneath the southeast edge of the collapse zone, encountered 93m with 1.63 g/t Au, 0.95% Cu, and 129.2 g/t Ag (4.77 g/t Au-eq) from 117m depth, including 42m with 2.90 g/t Au, 1.41% Cu, and 182.3 g/t Ag (7.44 g/t Au-eq) from 124m. Examples of mineralized drill core from these holes are shown in Figure 4.

David Kelley, President and CEO commented, “these two holes demonstrate the successful continuation of the drilling at Huancarama, further defining a large mineralized breccia pipe. The H1 and H2 breccias exposed at surface coalesce at depth, forming a large coherent breccia pipe. We continue to see excellent grades, particularly in the central part of the breccia body below the collapse zone. Hole SDH20-164 exhibits spectacular mineralization with 11m of 2.79 g/t Au, 4.04% Cu, and 330.8 g/t Ag; and 4m of 2.61 g/t Au, 5.44% Cu, and 926.2 g/t Ag, within two separate intervals. The high-grade zones reported in previous drill holes correlate well with those reported in this hole and are open at depth. Drilling is ongoing at Huancarama and we look forward to reporting additional results soon.”

Huancarama Target Area and the Phase 3b Drill Program

The Huancarama Breccia Complex is located 300m south of and 400m above the deepest breccia intercept at Paloma. Within the complex there are five principal breccia bodies exposed at surface over approximately 200m horizontally (Fig. 5). There is a distinctive feature believed to be a collapse zone with dimensions of 50m by 30m. Unverified reports suggest that this may be due to small-scale mining. Two historic adits are in the complex, one trending north-northeast for 170m along the western side of H1 (Fig. 2), and a second shorter adit of 21m at H2. Surface sampling from the breccia bodies and channel sampling of the adits yielded strongly anomalous gold results (see news release dated November 19, 2019). In addition to several targets within the complex, numerous additional targets exist in the Huancarama and Paloma area.

Results reported here are part of the ongoing Phase 3b drill program, which is fully funded from the Company’s current treasury and is anticipated to see 15,000 metres completed. Phase 3b is testing a cluster of high-grade, gold-enriched tourmaline breccia pipe targets within the Paloma and Huancarama target areas. Thirty-two holes have now been reported from the Phase 3b program.

About Chakana Copper

Chakana Copper Corp is a Canadian-based minerals exploration company that is currently advancing the high-grade gold-copper-silver Soledad Project located in the Ancash region of Peru, a highly favorable mining jurisdiction with supportive communities. The Soledad Project consists of high-grade gold-copper-silver mineralization hosted in tourmaline breccia pipes. A total of 33,353 metres of drilling has been completed to-date, testing nine (9) of twenty-three (23) confirmed breccia pipes with more than 92 total targets. Chakana’s investors are uniquely positioned as the Soledad Project provides exposure to several metals including copper, gold, and silver. For more information on the Soledad project, please visit the website a www.chakanacopper.com.

Sampling and Analytical Procedures

Chakana follows rigorous sampling and analytical protocols that meet or exceed industry standards. Core samples are stored in a secured area until transport in batches to the ALS facility in Callao, Lima, Peru. Sample batches include certified reference materials, blank, and duplicate samples that are then processed under the control of ALS. All samples are analyzed using the ME-MS41 (ICP technique that provides a comprehensive multi-element overview of the rock geochemistry), while gold is analyzed by AA24 and GRA22 when values exceed 10 g/t by AA24. Over limit silver, copper, lead and zinc are analyzed using the OG-46 procedure. Soil samples are analyzed by 4-acid (ME-MS61) and for gold by Fire Assay on a 30g sample (Au-ICP21).

Results of previous drilling and additional information concerning the Project, including a technical report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101, are made available on Chakana’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

Qualified Person

David Kelley, an officer and a director of Chakana, and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
(signed) “David Kelley”
David Kelley
President and CEO

For further information contact:
Joanne Jobin, Investor Relations Officer
Phone: 647 964 0292
Email: jjobin@chakanacopper.com

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-looking Statement Advisory: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of Chakana to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements. Forward looking statements or information relates to, among other things, the interpretation of the nature of the mineralization at the Soledad copper-gold-silver project (the “Project”), the potential to expand the mineralization, and to develop and grow a resource within the Project, the planning for further exploration work, the ability to de-risk the potential exploration targets, and our belief in the potential for mineralization within unexplored parts of the Project. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs but given the uncertainties, assumptions and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward- looking statements or information. The Company disclaims any obligation to update, or to publicly announce, any such statements, events or developments except as required by law.

Figure 1 – View looking north showing breccia pipes and occurrences within the northern Soledad cluster. Pipes that have been drilled in previous campaigns are shown in red. Targets shown in green are the focus on this 15,000m drill campaign. Other pipes and occurrences remain to be tested by drilling. Additional breccia pipes occur on the south half of the property and are not shown here.

Figure 2 – Map of the Huancarama Breccia Complex and drill hole lithology in holes completed to date. Red represents tourmaline breccia based on the first ten holes and lithology mapped in the underground tunnel. Black dotted outlines show surface expression of mapped breccias; white dashed line shows collapse zone. Location of section line for Figure 3 indicated.

Figure 3 – Section looking northwest highlighting the drill holes at Huancarama reported in this release. Light red 3D shape shows preliminary shape of breccia based on the first ten holes and lithology mapped in the underground tunnel.

Figure 4 – Core photos from Huancarama: SDH20-163 (83.3m) mosaic tourmaline breccia with partial clast replacement by chalcopyrite; SDH20- 163 (117.85m) tourmaline breccia with chalcopyrite and red sphalerite open space filling ; SDH20-164 (123.2 to 131.12m) – example of high-grade copper sulfide (chalcopyrite) clast replacement and sulfide-cemented breccia. Core diameter is 6.35cm (HQ) in all instances.

Figure 5 – Drone image looking northeast at the Huancarama Breccia Complex showing the five principal tourmaline breccia bodies exposed at surface (H1-H5), historic adit portal, and drill platforms. Note drill rig in center of image.

SOURCE: Chakana Copper

Release – Golden Predator Mining (NTGSF)(GPY:CA) – Reports Final Drill Results from Brewery Creek Mine


Golden Predator Reports Final Drill Results from Brewery Creek Mine

 

Significant gold mineralization in all drill holes reaching target depth

Vancouver, BC, February 9, 2021: Golden Predator Mining Corp. (TSX.V:GPY, OTCQX:NTGSF) (the “Company”) today announces the results from the final 16 of 32 reverse circulation drill holes from the 2020 work program at its licensed 100%-owned Brewery Creek mine project ?located approximately 55 km by road from Dawson City, Yukon.

Drill program highlights include:

  • 19.81 m of 1.57 g/t gold from a depth of 85.34 m in drill hole RC20-2694;
  • 21.34 m of 1.31 g/t gold from a depth of 123.44 m in drill hole RC20-2702;
  • 21.34 m of 1.09 g/t gold from a depth of 80.77 m in drill hole RC20-2705;
  • 9.14 m of 1.41 g/t gold from a depth of 45.72 m in drill hole RC20-2706; and
  • 12.19 m of 0.55 g/t gold from a depth of 6.10 m and 16.76 m of 0.58 g/t gold from a depth of 62.48 in drill hole RC20-2708.

To view Brewery Creek project and drill location maps: https://www.goldenpredator.com/_resources/news/GPY-NR21-03-BCreek-2020-Drill-Results-Maps-FINAL.pdf

2020 Brewery Creek Exploration Program – Golden Infill Drilling

A total of 32 reverse circulation drill holes, totaling 3,706 m, were completed between the Golden and Lucky resource areas in the fall of 2020. The 2020 program was designed to infill within and around two fences of 2019 drilling that encountered mineralization along a 400 m gap where there had been no previous drilling between the Golden and Lucky resource areas. The objective was to establish sufficient drill density in this 400 m gap to be able to incorporate the Lucky resource into the greater Keg pit shell.

The gold assays for the remaining 16 drill holes of the program are reported in this release with significant thicknesses of gold mineralization present in 14 of the 16 of the drill holes. The two drill holes not intersecting mineralization were not completed to target depth. The collars of 8 of the drill holes are located outside of the current Golden resource area and the other 8 are located on the southwestern margin of the current Golden resource area.

Other significant mineralized intervals include 7.62 m of 2.68 g/t gold from a depth of 102.11 m in drill hole RC20-2700 and multiple intercepts in drill hole RC20-2707 including 9.14 m of 0.58 g/t gold from a depth of 42.67 m and 13.72 m of 0.57 g/t gold from a depth of 70.10 m.

Gold mineralization is controlled by fractures oriented sub-parallel to the main thrust fault and a series of high angle conjugate fractures developed within main shear zone. Composite mineralized intercepts thicknesses range from 6.10 m to 45.72 m with an average composite mineralized thickness of 26.05 m in the 11 drill holes that had full intersections across the mineralized zone. Mineralization encountered in these 16 holes consists of sulfide, transitional and lesser amounts of oxide material. Within the area of this drilling the eastern strike extension of the mineralized zone is not yet defined, and the zone remains open at depth down dip.

2020 Brewery Creek Exploration Program – Classic/Lone Star

Three reverse circulation drill holes, totaling 687 m, were completed in 2020 targeting newly defined extensions of the Classic/Lone Star porphyry-style mineralization. The drill holes were widely-spaced step-out holes drilled at significant distances from any existing drilling at the Classic and Lone Star areas. Two of the drill holes (RC20-2710 and RC20-2711) were located approximately 500 m from each other and 650 m southeast of the closest previous drilling within the Classic and Lone Star areas. No significant gold was intersected in either drill hole. The third drill hole (RC20-2712), located approximately 1,330 m to the east of the nearest previous drilling, tested a coincident aeromagnetic and radiometric anomaly indicating a structural zone along the margin of a biotite monzonite intrusive within an area of spotty gold and arsenic in soil geochemistry. This initial test was encouraging with gold intersected in two intervals of monzonite with 0.33 g/t gold over 1.52 m at a depth of 120.40 m and 0.27 g/t gold over 1.52 m at a depth of 131.06 within a 15.29 m zone of anomalous mineralization. Mineralization within the zone consists of pyrite with local arsenopyrite associated with chlorite and calcite alteration minerals.

Continuing exploration will develop extensions to the Classic and Lone Star area mineralization, a near surface bulk tonnage target that lies approximately 3 km south of the Brewery Creek Reserve Trend. Together with the Lone Star zone, the Classic zone demonstrates the discovery potential of the entire southern portion of the large Brewery Creek property where a large syenite intrusion hosts gold mineralization primarily in sheeted quartz/carbonate/pyrite veins and as fine-grained disseminations. Initial column leach tests have indicated that this intrusive hosted mineralization is leachable to at least a 200 m depth. This mineralization is clearly a separate younger mineralizing event not associated with the quartz monzonite, thrust fault hosted, mineralization historically exploited in the Reserve Trend which is the subject of the ongoing bankable feasibility study.

To view a complete table of results: https://www.goldenpredator.com/_resources/news/GPY-NR-21-03-BRC-DrillAssays-2020-20210128.pdf

2020 Exploration Drill Program

The 2020 Brewery Creek drill program built upon Golden Predator’s successful 2019 program that established continuity of mineralization within the licensed Reserve Trend between the eastern edge of the Canadian-Fosters-Kokanee-Golden pits (Keg pitshell) east to the Lucky pit. The 32 reverse circulation drill holes drilled in 2020 were designed to fill in and expand the gold resource between the eastern Golden zone and western Lucky zone. The targeted mineralization between these zones has been offset by a high-angle normal fault and was previously untested until 2019 when the zone was intersected with multiple drill holes.

Infill drilling within this 400 m gap between the eastern edge of the Fosters to Golden trend and the western edge of the Lucky zone is also to increase the density of drilling to convert Inferred resources to Indicated resources and confirm continuity of mineralization between the two deposits while testing for additional resources. The goal is to establish and confirm continuous mineralization along the Fosters-Canadian-Kokanee-Golden-Lucky zones for mine design now in progress as a part of the Brewery Creek Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS).

Brewery Creek Mine: Resources1

Materials on the heap leach pad were not included in the resource update. Mineral Resources estimates conducted within a pit shell developed at $2,000/oz gold with an internal cut-off grade calculated at $1,500/oz gold was used to report mineral resource inventories.

The resource estimate is based on a recovery model created from assay data, bottle and column leach test work and historic recovery analysis instead of a less accurate visual oxide-sulfide boundary developed from geologist drill logs. Sedimentary and intrusive rocks, which have distinct metallurgical characteristics, were estimated separately based on gold-grade distribution analysis. A supporting NI 43-101 Technical Report is filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Brewery Creek Mine Work Plan

The Brewery Creek Mine is a licensed brownfields heap leach gold mine that was operated by Viceroy Minerals Corporation from 1996 to 2002. Brewery Creek is authorized to restart mining activities as defined within the Quartz Mining License and Water License. The Company intends to resume mining and processing of licensed deposits when supported by an independent study that outlines technical and economic viability. The 180 km2 property is located 55 km east of Dawson City and is accessible year-round by paved and improved gravel roads. Significant infrastructure remains in place, allowing for a timely restart schedule under existing operating licenses.

A Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) is being conducted by Kappes Cassiday & Associates of Reno, Nevada which will include a multi-year mine plan for the advancement of the Brewery Creek project. The BFS will include an inventory of the mineralized material remaining on the heap and mine planning (completed by Tetra Tech Inc of Golden, Colorado) for the resumption of the mining of material from leachable resources contained within the licensed area and reported in the Company’s Mineral Resource Estimate. The BFS will include all the key parameters involved in reconstructing or adding necessary infrastructure including a crushing facility, the Adsorption-Desorption-Recovery (“ADR”) plant and assay lab and an implementation schedule, sourcing, and economic cash flow model sufficiently detailed to move directly into procurement, development and construction if economically warranted. Any production decisions would be dependent on the outcome of a study demonstrating positive technical and economic viability.

Sampling Methodology, Quality Control and Assurance

Analyses for drill samples were performed by SGS Canada, Inc., ALS Canada and Bureau Veritas, Canada with sample preparation in Whitehorse, YT and assaying in Burnaby, North Vancouver and Vancouver, BC respectively. Drill samples were analyzed for gold using a 30 gram fire assay with atomic absorption finish (SGS-GO FAA30V10 method, ALS-Au AA-25 method and BV-FA430 method). Quality controls standards include standard reference material, certified blank and field duplicate samples in every sample dispatch.

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Jeff Cary, CPG, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and a consultant to the Company.

About Golden Predator Mining Corp.

Golden Predator is advancing the past-producing Brewery Creek Mine towards a timely resumption of mining activities, under its Quartz Mining and Water Licenses, in Canada’s Yukon. With established resources grading over 1.0 g/t gold the Company is completing a Bankable Feasibility Study for the restart of heap leach operations. The Brewery Creek Mine project operates with a Socio Economic Accord with the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation.

For additional information on Golden Predator Mining Corp.:
Janet Lee-Sheriff
Chief Executive Officer

(604) 260-8435
info@goldenpredator.com
www.goldenpredator.com

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This press release contains forward-looking information that involve various risks and uncertainties regarding future events. Such forward-looking information can include without limitation statements based on current expectations that the Brewery Creek will advance to an early production decision, or the extent of any additional mineral resource that could result from incorporating 2019 exploration drilling. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. These and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking information are based on estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information should circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions change.

1. The 2020 Mineral Resource Estimate was conducted in accordance with CIM guidelines and is reported in a NI 43-101 Technical Report which will be filed on SEDAR and the Company’s website within 45 days.

Source: Golden Predator Mining

Aurania Resources (AUIAF)(ARU:CA) – Tiria-Shimpia Silver-Gold Target in the Crosshairs

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Aurania Resources (AUIAF)(ARU:CA)
Tiria-Shimpia Silver-Gold Target in the Crosshairs

As of April 24, 2020, Noble Capital Markets research on Aurania Resources is published under ticker symbols (AUIAF and ARU:CA). The price target is in USD and based on ticker symbol AUIAF. Research reports dated prior to April 24, 2020 may not follow these guidelines and could account for a variance in the price target.

Aurania Resources Ltd. is a Canada-based junior mining exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and copper. Its flagship asset, The Lost Cities-Cutucu Project, is in southeastern Ecuador in the Province of Morona-Santiago. The company also has several minor projects in Switzerland.

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst of Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    Initial drill sites. Initial drill sites have been selected to test high-grade silver zones at the Tiria-Shimpia epithermal silver-gold target. Recall that Tiria-Shimpia is a target area that encompasses over 75 square kilometers. Exploration work along a 15-kilometer trend and geological mapping suggest the mineralization is not a vein system but is following fault zones and sedimentary layers of the host rock across trend for up to 3 kilometers.

    Promising indicators.  Outcrops in two streams that are 1.5 kilometers apart in the northwestern portion of the target area contain high-grade silver, including 356 grams of silver per tonne with 12.7% zinc and 199 grams of silver per tonne with 22% zinc. Drill sites have been selected to test these high-grade zones at depth. Drilling will help determine whether the two outcrops are connected at …



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Release – Comstock Mining (LODE) – Focuses on Climate Smart Mining


Comstock Focuses on Climate Smart Mining; Develops Existing and New Precious and Strategic Metals Projects to Fuel Clean Energy Transition

 

Virginia City, NV (February 4, 2021) Comstock Mining Inc. (“Comstock” and the “Company”) (NYSE American: LODE), a diversified precious and strategic metals production and processing company, today updated its plans for meeting the escalating demand for clean energy technologies. The Company and our partners, including Mercury Clean-Up, LLC (“MCU”) started with the deployment of new metals extraction and processing technologies that remediate soils and more efficiently extract and process gold at the Company’s existing facilities and abroad and we have targeted new development projects that efficiently reprocess and renew silver and other strategic metals.

Comstock’s shift to climate-smart mining started with technologies that target tailings, leach pads, and other mining wastes, in order to capture residual precious metals. The Company’s partnerships, projects and technologies, involve proprietary processes for remediating mercury and other metals from abandoned and leached mining sites and the surrounding eco-systems, while more efficiently extracting silver, gold and other strategic metals.

Corrado De Gasperis, Comstock’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, “Our ongoing work with remote mercury recovery and gold extraction provides an immediate example of our approach. MCU’s mercury remediation equipment is currently deployed in the Philippines, with processing operations commencing this month. We have coordinated with the community, landed the equipment, assembled the team, and prepped for start-up. Our joint venture partners are collaborating to begin removing toxic mercury contamination from U.S. and international eco-systems, while efficiently extracting gold from contaminated and abandoned mining sites.”

The Company plans to build and improve on these mineral and metal developments by introducing additional technologies that maximize recoveries from the Company’s existing gold and silver resources in Nevada, as well as other conservation-based projects that the Company and its partners plan on introducing in the coming months.

Quantum Surge in Global Demand for Metals

Comstock believes that its approach is especially timely and important. A recent report from the World Bank, entitled Mineral Intensity of the Clean Energy Transition, reported that the production of graphite, cobalt, lithium and many other strategic minerals and metals are expected to increase dramatically by 2050, as an estimated 3 billion tons of minerals and metals are used to deploy energy storage and renewable energy production projects.

“The world is becoming increasingly aware of the current risks and realities presented by climate change,” concluded Mr. De Gasperis. “A quantum surge of investment is expected in conservation-based energy storage and renewable energy projects worldwide. We cannot rely on conventional mining methods to meet critical mineral and metal needs and we are energized by these new opportunities, and the prospect of deploying these technologies to build shareholder value by meeting the increasing higher demand for these strategic, critical and precious metals.”

About Comstock Mining Inc.

Comstock Mining Inc. is a Nevada-based, precious and strategic metal-based exploration, economic resource development, mineral production and metal processing business with a strategic focus on high-value, cash-generating, environmentally friendly, and economically enhancing mining and processing technologies and businesses. The Company has extensive, contiguous property in the historic Comstock and Silver City mining districts (collectively, the “Comstock District”), is an emerging leader in sustainable, responsible mining and processing, and is currently commercializing environment-enhancing, metal-based technologies, products, and processes for precious and strategic metals recovery.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and any related calls or discussions may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” “should,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “potential” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of doing so. Forward-looking statements include statements about matters such as: consummation of all pending transactions; project, asset or Company valuations; future industry market conditions; future explorations, acquisitions, investments and asset sales; future performance of and closings under various agreements; future changes in our exploration activities; future estimated mineral resources; future prices and sales of, and demand for, our products; future impacts of land entitlements and uses; future permitting activities and needs therefor; future production capacity and operations; future operating and overhead costs; future capital expenditures and their impact on us; future impacts of operational and management changes (including changes in the board of directors); future changes in business strategies, planning and tactics and impacts of recent or future changes; future employment and contributions of personnel, including consultants; future land sales, investments, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, business combinations, operational, tax, financial and restructuring initiatives; the nature and timing of and accounting for restructuring charges and derivative liabilities and the impact thereof; contingencies; future environmental compliance and changes in the regulatory environment; future offerings of equity or debt securities; asset sales and associated costs; future working capital, costs, revenues, business opportunities, debt levels, cash flows, margins, earnings and growth.

These statements are based on assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical and current trends, current conditions, possible future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees, representations or warranties and are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond our control and could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Some of those risks and uncertainties include the risk factors set forth in our filings with the SEC and the following: counterparty risks; capital markets’ valuation and pricing risks; adverse effects of climate changes or natural disasters; global economic and capital market uncertainties; the speculative nature of gold or mineral exploration, including risks of diminishing quantities or grades of qualified resources; operational or technical difficulties in connection with exploration or mining activities; contests over title to properties; potential dilution to our stockholders from our stock issuances and recapitalization and balance sheet restructuring activities; potential inability to comply with applicable government regulations or law; adoption of or changes in legislation or regulations adversely affecting businesses; permitting constraints or delays; decisions regarding business opportunities that may be presented to, or pursued by, us or others; the impact of, or the non-performance by parties under agreements relating to, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, business combinations, asset sales, leases, options and investments to which we may be party; changes in the United States or other monetary or fiscal policies or regulations; interruptions in production capabilities due to capital constraints; equipment failures; fluctuation of prices for gold or certain other commodities (such as silver, zinc, cyanide, water, diesel fuel and electricity); changes in generally accepted accounting principles; adverse effects of terrorism and geopolitical events; potential inability to implement business strategies; potential inability to grow revenues; potential inability to attract and retain key personnel; interruptions in delivery of critical supplies, equipment and raw materials due to credit or other limitations imposed by vendors or others; assertion of claims, lawsuits and proceedings; potential inability to satisfy debt and lease obligations; potential inability to maintain an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting; potential inability or failure to timely file periodic reports with the SEC; potential inability to list our securities on any securities exchange or market; inability to maintain the listing of our securities; and work stoppages or other labor difficulties. Occurrence of such events or circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows or the market price of our securities. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements by or attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Except as may be required by securities or other law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Neither this press release nor any related calls or discussions constitutes an offer to sell, the solicitation of an offer to buy or a recommendation with respect to any securities of the Company, the fund or any other issuer.

Contact information for

Comstock Mining Inc.
117 American Flat Rd
PO Box 1118
Virginia City, NV 89440
http://www.comstockmining.com

Corrado De Gasperis
Executive Chairman & CEO
Tel (775) 847-4755
degasperis@comstockmining.com

Zach Spencer
Director of External Relations
Tel (775) 847-5272 ext.151
questions@comstockmining.com

Source: Comstock Mining

Aurania Resources (AUIAF)(ARU:CA) – Mobile MT Geophysical Survey Providing A Clearer Picture

Monday, February 01, 2021

Aurania Resources (AUIAF)(ARU:CA)
Mobile MT Geophysical Survey Providing A Clearer Picture

As of April 24, 2020, Noble Capital Markets research on Aurania Resources is published under ticker symbols (AUIAF and ARU:CA). The price target is in USD and based on ticker symbol AUIAF. Research reports dated prior to April 24, 2020 may not follow these guidelines and could account for a variance in the price target.

Aurania Resources Ltd. is a Canada-based junior mining exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and copper. Its flagship asset, The Lost Cities-Cutucu Project, is in southeastern Ecuador in the Province of Morona-Santiago. The company also has several minor projects in Switzerland.

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst of Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    Potential porphyry system identified at Yawi. Aurania’s ongoing Mobile MT geophysical survey clearly defined a feature that appears to be the sulphide-bearing core of a porphyry at the Yawi target. The company intends to secure a second drill to test this now more clearly defined target. Porphyry deposits are large mineralized systems and generally of interest to major mining companies given their size and ability to support a long mine life. Porphyry deposits, while generally low in grade, are the largest source of copper ore and can be important sources of gold.

    Geophysical survey narrows the focus.  Aurania has various teams working on different types of geological targets. In addition to field exploration and drilling, the Mobile MT geophysical survey has been of significant value. Field work followed by scout drilling revealed a favorable geological environment for epithermal and porphyry mineralization in an area of interest at Yawi. However, management …



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Endeavour Silver (EXK)(EDR:CA) – Updating Estimates based on 2021 Production and Cost Guidance

Friday, January 29, 2021

Endeavour Silver (EXK)(EDR:CA)
Updating Estimates based on 2021 Production and Cost Guidance

As of April 24, 2020, Noble Capital Markets research on Endeavour Silver is published under ticker symbols (EXK and EDR:CA). The price target is in USD and based on ticker symbol EXK. Research reports dated prior to April 24, 2020 may not follow these guidelines and could account for a variance in the price target.

Endeavour Silver Corp is a precious metal mining company. The company is primarily engaged in silver mining and owns three high-grade, underground, silver-gold mines in Mexico. Its other business activities include acquisition, exploration, development, extraction, processing, refining and reclamation. The company is organized into four operating mining segments, Guanacevi, Bolanitos, El Cubo, and El Compas, which are located in Mexico as well as Exploration and Corporate segments. Its Exploration segment consists of projects in the exploration and evaluation phases in Mexico and Chile.

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst of Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    Guidance for 2021. Endeavour Silver released 2021 production and cost guidance. The company expects to produce between 3.6 million and 4.3 million ounces of silver and 31,000 to 35,500 ounces of gold, or 6.1 million to 7.1 million ounces of silver equivalent. Endeavour also provided its 2021 capital and exploration budgets for its three operating mines.

    Updating estimates.  We have adjusted our 2020 loss per share estimate to $(0.10) from $(0.07) and our 2021 EPS estimate to $0.14 from $0.20. Our earnings revisions are based on lower production and narrower operating margin. For 2021, we forecast silver and gold production of 4.3 million ounces and 34.1 thousand ounces, respectively. We project 2020 and 2021 EBITDA of $22.2 million and …



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Release – Ely Gold (ELYGF)(ELY:CA) – Options Spanish Moon Project Nye County Nevada


Ely Gold Royalties Options Spanish Moon Project, Nye County, Nevada

 

Ely Gold Retains 3% NSR with 100% Option to Navy Resources

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, January 27, 2021. Ely Gold Royalties Inc. (TSX-V:ELY, OTCQX:ELYGF) (“Ely Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nevada Select Royalty Inc (“Nevada Select”), it has entered into an option agreement (the “Agreement”) with Navy Resources (“Navy”) (TSX-V: NVY), whereby Navy will have the option to purchase 100% of the Spanish Moon Project (“Spanish Moon” or the “Property”) with Ely Gold retaining a 3% Net Smelter Royalty (“NSR”). The Spanish Moon Project is located approximately 13 km SE of the active Round Mountain mine that has produced over 15 million ounces of gold (see Figure 1). Closing of the Agreement (the “Effective Date”) is subject to final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”).

The Property

Spanish Moon is in Nye County, Nevada and includes seventy (70) unpatented mining claims (the “Nevada Select Claims”) which are approximately 97 km north-northeast of the town of Tonopah, Nevada and thus has proximal infrastructure and is easily accessible, being withhin 1.5 hours drive to Tonopah. The Nevada Select Claims are situated between two intrusions that provide the heat, structural preparation and fluid flow required for Carlin-type deposits. The later emplaced calderas in the area can provide the additional heat and fluids in preferred host rock, which are delineated as silty limestone across the property package, capable of producing large Carlin style systems.

The consolidation of the Spanish Moon District also includes a lease/option for the acquisition of 87.25% of two patented mining claims (the “Barcelona Claims”) negotiated by Navy and Nevada Select. The Agreement allows Nevada Select a right of first refusal (“ROFR”) for the Barcelona Claims should Navy terminate the Agreement.

Jerry Baughman, President of Nevada Select commented, “Ely Gold’s consolidation of the patented and unpatented claim groups in the Spanish Moon District represents the first time that this district will be explored as a single project. This is exactly the kind of high-quality, under-explored property that Ely Gold continues to generate and option to exceptional exploration partners. Navy intends to explore a number of target-ready zones that have been identified at Spanish Moon. We look forward to a long relationship with this seasoned group of geologists on this important Property”.

The Agreement

Navy will have the option to purchase 100% of the Property for the total purchase price of US$750,000 and 750,000 common shares of Navy (the “Navy Shares”) payable as follows:

  1. USD$50,000 Cash Payment upon entering into the Ely Agreement (on the “Effective Date”);
  2. The issue of 150,000 Navy Shares within 5 business days of the Effective Date;
  3. USD$75,000 Cash Payment and 150,000 Navy Shares on or before the first anniversary of the Effective Date;
  4. USD$125,000 Cash Payment and 200,000 Navy Shares on or before the second anniversary of the Effective Date;
  5. USD$250,000 Cash Payment and 250,000 Navy Shares on or before the third anniversary of the Effective Date; and
  6. USD$250,000 Cash Payment on or before the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date, upon which the Option Exercise will be complete.

Ely Gold will retain a NSR of 3% on the Nevada Select Claims and the Barcelona Claims. Navy may reduce the 3% NSR to a 2% NSR for a one-time payment of $1,000,000. The Agreement provides for an area of interest as outlined in Figure 1. Navy is responsible for all Property holding costs and payments related to the Barcelona Claims during the term of the Agreement. Navy has also reimbursed Nevada Select for its 2020 staking costs.

Qualified Person

Stephen Kenwood, P. Geo, is director of the Company and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Kenwood has reviewed and approved the technical information in this press release.

About Ely Gold Royalties Inc.

Ely Gold Royalties Inc. is a Nevada focused gold royalty company. Its current portfolio includes royalties at Jerritt Canyon, Goldstrike and Marigold, three of Nevada’s largest gold mines, as well as the Fenelon mine in Quebec, operated by Wallbridge Mining. The Company continues to actively seek opportunities to purchase producing or near-term producing royalties. Ely Gold also generates development royalties through property sales on projects that are located at or near producing mines. Management believes that due to the Company’s ability to locate and purchase third-party royalties, its strategy of organically creating royalties and its gold focus, Ely Gold offers shareholders a favourable leverage to gold prices and low-cost access to long-term gold royalties in safe mining jurisdictions.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Signed “Trey Wasser”
Trey Wasser, President & CEO

For further information, please contact:

Trey Wasser, President & CEO
trey@elygoldinc.com

972-803-3087

Joanne Jobin, Investor Relations Officer
jjobin@elygoldinc.com

647 964 0292

FORWARD-LOOKING CAUTIONS: This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, including, but not limited to, statements regarding completion of the Transaction. Forwardlooking statements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “aims,” “potential,” “goal,” “objective,” “prospective,” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will,” “would,” “may,” “can,” “could” or “should” occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except to the extent required by applicable securities laws and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include the Company’s inability to control whether the buy-down right will ever be exercised, and whether the right of first refusal will ever be triggered, uncertainty as to whether any mining will occur on the property covered by the Probe Royalty such that the Company will receive any payment therefrom, and the general risks and uncertainties relating to the mineral exploration, development and production business. The reader is urged to refer to the Company’s reports, publicly available through the Canadian Securities Administrators’ System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effect.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Figure 1.

Source: Ely Gold Royalties

Allegiant Gold Allegiant Gold Ltd (AUXXF) – 2021 Expected to Be Catalyst Rich

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Allegiant Gold

Allegiant Gold Ltd (AUXXF)
2021 Expected to Be Catalyst Rich

Allegiant Gold Ltd is a gold exploration company. Its project profile consists of Bolo, Browns Canyon, Clara Moro, Four Metals, Monitor Hills, Red Hills, Silver Dome, West Goldfield, White Horse Flats, Mogollon, Eastside, Dutch Flat, and others.

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst of Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    NobleCon17 Presentation. Mr. Peter Gianulis, CEO, Allegiant Gold, made a presentation and participated in a panel discussion at NobleCon17. Replays are available here. Allegiant is advancing its Eastside Gold Project in Nevada. Eastside currently has a NI 43-101 compliant inferred resource of 996 thousand gold ounces and 7.8 million silver ounces, or 1.1 million ounces of gold equivalent, with significant expansion potential. Near-term goals include: 1) expanding the permitted operating area, 2) completion of an updated mineral resource estimate to include recent drilling in the southern portion of the project area, 3) completion of a preliminary economic assessment that may include results from additional drilling in the northern portion of the project area, and 4) advancing the project to a resource of greater than 2 million ounces of gold over the next one to two years.

    Drilling program.  In September 2020, the company commenced a 15,000-meter drilling program to test additional targets, expand resources at the Castle Zone in the southern part of the project area, and increase resources at the Original Pit Zone in the northern portion of the project area which hosts the current mineral resource. From September to December 2020, Allegiant drilled over 40 holes …



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Golden Predator Mining (NTGSF)(GPY:CA) – Drill Program Results Checking the Boxes

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Golden Predator Mining (NTGSF)(GPY:CA)
Drill Program Results Checking the Boxes

Golden Predator Mining Corp is a Canada based exploration stage company engaged in the business of acquiring and exploring mineral properties. It owns properties primarily in Yukon, Canada. Some of the company’s projects located in Yukon are the 3 Aces, Sprogge, Reef, Brewery Creek, Marg, Sonora Gulch, Grew Creek, Upper Hyland and others.

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst of Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    Assay results released. Golden Predator released the initial results from 16 of 32 reverse circulation drill holes from the 2020 Brewery Creek drilling program. Recall that 32 infill drill holes, representing 3,706 meters, were completed in a 400-meter gap area between the Golden and Lucky resource areas. The infill drill program built on the company’s 2019 program that established continuity of mineralization within the licensed Reserve Trend between the eastern edge of the Canadian-Fosters-Kokanee-Golden pits (Keg pit shell) east to the Lucky pit. Infill drilling within this 400-meter gap is intended to increase the density of drilling to confirm continuity of mineralization between the two deposits while testing for additional resources, and to incorporate the Lucky resource into the Keg pit shell.

    Affirming continuity of mineralization.  Assay results indicated significant thicknesses of gold mineralization in all 16 drill holes. Composite mineralized intercept thicknesses ranged from 6.10 meters to 74.68 meters with an average composite mineralized thickness of 31.18 meters among the 16 holes. Mineralization encountered consisted of sulfide and oxide material. Results for the remaining …



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Chakana Copper Corp (CHKKF) – Connecting the Dots at Huancarama

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Chakana Copper Corp (CHKKF)
Connecting the Dots at Huancarama

Noble Capital Markets research on Chakana Copper Corp is published under ticker symbols CHKKF and PERU:CA. The price target is in USD and based on ticker symbol CHKKF. Chakana Copper Corp is a Canadian-based minerals exploration company that is currently advancing the high-grade gold-copper-silver Soledad Project located in the Ancash region of Peru, a highly favorable mining jurisdiction with supportive communities. The Soledad Project consists of high-grade gold-copper-silver mineralization hosted in tourmaline breccia pipes. A total of 33,353 metres of drilling has been completed to-date, testing nine (9) of twenty-three (23) confirmed breccia pipes with more than 92 total targets. Chakana’s investors are uniquely positioned as the Soledad Project provides exposure to several metals including copper, gold, and silver.

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst of Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    Soledad Phase IIIb drilling program. In January, Chakana Copper resumed its 15,000-meter drill program at the Soledad project. Prior to the holiday break, the company had completed 34 drill holes representing 6,634 meters at three targets: 1) Paloma East, 2) Paloma West, and 3) the Huancarama Breccia Complex. Following discoveries at Paloma East and Paloma West, the company has released results from the initial 10 drill holes from the eastern portion of Huancarama where the company has targeted five breccia pipes outcropping at surface. Scout drilling at Huancarama continues with the goal of further expanding the area of mineralization.

    Impressive results.  Results from the initial scout drilling on the eastern half of the Huancarama Breccia Complex confirmed a large, mineralized breccia with approximate dimensions of 100 meters by 50 meters. Holes SDH20-159 and SDH20-160 affirmed continuous mineralization with impressive zones of high-grade mineralization encountered in Hole SDH20-160. The western half of the breccia complex is …



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Release – Golden Predator Mining (NTGSF)(GPY:CA) – Reports Brewery Creek Mine 2020 Drill Results


Golden Predator Reports Brewery Creek Mine 2020 Drill Results

Significant thicknesses of gold mineralization in 16 of 16 holes

 

Vancouver, BC, January 25, 2021: Golden Predator Mining Corp. (TSX.V:GPY, OTCQX:NTGSF) (the “Company”) today announces the initial results from 16 of 32 reverse circulation drill holes from the 2020 work program at its licensed 100%-owned Brewery Creek mine project ?located approximately 55 km by road from Dawson City, Yukon.

Drill program highlights include:

  • 12.19 m of 1.90 g/t gold from a depth of 76.2 m in drill hole RC20-2683;
  • 9.14 m of 2.02 g/t gold from a depth of 6.1 m in drill hole RC20-2687;
  • 10.67 m of 1.30 g/t gold from a depth of 4.57m and 15.24 m of 1.63 g/t gold from a depth of 36.58 m in drill hole RC20-2688;
  • 21.34 m of 0.83 g/t gold from a depth of 22.86 m in drill hole RC20-2690; and
  • 7.62 m of 2.28 g/t gold from a depth of 54.86 m in drill hole RC20-2692

A total of 32 reverse circulation drill holes, totaling 3,706 m, were completed between the Golden and Lucky resource areas in the fall of 2020. The 2020 program was designed to infill within and around two fences of 2019 drilling that encountered mineralization along a 400m gap where there had been no previous drilling between the Golden and Lucky resource areas. The objective was to establish sufficient drill density in this 400m gap to be able to incorporate the Lucky resource into the greater Keg pitshell.

Brewery Creek maps can be viewed at: https://www.goldenpredator.com/_resources/maps/GPY-20-02-Brewery-Creek-2020-Initial-Drill-Results-FINAL.pdf

2020 Brewery Creek Exploration Program – Initial Drill Results

The gold assays for the initial 16 drill holes of the program are reported in this release with significant thicknesses of gold mineralization present in all 16 of the drill holes. The collars of 9 of the drill holes are located outside of the current Golden resource area and the other 7 are located on the eastern margin of the current Golden resource area.

Other significant mineralized intervals include 30.48 m of 0.55 g/t gold from a depth of 77.72 m in drill hole RC20-2682 and multiple intercepts in drill hole RC20-2693 including 21.34 m of 0.32 g/t gold from 25.91 m, 25.91 m of 0.41 g/t gold from 51.82 m, 18.29 m of 0.41 g/t gold from 88.39 m and 9.14 m of 0.41 g/t gold from a depth of 114.3 m.

Gold mineralization is controlled by fractures oriented sub-parallel to the main thrust zone and a series of high angle conjugate fractures developed within main shear zone. Composite mineralized intercepts thicknesses range from 6.10 m to 74.68 m with an average composite mineralized thickness of 31.18 m in these 16 drill holes. Mineralization encountered in these 16 holes consists of sulfide, transitional and lesser amounts of oxide material. Within the area of this drilling the eastern strike extension of the mineralized zone is not yet defined, and the zone remains open at depth down dip. The remaining 16 holes which have in part targeted this eastern extension up to the Lucky resource area will be released when assays are complete.

To view a complete table of results: https://www.goldenpredator.com/_resources/news/BRC-DrillAssays-2020-20210121.pdf.

2020 Exploration Drill Program

The 2020 Brewery Creek drill program consisted of exploration, in-fill, geotechnical, hydrogeologic and metallurgical drilling to advance the Bankable Feasibility Study currently underway and projected for completion in Q1/21. A total of 32 infill reverse circulation drill holes totaling 3,706 m were completed in the gap area between the eastern edge of Golden and western edge of Lucky.

The infill drill program built upon Golden Predator’s successful 2019 program that established continuity of mineralization within the licensed Reserve Trend between the eastern edge of the Canadian-Fosters-Kokanee-Golden pits (Keg pitshell) east to the Lucky pit. The 32 reverse circulation drill holes drilled in 2020 were designed to fill in and expand the gold resource between the eastern Golden zone and western Lucky zone. The targeted mineralization between these zones has been offset by a high-angle normal fault and was previously untested until 2019 when the zone was intersected with multiple drill holes.

Infill drilling within this 400 m gap between the eastern edge of the Fosters to Golden trend and the western edge of the Lucky zone is also to increase the density of drilling to convert Inferred resources to Indicated resources and confirm continuity of mineralization between the two deposits while testing for additional resources. The goal is to establish and confirm continuous mineralization along the Fosters-Canadian-Kokanee-Golden-Lucky zones for mine design now in progress as a part of the Brewery Creek Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS).

Brewery Creek Mine: Resources1

Materials on the heap leach pad were not included in the resource update. Mineral Resources estimates conducted within a pit shell developed at $2,000/oz gold with an internal cut-off grade calculated at $1,500/oz gold was used to report mineral resource inventories

The resource estimate is based on a recovery model created from assay data, bottle and column leach test work and historic recovery analysis instead of a less accurate visual oxide-sulfide boundary developed from geologist drill logs. Sedimentary and intrusive rocks, which have distinct metallurgical characteristics, were estimated separately based on gold-grade distribution analysis.

The current 2020 Mineral Resources Estimate supersedes the 2019 Mineral Resource Estimate. A supporting NI 43-101 Technical Report is filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.?

Brewery Creek Mine Work Plan

The Brewery Creek Mine is a licensed brownfields heap leach gold mine that was operated by Viceroy Minerals Corporation from 1996 to 2002. Brewery Creek is authorized to restart mining activities as defined within the Quartz Mining License and Water License. The Company intends to resume mining and processing of licensed deposits when supported by an independent study that outlines technical and economic viability. The 180 km2 property is located 55 km east of Dawson City and is accessible year-round by paved and improved gravel roads. Significant infrastructure remains in place, allowing for a timely restart schedule under existing operating licenses.

A Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) is being conducted by Kappes Cassiday & Associates of Reno, Nevada which will include a multi-year mine plan for the advancement of the Brewery Creek project. The BFS will include an inventory of the mineralized material remaining on the heap and mine planning (completed by Tetra Tech Inc of Golden, Colorado) for the resumption of the mining of material from leachable resources contained within the licensed area and reported in the Company’s Mineral Resource Estimate. The BFS will include all the key parameters involved in reconstructing or adding necessary infrastructure including a crushing facility, the Adsorption-Desorption-Recovery (“ADR”) plant and assay lab and an implementation schedule, sourcing, and economic cash flow model sufficiently detailed to move directly into procurement, development and construction if economically warranted. Any production decisions would be dependent on the outcome of a study demonstrating positive technical and economic viability.

Sampling Methodology, Quality Control and Assurance

Analyses for drill samples were performed by SGS Canada, Inc., ALS Canada and Bureau Veritas, Canada with sample preparation in Whitehorse, YT and assaying in Burnaby, North Vancouver and Vancouver, BC respectively. Drill samples were analyzed for gold using a 30 gram fire assay with atomic absorption finish (SGS-GO FAA30V10 method, ALS-Au AA-25 method and BV-FA430 method). Quality controls standards include standard reference material, certified blank and field duplicate samples in every sample dispatch.

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Jeff Cary, CPG, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and a consultant to the Company.

About Golden Predator Mining Corp.

Golden Predator is advancing the past-producing Brewery Creek Mine towards a timely resumption of mining activities, under its Quartz Mining and Water Licenses, in Canada’s Yukon. With established resources grading over 1.0 g/t gold the Company is completing a Bankable Feasibility Study for the restart of heap leach operations. The Brewery Creek Mine project operates with a Socio Economic Accord with the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation.

For additional information on Golden Predator Mining Corp.:
Janet Lee-Sheriff
Chief Executive Officer

(604) 260-8435
info@goldenpredator.com
www.goldenpredator.com

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This press release contains forward-looking information that involve various risks and uncertainties regarding future events. Such forward-looking information can include without limitation statements based on current expectations that the Brewery Creek will advance to an early production decision, or the extent of any additional mineral resource that could result from incorporating 2019 exploration drilling. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. These and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking information are based on estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information should circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions change.

1. The 2020 Mineral Resource Estimate was conducted in accordance with CIM guidelines and is reported in a NI 43-101 Technical Report which will be filed on SEDAR and the Company’s website within 45 days.

Source: Golden Predator Mining

Release – Chakana (CHKKF)(PERU:CA) – Intersects 120.4m At Huancarama Soledad Project Peru

 


Chakana Copper Intersects 120.4m Of 0.51 G/T Au, 0.83% Cu, And 34.6 G/T Ag (1.46% Cu-Eq; 3.71 G/T Au-Eq) From 101.3m At Huancarama, Soledad Project, Peru

 

Vancouver, B.C., January 25, 2021 – Chakana Copper Corp. (TSX-V: PERU; OTCQB: CHKKF; FRA: 1ZX) (the “Company” or “Chakana”), is pleased to release results for two additional drill holes from the recently-announced discovery at the Huancarama Breccia Complex, within the Soledad Project in Ancash, Peru (Fig. 1). The holes complement the initial eight holes that were published on January 12, 2021. Drilling at Huancarama is ongoing where eighteen HQ diamond core holes have been completed thus far.

Mineralized intervals from two additional holes at Huancarama include:

* Cu_eq and Au_eq values were calculated using copper, gold, and silver. Metal prices utilized for the calculations are Cu – US$2.90/lb, Au – US$1,300/oz, and Ag – US$17/oz. No adjustments were made for recovery as the project is an early stage exploration project and metallurgical data to allow for estimation of recoveries are not yet available. The formulas utilized to calculate equivalent values are Cu_eq (%) = Cu% + (Au g/t * 0.6556) + (Ag g/t * 0.00857) and Au_eq (g/t) = Au g/t + (Cu% * 1.5296) + (Ag g/t * 0.01307).

Holes SDH20-161 and SDH20-162 were drilled to the northeast from the south side of the breccia complex (Figures 2 and 3). Both holes intersected continuous mineralization across the breccia body previously defined by the first eight holes and an historical tunnel that transects the breccia. Hole SDH20-161 was oriented directly beneath a collapse zone and intersected 107m with 0.28 g/t Au, 0.42% Cu, and 33.7 g/t Ag (1.36 g/t Au-eq) starting at 86m; hole SDH20-162, drilled beneath the west edge of the collapse zone, encountered 120.4m with 0.51 g/t Au, 0.83% Cu, and 34.6 g/t Ag (3.71 g/t Au-eq) from 101.3m depth, including 72.2m with 0.79 g/t Au, 1.32% Cu, and 46.9 g/t Ag (3.42 g/t Au-eq) from 101.3m. A higher-grade zone of 30.0m with 1.44 g/t Au, 2.55% Cu, and 88.2 g/t Ag (6.50 g/t Au-eq) starting at 109.0m depth occurs within this interval. Examples of mineralized drill core from these holes are shown in Figure 4.

David Kelley, President and CEO commented, “these two holes were drilled from a new platform on the south side of the Huancarama Breccia Complex and confirm the breccia geometry previously reported with approximate horizontal dimensions of 100m by 50m, one of the largest breccias we have discovered to date at Soledad. The mineralized breccia crops out at surface and extends to a vertical depth of approximately 225m below surface and is open at depth. The results demonstrate good continuity of mineralization within the breccia with excellent grades. The high-grade zone within hole SDH20-162 shows copper sulfide-cemented breccia and the late copper sulfide replacement process that we have seen in several other high grade breccia pipes at Soledad. Drilling is ongoing at Huancarama and we look forward to reporting additional drill results in the near future.”

Huancarama Target Area and the Phase 3b Drill Program

The Huancarama Breccia Complex is located 300m south of and 400m above the deepest breccia intercept at Paloma. Within the complex there are five principal breccia bodies exposed at surface over approximately 200m (Fig. 5). There is a distinctive feature believed to be a collapse zone with dimensions of 50m by 30m. Unverified reports suggest that this may be due to small-scale mining. Two historic adits are in the complex, one trending north-northeast for 170m along the western side of H1 (Fig. 2), and a second shorter adit of 21m at H2. Surface sampling from the breccia bodies and channel sampling of the adits yielded strongly anomalous gold results (see news release dated November 19, 2019). In addition to several targets within the complex, numerous additional targets exist in the Huancarama and Paloma area.

Results reported here are part of the ongoing Phase 3b drill program, which is fully funded from the Company’s current treasury and is anticipated to see 15,000 metres completed. Phase 3b is testing a cluster of high-grade, gold-enriched tourmaline breccia pipe targets within the Paloma and Huancarama target areas. Thirty holes have now been reported from the Phase 3b program.

About Chakana Copper

Chakana Copper Corp is a Canadian-based minerals exploration company that is currently advancing the high-grade gold-copper-silver Soledad Project located in the Ancash region of Peru, a highly favorable mining jurisdiction with supportive communities. The Soledad Project consists of high-grade gold-copper-silver mineralization hosted in tourmaline breccia pipes. A total of 33,353 metres of drilling has been completed to-date, testing nine (9) of twenty-three (23) confirmed breccia pipes with more than 92 total targets. Chakana’s investors are uniquely positioned as the Soledad Project provides exposure to several metals including copper, gold, and silver. For more information on the Soledad project, please visit the website a www.chakanacopper.com.

Sampling and Analytical Procedures

Chakana follows rigorous sampling and analytical protocols that meet or exceed industry standards. Core samples are stored in a secured area until transport in batches to the ALS facility in Callao, Lima, Peru. Sample batches include certified reference materials, blank, and duplicate samples that are then processed under the control of ALS. All samples are analyzed using the ME-MS41 (ICP technique that provides a comprehensive multi-element overview of the rock geochemistry), while gold is analyzed by AA24 and GRA22 when values exceed 10 g/t by AA24. Over limit silver, copper, lead and zinc are analyzed using the OG-46 procedure. Soil samples are analyzed by 4-acid (ME-MS61) and for gold by Fire Assay on a 30g sample (Au-ICP21).

Results of previous drilling and additional information concerning the Project, including a technical report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101, are made available on Chakana’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

Qualified Person

David Kelley, an officer and a director of Chakana, and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
(signed) “David Kelley”
David Kelley
President and CEO

For further information contact:
Joanne Jobin, Investor Relations Officer
Phone: 647 964 0292
Email: jjobin@chakanacopper.com

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Forward-looking Statement Advisory: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of Chakana to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements. Forward looking statements or information relates to, among other things, the interpretation of the nature of the mineralization at the Soledad copper-gold-silver project (the “Project”), the potential to expand the mineralization, and to develop and grow a resource within the Project, the planning for further exploration work, the ability to de-risk the potential exploration targets, and our belief in the potential for mineralization within unexplored parts of the Project. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs but given the uncertainties, assumptions and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward- looking statements or information. The Company disclaims any obligation to update, or to publicly announce, any such statements, events or developments except as required by law.

Figure 1 – View looking north showing breccia pipes and occurrences within the northern Soledad cluster. Pipes that have been drilled in previous campaigns are shown in red. Targets shown in green are the focus on this 15,000m drill campaign. Other pipes and occurrences remain to be tested by drilling. Additional breccia pipes occur on the south half of the property and are not shown here.

Figure 2 – Map of the Huancarama Breccia Complex and drill hole lithology in holes completed to date. Red represents tourmaline breccia based on the first ten holes and lithology mapped in the underground tunnel. Black dotted outlines show surface expression of mapped breccias; white dashed line shows collapse zone. Location of section line for Figure 3 indicated.

Figure 3 – Section looking northwest highlighting the drill holes at Huancarama reported in this release. Light red 3D shape shows preliminary shape of breccia based on the first eight holes and lithology mapped in the underground tunnel.

Figure 4 – Core photos from Huancarama: SDH20-161 (74.5m) chalcopyrite-cemented tourmaline breccia; SDH20-162 – examples of high-grade copper sulfide (chalcopyrite) replacement within the interval of 118.4m to 122.07 Core diameter is 6.35cm (HQ) in all instances.

Figure 5 – Drone image looking northeast at the Huancarama Breccia Complex showing the five principal tourmaline breccia bodies exposed at surface (H1-H5), historic adit portal, and drill platforms. Note drill rig in center of image.

SOURCE: Chakana Copper