Northern Lights Commences Exploration Work at Secret Pass Gold Project
Northern Lights Resources Corp. (the “Company” or “Northern Lights”) (CNSX:NLR.CN) is pleased to announce the commencement of exploration work at the Company’s 100% owned Secret Pass Gold Project (“Secret Pass” of the “Project”) located in Mohave County, northwestern Arizona.
Secret Pass 2020 Exploration Program
The Tin Cup Gold Zone is an initial priority for the Company’s exploration work in 2020 at Secret Pass. The Tin Cup zone accounts for less than 10% of the total license area (See Figure 1). Only the area between Tin Cup and FM gold zones has been drill tested over a strike length of 1.2 km. and very limited surface exploration was conducted on the structures located outside of Tin Cup and FM gold zones.
The mineralized zone has a strike length of approximately 245 metres and a drill-indicated depth of up to 180 metres, both open along strike and depth. High-grade mineralization greater than 3 g/t Au, is localized in a 3.0 to 7.6 metres wide, steeply northeast-dipping structure that occurs within a much wider mineralized fault zone that ranges from 30 to 45 metres in width. The mineralization has a northwest plunge and is open at depth.
The historic Tin Cup mine reportedly produced several hundred tons of mineralized material grading 15 g/t (0.5 oz/t) to 31 g/t (1 oz/t) of gold. Historic workings from the 1930’s included an open pit and an inclined shaft to a depth of 21 metres (70 ft) with minor underground level workings. There has been no known production from the Tin Cup Mine since the 1930’s.
Exploration drilling completed by Santa Fe Pacific Mining and Fisher-Watt Gold Company during the period from 1984 to 1991 intersected significant high grade gold mineralization in the Tin Cup Gold Zone with gold assays ranging as high as 40g/t.
Selected historic intersections from the Tin Cup Zone include:
TC-01 From/To 22.9 – 30.5 metres depth 7.6 meters at Average 7.6 g/t Au
TC-10 From/To 89.9 – 121.9 metres depth 32.0 meters at Average 13.6 g/t Au
Including 12.2 metres at Average 20.8 g/t Au
TC-15 From/To 111.2 – 115.8 metres depth 4.6 meters at Average 13.1 g/t Au
TC-30 From/To 88.4 – 97.5 metres depth 9.1 meters at Average 17.7 g/t Au
Note, these results are historical in nature and a qualified person has not done sufficient work to verify these previous drilling intersections.
Northern Lights’ initial goals for the Project are to confirm high grade historic drilling results, generate a NI43-101 compliant resource estimate for the Tin Cup Zone, and to establish additional exploration targets over the rest of the 868 hectare license area.
The 2020 exploration program will be conducted in two phases.
Phase 1 Exploration Program:
- 1. Evaluation and compilation of historic drilling and surface geology into a modern digital format to be used in the GIS and geological modeling – in progress.
- 2. Completion of drone aeromagnetic and photogrammetry mapping survey over the Tin Cup and FM Zones.
The Company has appointed MWH Geo-Surveys International Inc. to conduct an UAV Orthophoto-digital mapping survey which will generate a high resolution surface model of the entire license area plus a UAV magnetic survey to produce high resolution geological map used to identify structure and mineralized target areas. The UAV surveys are planned to be flown in early March, 2020.
- 3. Geochemical sampling over target areas to include multiple element as well as low-level gold background survey. For areas of anomalous gold results, additional samples will be taken to determine the extent of a halo of gold mineralization.
- 4. Geological mapping to identify structure and alteration to extend known mineralization.
- 5. Three-dimensional modeling of historical data and aeromagnetic survey results to allow Northern Lights to refine the Phase 2 exploration targets and confirm the historical surface and underground mineralization at Tin Cup for resource and mine planning purposes.
The Phase 1 exploration program has an estimated cost of US$150,000 and is expected to be completed over the next two months.
Phase 2 Exploration Program:
The Phase 2 exploration program for the Project will focus on confirmatory and infill drilling of the high grade mineralization at the historic Tin Cup Zone leading to a resource estimate. Northern Lights plans to commence this drilling immediately following the completion of the Phase 1 exploration program.
The Tin Cup drilling will be followed by selective drilling of the additional target areas identified in Phase 1.
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Figure 1: Secret Pass Project Geology and Historic Mine Workings
The scientific and technical data contained in this news release was reviewed and approved by Gary Artmont (Fellow Member AUSIMM #312718), Head of Geology and qualified person to Northern Lights Resources, who is responsible for ensuring that the geologic information provided in this news release is accurate and who acts as a “qualified person” under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
For further information, please contact:
Albert Timcke, Executive Chairman and President
Email: rtimcke@northernlightsresources.com
Tel: +1 604 608 6163
Or
Jason Bahnsen, Chief Executive Office
Email: Jason@northernlightsresources.com
Tel: +1 604 608 6163
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Northern Lights Confirms Assay Results from Secret Pass Gold Project
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Press Release: November 19, 2019
Northern Lights Resources Corp. (the “Company” or “Northern Lights”) is pleased to announce assay results from rock and pulp samples taken from Secret Pass Gold Project in Arizona.
From 1984 to 1991, 140 exploration drill holes (totaling 15,000 metres) were completed on the Tin Cup and FM zones of Secret Pass Gold Project.
Figure 1 – Tin Cup Historic Drill Hole Locations and X Section
(Modified from Arrowstar Resources NI 43 – 101 Report, May 4, 2016. Note this information is historical and has not been verified by a qualified person under the guidelines of NI 43-101)
During site visits to Secret Pass in July 2019, Northern Lights collected 6 rock and selected 11 assay pulps from reverse circulation drill holes TC-10, TC-30, TC-32 and FM–4 (drilled by Santa Fe Pacific Mining between 1984-1986) as part of due diligence verification. All samples were collected by Mr. Alan Morris (CPG, QP) who maintained chain of custody until delivery of the samples to Bureau Veritas-ACME Labs in Elko Nevada for preparation and analysis. Bureau Veritas’ facility is accredited to the ISO 9001 standard for gold assays and all analytical methods include quality control materials at set frequencies with established data acceptance criteria.
The rock samples were crushed, split and pulverized to -200 mesh. The drill pulps were sieved and split. Analysis for gold, platinum and palladium was completed using a 30-gram fire assay fusion with ICP-ES finish (FA 330/530) with a lower limit of 2 parts per billion for gold and upper limit of 10000 ppb. Samples with gold assays greater than 10000 ppb are reanalyzed using a 50-gram fire assay fusion with gravimetric finish. All samples also were analyzed using a 36-multielemental geochemical package (AQ300). Sample splits of 0.5 g were leached in hot Aqua Regia and analyzed by ICP-ES with analytical results reported in ppm and ppb levels.
With reference to Table 1, the check assay results provide confirmation within an acceptable range of the historic results for the holes and intervals tested.
Table 1: Sample Assay Results
Source: Bureau Veritas Certificate of Analysis August 30, 2019
The Company is currently in the process of compiling all historic information and data on the project that will reviewed in an updated NI43-101 report.
The scientific and technical data contained in this news release was reviewed and approved by Gary Artmont (Fellow Member AUSIMM #312718), Head of Geology and qualified person to Northern Lights Resources, who is responsible for ensuring that the geologic information provided in this news release is accurate and who acts as a “qualified person” under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
For further information, please contact:
Albert Timcke, Executive Chairman and President
Email: rtimcke@northernlightsresources.com
Tel: +1 604 608 6163
Or
Jason Bahnsen, Chief Executive Officer
Email: Jason@northernlightsresources.com
Tel: +1 604 608 6163
About Northern Lights Resources Corp.
Northern Lights Resources Corp is a growth oriented exploration and development company that is advancing two projects: The 100% owned, Secret Pass Gold Project located in Arizona. where Northern Lights is 100% owner; and the Medicine Springs silver-zinc-lead property located in Elko County Nevada where Northern Lights is earning 100%.
Northern Lights Resources trades under the ticker of “NLR” on the CSE. This and other Northern Lights Resources news releases can be viewed at www.sedar.com and www.northernlightsresources.com.
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Northern Lights Resources (CNSX: NLR) Growth Metrics Edge Higher After Secret Pass Gold Project Purchase
Northern Lights Resources’ growth prospects are inching higher thanks to two prospective mining projects that continue to affirm long-term prospects. Backed by an experienced management team, focused on the identification and development of mineral deposits, the company’s long-term prospects can only be bright.
Secret Pass Gold Project in Arizona and Medicine Springs Silver/Lead/Zinc project in Nevada are at the heart of the company’s growth metrics.
Secret Pass Gold Project
Secret Pass Gold Project is a Northern Lights Resource flagship project located at the Oatman gold mining district. The mining and exploration company announced the acquisition in July and has now completed the deal through the total payment consideration of US$350,000 and 2 million shares. Northern Lights owns the 868-hectare former gold producing property 100% with no royalties payable from future production.
The prospective gold project stands out in part because it features two major fault systems with numerous gold deposits showing. While no work has been completed at the project since 1980, there is evidence of historic workings in the lease area.
Secret Pass Gold project stands to offer shareholders an opportunity to own a prospective gold project with significant exploration upside. It also stands out given the lack of production royalty. A historic open-pit resource should offer near term production opportunities in addition to a high-grade underground target.
The prospective gold project also offers exposure to the diversification of pure base metals.
Medicine Springs Project
Medicine Springs Project is another flagship project that underscores Northern Lights Resources prospects as a growth-oriented exploration and development company. Located in the Ruby Mountain valley in Elko Nevada, the higher perspective special metals should strengthen the company’s portfolio with 149 federal mineral claims.
Medicine Spring Project covers 1,189 Hectares, and boasts of excellent logistics. In the past, the project has produced 160 tonnes Pb, 800kg Zn, and 500kg Ag. Northern Lights Recourses is planning to carry out an identification of high-grade CRD Sulphides mineralization targeting depth and delineation of a large-scale pitiable silver-zinc resource.
Northern Lights Resources has already commenced exploration works at the Medicine Spring Project, having previously carried out detailed mapping and geochemical soil sampling. Since drilling works started at the project. The project has not been drilled since the 1980’s when a total of 123 shallow holes were completed to an average depth of only 43 meters. Notable intersections from the historical drilling includes 18% zinc and 36 g/t Ag over 5m and 7% Zn, 4% Pb, and 114 g/t Ag over 8m.
The company is earning 100% of the Medicine Springs project through an option to acquire over a 6 year period by completing work expenditures of $2.7m on the project.
Why Invest in Northern Light Resources
Northern Light Resources stock has already started edging higher after a period of consolidation near all-time lows. A 100% plus rally since the start of October underscores renewed investor interest. Renewed investor interest affirms growing investor confidence about the company’s long-term prospects following the acquisition of the Secret Pass Gold Project.
Complimented by the Medicine Springs Project, the prospective Secret Pass Gold Project looks set to be a vital driver of the company’s long-term value and prospects. The fact that the project has no production royalties paves the way for the company to enjoy optimum returns once it commences drilling operations.
In addition to gold exploration operations at the Secret Pass Gold Project, Northern Light Resources is also an ideal mining stock for investors looking to diversify their stakes in the industry. The Medicine Springs Project is another ideal mining project poised to provide exposure to Silver Lead and Zinc. The project has already shown large-scale CRD Zinc potential as well as oxide near-surface silver mineralization.
Backed by an experienced management team, Northern Lights Resources is on its way to becoming a force to reckon with in terms of value generation supported by two highly prospective mining projects. A clean capital structure devoid of debt all but underscores the company’s financial health crucial to bringing potential mining projects to fruition.
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