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Vancouver, BC: September 19, 2013. Northern Freegold
Resources Ltd. (NFR: TSX-V) (the "Company" or "Northern
Freegold") announces results of a soil sampling program at
its wholly owned Burro Creek Gold/Silver Property, located in
Mohave County, Arizona, USA (the "Property"). The soil sampling has
successfully delineated two zones, with an aggregate length of 600
metres, containing anomalous gold and silver in soils. The
northernmost of these two zones is adjacent to the existing
resource at Burro which covers an area of approximately 250 metres
by 45 metres.
Burro Creek, Arizona - Soil Geochemical
Program
The Burro Creek property covers a low-sulphidation epithermal
gold/silver vein system that has been traced intermittently for
more than 1.7 km along strike, exhibiting widths of up to 45
metres. The vein partially outcrops. Only 300 metres of the zone
has been drilled to date and the mineralization is open to the
north and south along strike, as well as at depth, and in possible
subparallel structures.
Initial soil sampling with analysis by partial leach, completed
by the Company in 2008, was effective in detecting the Central
vein. Prior to the 2013 program, no geophysics or soil sampling had
been conducted by the Company on the 1,000 metre area between the
Central and South veins, which is overlain by andesitic rocks (see
attached map).
The objective of the 2013 soil geochemical program was to test
for anomalous gold-silver mineralization in soils between the
Central and South vein outcrops. A total of 385 stations were
sampled over 28 lines. Gold values ranged from detection limit to
849.00 ppb and silver values ranged from 8.8 to 4,730 ppm.
Analytical results clearly show the likelihood of the mineralized
zone continuing between the two known outcrops. Gold-silver
anomalous (defined by the 80th percentile) soils extend from the
Central vein outcrop in a south-southeasterly direction for 350
metres with widths of 100-250 metres. The anomaly suggests a
second, or offset, portion of the zone 120 metres to the west with
significant width. This is suggestive of a possible widening of the
vein.
Gold-silver anomalous soils extend northwesterly from the South
vein for 250 metres with widths of 75-150 metres.
"We are delighted that the testing has successfully outlined an
anomaly in two zones to the south of the current resource," stated
John Burges, President and CEO of Northern Freegold. "This strongly
suggests the continuance of the gold/silver mineralization
underneath the andesitic cap rock. These new targets, together with
multiple targets in the other zones, demonstrate Burro's potential
to grow beyond the existing resource."
Basic statistics for silver and gold are tabulated below.
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| | | | |Percentile |
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| |N |Min |Max |50 |60 |70 |80 th|90 th|95 th|98 th |99 th |
| | | | |th |th |th | | | | | |
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|Ag |385|8.8 |4,730.0|35.8|43.9|64.8|101.7|172.9|507.4|2,143.6|2,887.2|
|(ppm)| | | | | | | | | | | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Au |385|0.07|849.00 |0.85|1.27|2.10|3.89 |11.95|51.17|217.72 |340.66 |
|(ppb)| | | | | | | | | | | |
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Soil samples were shipped to ALS Minerals in Vancouver, BC for
analysis by partial leach (ME-MS23). This leach technique is
designed for near surface soil samples. It is designed to improve
geochemical mapping and to enhance the potential to detect and
resolve geochemical anomalies for a range of commodity elements.
The procedure selectively dissolves metal ions that have been
leached from the primary source, migrated, and then re-deposited
near the surface. Northern Freegold's contractors routinely
inserted blanks and duplicates into the sample stream. ALS is an
ISO 17025:2005 accredited laboratory.
About Burro Creek
The Burro Creek Property is located 1.6 km off of State Highway
93 in Mohave County, Arizona, approximately 265 km southeast of Las
Vegas, Nevada and 200 km north of Phoenix, Arizona. The 2,000 acre
property consists of four patented mineral claims, situated on
private land, and 100 surrounding lode mineral claims. The property
is located in an active mining belt which includes Freeport McMoran
Copper & Gold Inc.'s neighbouring Bagdad Mine
(http://www.fcx.com/). Northwest Arizona also hosts gold/silver
development properties such as Northern Vertex Mining Corp.'s Moss
Gold-Silver project (http://www.northernvertex.com/).
High tension power lines, running parallel to the highway, lie
within 1.6 km of the Burro Creek deposit. Water rights on the
property have been secured, providing the project with excellent
infrastructure.
In the late 1980s a portion of the Burro Creek vein system was
fully permitted to commence production, but the production decision
was deferred due to a decline in gold prices. The previous owners
had intended to place the existing resource into production, and
then to continue to expand the resource through exploration funded
by the profits of production. Their original production plan
demonstrated that the project was amenable to a conventional heap
leaching process.
Prior Exploration Activities at Burro Creek Undertaken
by Northern Freegold
A 2008 drill program with 33 holes totaling 2,565 metres was
drilled along the vein system. The main focus of the drill program
was to confirm and update historical results on an open pittable,
epithermal gold/silver mineralized zone on the property and to
drill test areas on the property with potential to discover
additional mineralization within the extensive epithermal system.
The Burro vein system has a 1.7 km known strike length and is up to
45 metres wide. It remains open in both directions and to
depth.
Highlights of the 2008 program included: hole BC08-030 which
intersected 4.6 metres of 7.99 g/t gold and 192.72 g/t silver
including 1.03 metres of 31.80 g/t gold and 759.00 g/t silver, and
hole BC08-038 which intersected 51.3 metres of 0.94 g/t gold and
56.10 g/t silver including: 26.73 metres of 1.20 g/t gold and 43.96
g/t silver.
Results from the 2008 drill program confirmed the historical
results on the property and confirmed the potential to expand
historical resources.
Indicated & Inferred NI 43-101 Resource
Northern Freegold released its first Indicated resource estimate
delineating 75,600 contained gold ounces and 2,757,000 contained
ounces of silver (@ 0.5 g/t AuEq cutoff) within 2.3 million tonnes
grading 1.01 g/t gold and 36.77 g/t silver in February 28, 2011. An
Inferred resource of 43,200 contained ounces of gold and 2,236,000
contained ounces of silver (@ 0.5 g/t AuEq cutoff) was delineated
within 2.2 million tonnes grading 0.60 g/t gold and 30.95 g/t
silver.
The Indicated and Inferred mineral resource estimate was
prepared in compliance with the standards of NI 43-101 by Dr. A.
Armitage, Ph.D., P.Geol., and J. Campbell, B.Sc., P.Geo. of
GeoVector Management Inc. GeoVector is an Ottawa, Ontario based
consulting firm specializing in resource estimation, project
assessment, and project management. Dr. Armitage acted as the
Qualified Person, as defined in NI 43-101 and was Independent of
the Company at the time the report was released. Mineral resources
do not demonstrate economic viability, and there is no certainty
that these mineral resources will be converted into mineable
reserves once economic considerations are applied. AuEq values were
calculated using metal prices of US$846/oz gold and US$14.40/oz
silver. The NI 43-101 resource estimate was finalized and filed on
SEDAR (http://www.sedar.com/) on February 28, 2011.
The 2013 exploration program was conducted under the supervision
of and the technical information disclosed in this release has been
reviewed by Paul Reynolds, B.Sc., P.Geo., Vice President
Exploration for Northern Freegold Resources Ltd. Mr. Reynolds is a
Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
Maps will be posted on the Company's website at
http://www.northernfreegold.com/.
About Northern Freegold
Northern Freegold Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: NFR; OTCQX: NFRGF)
trades in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "NFR"
and in the United States on the OTCQX under the symbol "NFRGF".
Northern Freegold is a growth oriented Canadian-based precious
metals exploration and development company. Northern Freegold
brings wide-ranging expertise and strong management to focus on the
development of its district-scale Freegold Mountain gold and copper
project in the Yukon and the Burro Creek gold and silver property
in Arizona.
PR Contact for Northern Freegold Resources Ltd.:
Andy Hay, Corporate Communications, +1 (604) 893-8757,
andy@northernfreegold.com
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Signed "John Burges"
John Burges, President and CEO
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accuracy of this release.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements The information in this press release includes
certain "forward-looking statements". All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, included herein including, without
limitation, plans for and intentions with respect to the company's
properties, strategic alternatives, quantity of resources or
reserves, timing of permitting, construction and production and
other milestones, are forward looking statements. Statements
concerning Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources are also
forward-looking statements in that they reflect an assessment,
based on certain assumptions, of the mineralization that would be
encountered and mining results if the project were developed and
mined in the manner described. Forward-looking statements involve
various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that
such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from NFR's expectations include the
uncertainties involving the need for additional financing to
explore and develop properties and availability of financing in the
debt and capital markets; uncertainties involved in the
interpretation of drilling results and geological testing and the
estimation of reserves and resources; the need for cooperation of
government agencies and First Nations groups in the exploration,
and development of properties; and the need to obtain permits and
governmental approval. NFR's forward looking statements reflect the
beliefs, opinions and projections of management on the date the
statements are made.
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