Walker River Resources Corp.
(“
Walker” or the “
Company”)
(TSX-V: “
WRR”) is pleased to announce drill
results from the late 2021 reverse circulation
(“
RC”) drill program at the Lapon Canyon portion,
of its 100% owned Lapon Gold Project located approximately 60
kilometres southeast of Yerington, Nevada.
Drill results confirm the discovery of a new
high grade gold mineralized zone (the “Hotspot”).
LC
21-80 returned 7.62 g/t
Au over 48.8 meters, including 77.16 g/t Au over 4.5 meters.
LC
21-81 returned 5.68 g/t
Au over 60.9 meters, including 17.76 g/t Au over 18.3 meters, and
99.7 g/t Au over 1.5 meters.
LC
21-82 returned 1.84 g/t
Au over 122 meters including 8.61 g/t Au over 9.2 meters, and 4.28
g/t Au over 47.3 meters, the latter two results being in granite.
The hole ended in gold mineralization at 122 meters.
Key Highlights
- The presence of significant gold
mineralization in granite (LC 21-82), demonstrates new and
significant potential to the project. Previously the granite was
thought to be barren. The Company will now undertake to assay
granites from the previous drillhole samples not sent to the
lab.
- It is now warranted to drill longer
and deeper holes at Lapon Canyon, with significant gold
mineralization recently discovered within the granite at the
Hotspot, previously unknown to exist on the Project.
- Hole 21-65 (1.88 g/t over 54.5
meters) was the initial discovery hole. The zone is not visible at
surface, as it is covered by a blanket of colluvium and granite
boulders
- Holes LC 20-35 (1.35 g/t over 22.9
meters) and LC 21-67, located some 100 meters NW of the new Hotspot
zone confirmed its discovery.
- The unanticipated robust nature of
gold mineralization discovered at the Hotspot zone, allows the
Company to apply the same methodologies at Lapon Canyon’s other
known mineralized zones. Including, follow up drilling at the
mineralized zones discovered in holes LC 19-42 and 43.
- The 2022 drill programs at Lapon
Canyon will now consist of systematic drilling on section for
geological modelling purposes, as well as exploration drilling to
discover new gold mineralization and extend known gold
mineralization, including, now at depth.
Assay Table: Summary of Drill
Results:
Hole |
|
From(m) |
To(m) |
Length*(m) |
Assay (Au g/t)* |
Gold Metal Factor(g/t x
m) |
Notes: |
LC 21-80 |
|
10.7 |
59.5 |
48.8 |
7.62 |
372 |
|
incl |
|
55 |
59.5 |
4.5 |
77.62 |
347 |
|
and |
|
55 |
56.5 |
1.5 |
166.37 |
249 |
|
and |
|
58 |
59.5 |
1.5 |
65.00 |
97.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LC 21-81 |
|
10.7 |
71.6 |
60.9 |
5.68 |
346 |
|
incl |
|
41.2 |
59.5 |
18.3 |
17.76 |
325 |
|
and |
|
47.3 |
48.8 |
1.5 |
99.78 |
150 |
|
and |
|
53.4 |
54.9 |
1.5 |
39.98 |
60 |
|
and |
|
57.9 |
59.4 |
1.5 |
50.98 |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LC 21-82 |
|
0 |
122 |
122** |
1.84 |
224 |
|
incl |
|
64 |
111.3 |
47.3 |
4.28 |
202 |
|
and |
|
85.3 |
122 |
36.7 |
3.46 |
127 |
In Granite |
and |
|
85.3 |
94.5 |
9.2 |
8.61 |
79 |
In Granite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LC 21-76 |
|
13.7 |
15.2 |
1.5 |
25.57 |
38 |
|
* The above drill results are presented uncapped
and lengths represent sampled lengths. True width is estimated to
be between 60 and 80 percent of sampled widths.** LC 21-82 ended at
122 meters in gold mineralization
The new Hotspot zone is located some 200 meters
above and 250 meters SE, on strike with the high-grade
mineralization at the historic mine workings, with previously
reported high grade drill results (LC 16-10 77.62 g/t over 12.2
meters, among others).
Other drill holes include LC 21-76 and LC 21-84
where a second altered zone was discovered below granite. The two
altered zones show anomalous to low grade gold throughout, with LC
21-76 returning a high-grade value of 25.57 g/t over 1.5 meters.
The granites also show anomalous gold values throughout, an
excellent indicator for future exploration. The presence of a
second altered zone below granite is very significant as it
increases the potential of Lapon Canyon. Hole LC 21- 84 was lost at
140 meters in intense fracturing, an indicator of potential gold
mineralization at Lapon Canyon.
Drillholes LC 21-73 to 75 were drilled in the
barren late-stage diorite intrusive at the bottom of Lapon Canyon,
for geological informational purposes, obtaining thicknesses and
angles within the intrusive, important geological information for
future drilling.
Drillholes LC 21-85 and 86, were drilled in the
lower granites, in preparation for follow up drilling of the
high-grade mineralization discovered in Holes LC 19-42 and 43.
Finally, holes LC 21-77 to 79 were drilled to
ascertain geological parameters for the drilling of the discovery
at the new Hotspot zone. Unexpectedly this led to the discovery of
the Upper Granite, which is well mineralized in LC 21-82
(Hotspot).
Now that the late 2021 drill program assay
results have been received, planning of the continuation of
drilling at Lapon Canyon is underway. Due to the robust nature of
the gold mineralization at the new Hotspot zone discovery, both
unexpected and surprising, the Company will shift its focus here,
and using the same methodologies, follow up drilling at the
discoveries encountered in holes LC 19-42 and 43.
Drilling at the Pikes Peak portion of the Lapon
Gold Project, which was interrupted in late 2021, due to poor road
access conditions, will begin as soon as possible, subject to road
access conditions and drill contractor availability. Significant
historical mining activities are present (shafts, adits, mill) in a
copper gold environment. Sampling by Walker returned values of 9
g/t Au, and 2.2% Cu from outcrop. It is significant that there are
no reported drilling or exploration activities from Pikes Peak.
The gold mineralization at Lapon Canyon is
contained in a wide (300 meters), long (over 4km strike length),
intensely altered (sericite, iron oxides) sheared and faulted NE
trending fault zone. Gold mineralization is present pervasively
throughout as an envelope of lower grade mineralization (0.5 to 2.0
g/t Au) enveloping distinct high-grade structures, that have been
drilled over a strike length of over 850 meters and a vertical
extent of 400 meters.
The high-grade gold mineralization is
encountered in discrete, traceable zones located at the
intersection of flat lying porphyry dikes and vertical stockwork
fracture
chimneys.
About the Lapon Gold
Project
The Lapon Gold Project consists of 147 claims
(2940 acres) situated in the Wassuk Range, within the Walker Lane
shear zone, a 100 km wide structural corridor extending in a
southeast direction from Reno, Nevada. The Project is easily
accessible by secondary state roads from the main highway (25
kilometres), and is located approximately 60 kilometres southeast
of Yerington, Nevada. A state power grid transmission line passes
within three kilometres of the Project.
The Lapon Gold Project includes Lapon Canyon,
the Pikes Peak claims located 4 kilometres to the north, and the
Rattlesnake and Range Front claims 3 kilometres to the west and
over 600 meters lower than the present drilling at Lapon Canyon.
The Rattlesnake, Range Front, and Pikers Peak claims cover over 8
km of possible extensions of the range front zones to the west,
north, and south of Lapon Canyon, adding several additional drill
target areas to the project. Rattlesnake and Pikes Peak contain
numerous historical mining and milling areas that consist of adits
at different levels, shafts and underground workings, and a network
of existing roads providing access throughout. Little or no
exploration work has been carried out on these claims prior to
Walkers arrival. It is notable that the Rattlesnake area and adits
are on strike with the Lapon Canyon discoveries located 3 km on
strike and 600 meters above.
Lapon Canyon hosts historical high grade gold
mining with approximately 2000 feet of undergoing workings in three
adits. Historical underground work returned numerous assay values
in the one ounce per ton range, with a sample at the end of the A
adit returning 20.6 ounces per ton Au. (NI43-101, Montgomery and
Barr, 2004).
Sampling Methodology, Chain of Custody,
Quality Control and Quality Assurance
All sampling was conducted under the supervision
of the Company's project geologists and the chain of custody from
the drill to the sample preparation facility was continuously
monitored. A blank or certified reference material was inserted
approximately every tenth sample. The Lapon Canyon samples were
delivered to American Assays Laboratories’ certified laboratory
facilities in Sparks, NV. The samples were crushed, pulverized and
the sample pulps digested and analyzed for gold using fire assay
fusion and a 50g gravimetric finish. Intensely altered samples used
a 1 kg pulp screened to 100 microns. Duplicate assay on screen
undersize. Assay of entire oversize fraction.
Samples are taken and bagged directly at the
drill rig at every 1.5 meter interval, standard in the exploration
industry. A small sample is also taken at the drill rig and put
into a chip tray for examination purposes and to determine those
sample bags that should be sent to the lab for assay purposes.
Often this work is carried out using a microscope for the
examination of the rock chips. The full sample bag from the
interval chosen for assay purposes is then sent directly from the
drill site to the lab, located in Sparks, NV.
The scientific and technical content and
interpretations contained in this news release have been reviewed,
verified and approved by E. Gauthier, geol., Eng (OIQ) a Qualified
Person as defined by NI 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Michel
David”________________________Michel David,Chief
Executive Officer and Director
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Walker River Resources Corp.Tel: 819 874-0030Fax:
819 825-1199Email: info@wrrgold.comWebsite: www.wrrgold.com
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