Nevada King Gold Corp. (TSXV: NKG) (“Nevada King” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has signed a termination and release agreement (the “Agreement”) with Ethos Gold Corp. (“TSX-V:ECC”) (“Ethos”), whereby Ethos will renounce all of its precious metal rights under the Earn-in Agreement dated May 16, 2019 on the Iron Point Project’s Carlin-type gold targets in exchange for 6.5 million common shares of Nevada King.
Nevada King takes back 100% control of the precious metal rights (gold and silver) at Iron Point from earn-in partner Ethos in exchange for issuing Ethos 6,500,000 common shares of NKG.
Ethos has entered into a voluntary 12-month lockup on the shares.
To date, Ethos has spent over C$2.2M on advancing the Iron Point gold target. In 2019, Ethos completed five deep holes at Iron Point. These holes encountered lower plate stratigraphy with anomalous gold mineralization.
Nevada King is excited by the potential for discovery of Carlin-type gold mineralization in the lower plate at Iron Point and is making plans to advance the project further, including drilling a minimum of 5,000 meters in 2021.
Dr. Quinton Hennigh, Director of Nevada King, commented, “Nevada King’s Iron Point project lies at the intersection of the prolific Battle Mountain-Cortez and Getchell-Twin Creeks gold trends, (see Figure 1). In 2019, a diamond drill hole confirmed the presence of favorable lower plate stratigraphy at moderate depths of approximately 450 m. Anomalous gold and pathfinder elements were also encountered suggesting potential for a very large Carlin system at Iron Point. Historically, Iron Point has been the subject of multiple exploration programs including by major gold companies almost exclusively focused on the upper plate. There has been almost no focus to date on the potential of the lower plate and for the first time all historic exploration data has been compiled and combined with recently collected drill and geophysical data to facilitate vectoring to a potential lower plate Carlin-type discovery. Nevada King is in an excellent position to test several high-priority drill targets that are emerging from this exercise. We look forward to commencing an aggressive exploration campaign at Iron Point, one of Nevada King’s multiple high-quality gold projects in north-central Nevada.”
Collin Kettell, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Nevada King, stated, “At the direction of Dr. Quinton Hennigh and Lewis Teal, Ethos has spent two years and over two million dollars advancing Iron Point’s gold target’s. With gold prices poised to break new records, we feel the time is now to use Nevada King’s strong technical team to fasttrack our exploration efforts. Based on its location, a large mineralized footprint of gold in upper plate rock, confirmation of the presence of lower plate stratigraphy, we feel that the deep gold target at Iron Point merits significant attention with the goal of unlocking value for our shareholders. Securing the Ethos joint venture interest will put Nevada King in a strong position to best realize the value from any potential future discovery while allowing Ethos to continue to participate in the Iron Point gold potential as an equity holder of Nevada King. Renewed interest and discovery success in deep lower plate hosted targets by major operators like Barrick and Newmont further supports our excitement in the discovery potential at Iron Point.”
Summary
Nevada King entered into an Earn-In Agreement on May 16, 2019 in which Ethos was granted the exclusive and irrevocable right to acquire a 50% undivided interest in and to the precious metals mining rights at the Iron Point project in Humboldt County, Nevada. On May 5, 2021, Ethos and Nevada King entered into the Agreement whereby Ethos has agreed to renounce all of its rights under the Earn-in Agreement and as a result, the Earn-In Agreement will be terminated.
As consideration for the renunciation of its rights under the Earn-In Agreement, Nevada King has agreed to issue to Ethos, 6,500,000 common shares of Nevada King. The shares will be subject to a voluntary hold period of twelve (12) months from the date of issuance. The completion of the Agreement and the issuances of the consideration shares remains subject to TSX-V approval and will be completed shortly following TSX-V approval, if granted.
Recent advancement of the Iron Point Project
Over the past two years, Ethos undertook considerable work to advance the Iron Point Project including:
A Phase I drill program consisting of 5 exploratory holes, totaling 2686.5m. Importantly, one of these deep core drillholes, VM-008C, successfully intersected Lower Plate carbonate strata beneath the Roberts Mountain Thrust fault (RMT) at depth of 422m. Significant alteration typical of Carlin-type systems was present throughout the Lower Plate section to end of hole at 710m. The bottom 5.8m of this hole graded 0.17 g/t Au suggesting the system may be intensifying at depth.
Geophysical data collection including a detailed gravity survey, a drone-based airborne magnetic survey, and an eight line controlled source audio-magnetotellurics survey were completed.
Compilation of historic drill data from numerous campaigns spanning a period of 60 years. Over 500 drillholes are now compiled in the database, the first time in the history of the property. Data was standardized to serve as the foundation for 3D modeling.
Surface Geochemistry Compilation.
Collation of historic surface sampling, soil and rock, into a unified database and analysis using ioGas software. This exercise identified a strong NNW lineament of pathfinder geochemistry associated with Carlin-style gold mineralization.
3D modeling using Leapfrog software. This model will provide a basis for future drill targeting.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Quinton Hennigh, who is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
No finder’s fee is payable in connection with the Transaction. The Transaction is considered a “Reviewable Transaction” under TSX Venture Exchange Policy 5.3 as Craig Roberts, a Director of the Company is also the CEO and a Director of Ethos.
About Nevada King Gold Corp.
Nevada King is the fourth largest mineral claim holder in the State of Nevada, and the fastest growing mineral claim holder in the United States. Nevada King owns a 100% interest in the Atlanta Mine, located 100km southeast of Ely, Nevada, and the Iron Point Vanadium Project, located 35km east of Winnemucca, Nevada. The Atlanta Mine is a historical gold-silver producer. The Iron Point Vanadium Project is located within a few miles of Interstate 80, has high voltage electric power lines running through the project area and a railroad line passing across the northern property boundary. Nevada King is well financed to advance the Iron Point Vanadium Project through resource estimation and initial feasibility study work. Nevada King has a proven capital markets and mining team led by Executive Chairman Paul Matysek.
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