Millrock Reports Operations Update, 64North Gold Project, Alaska
10 September 2020 - 10:00PM
Millrock Resources Inc. (TSX-V: MRO, OTCQB: MLRKF) ("Millrock" or
the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on drilling and
other exploration at its 64North Gold project. Exploration work is
being funded and managed by Resolution Minerals (“Resolution” ASX:
RML) in a collaborative arrangement with Millrock as the project
operator. The 64North Gold Project is a very large tract of claims
in Alaska’s emerging Goodpaster Gold District. Drilling has been
ongoing since early June and continues at present.
The current drilling program is focused on the Aurora, Echo, and
Reflection targets, all of which are adjacent to and generally west
of the Pogo Mine property, which is owned and operated by Northern
Star Resources Ltd. (“Northern Star”). Northern Star has previously
reported a gold resource of 5.95 million ounces of gold in a series
of veins grading 9.6 grams per tonne gold (Source: Northern Star
website). More than four million ounces of gold has already been
mined at Pogo and Northern Star has recently announced a new gold
discovery called the Goodpaster deposit a short distance away from
the mutual claim boundary. Millrock cautions that mineralization on
the nearby Northern Star property is not necessarily indicative of
gold mineralization hosted on the Company’s property. Presently,
Millrock and Resolution are testing the Aurora Target southwest of
the Goodpaster deposit held by Northern Star. Northern Star has
recently indicated they will devote $21 million to perform
delineation drilling at Goodpaster.
Holes 20AU001 and 20AU002 have been previously reported. Holes
20AU003 and 20AU004 are reported in this press release. Holes
20AU005 and 20AU006 have been recently completed and hole 20AU007
is in progress. Hole locations are shown in Figure 1.
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Assay Results Hole ID’s 20AU03 and 20AU04Assays
from Aurora drill holes 20AU003 and holes 20AU004 indicate minor
gold mineralization as detailed below. The alteration observed in
the drill core matched the CSAMT and ZTEM geophysics anomalies. The
Company is encouraged by the strong alteration, presence of gold,
para-gneiss host rocks, and presence of sulfides indicating the
strong fertility of the system.
Intervals Hole 20AU003
- 0.86m @ 0.35 g/t Au from 19m depth
- 0.86m @ 0.44 g/t Au from 423m depth
Intervals Hole 20AU004
- 0.78m @ 0.41 g/t Au from 522m depth
- 1.19m @ 0.76 g/t Au from 762m depth
Boundary ProspectA ZTEM / MAG airborne
geophysical survey and a ground-based CSAMT survey were recently
completed. Conductive zones were identified in areas where
geochemical anomalies and gold-anomalous intersections had been
identified by prior explorers. A field team of geologists is
presently conducting sampling and mapping operations.
Earn-In Agreement Terms Resolution can earn up
to a 60% interest in the 64North Gold Project through exploration
expenditures of US$20 million, payment of US$200,000 cash, and
issuance of 38 million Resolution shares. The minimum commitment
for 2020 is US$5.0 million. The partners are developing plans for
further drilling and other exploration to be carried out in fall of
2020. Other details of the agreement between Millrock and
Resolution are documented in Millrock’s
announcement made on December 16, 2019.
Quality Control and Quality AssuranceMillrock
adheres to stringent Quality Assurance–Quality Control (“QA/QC”)
standards. Drill core samples are kept in a secure location at
all times. For this program two laboratories were used; some
samples were sent to ALS Chemex prep laboratory in Fairbanks,
Alaska USA, and others were sent to Bureau Veritas also in
Fairbanks, Alaska. Representative half-core samples underwent
sample preparation in Fairbanks. Prepared samples sent to ALS
Chemex were subsequently analyzed at ALS Chemex laboratories
in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Gold was analyzed by Fire Assay
(specifically ALS code Au-AA25 – Au) by fire assay and AAS using a
gram nominal sample weight). Prepared samples sent to Bureau
Veritas were sent to the Bureau Veritas laboratory in Reno, Nevada
(BV code FA430/AA). The following QA/QC protocols were been adopted
for this program: 1) Duplicates created as coarse crush duplicates
on every 50th sample (2% insertion) in the sample preparation
process at the laboratory, and 2) Blank material inserted at a rate
of 2 blanks per 100 samples (2% insertion) and 3)
Standards–Certified Reference Material (CRM’s) every 20th sample
(5% insertion) plus additional random insertions at the supervising
geologist’s discretion. All results from duplicates, blanks, and
standards were reviewed and found to be accurate and within
acceptable tolerances
Qualified Person The scientific and technical
information disclosed within this document has been prepared,
reviewed, and approved by Gregory A. Beischer, President, CEO, and
a director of Millrock Resources. Mr. Beischer is a qualified
person as defined in NI 43-101.
About Millrock Resources Inc.Millrock Resources
Inc. is a premier project generator to the mining industry.
Millrock identifies, packages, and operates large-scale projects
for joint venture, thereby exposing its shareholders to the
benefits of mineral discovery without the usual financial risk
taken on by most exploration companies. The company is
recognized as the premier generative explorer in Alaska, holds
royalty interests in British Columbia, Canada, and Sonora State,
Mexico, and is a significant shareholder of junior explorer ArcWest
Exploration Inc. and has a shareholding in Resolution Minerals
Limited. Funding for drilling at Millrock’s exploration projects is
primarily provided by its joint venture partners. Business
partners of Millrock have included some of the leading names in the
mining industry: EMX Royalty, Centerra Gold, First Quantum, Teck,
Kinross, Vale, Inmet, and Altius, as well as junior explorers
Resolution, Riverside and PolarX.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD“Gregory Beischer”
Gregory Beischer, President & CEO
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Melanee Henderson, Investor Relations (604) 638-3164 (877) 217-8978
(toll-free)
Some statements in this news release contain forward-looking
information (within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation)
including, without limitation, management’s expectation that the
planned drilling program will successfully be carried out. These
statements address future events and conditions and, as such,
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to
be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the statements. Such factors
include, without limitation, Millrock’s ability to mobilize the
drill rig and camp and complete the drilling work and other
customary risks of the resource industry.
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