New Klondike Reports Reconnaissance Gold Assays From Its Goldstorm Project Ranging Up to 16.56 g/t and Amends Terms for a $30...
September 25 2013 - 8:05AM
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New Klondike Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:NK) ("New Klondike" or the "Company")
is pleased to announce gold assays received from reconnaissance scale sampling
during late July on its Goldstorm Project near Dryden, Ontario. Ten samples
taken from four gold prospects located in the southwestern part of the project
area, collectively referred to as the Katisha Lake gold zone, assayed an average
of 2.18 g/t Au with individual samples ranging from 0.28 g/t to 8.69 g/t Au. The
samples were composite grab samples representing mineralized zones ranging in
thickness from 0.3 to 0.8 m. Gold mineralization at Katisha Lake is hosted by
silicified zones and quartz veining developed within sheared, sericitized and
pyritized zones ranging from 1 to 20 metres in width. These zones have been
traced by historical exploration programs for lengths ranging from 50 to 300
metres. The zones are hosted within a complex geological setting that includes
layered gabbroic sills intruding Archean aged mafic to felsic volcanic and
intrusive rocks. All of these rocks are unconformably overlain by a band of
Timiskaming-type sediments immediately to the north of the known gold prospects.
The recent sampling and geological reconnaissance program has helped to confirm
recent prospector sampling and observations, which indicate that the major trend
of the mineralized zones at Katisha Lake is from north-south to
northeast-southwest. This trend is contrary to the east-west trends that were
the targets of most historical exploration activity, including a drilling
program carried out by Esso Minerals Limited in the 1980s.
In addition to the Katisha Lake gold zones, a single grab sample collected from
a 20 cm wide quartz vein that passes through the northeastern part of the
Goldstorm Project assayed 16.46 g/t Au. This vein is hosted within a north-south
trending shear zone in deformed volcanic rocks adjacent to a northwest trending
regional structure, the Long Lake Fault Zone. This fault zone is one of the
regional scale structures that have been recognized as passing through the
Goldstorm Project area.
Grab samples are selective by nature and may not represent average grades for
the mineralized zones at Katisha Lake.
All of the samples were prepared and analyzed by Accurassay Laboratories located
in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Accurassay Laboratories is an ISO-Certified laboratory.
Gold values were determined by the fire assay method with AAS finish following
assay code ALFA1 using a 30 grams pulverized sample.
A work program consisting of detailed geological mapping and systematic rock
sampling of the Katisha Lake gold zones has been recommended including a shallow
drilling program to test these structures.
Qualified Person
Mr. Seymour M. Sears, B.A., B.Sc., and P.Geo., a director of the Company, has
reviewed and approved the technical content of this press release and was
responsible for the collection of the samples referred to in this press release.
Private Placement Offering
To fund the mapping, sampling and drilling program referred to above, the
Company has withdrawn the proposed private placement offering announced on April
24, 2013 and is proceeding with a new non-brokered private placement offering of
units (the "Offering") to qualified investors. The Offering will consist of up
to 6,000,000 units of securities of the Company (each, a "Unit") at a price of
$0.05 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $300,000. 4,000,000 Units
are being offered on a flow-through basis (each, a "Flow-Through Unit") and
2,000,000 Units on a non-flow-through basis (each, a "Non-Flow-Through Unit"),
or in such proportion and aggregate issue size as the Company may determine.
Each Flow-Through Unit will consist of one flow-through common share (each, a
"Flow-Through Common Share") and one-half of one common share purchase warrant
(each whole common share purchase warrant, a "Warrant").
Each Non-Flow-Through Unit will consist of one common share (each, a "Common
Share") and a Warrant.
Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one additional Common Share at a
price of $0.08 for a period of 12 months from the date of closing of the
Offering and thereafter at a price of $0.12 for the succeeding 12 months and
expiring 24 months from the date of closing of the Offering.
The Offering is subject to receipt of all regulatory or other approvals that may
be necessary in order to complete the transactions contemplated therein and is
expected to close during mid-October. All securities issued pursuant to the
Offering will be subject to a four-month statutory hold period.
Proceeds of the Offering will be used to fund a surface exploration and drilling
program on the Goldstorm Project, for property maintenance costs and for general
corporate purposes.
The Company will pay a finder's fee to certain eligible persons (each, a
"Finder") for subscriptions to the Offering completed by qualified investors who
have been introduced by such Finders. The Company will pay a cash finder's fee
equal to, in the aggregate, 8% of the gross proceeds of any Units acquired by
investors introduced to the Company by such Finders and will issue to such
Finders, warrants (each, a "Finder's Warrant") equal to 8% of the aggregate
number of Units sold under the Offering by such Finder. Each Finder's Warrant
will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at a price of $0.05
for a period of 12 months from the date of closing of the Offering.
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any securities nor shall there be any sale of securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
Goldstorm Project
The Goldstorm Project claims cover a large area, in excess of 230 square
kilometres, within the southeastern part of the Eagle-Wabigoon-Manitou Lakes
Greenstone Belt. Five regional scale structures and associated gold
mineralization have been identified within or passing through the project
boundaries. These include more than 45 kilometres of major fault zones and a 12
to 15 kilometre long band of Timiskaming-type sedimentary rocks that rest
unconformably on mafic volcanic and ultramafic to felsic intrusive rocks. Maps
and figures depicting the location and geology of the Goldstorm Project have
been compiled in a presentation titled 'Goldstorm Project-Northwestern Ontario'
available on the Company's website, or by clicking here:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/NK%20Final%20presentation%20030213.pdf.
About New Klondike
New Klondike is a mineral exploration and development company focused on the
acquisition and development of base and precious metal deposits on the Goldstorm
Project and its other exploration properties in Ontario. The Company presently
has 17,342,845 common shares issued and outstanding. For further information
about New Klondike please visit our website www.newklondike.com.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term
is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains certain "forward-looking information". All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities,
events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or
may occur in the future including, without limitation, statements relating to
the Offering and in particular, the expected closing date of the Offering and
the Company's expected use of the proceeds to be raised in the Offering, are
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the current
expectations or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available
to the Company. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of
significant risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual
results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements, and even if such actual results are realized or
substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the
expected consequences to, or effects on the Company. Factors that could cause
actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include,
but are not limited to, the failure to close the Offering, if at all, in a
timely manner.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as at the date on which it is made
and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company
disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise.
Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be
put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
New Klondike Exploration Ltd.
Michael Coulter
President
416-368-3332
info@newklondike.com
www.newklondike.com