Geochemical Model Points to a Very Large Mineralized System at NuLegacy’s Rift Anticline
April 27 2021 - 6:30AM
NuLegacy Gold Corporation reports it has identified compelling
geochemical trends pointing towards a very large mineralized system
within the Rift Anticline target at its 100% controlled Red Hill
gold project, north central Nevada. To view this news release with
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"Widespread strongly elevated pathfinder
elements paint a very encouraging picture at Red Hill," commented
Dr. Quinton Hennigh, technical advisor to NuLegacy. "Arsenic,
antimony, mercury and thallium along with gold clearly show highest
abundance proximal to the shallowly west dipping CMZ fault system
that underlies much of the property, especially the Rift Anticline
target area.
The Iceberg and Serena corridor appears to be
up-dip leakage along this structure, and there are clear
indications of a much larger mineralized system intensifying as it
dips gently toward the Rift Anticline. The current deep drill
program is ideally designed to test the down dip part of this
strong geochemical trend, especially where the CMZ fault cuts
across favorable host stratigraphy. Given we are seeing very thick
sections of the prospective Wenban5 and Roberts Mountain
formations, we think we have the right ingredients to find a very
large Carlin gold deposit at Rift Anticline."
Summary:
- Gold, pathfinder elements and
silicification collectively show a clear vector from the
Serena-Iceberg trend toward the Rift Anticline target (Figures 1
and 2) forming a blanket like zone dipping shallowly westward at an
inclination of about 15 degrees and beneath holes RA20-01 and
RA20-02 drilled late last year.
- A pronounced open-ended
multi-element geochemical anomaly is situated beneath hole
WS19-01C. Samples from the very bottom of this hole contain some of
the highest arsenic, antimony, thallium and mercury values
encountered at Red Hill, and the last sample grades a highly
anomalous 2.63 grams/t gold. NuLegacy believes these highly
anomalous geochemical values indicate good potential beneath and
further west of this area. Interestingly, the highest gram-meter
gold intercept on the property, 8.7 m grading 16.9 grams/t gold
(147 gram-meters) encountered in hole SR18-02, is a short distance
east of this open-ended geochemical anomaly, a clear sign that the
mineralizing system has the capacity to generate high gold
grades.
Figure 1: Geochemical trend model.
https://nulegacygold.com/site/assets/files/6857/figure_1.jpg
- NuLegacy believes the blanket like
geochemical zone that is taking shape is associated with the
shallowly west dipping Central Mineralized Zone (CMZ) fault, the
structure that may prove to be the feeder for mineralization at
Rift Anticline. Prospective targets should occur where this
structure is projected to cut across favorable host rocks. The CMZ
fault persists under the entirety of the Rift Anticline target thus
making this entire 7 km long, 3 km wide corridor prospective for a
Carlin-type gold discovery.
- Planned drill holes that are part
of the just commenced 2021 drill campaign are being extended to
greater depths in order to fully test this blanket like
geochemically anomalous zone. NuLegacy has twelve deep drill holes
planned across the Rift Anticline target during the spring-summer
2021 exploration program.
Figure 2: Plan map showing NuLegacy’s Red Hill
claim block, drill hole collars and the position of cross section
presented in Figure 1.
https://nulegacygold.com/site/assets/files/6857/figure_2.jpg
Drilling program update: Five
reverse circulation pre-collar holes have been completed and a
sixth is underway. Two diamond core rigs are currently drilling
with a third core rig expected on site during the next couple of
weeks.
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 project to the sample preparation
facility was continuously monitored. A blank or certified reference
material was inserted approximately every 20th sample. The samples
were delivered to American Assay Labs’ preparation facility in
Sparks, NV. The samples were crushed, pulverized and sample pulps
were analyzed by American Assay Labs’ certified laboratory in
Sparks, NV. Pulps were digested and analyzed for gold using fire
assay fusion and an atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) finish on
a 30-gram split. All other elements are determined by ICP analysis.
Data verification of the analytical results included a statistical
analysis of the standards and blanks that must pass certain
parameters for acceptance to ensure accurate and verifiable
results. The reported intercepts are not necessarily true widths as
there is insufficient data at this time with respect to the shape
of the mineralization to calculate its true orientation.
On trend: NuLegacy Gold is
focused on confirming high-grade Carlin-style gold deposits within
the ~ 6 sq. km Rift Anticline target in the northwest corner of its
flagship 108 sq. km (42 sq. mile) district scale Red Hill Property
in the Cortez gold trend of Nevada. The Rift Anticline target is
located on trend and adjacentI to the three, multi-million ounce
Carlin-type gold deposits (the Pipeline, Cortez Hills and Goldrush
deposits) which are ranked amongst the world’s thirty largest,
lowest cost and politically safest gold mines and are three of
Nevada Gold Mines’ most profitable mines.II
I The similarity and proximity
of these deposits in the Cortez Trend including Goldrush are not
necessarily indicative of the gold mineralization in NuLegacy’s Red
Hill Property.
II As extracted from Barrick’s
Q4-2013 and Q1-2014 reports. As reported by Barrick, the Goldrush
resource contains 8,557,000 indicated ounces of gold within 25.78
million tonnes grading ~10.57 g/t and 1,650,000 inferred ounces
within 5.6 million tonnes grading ~9.0 g/t.
Dr. Roger Steininger, a Director of NuLegacy, is
a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG 7417) and the qualified
person as defined by NI 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects, responsible for approving the scientific and technical
information contained in this news release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF NULEGACY GOLD
CORPORATION,
Albert MatterChief Executive Officer &
Founding DirectorTel: +1 (604) 639 - 3640Email:
albert@nuggold.com
For more information about NuLegacy visit:
www.nulegacygold.com or www.sedar.com.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking
Information: This news release contains forward-looking
information and statements under applicable securities laws, which
information and/or statements relate to future events or future
performance (including, but not limited to, the prospective nature
of the Rift Anticline target and the blanket like geochemical zone
and potential existence of a large, high grade Carlin style gold
deposit thereon, the proposed exploration and drilling program for
the Rift Anticline target including the initial drill sites and
targets and the timing and costs thereof) and reflect management’s
current expectations and beliefs based on assumptions made by and
information currently available to the Company. Readers are
cautioned that such forward-looking information and statements are
neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially
from those expected including, but not limited to, actual results
of exploration activities, unanticipated geological, stratigraphic
and structural formations, environmental risks, operating risks,
accidents, labor issues, delays in obtaining governmental approvals
and permits, the availability of financing, market conditions,
future prices for gold, changes in personnel and other risks in the
mining industry. There are no known resources or reserves in the
Red Hill Property, any proposed exploration programs are
exploratory searches for commercial bodies of ore and the presence
of gold resources on properties adjacent or near the Red Hill
Property including Goldrush is not necessarily indicative of the
gold mineralization on the Red Hill Property. There is also
uncertainty about the spread of COVID-19 and variants of concern
and the impact they will have on the Company’s operations,
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