Gold79 Mines Ltd. (TSX-V: AUU) (OTCQB: AUSVF) ('Gold79' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce the purchase of the Sheep Trail Group of patented claims and reports the initial sampling results from these claims.
The patented ground, covering 113.2 acres, is immediately east of the Banner patented claims. It encompasses an extensively altered and mineralized zone which has been traced for over 1.2 kilometres within the Sheep Trail block, forming a portion of the approximately 10km North Oatman trend the Company is exploring at Gold Chain. Widespread, shallow mine workings (pre-1920) can be seen throughout the claim block. Preliminary grab samples of mine dumps have yielded up to 51.9 g/t Au and rock chip samples have returned up to 2.0 metres at 20.4 g/t Au.
The Company's Gold Chain Project in Arizona is now comprised of 15 patented claims, covering approximately 264 acres and 361 lode claims on BLM land comprising about 7,180 acres (2,907 Ha).
Mr. Derek Macpherson, President & CEO stated, 'The 51.9 g/t gold value is the highest-grade sample to date from the Gold Chain project. The Sheep Trail block is the last of three critical blocks acquired by Gold79 Mines which collectively form the nucleus of our Gold Chain project. This is the first time that these patented claims and the surrounding lode claims have been consolidated by a single operator explaining the lack of modern exploration despite its excellent location and widespread gold mineralization.' Mr. Macpherson continued, 'Our focus now at Gold Chain is boots on the ground exploration and geophysics covering the entire project in early 2022 in preparation for the next round of drilling.'
Terms of Sheep Trail Acquisition
Gold79 USA Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has completed the acquisition from a private vendor of a 100% interest in the 113.2 acre patented claim block with a cash payment of US$250,000. There are no royalties associated with these claims and there are no further payments owing to the vendor of these patented claims.
About Gold79 Mines Ltd.
Gold79 Mines Ltd. is a TSX Venture listed company focused on building ounces in the Southwest USA. Gold79 holds 100% earn-in option to purchase agreements on three gold projects: the Jefferson Canyon Gold Project and the Tip Top Gold Project both located in Nevada, USA, and, the Gold Chain Project located in Arizona, USA. In addition, Gold79 holds two projects with minority interest being a 36.6% interest in the Greyhound Project, Nunavut, Canada under JV by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited and a 20% carried interest in the Taviche Project in Oaxaca, Mexico now under option to Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.
Contact:
Derek Macpherson
Tel: 416-294-6713
Email: dm@gold79mines.com
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