Reno - i-80 GOLD CORP. (TSX: IAU) (OTCQX: IAUCF) ('i-80', or the 'Company') is pleased to announce results from the final hole drilled in the Phase 1, 2021, surface drill program focused on delineating the high-grade 'South Pacific' extension horizon at the Company's Granite Creek Property located in Humboldt County, Nevada.
The South Pacific Zone ('SPZ') is a new zone of high-grade gold mineralization located immediately north of the underground mine workings at Granite Creek.
In 2021, sixteen (16) holes were drilled to test the SPZ (including one hole that was abandoned prior to reaching target depth), successfully defining multiple fault structures that are demonstrating continuity of mineralization over a strike length of approximately 600 metres and a dip length of approximately 250 metres that remains wide open for expansion along strike and at depth. Hole iGS21-18 was drilled in the southern portion of the horizon, closer to the underground workings, and as in several previous holes returned impressive gold grades and widths of mineralization in multiple horizons.
The SPZ is the priority target of the ongoing surface drill program at Granite Creek and will be included in a resource update following the 2022 program. SPZ consists of multiple subvertical fault structures located within both the Upper and Lower Comus rock units that appear to trend north to northeast. Continued step-out drilling to expand mineralization both along strike and at depth is being completed in 2022. 'When combined with the Ogee Zone, that is the focus of underground drilling at Granite Creek, we are extremely excited by the results to-date in the South Pacific Zone that confirm the significant upside opportunity', stated Tyler Hill, Senior Geologist of i-80. 'Drilling in 2022 will continue to step-out along strike and at depth to further expand the mineralized envelope, while at the same time, we are extending the decline to expedite development and mine planning of the SPZ.'
High-grade mineralization at Granite Creek occurs in a near-identical geological setting as that at the multi-million-ounce Turquoise Ridge Mine located immediately to the north; proximal to a major regional fault (the Getchell or Range Front fault) on the eastern edge of the large Osgood Mountains intrusive complex. The Granite Creek deposit remains open at depth and along strike from the existing underground workings.
About i-80 Gold Corp.
i-80 Gold Corp. is a well-financed, Nevada-focused, mining company with a goal of achieving mid-tier gold producer status through the development of multiple deposits within the Company's advanced-stage property portfolio to complement existing gold production from the Ruby Hill open pit.
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Certain statements in this release constitute 'forward-looking statements' or 'forward-looking information' within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including but not limited to, the expansion or mineral resources at Granite Creek and the potential of the Granite Creek project. Such statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company, its projects, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information. Such statements can be identified by the use of words such as 'may', 'would', 'could', 'will', 'intend', 'expect', 'believe', 'plan', 'anticipate', 'estimate', 'scheduled', 'forecast', 'predict' and other similar terminology, or state that certain actions, events or results 'may', 'could', 'would', 'might' or 'will' be taken, occur or be achieved. These statements reflect the Company's current expectations regarding future events, performance and results and speak only as of the date of this release. Forward-looking statements and information involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indicators of whether or not such results will be achieved. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements or information, including, but not limited to: material adverse changes, unexpected changes in laws, rules or regulations, or their enforcement by applicable authorities; the failure of parties to contracts with the company to perform as agreed; social or labour unrest; changes in commodity prices and the failure of exploration programs or studies to deliver anticipated results or results that would justify and support continued exploration, studies, development or operations.
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