VANCOUVER, BC, July 27, 2021 /CNW/ - Northern Vertex
Mining Corp. (TSXV: NEE) (USOTC: NHVCF) (the "Company" or
"Northern Vertex") a Western U.S. gold producer with
district-scale exploration projects in the Walker Lane Trend, is
pleased to report recent results from its multi-phase infill and
resource expansion drilling program at the Moss Mine in
NW Arizona. Specifically, results
reported today are from drilling targeting the Moss and Ruth veins,
as well as the intersection between these veins at depth below the
Center and East pits.
Northern Vertex President, Michael G.
Allen commented "Our exploration program has
identified several near mine and even intra-mine opportunities
which are being drilled. This tranche of drillholes
highlights significant zones of high grade and disseminated
mineralization being delineated in an undrilled portion of the Moss
Mine between the Center and East Pit. Our examination of the
data has identified another undrilled area between the Center Pit
and West Pit which will be tested shortly. The drilling
announced today and over the past several weeks supports our thesis
that Moss could be a significant long-life precious metals
mine. Resources in the West Pit appear to be limited by a
lack of drilling, not geology, and additional drilling may yield
further discoveries adding to the near-term opportunities for
resource expansion."
Highlighted Results:
- 38.10 meters grading 1.43 g/t gold and 19.22 g/t silver,
including 15.24 meters grading 2.90 g/t gold and 36.59 g/t silver
in drillhole AR21-458R, targeting the Moss-Ruth intersection below
the highwall between the current Center and East pits.
- 22.86 meters grading 1.48 g/t gold and 6.21 g/t silver,
including 4.57 meters grading 3.33 g/t gold and 2.23 g/t silver for
the Ruth vein in drillhole AR20-373C.
- Broad intervals of gold and silver mineralization were obtained
from several drillholes targeting the Moss-Ruth intersection,
including:
-
- 195.07 meters grading 0.40 g/t gold and 5.54 g/t silver,
including 15.24 meters grading 2.14 g/t gold and 20.45 g/t silver
in drillhole AR21-452R.
- 68.70 meters grading 0.45 g/t gold and 9.38 g/t silver,
including 9.20 meters grading 1.23 g/t gold and 30.66 g/t silver
and 6.10 meters grading 1.43 g/t gold and 27.13 g/t silver in
drillhole AR21-454C.
- 67.06 meters grading 0.54 g/t gold and 8.13 g/t silver,
including 4.57 meters grading 1.22 g/t gold and 17.83 g/t silver
and 18.29 meters grading 0.96 g/t gold and 17.59 g/t silver in
drillhole AR21-459R.
- Drilling results continue to indicate the presence of
significant gold and silver mineralization in the Ruth vein (see
News Release dated 18 May 2021), with
intersections presented here occurring within 70 meters of the
south wall crest of the existing mining operations.
- Moss-Ruth intersection drilling results continue to indicate
the presence of gold and silver mineralization below the Center and
East pits; mineralization was intersected at elevations ranging
from the current base of our deepest pit down to depths of almost
200 meters below this level. Similar mineralization
intersection depths were noted in our News Release dated
10 June 2021.
Northern Vertex Vice President of Exploration, Warwick S.
Board commented, "Results from the resource expansion drilling
continue to increase confidence in our understanding of the geology
and mineralization continuity of the Moss, Ruth, and associated
stockwork vein system below and adjacent to the Moss Mine in
support of mine expansion planning."
Geology of the Moss-Ruth Intersection Area
The Moss and Ruth veins are fault-hosted epithermal
quartz-calcite veins with associated vein stockwork that are
younger than and cut across the Moss quartz monzonite porphyry host
rock in the vicinity of the mine. The Moss vein strikes slightly
north of east and dips to the south. Locally, the Moss vein
develops a more northerly strike. The Ruth vein is sub-parallel to,
and dips towards, the Moss vein. The two veins intersect at depths
of between 180 meters and 230 meters below the current surface.
Drill Results
Assay results for eleven diamond core and eight Reverse
Circulation (RC) drillholes drilled from five different locations
are included in this news release (see Table 1).
The results from the current tranche of drilling indicate the
presence of significant gold and silver mineralization in the Moss
and Ruth veins, the hanging wall stockwork between these veins, and
the intersection between these veins beneath the existing mining
operations (Figure 1 Moss-Ruth Intersection Drilling Area Location
Map; Figure 2 Drillhole Location Map; Figure 3 Cross Section: Otto
Load Site, Moss-Ruth Intersection Target Drilling Area; Figure 4
Cross Section: Butt Dumps Site, Moss-Ruth Intersection Target
Drilling Area). The longest intersection of gold and silver
mineralization was obtained from the highwall area between the
Center and East pits, further attesting to the resource expansion
potential in this part of the mine. Significant gold and
silver mineralization was intersected in the Moss-Ruth intersection
area beneath the Center and East pits at depths ranging from the
current base of the Center pit (the deepest part of the current
Moss Mine workings) down to depths of almost 200 meters below this
level. Significant gold and silver mineralization was
intersected in the Ruth vein less than 70 meters south of the crest
of the Center and East pits, and in the Ruth-Moss
intersection
Table 1: Results of Northern Vertex's 2020/2021 Resource
Expansion Drilling targeting the Moss vein, Ruth vein, and
Moss-Ruth Intersection beneath the Moss Mine
Location
|
Hole
ID
|
Target
|
Az/Dip
|
From (m)
|
To
(m)
|
Length (m)
|
Au
(g/t)
|
Ag
(g/t)
|
AuEq (g/t)
|
Otto
Load
|
AR20-390C
and
including
|
Ruth vein
metallurgical
|
125/-65
|
2.80
|
4.27
|
1.46
|
2.54
|
38.80
|
3.06
|
70.20
|
75.90
|
5.70
|
1.66
|
9.44
|
1.79
|
72.27
|
74.37
|
2.10
|
3.68
|
21.42
|
3.97
|
AR20-373C
including
|
180/-80
|
45.72
|
68.58
|
22.86
|
1.48
|
6.21
|
1.56
|
64.01
|
68.58
|
4.57
|
3.33
|
2.23
|
3.36
|
AR21-452R
including
|
Ruth-Moss
Intersection
|
338/-77
|
152.40
|
347.47
|
195.07
|
0.42
|
5.54
|
0.49
|
196.60
|
211.84
|
15.24
|
2.14
|
20.45
|
2.42
|
Crusher
Office
|
AR20-385C
and
|
Ruth vein
metallurgical
|
140/-45
|
61.57
|
65.87
|
4.30
|
0.96
|
6.85
|
1.05
|
76.81
|
79.86
|
3.05
|
1.29
|
1.45
|
1.31
|
AR20-386C
including
|
140/-6d5
|
61.23
|
75.59
|
14.36
|
1.04
|
5.69
|
1.12
|
70.35
|
74.07
|
3.72
|
2.00
|
6.64
|
2.09
|
Butt
Dumps
|
AR21-436C
and
including
|
Ruth-Moss
Intersection
|
340/-45
|
145.08
|
160.32
|
15.24
|
0.26
|
4.61
|
0.32
|
163.98
|
184.71
|
20.73
|
1.47
|
17.37
|
1.71
|
171.75
|
175.56
|
3.81
|
5.03
|
42.72
|
5.60
|
AR21-437C
including
|
340/-54
|
152.49
|
203.61
|
51.11
|
0.40
|
4.75
|
0.46
|
194.43
|
203.61
|
9.17
|
0.63
|
9.79
|
0.76
|
AR21-438C
|
340/-61
|
170.69
|
185.32
|
14.63
|
0.27
|
7.03
|
0.36
|
AR21-453C
and
and
|
340/-67
|
83.21
|
86.96
|
3.75
|
0.42
|
1.84
|
0.45
|
125.88
|
135.03
|
9.14
|
0.48
|
2.28
|
0.51
|
224.94
|
234.09
|
9.14
|
0.33
|
6.87
|
0.42
|
AR21-454C
including
including
|
340/-73
|
189.77
|
258.47
|
68.70
|
0.45
|
9.38
|
0.57
|
218.63
|
227.84
|
9.20
|
1.23
|
30.66
|
1.64
|
241.71
|
247.80
|
6.10
|
1.43
|
27.13
|
1.79
|
AR21-455C
including
|
025/-45
|
133.72
|
169.77
|
36.06
|
0.46
|
8.37
|
0.58
|
155.14
|
165.14
|
10.00
|
0.95
|
12.21
|
1.12
|
AR21-477R
including
including
|
330/-45
|
155.45
|
207.26
|
51.82
|
0.62
|
12.74
|
0.79
|
155.45
|
163.07
|
7.62
|
1.01
|
16.36
|
1.23
|
198.12
|
204.22
|
6.10
|
1.61
|
51.50
|
2.30
|
AR21-478R
including
and
|
160.02
|
220.98
|
60.96
|
0.78
|
35.67
|
1.26
|
201.17
|
216.41
|
15.24
|
1.99
|
123.40
|
3.63
|
240.79
|
243.84
|
3.05
|
0.58
|
1.25
|
0.60
|
Otto Load
2
|
AR21-458R
and
and
including
|
Ruth-Moss
Intersection
|
343/-62
|
167.64
|
170.69
|
3.05
|
6.11
|
33.35
|
6.56
|
184.40
|
201.17
|
16.76
|
0.26
|
6.57
|
0.35
|
225.55
|
263.65
|
38.10
|
1.43
|
19.22
|
1.68
|
243.84
|
259.08
|
15.24
|
2.90
|
36.59
|
3.39
|
AR21-459R
including
including
|
343/-50
|
161.54
|
228.60
|
67.06
|
0.54
|
8.13
|
0.65
|
163.07
|
167.64
|
4.57
|
1.22
|
17.83
|
1.46
|
193.55
|
211.84
|
18.29
|
0.96
|
17.59
|
1.19
|
Fuel
Tanks
|
AR21-432C
and
and
|
Ruth-Moss
Intersection
|
017/-63
|
182.12
|
185.17
|
3.05
|
0.53
|
8.05
|
0.63
|
302.48
|
305.65
|
3.17
|
0.33
|
1.15
|
0.34
|
316.38
|
324.00
|
7.62
|
0.27
|
11.84
|
0.43
|
AR21-465R
and
and
Including
|
355/-45
|
1.52
|
12.19
|
10.67
|
0.26
|
2.31
|
0.29
|
196.60
|
205.74
|
9.14
|
0.28
|
6.44
|
0.37
|
237.74
|
256.03
|
18.29
|
0.39
|
4.71
|
0.46
|
245.36
|
254.51
|
9.14
|
0.62
|
6.32
|
0.71
|
AR21-466R
and
and
|
355/-52
|
219.46
|
233.17
|
13.72
|
0.26
|
5.78
|
0.33
|
257.56
|
266.70
|
9.14
|
0.27
|
5.43
|
0.34
|
278.89
|
281.94
|
3.05
|
0.43
|
1.70
|
0.45
|
AR21-471R
and
and
|
004/-60
|
115.82
|
129.54
|
13.72
|
1.59
|
26.01
|
1.94
|
211.84
|
216.41
|
4.57
|
0.33
|
1.23
|
0.35
|
294.13
|
300.23
|
6.10
|
0.26
|
2.48
|
0.30
|
Note: Drillhole suffix 'C'
denotes diamond core drillhole; 'R' denotes RC drillhole. True
thickness ranges between approximately 50% and 85% of reported
interval thickness for north-inclined drillholes targeting the Moss
vein and Moss-Ruth intersection; between approximately 60% and 75%
for south-inclined drillholes targeting the Ruth vein, and between
20% and 30% for drillholes inclined to the north where drilling
intersected the Ruth vein while targeting the Moss and Ruth-Moss
intersection. Assay data are uncapped. AuEq = Au + Ag/75. Core
drilling was conducted by Timberline Drilling Inc., RC drilling was
conducted by Boart Longyear. RC samples, collected every 1.52 m,
were transported in sealed bags to Skyline Assayers and
Laboratories (Skyline) in Tucson, AZ. Field control QAQC samples,
including standards, blanks, and field duplicates, were inserted
into the sample stream at a rate of three field control samples
approximately every 20 regular samples. Gold was determined by
fire-assay fusion of a 30 g sub-samples with atomic absorption
spectroscopy (method FA-01). Overlimit samples of gold were assayed
by gravimetric means (FA-02). Skyline Laboratories is accredited in
accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ISO
9001:2015.
|
Qualified Person
Dr. Warwick Board, P.Geo., Vice
President Exploration of Northern Vertex, is the Qualified Person
as defined by NI 43-101 responsible for the Moss Regional
Exploration Project and has reviewed and approved the scientific
and technical information in this news release related thereto.
About Northern Vertex Mining Corp.
Northern Vertex offers investors a rare combination of cash
flow, production, top-tier management, and exceptional exploration
potential within two projects on the Walker Lane Gold Trend of
western Nevada and Arizona. Management is executing a clear
strategy that expands production and resources at the Moss Mine in
Arizona while aggressively
exploring the Hercules Project in Nevada.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF NORTHERN VERTEX MINING CORP
"Michael G. Allen"
President
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expressions. All statements, other than statements of historical
fact, included herein, are forward-looking statements. Although
Northern Vertex believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements and/or information are reasonable, undue
reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements since
Northern Vertex can give no assurance that such expectations will
prove to be correct. These statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual
results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in
such forward-looking statements, including the risks, uncertainties
and other factors identified in Northern Vertex's periodic filings
with Canadian securities regulators. Forward-looking statements are
subject to business and economic risks and uncertainties and other
factors that could cause actual results of operations to differ
materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from Northern Vertex's expectations include risks
associated with the business of Northern Vertex; risks related to
reliance on technical information provided by Northern Vertex;
risks related to exploration and potential development of Northern
Vertex's projects; business and economic conditions in the mining
industry generally; fluctuations in commodity prices and currency
exchange rates; uncertainties relating to interpretation of drill
results and the geology, continuity and grade of mineral deposits;
the need for cooperation of government agencies in the exploration
and development of properties and the issuance of required permits;
the need to obtain additional financing to develop properties and
uncertainty as to the availability and terms of future financing;
the possibility of delay in exploration or development programs and
uncertainty of meeting anticipated program milestones; uncertainty
as to timely availability of permits and other governmental
approvals; and other risk factors as detailed from time to time and
additional risks identified in Northern Vertex's filings with
Canadian securities regulators on SEDAR (available at
www.sedar.com). Forward-looking statements are based on estimates
and opinions of management at the date the statements are made.
Northern Vertex does not undertake any obligation to update
forward-looking statements except as required by applicable
securities laws. Investors should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.
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