Prosper Gold Corp. ("
Prosper Gold" or the
"
Company") (TSXV:PGX) is pleased to announce that
Prosper Gold USA LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, has
entered into a definitive option agreement (the “
Option
Agreement”) with DDS Resources LLC and Mohave Mine
Partnership LLC (collectively, the “
Optionors”),
whereby the Optionors have granted the Company the option to
acquire a 100% interest in the Mohave Project (the
“
Property”).
Project Highlights:
- Large, robust
low-sulphidation epithermal gold-silver system covering a 4 x 1.5
km area
- Project is permitted for up
to 600 drill sites and up to 27 kilometers of access
roads
- 619 historical drill holes
totaling 23,244 metres - shallow holes averaging 37.5 metres depth
with many bottoming in gold mineralization
- Over 40 abandoned mine
workings (adits, shafts and declines)
- Large areas of anomalous
rock and soil geochemistry and historical mine workings which have
not seen any drilling
“The opportunity to acquire the Mohave Gold
Project was one we could not pass up,” commented Peter Bernier,
CEO. “The exploration potential for high-grade gold on this project
is clear and we look forward to drilling the multitude of
mineralized zones, many of which have never been drilled. The
Mohave Gold Project will complement Prosper Gold’s Golden Sidewalk
project in Red Lake allowing for year-round exploration on two
highly prospective land packages in low-risk jurisdictions.”
Mohave Gold Project
The Mohave Gold Project has a long history of
exploration and small-scale mining dating back to 1865. Gold was
discovered at the Dixie Queen Mine (Figure 1) in 1894. The Project
is a low-sulphidation epithermal gold-silver prospect considered to
be in the advanced exploration stage. The Project comprises 160
contiguous mining claims covering 1,176 hectares in the Mohave
County, northwestern Arizona. It is road-accessible with a
well-developed network of access roads to historical workings and
drill sites. The Project is permitted for construction of up to 600
drill sites and approximately 27 kilometres of access roads.
Exploration to date by historical operators has
outlined several mineralized zones through relatively shallow
drilling (refer to Table 1) along with additional targets outlined
through geochemical and geophysical surveys which have not been
drill tested. Extensive alteration and widespread gold
mineralization outlines three mineralized trends: the Golden Door,
the Klondyke and the Dixie trends. The Dixie trend has seen no
drilling to date, despite the presence of highly anomalous rock and
soil geochemistry and the presence of numerous historical
workings.
Table 1 - Select historical drill
intercepts.
Hole ID |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Gold (gpt) |
Prospect |
M80R-028 |
15.3 |
30.5 |
15.2 |
3.97 |
Klondyke |
M87A-117 |
15.2 |
25.9 |
10.7 |
5.63 |
Klondyke |
M88A-158 |
7.64 |
18.74 |
11.1 |
4.76 |
Klondyke |
M90R-313 |
10.7 |
13.7 |
3.0 |
10.3 |
Klondyke |
M81R-035 |
21.4 |
29.0 |
7.6 |
6.75 |
Golden Ram |
M80R-144 |
32 |
47.2 |
15.2 |
2.82 |
Scout |
M80R-149 |
0 |
35.1 |
35.1 |
1.39 |
Scout |
M87A-073 |
7.6 |
15.2 |
7.6 |
3.9 |
Golden Door |
M87A-083 |
13.7 |
18.3 |
4.6 |
8.1 |
Golden Door |
M85A-017 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
3.0 |
8.4 |
Jim & Jerry |
M85A-025A |
0 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
2.35 |
Jim & Jerry |
M81R-027 |
36.6 |
42.7 |
6.1 |
3.0 |
Epidote Ridge |
M89A-244 |
9.1 |
13.7 |
4.6 |
4.27 |
Apex |
* True thicknesses are not known
The first production in the district was from
the Klondyke and North Klondyke mines in 1898, with documented
production of approximately 4,500 tons averaging 19.3 gpt gold. The
Red Gap mine was discovered in 1904. There is no known record of
production at the Red Gap mine, though a one ton “test shipment”
from the No. 2 tunnel in 1926 assayed 85.8 gpt gold and 497.7 gpt
silver. The Golden Door open pit mine is reported to have produced
about 20,000 tons averaging 7.46 gpt gold over a thickness ranging
from 0.61 metres to 2.45 metres. This mine was closed during World
War II. The Dixie Queen Mine is reported to have produced some
4,000 tons at an average gold grade of 23.3 gpt. Other mines with
unknown past production include the Scout, Jim and Jerry, Apex,
Middle Dixie and Dixie Gold mines.
Figure 1. Map showing compiled
historical rock sampling results (gold) and location of historical
workings/prospects.https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d57fb77d-70b0-4a56-820a-d19fecc0fd9b
Modern exploration, predominantly Reverse
Circulation (“RC”) and Rotary Air Blast (“RAB”) with only 9 diamond
drill holes, began in 1975 and continued intermittently to 1995.
Various geophysical and geochemical surveys have been completed by
several operators in recent years, though the last time drilling
activities were completed on the Project was 1995. Select
historical drilling results, along with mapped geology and soil
geochemistry results are illustrated in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Map showing select historical
drill results (gold) and compiled soil geochemistry results (gold),
underlain by property
geology.https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/59a929a5-3808-44f5-991f-12bb10537be0
Table 2 - Collar information for select
historical drill holes (coordinates are in Datum WGS 84, zone
11N).
Hole ID |
Easting (m) |
Northing (m) |
Azi (°) |
Dip (°) |
Depth (m) |
Hole Type |
Prospect |
M80R-028 |
723266 |
3933932 |
0 |
-90 |
48.158 |
RC |
Klondyke |
M87A-117 |
723260 |
3933934 |
0 |
-90 |
28.346 |
Air Rotary |
Klondyke |
M88A-158 |
723259 |
3934002 |
0 |
-90 |
18.745 |
Air Rotary |
Klondyke |
M90R-313 |
723474 |
3934088 |
0 |
-90 |
59.436 |
RC |
Klondyke |
M81R-035 |
723642 |
3935500 |
0 |
-90 |
45.72 |
RC |
Golden Ram |
M80R-144 |
723286 |
3935151 |
0 |
-90 |
54.254 |
RC |
Scout |
M80R-149 |
723293 |
3935146 |
0 |
-90 |
54.254 |
RC |
Scout |
M87A-073 |
722858 |
3935278 |
0 |
-90 |
18.288 |
Air Rotary |
Golden Door |
M87A-083 |
722884 |
3935276 |
0 |
-90 |
32.004 |
Air Rotary |
Golden Door |
M85A-017 |
723749 |
3935203 |
0 |
-90 |
18.288 |
Air Rotary |
Jim & Jerry |
M85A-025A |
723721 |
3935142 |
0 |
-90 |
18.288 |
Air Rotary |
Jim & Jerry |
M81R-027 |
723862 |
3934687 |
0 |
-90 |
53.34 |
Air Rotary |
Epidote Ridge |
M89A-244 |
723411 |
3934379 |
0 |
-90 |
25.908 |
Air Rotary |
Apex |
Key Terms of Option
Agreement
The Option Agreement on the Property calls for
the Company to pay US$3,350,000 cash (the “Cash
Payments”) and for work expenditures totaling US$1,700,000
(the “Expenditures”) over 5 years in order for the
Company to earn a 100% interest in the Property (the
“Option”). The Company may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, accelerate payment of the Cash Payments. In
the event that the Company accelerates the Cash Payments in full,
the Option will be deemed to be exercised whether or not all the
Expenditures have been incurred. Upon full payment of the Cash
Payments, the Company will grant a 1.5% net smelter royalty to the
Optionors and Desert Ventures Inc. (the
“Royalty”).
Details of the Option Agreement will be
available on the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information in this
news release has been reviewed by Rory Ritchie, P.Geo.,
Vice-President of Exploration for Prosper Gold and a Qualified
Person under National Instrument 43-101. The results contained in
this release were completed by previous operators of the Property.
Although the Company was not involved in the original work in
respect of these results, proper industry data verification
procedures appear to have been followed.
For a detailed overview of Prosper Gold please
visit www.ProsperGoldCorp.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Per: “Peter Bernier”Peter BernierPresident &
CEO
For further information, please contact:
Peter BernierPresident & CEOProsper Gold
Corp.Cell: (250) 316-6644Email: Pete@ProsperGoldCorp.com
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among others, the following risks: the need for additional
financing; the Company’s ability to satisfy conditions precedent
under the Option Agreement; operational risks associated with
mineral exploration; fluctuations in commodity prices; title
matters; environmental liability claims and insurance; reliance on
key personnel; the potential for conflicts of interest among
certain officers, directors or promoters with certain other
projects; the absence of dividends; competition; dilution; the
volatility of our common share price and volume and the additional
risks identified the management discussion and analysis section of
our interim and most recent annual financial statement or other
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