Mr. Michael Allen reports
NORTHERN EMPIRE MOBILIZES THIRD DRILL RIG TO NEVADA GOLD PROJECT
Northern Empire Resources Corp. has mobilized a third drill rig to the company's 100-per-cent-owned Sterling gold project located in Nye county, Nevada.
Michael G. Allen, Northern Empire's president and chief executive officer, commented: "This rig will be working at the permitted Sterling mine to follow up on work done in 2017.The 2017 drilling identified an underexplored structural control to mineralization as well as an untested extension of mineralization which will be the focus of this year's drilling, with the goal of expanding the permitted resource."
In 2017, the company drilled 49 holes confirming and expanding the Sterling mine.Part of that work identified a zone of potential shallow mineralization associated with a mapped structure that exits the Ambrose pit and was intercepted by drilling on Water Tank Hill.Holes into this structure, now referred to as the Sterling Connector, include STR17-010C, which returned 8.66 grams per tonne gold over 9.05 metres at a depth of 1.34 metres; STR17-039C, which returned 6.07 grams per tonne gold over 7.92 metres starting at a depth of 0.61 metre; and STR17-049C, which returned 3.90 metres grading 2.44 grams per tonne gold starting at a depth of 25.21 metres.
In addition to exploring the Sterling Connector, the company will be drilling the Sterling Flats target located to the west of the Sterling mine deposit, where drilling has identified the host structure of the Sterling mine resources, indicating a possibility of further expansion of the known resource.
The program announced herein is envisioned to consist of approximately 25 new holes totalling approximately 2,100 metres over the next two to three weeks.
Upon completion of this proposed program and the receipt of pertinent assay results, Northern Empire will initiate a resource estimate revision at the Sterling mine to incorporate the drilling success to date.
About the Sterling mine
The Sterling gold mine is permitted for restart and hosts a National Instrument 43-101 pit-constrained inferred resource of 254,000 ounces at 2.57 grams per tonne gold using a 0.3-gram-per-tonne cut-off.
The Sterling mine was last in production in 2015 and is currently on care and maintenance.Gold recovery facilities on site are currently being operated, and the company recently began a program to increase recoveries from the existing leach pad.
About Northern Empire Resources Corp.
Northern Empire is expanding and discovering heap-leach gold deposits in Nevada. The company presently has initial resource statements on four heap-leachable deposits at the 100-per-cent-owned Sterling gold project, including the high-grade, fully permitted Sterling mine. Using a 0.3-gram-per-tonnecut-off, the pit-constrained inferred resources on the property total 947,000 ounces with an average grade of 1.26 grams per tonne gold.
Sampling and quality assurance/quality control procedures
Samples were submitted to ALS Global in Reno, Nev.Gold grade was determined by fire assay with atomic absorption and gravimetric finish as well as cyanide soluble methods. Most ALS geochemical laboratories are registered or are pending registration to ISO 9001:2008, and several analytical facilities have received ISO 17025 accreditations for specific laboratory procedures. Northern Empire inserts a series of standards, blanks and field duplicates into the sample stream as part of its quality assurance and quality control procedures, which are continually monitored by the company.
Qualified persons
Michael G. Allen, PGeo, president of Northern Empire and a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101, has reviewed the technical information contained in this news release. He is the non-independent qualified person for this news release and has verified the data.
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