Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 19, 2020, Allegiant Gold Ltd.
(“ALLEGIANT”) (AUAU: TSX-V) (AUXXF: OTCQX) is
pleased to provide a corporate update with the following
highlights:
- Eastside – Permitting continues to
advance on the expansion of the operating zone from the current 601
acres to approximately 3,600 acres. Geological sampling and
mapping have commenced and will continue over the coming
months.
- Eastside/Castle Claims - Working on
incorporating the Castle Claim Block historical * oxide gold
resource totaling 273,173 ounces into the
recently announced 1.1 million Au-Eq ounce
inferred resource in the Original Zone at Eastside.
- Bolo – Plans for an expanded drill
campaign by Barrian Mining Corp. (“Barrian”) on ALLEGIANT’s
100%-owned Bolo project in Nevada following up on a successful
10-hole drill campaign in 2019.
- Corporate Update – ALLEGIANT sets
May 19, 2020 for Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) and grants
3,000,000 Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”) to certain insiders and
consultants
Eastside UpdateAs announced in
January 2020, ALLEGIANT provided an updated resource estimate
(“Updated Resource Estimate and NI 43-101 Technical Report,
Eastside and Castle Gold-Silver Project Technical Report, Esmeralda
County, Nevada”) on Eastside with contained pit-constrained
Inferred Resources of 1,094,000 AuEq ounces
at 57,050,000 tonnes at 0.60 g/t
AuEq (gold-equivalent ounces were calculated by ALLEGIANT
using a silver/gold ratio of 80:1). A copy of the news
release can be found at the following:
https://www.allegiantgold.com/en/news/2020/allegiant-announces-updated-inferred-resource-estimate-of-1.1-million-gold-equivalent-ounces-an-increase-of-52-at-flagship/.
A map of the Eastside project can be viewed at
the following link:
www.allegiantgold.com/nr/2020-01-27-map.pdf
ALLEGIANT continues to make permitting progress
to increase the operating zone from the current 601 acres to
approximately 3,600 acres. Our goal is to have multiple drill
targets to test additional zones as well as potentially further
development work in the original pit zone. Surface sampling
and detailed alteration mapping started in January 2020 at Eastside
and is focusing on three areas that will be drilled once the
expanded operating permit is received. Most sampling will be in a 2
by 2 km block of land directly south and southwest of the Original
Target drilling. Previous sampling in this block had yielded
several gold and pathfinder trace element anomalies (0.1 to 1.5 g/t
Au), hosted both in rhyolite and adjacent, massively silicified
andesite with quartz and adularia veining. Additional sampling,
along with detailed alteration mapping, in these areas will allow
proper drill placement. The second area with sampling focus is both
small outcrops and float from the 2 by 2.5 km pediment area due
east of the Original Target. Alluvial cover is thought to be less
than 15 meters in this pediment area. A CSAMT geophysical program
is also planned on the pediment later in the 2020. The third area
being sampled is about three km west of the Original Target
drilling where reconnaissance sampling has yielded good grade gold
values (from 1.5 to 28 g/t Au) from narrow quartz veins cutting
altered dacite and ash flow tuff in an area at least 0.5 km by 0.5
km. This area of veining and alteration is also scheduled for
excavator trenching and drilling when the expanded permit is
received. Allegiant is planning on drilling at least 100 rotary
holes following receipt of the expanded permit.
ALLEGIANT has commenced evaluating the
possibility of incorporating the near surface historical* oxidized
resource estimate of 273,173 gold ounces* into the Eastside NI
43-101-compliant inferred resource estimate measuring
1,094,000 AuEq ounces at 57,050,000
tonnes at 0.60 g/t AuEq. The
Castle claim block covers an area of 9.6 sq. km, located 13 km
south of the Original Zone but still within the Eastside property
and are covered by shallow alluvium of 10-30 metres in
depth.
* The historical resource estimate for the
Castle claims was completed by James D. Greybeck, Senior Geologist
for Cordex Exploration Co. in April 1999, under the direction of
Andy B. Wallace, then Manager of Cordex Exploration Co. and Vice
President of Rayrock Mines, Inc. This report and data used in its
preparation has been recently reviewed by Andy B. Wallace for the
purpose of this press release under his obligations a Qualified
Person for ALLEGIANT. Drill data used for Greybeck's report was
from Cordex Exploration Co., Kennecott Exploration, Houston Oil and
Minerals, Falcon Exploration, and Mintek Resources which data is on
file in the offices of Cordex Exploration Co. The data is judged
relevant and reliable by Andy B. Wallace. The resource was termed a
"Geologic Resource" at the time of Greybeck's report, which was in
line with current practice for the time. Greybeck prepared
geological cross sections and calculated the resource by hand,
using a polygonal method with a lower cut-off of .005 opt Au (0.17
g/t Au). Where drilling was closely spaced gold values were
interpolated between cross sections using weighted averages
projected 50 feet on either side of the cross section. ALLEGIANT
plans additional drilling to confirm Greybeck's interpretations and
to fill in gaps in the drilling. A qualified person has not done
sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current
mineral resources or mineral reserves. ALLEGIANT is not treating
the historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral
reserves.
Bolo UpdateBarrian, per our
earn-in agreement, is expected to spend US$750,000 on drilling and
exploration in its next phase work program on ALLEGIANT’s
100%-owned Bolo Project in Nevada. The work program will be
designed to test various zones and targets in order to expand
beyond the initial discovery zone. In 2019, Barrian completed
ten (10) reverse circulation (“RC”) drill holes totaling 1,838
metres as part of their work program. “The next few months will be
an exciting period for ALLEGIANT and Bolo as multiple targets will
be tested in an effort to expand the initial discovery zone.
We look forward to the drilling campaign and subsequent results,”
commented Peter Gianulis, President & CEO of Allegiant
Gold.
Barrian can earn an initial 50.01% interest in
Bolo by making share payments to ALLEGIANT totaling US$1 million
and completing US$4 million in exploration expenditures.
According to Barrian, “The combined 2019 and historical RC drilling
at Bolo defines a 1.2 kilometer north-south trending corridor of
gold-silver mineralization containing the South Mine Fault Zone,
Uncle Sam, and Northeast Extension zones. Gold mineralization at
Bolo exhibits characteristics of classic Carlin-type
mineralization, including strong subvertical structural control in
addition to evidence of gold mineralization extending laterally at
low angles within favorable silty carbonate units. The
relatively untested 500 metre strike length South Mine Fault-Uncle
Sam segment is particularly prospective and is expected to be the
main focus of Barrian’s 2020 exploration in an effort to prove-out
emerging structural and stratigraphic gold targets within the zone
(See figure below)”.
Figure 1: Long Section South Mine
Fault-Uncle Sam Gold
Targetshttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d1ab9e60-d67b-49f5-bdb9-4ac790554b55
Annual General Meeting Date & RSU
GrantsALLEGIANT announces that it will hold its Annual
General Meeting (“AGM”) of Shareholders on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at
9:00 a.m. PT. All registered shareholders are welcome to
attend at 1090 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, Canada. In conjunction
with the Meeting, ALLEGIANT will be filing its Information Circular
and related proxy materials which will be available for download
under its profile on both SEDAR and EDGAR. ALLEGIANT has also
granted an aggregate of 3,000,000 restricted share units (“RSUs”)
to officers, directors and key employees and consultants with a
three-year vesting period in accordance with the Company’s 2020 RSU
Plan which was approved by the Board in December 2019. The
RSU plan and any grants made thereunder remain subject to the
approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and shareholders at the
upcoming AGM.
ABOUT ALLEGIANTALLEGIANT owns
100% of 10 highly-prospective gold projects in the United States, 7
of which are located in the mining-friendly jurisdiction of Nevada.
Three of ALLEGIANT’s projects are farmed-out, providing for cost
reductions and cash-flow. ALLEGIANT's flagship,
district-scale Eastside project hosts a large and expanding gold
resource and is located in an area of excellent infrastructure.
Preliminary metallurgical testing indicates that both oxide and
sulphide gold mineralization at Eastside is amenable to heap
leaching.
Qualified PersonAndy Wallace is
a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG) with the American
Institute of Professional Geologists and is the Qualified Person
under NI 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects,
who has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical content
of this press release. The NI 43-101 updated resource estimate for
the Eastside gold-silver deposit was prepared under the direction
of Steven J. Ristorcelli, CPG of MDA, a Qualified Person under NI
43-101, who has reviewed and consented to the information in this
news release that relates to the reported resources.
Further information regarding ALLEGIANT can be
found at www.allegiantgold.com
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,
Peter Gianulis President & CEO
For more information contact:
Investor Relations(604) 634-0970
or1-888-818-1364ir@allegiantgold.com
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the forward-looking statements are described in the sections
entitled "Risk Factors" in Allegiant's Listing Application, dated
January 24, 2018, as filed with the TSX Venture Exchange and
available on SEDAR under Allegiant's profile at www.sedar.com.
Actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Allegiant undertakes no obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this
press release if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other
circumstances should change, except as otherwise required by
applicable law.
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