Falcon Acquires Nickel-Copper Project in Hawk Ridge Camp, QC
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / April 20, 2023 / Falcon Gold Corp. (FG:TSX-V)(3FA:GR)(FGLDF:OTCQB); ("Falcon" or the "Company")., is pleased to report the acquisition of 76 claims (approximately 33 sq. km.) in the Nickel North area of Quebec (see Figure 1). This area has been in the news recently with the announced option agreement between 1844 Resources and Nickel North Exploration. 1844 Resources has the option to acquire from Nickel North,
During 2022 Nickel North updated the Mineral Resource Estimate at the Hawk Ridge Property (https://nnexploration.com/news/nickel-north-retains-consultants-to-update-mineral-4730/). Highlights of these reports are an inferred mineral resource for all four deposits in the project area using a
Portions of the Falcon Property are located 4 km along strike from the Falco 7 historical resource and 2 km along strike form the Hopes Advance historical resource. Highlights of this new property include:
- A historical drill hole located on the Falcon property and about 4 km west of the Falco 7 historical resource intersected 10.4m of
0.51% Copper and0.16% Nickel. - The Falcon Gold Property contains numerous electromagnetic anomalies that have not been investigated by previous drilling.
Karim Rayani, CEO of Falcon, noted, "Falcon is continuing its pursuit to diversify and go after critical element projects, with large tonnage potential. The Hope Advance is an area I have been keen on for some time for its high-grade nickel and battery elements. Further infrastructure is being planned with a conceptual deep seaport to the area which would bring excitement and large investment into the camp. The recent option agreement by Nickel North confirms our belief that Nickel, and associated PGE's will remain a valuable commodity in the coming years. As we enter a new greening phase, onshoring and reshoring of manufacturing will mean North American metal assets will become more valuable than ever, and we love operating in the mining and exploration friendly province of Quebec."
Transaction Terms:
Falcon has signed a definitive option to acquire
The Company also wishes to clarify the terms of its acquisition of the Area 51 Project previously announced on March 30, 2023. The Company entered into a definitive agreement dated January 12, 2023, to acquire 14 claims known as the Area 51 Project located in the Inca Del Oro mining district, Atacama Region, northern Chile. In consideration for the property, the Company will pay USD
Qualified Person
Yves Caron, M.Sc., P.Geo. (OGQ #0548), an independent qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed, and approved the technical contents of this news release on behalf of the Company. The QP has not completed sufficient work to verify the historical exploration reported information. The information provides an indication of the exploration potential of the Property but may not be representative of expected results.
About Falcon Gold Corp.
Falcon is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on generating, acquiring, and exploring opportunities in the Americas. Falcon's flagship project, the Central Canada Gold Mine, is approximately 20km southeast of Agnico Eagle's Hammond Reef Gold Deposit which has currently estimated 3.32 million ounces of gold (123.5 million tonnes grading 0.84 g/t gold) mineral reserves, and 2.3 million ounces of measured and indicated mineral resources (133.4 million tonnes grading 0.54 g/t gold). The Hammond Reef gold property lies on the Hammond shear zone, which is a northeast-trending splay off the Quetico Fault Zone ("QFZ") and may be the control for the gold deposit. The Central Gold property lies on a similar major northeast-trending splay of the QFZ.
The Company holds multiple additional projects: The Esperanza Gold/Silver/Copper mineral concessions located in La Rioja Province, Argentina; The Viernes Gold/Silver/Copper project in Antofagasta Chile; The Springpole West Property in the world-renowned Red Lake mining camp; a
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Falcon Gold Corp. "Karim Rayani" Karim Rayani |
Telephone: (604) 716-0551
Email: k@r7.capital
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