- Frost Located 12 Miles From Grassy Mountain; Adds Potential Operational Synergies
- Secures an Additional 826 Acres, Increasing the Total Acreage to 1,786 Acres
- Newly Staked Claims Cover Favorable Geological and Geophysical Features
WINNEMUCCA, Nev., Jan. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (NYSE American: PZG) (“Paramount” or the “Company”) announced today that the Company has staked a total of 40 additional claims at its recently acquired Frost Project (“Frost”) located 12 miles west of its 100%-owned Grassy Mountain Project, bringing the total controlled Frost land package to approximately 1,786 acres.
Historical drilling at Frost generated shallow intercepts of high grade gold in a geological setting similar to the high grade Grassy Mountain deposit where Paramount completed an economically robust Preliminary Feasibility Study in mid-2018 .
Paramount’s recent magnetic and radiometric surveys found that the gold-bearing structures at Frost appeared to extend beyond the land holdings acquired late last year. Based on these results and field examinations, Paramount staked an additional 40 claims. For additional information pertaining to the originally acquired Frost claims and historical drilling of Frost, see Paramount’s press release dated November 14, 2018 .
Paramount CEO, Glen Van Treek, commented: “Now that we know we have an economically viable project at Grassy Mountain with rapidly progressing permitting efforts, our strategy is to consolidate attractive land packages in the immediate area which could provide operational synergies. The geophysical work completed late last year in our phase one exploration program identified several excellent new resource opportunities. The Frost project in particular has contributed highly prospective near term exploration potential. Given its proximity to our Grassy Mountain deposit, Frost could act as a significant satellite deposit adding valuable mine life to a combined operation.”
The results of the magnetic and radiometric surveys (see reduced to pole mag image below) indicate that the historical gold intercepts only touched the outer edges of the multiple magnetic anomalies (purple/blue) which are frequently spatially associated with gold deposits. Paramount's technical team believes these depleted magnetic areas are evidence of alteration and mineralization.
“We plan to incorporate several of these high priority drill targets at Frost into the second phase of our current exploration campaign which we expect will continue in early spring,” added the CEO.
About Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.
Paramount Gold Nevada is a U.S. based precious metals exploration and development company. Paramount’s strategy is to create shareholder value through exploring and developing its mineral properties and to realize this value for its shareholders in three ways: by selling its assets to established producers; entering into joint ventures with producers for construction and operation; or constructing and operating mines for its own account.
Paramount owns 100% of the Grassy Mountain Gold Project which consists of approximately 10,000 acres located on private and BLM land in Malheur County, Oregon. The Grassy Mountain Gold Project contains a gold-silver deposit (100% located on private land) for which results of a positive PFS have been released and key permitting milestones accomplished (see press release dated May 24, 2018 ). Additionally, Paramount owns a 100% interest in the Sleeper Gold Project located in Northern Nevada. The Sleeper Gold Project, which includes the former producing Sleeper mine, totals 2,322 unpatented mining claims (approximately 60 square miles or 15,500 hectares).
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Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. Glen Van Treek, President, CEO and Director Christos Theodossiou, Director of Corporate Communications 866-481-2233 Twitter: @ParamountNV
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