Mr. Mike Power reports
SILVER RANGE RESOURCES TERMINATES THREE OPTION AGREEMENTS
Silver Range Resources Ltd. has terminated three option agreements covering three properties in Nevada.
On May 8, an option agreement with Rush Gold Corp. covering the Skylight property in Nye county was
terminated. On May 9, option agreements with Green Gold LLC covering the East Goldfield property in Nye
county and the Tule Canyon property in Esmeralda county were terminated. Silver Range has retained a 100-per-cent
interest in all three properties.
East Goldfield property
The East Goldfield property consists of 111 federal lode claims adjoining Centerra Gold Corp.'s Goldfield
project. The East Goldfield property covers the eastern extension of the mineralized volcanic belt hosting
mineralization at Goldfield, where 4.18 Moz (million ounces) Au (gold) were produced at an average grade of 18.78 grams per tonne (g/t) Au. The principal
working on the property is the Tom Keane mine which was developed down to 500 feet, with 3,100 feet of
workings on four levels. Historic drilling on the property during 2003 returned 22.86 metres at 2.88 g/t Au and 44.20
m at 1.03 g/t Au. Silver Range optioned the property to ATAC Resources Ltd. in 2020, which subsequently
conducted surface mapping, sampling, hyperspectral alteration mapping, soil surveys and 4,124 m of reverse
circulation drilling in 13 holes. ATAC's surface work returned gold in soil responses up to 0.77 g/t Au and a chip
sample of eight m at 4.16 g/t Au. All drill holes intersected anomalous gold, with best results of 82.3 m at 0.31 g/t
Au, including 9.15 m at 1.03 g.t Au. Silver Range is evaluating options to continue exploring the extent of gold
mineralization at East Goldfield.
Tule Canyon property
The Tule Canyon project consists of 60 federal lode claims and is located 95 kilometres southwest of Tonopah on the
eastern slope of Death Valley. The property is in the Walker Lane, and is underlain by granodiorite of the Sylvania
pluton and cut by Miocene to recent northwest-striking strike-slip faults, and north-to-northeast-trending extensional faults.
Mining in the area dates from 1848 when Mexican placer miners worked Tule Canyon. Intermittent small-scale
hard rock mining and exploration has been conducted on the property since 1893. Notable workings include: a
small heap-leach operation near Roosevelt Wells; underground mining and more recent excavation at the China
Doll showing southwest of the Roosevelt Wells workings; a small open-pit operation at the former Dark Secret
mine and underground mining on the east side of Tule Canyon near the Dark Secret mine. Rock sampling by
Silver Range on this property has returned assays up to 31.8 g/t Au and 4,320 g/t Ag (silver). A chip sample across the
open pit at the Dark Secret mine returned 40 m at 0.469 g/t Au. The property is available for option.
Skylight property
The Skylight property consists of 16 federal lode claims, 60 kilometres northwest of Tonopah in the Royston
Hills, Nye county. Skylight is a fully preserved, precious-metal, low-sulphidation epithermal system, the heart
of which has never been drill tested. The property is centred on low hills formed by resistant silica caps consisting
of quartz breccia and rare bedded silica. Skylight drew no attention from early prospectors due to the lack of
readily exposed high-grade gold or silver mineralization, but was recognized as a significant target in the early
2000s by Rimfire Minerals Corp. and Newmont Mining Corp. At the conclusion of their joint venture in
2007, Rimfire drilled six holes (1,575 metres) on the flanks of the silica caps at Skylight (see Rimfire Minerals'
news release dated Nov. 6, 2007). Intercepts were reported from three holes: 10.67 m at 0.49 g/t
Au; 3.05 m at 1.766 g/t Au; and 3.05 m at 0.608 g/t Au. This work was never followed up and the core of the
system beneath the silica caps was never drill tested.
Soil geochemical and three-dimensional induced polarization (3-D IP) surveys conducted by Silver Range at
Skylight identified a network of linear chargeability highs with a nexus centred beneath the region of the silica
caps. Elevated gold, silver and arsenic geochemical responses are directly associated with several of these linear
chargeability anomalies. These linear features are interpreted to be conduits feeding the hydrothermal system
and may host high-grade vein-hosted precious metal mineralization. Silver Range is seeking a partner to test
these compelling drill targets.
About Silver Range Resources Ltd.
Silver Range is a precious metals prospect generator with projects in the southwestern United States and northern Canada.
It has assembled a portfolio of 38 properties, seven of which are currently optioned to other parties. Five other projects have been
converted to royalty interests. Silver Range is actively seeking other joint venture partners to explore the high-grade precious metals opportunities in its portfolio.
We seek Safe Harbor.
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