Extensive Property Wide Surface Exploration To Commence At Falcon Prospect
VANCOUVER - Crestview Exploration Inc. plans to commence property wide mapping and sampling at the Falcon Mine property in the Tuscarora Mountains, in Elko County, Nevada. The summer 2024 program will expand on the 2023 surface sampling at Falcon, and extend the high resolution mapping and extensive sampling conducted at the nearby Rock Creek prospect in previous seasons.
The Falcon property spans 124 claims, including 6 patented claims and 118 unpatented claims, for approximately 883 ha (2,183 acres). The Falcon property sits less than 1.5 km south of Crestview's flagship Rock Creek property, and encompasses the historic Falcon and Scorpion silver mines which were in production from the late 1800's to early 1900's. The Falcon, Rock Creek, and Dry Creek properties are situated in the Tuscarora Volcanic Field (TVF).
In addition to historical highlights from the Falcon property (see below), Crestview conducted a short surface sampling program around and extending from the historic mine area in Fall, 2023 with promising results. The 2023 program included 39 outcrop and float samples of quartz vein material with detectable gold and or silver in 38 of the samples, including 4 samples with greater than 25 ppm silver (including a 720 ppm Ag sample and a 238 ppm Ag sample) and 5 samples with greater than 0.5 ppm gold (including a 1.131 ppm Au sample). The fall 2023 sampling confirmed approximately 1 kilometer of continuous mineralization which when combined with the approximately 5 kilometers of continuous mineralization at Rock Creek, indicates an extensive vein system spanning a significant area.
The 2024 mapping and sampling at Falcon aims to identify additional targets of interest for future exploration, drilling and development, as well as extending on the high resolution mapping and extensive sampling conducted at the nearby Rock Creek prospect, providing additional regional context.