Phase 1 Drill Program At Black Pine Oxide Gold Project

VANCOUVER - Liberty Gold Corp. reported on the commencement of a 20,000 metre (m) drill program at its Black Pine Oxide Gold Project in southeast Idaho. This strategic campaign, focused on seven new high-priority targets, aims to significantly enhance the Project’s resource base and unlock new areas of oxide gold mineralization within the recently expanded exploration permit area.

This drilling initiative follows a major permitting milestone for Liberty Gold. A recent amendment to the existing exploration permit from the United States Forest Service (USFS) has expanded the permitted exploration area by 51%, bringing it to a total of 37.3 square kilometres (km2). The Expanded Permit Area opens up access to previously unexplored regions with high potential for the discovery of oxide gold mineralization.

The amendment to the permit also aligns access criteria across the USFS and adjacent Bureau of Land Management lands and opens up large areas that previously had timing restrictions for exploration activity. This greatly facilitates drill access to several lower-elevation areas, in particular South Rangefront and M Zone, for unrestricted, year-round drilling. With two drills on site, we anticipate drilling 3,000 m to 3,500 m per month.

“The commencement of this drill program is a pivotal step in our exploration strategy at Black Pine,” said Pete Shabestari, Vice President of Exploration. “Our focus on these high-priority targets is driven by our confidence in the geological potential of these areas. We have been eagerly awaiting access to these targets and are excited to be once again drilling for new discovery and resource growth at Black Pine.”