Nighthawk Gold Property Staked In Walk Lane Gold Belt
VANCOUVER - Bitterroot Resources Ltd. has staked the 163-claim Nighthawk Gold Property in the central Walker Lane gold belt in Esmeralda County, Nevada. The Nighthawk Gold Property is prospective for near-surface, open pit/heap leach-recoverable oxide gold mineralization. The Nighthawk Property covers approximately five square miles of under explored pediment on BLM-administered Federal land at the south end of the Gilbert Mining District, 25 miles west of Tonopah, NV. The claims host isolated outcrops surrounded by areas of thin (typically 0-50 meters thick) alluvial material covering the targeted Miocene volcanic stratigraphy. Prospecting and rock sampling in late 2022 identified several areas hosting mineralized float boulders grading between trace and 10.8 g Au/t. This year, the Company's geophysical contractor flew a 725 line-kilometer drone aeromagnetic survey which identified several covered multi-kilometer-long linear structural zones and confirmed that an outcropping rhyolite dome coincides with a large magnetic low.
The Nighthawk Property has seen minimal exploration since the discovery and development of the adjoining deposits in the 1970's, 80's and 90's. BLM records indicate very few claims have been previously recorded in the area and there are no known drill holes. The property has low relief and is at moderate elevation, remaining accessible by paved highway and gravel roads year-round.