New Discovery At The Lapon Canyon Portion

VANCOUVER - Walker River Resources Corp. reported on drill results from the late 2021 reverse circulation (RC) drill program at the Lapon Canyon portion, of its Lapon Gold Project located approximately 60 kilometers southeast of Yerington, Nevada. The drill results confirm the discovery of a new high grade gold mineralized zone (the “Hotspot”). LC 21-80 returned 7.62 g/t Au over 48.8 meters, including 77.16 g/t Au over 4.5 meters. LC 21-81 returned 5.68 g/t Au over 60.9 meters, including 17.76 g/t Au over 18.3 meters, and 99.7 g/t Au over 1.5 meters. LC 21-82 returned 1.84 g/t Au over 122 meters including 8.61 g/t Au over 9.2 meters, and 4.28 g/t Au over 47.3 meters, the latter two results being in granite. The hole ended in gold mineralization at 122 meters.

The presence of significant gold mineralization in granite (LC 21-82), demonstrates new and significant potential to the project. Previously the granite was thought to be barren. The Company will now undertake to assay granites from the previous drillhole samples not sent to the lab.

It is now warranted to drill longer and deeper holes at Lapon Canyon, with significant gold mineralization recently discovered within the granite at the Hotspot, previously unknown to exist on the Project. Hole 21-65 (1.88 g/t over 54.5 meters) was the initial discovery hole. The zone is not visible at surface, as it is covered by a blanket of colluvium and granite boulders. Holes LC 20-35 (1.35 g/t over 22.9 meters) and LC 21-67, located some 100 meters NW of the new Hotspot zone confirmed its discovery. The unanticipated robust nature of gold mineralization discovered at the Hotspot zone, allows the Company to apply the same methodologies at Lapon Canyon’s other known mineralized zones. Including, follow up drilling at the mineralized zones discovered in holes LC 19-42 and 43.

The 2022 drill programs at Lapon Canyon will now consist of systematic drilling on section for geological modeling purposes, as well as exploration drilling to discover new gold mineralization and extend known gold mineralization, including, now at depth.

The new Hotspot zone is located some 200 meters above and 250 meters SE, on strike with the high-grade mineralization at the historic mine workings, with previously reported high grade drill results (LC 16-10 77.62 g/t over 12.2 meters, among others). Other drill holes include LC 21-76 and LC 21-84 where a second altered zone was discovered below granite. The two altered zones show anomalous to low grade gold throughout, with LC 21-76 returning a high-grade value of 25.57 g/t over 1.5 meters. The granites also show anomalous gold values throughout, an excellent indicator for future exploration. The presence of a second altered zone below granite is very significant as it increases the potential of Lapon Canyon. Hole LC 21- 84 was lost at 140 meters in intense fracturing, an indicator of potential gold mineralization at Lapon Canyon.

Drillholes LC 21-73 to 75 were drilled in the barren late-stage diorite intrusive at the bottom of Lapon Canyon, for geological informational purposes, obtaining thicknesses and angles within the intrusive, important geological information for future drilling. Drillholes LC 21-85 and 86, were drilled in the lower granites, in preparation for follow up drilling of the high-grade mineralization discovered in Holes LC 19-42 and 43.

Finally, holes LC 21-77 to 79 were drilled to ascertain geological parameters for the drilling of the discovery at the new Hotspot zone. Unexpectedly this led to the discovery of the Upper Granite, which is well mineralized in LC 21-82 (Hotspot). Now that the late 2021 drill program assay results have been received, planning of the continuation of drilling at Lapon Canyon is underway. Due to the robust nature of the gold mineralization at the new Hotspot zone discovery, both unexpected and surprising, the Company will shift its focus here, and using the same methodologies, follow up drilling at the discoveries encountered in holes LC 19-42 and 43.

Drilling at the Pikes Peak portion of the Lapon Gold Project, which was interrupted in late 2021, due to poor road access conditions, will begin as soon as possible, subject to road access conditions and drill contractor availability. Significant historical mining activities are present (shafts, adits, mill) in a copper gold environment. Sampling by Walker returned values of 9 g/t Au, and 2.2% Cu from outcrop. It is significant that there are no reported drilling or exploration activities from Pikes Peak.

The gold mineralization at Lapon Canyon is contained in a wide (300 meters), long (over 4km strike length), intensely altered (sericite, iron oxides) sheared and faulted NE trending fault zone. Gold mineralization is present pervasively throughout as an envelope of lower grade mineralization (0.5 to 2.0 g/t Au) enveloping distinct high-grade structures, that have been drilled over a strike length of over 850 meters and a vertical extent of 400 meters.

The high-grade gold mineralization is encountered in discrete, traceable zones located at the intersection of flat lying porphyry dikes and vertical stockwork fracture chimneys.