Gold Basin Reports Additional High-Grade Oxide Gold Assay Results From Gold Basin Project, Arizona

50.2 M @ 1.29 G/T AU FROM 85.4 M, INCL. 27.4 M @ 2.08 G/T AU FROM 86.9 M
33.5 M @ 1.00 G/T AU FROM 96.0 M, INCL. 12.2 M @ 2.08 G/T AU FROM 96.0 M

August 22, 2024 – TheNewswire – Vancouver, British Columbia: Gold Basin Resources Corporation (the “Company” or “Gold Basin”) – (TSX-V GXX, OTCQB: GXXFF) today announced additional reverse-circulation (“RC”) drilling assay results from the recently completed resource expansion and delineation drill program at the Company’s 100%-owned Gold Basin oxide gold project in northwestern Arizona (the “Gold Basin Project” or the “Project“).

Highlights:

• Additional broad high-grade oxide gold intercepts from Stealth Deposit (“Stealth”) resource expansion drilling: 

  
  

• Drill holes ST24-038 (azimuth of 175° and dip of -55°) and ST24-039 (azimuth of 200° and dip of -50°) were collared 50 m east-southeast of hole ST24-031, which returned 51.8 m @ 1.31 g/t Au from 82.3 m (~43 m vertical depth), incl. 38.0 m @ 1.69 g/t Au from 94.5 m (released August 7, 2024), extending the high-grade interval along strike; 

• Reportable oxide gold intercepts to date are shallow and broad, with an average vertical depth of ~51 m to the top of mineralized zones, and an average drill interval thickness of ~77 m; 

• Assays received in full for 9 holes, with results for the remaining 13 holes anticipated within 4-6 weeks. 

Colin Smith, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented: “Drilling results from step-out collar locations along the formerly undrilled northerly road at Stealth continue to yield impressive intervals of near-surface oxide gold. We eagerly await assay results from the remaining 5 holes drilled at Stealth, and all 8 holes drilled at the Gap Zone. Upon receipt of final assays, the maiden NI 43-101 oxide gold mineral resource estimate will commence immediately.”

Q2/Q3 2024 Drill Program

The Q2/Q3 2024 drill program concluded last week, with a total of 22 holes drilled in 3,640 meters (14 holes in 2,470 meters at Stealth, and 8 holes in 1,170 meters at the Gap), and an average end-of-hole (“EOH”) length of ~165 meters. All drill holes have been sampled and samples have been submitted to ALS Geochemistry for fire assay gold analysis (Figure 1, Table 2).

Drill Hole ST24-039

ST24-039 was collared 50 m east-southeast of hole ST24-031, which returned 51.8 m @ 1.31 g/t Au from 82.3 m (~43 m vertical depth), including 38.0 m @ 1.69 g/t Au from 94.5 m (released August 7, 2024). A broad high-grade oxide gold interval was intersected in ST24-039 of 50.2 m @ 1.29 g/t Au from 85.4 m (~50 m vertical), including 27.4 m @ 2.08 g/t Au from 86.9 m, with notable zones of hematitic staining coincident with strong gold mineralization in the assay data. (Table 1, Figure 2).

Drill Hole ST24-038

ST24-038 was drilled at an azimuth of 175° and dip of -55° from the same pad as ST24-039 (drilled at an azimuth of 200° and dip of -50°). A broad high-grade oxide gold interval of 33.5 m @ 1.00 g/t Au from 96.0 m (~63 m vertical), including 12.2 m @ 2.08 g/t Au from 96.0 m was intersected, with notable zones of hematitic staining coincident with strong gold mineralization in the assay data (Table 1, Figure 3).

Table 1: Significant Au assay intersections received to date.

 Intersection lengths are RC drilling interval lengths, and true widths are yet to be determined.

Table 2: Drill hole collar table for 2024 drill program.

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Figure 1: Map of the 2024 drill holes and prior drilling conducted by Gold Basin from 2021-2023.

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Figure 2: Cross section of drill hole ST24-039 (looking east-southeast).

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Figure 3: Cross section of drill hole ST24-038 (looking east).

Quality Control/Quality Assurance (“QA/QC”)

RC drilling samples are collected every 5 feet (1.52 m) and are reduced on-site using a triple-tier Gilson splitter, producing a ~2-3 kilogram (“kg”) assay sample and a ~3-5 kg twin sample that can be used for metallurgical testing or re-assay work. Coarse blank material and standard reference pulps are inserted into the sample stream on a 1-in-20 sample basis, and field duplicates are collected every 50 samples. Three standard reference pulps at three different gold grades are being used: 0.154 parts per million (“ppm”), 0.778 ppm, and 2.58 ppm.  All 1.52 m drill intervals are monitored for recovery.

Assay samples are placed in shipping sacks together with the field inserts upon completion of each hole.  After a designated number of holes are completed, all assay samples are transported in their respective shipping sacks ALS in Tucson, Arizona by a Gold Basin contractor under Chain of Custody. Prior to shipping, all samples are maintained under the direct control and supervision of the on-site geological staff.

Upon arrival in ALS Tucson, the samples are prepared using ALS codes CRU-31, SPL-31 and PUL-32 procedures (pulverize 1 kg split to 85% passing 75 microns) and fire-assayed for gold using ALS Code Au-AA25 procedure (30 gm fire assay with AA finish). ALS also inserts its own certified reference materials plus blanks and duplicates. All QA/QC results associated with the assays reported herein are within expectation.

ALS is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standards for specific preparation and analytical procedures. For more information about ALS Geochemistry, please visit the company’s webpage at: https://www.alsglobal.com/geochemistry.

ABOUT GOLD BASIN RESOURCES CORPORATION

Gold Basin Resources Corporation is advancing the 42 km2 Gold Basin Project, located in the tier one mining jurisdiction of Mohave County, Arizona.  Gold Basin is accessible year-round via a 1.5-hour-drive on I-93 Highway southeast of Las Vegas, and high-power electrical lines from the Hoover Dam crosscut the southern Project area.  The immediate focus of Gold Basin’s highly experienced technical team is to expand and delineate multiple at-surface oxide gold deposits and prove the project’s district-scale potential. For further information, please visit the Company’s web site at: www.goldbasincorp.com.

QUALIFIED PERSONS

Charles Straw, BSc. Geo, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this news release and has approved the disclosure herein. Mr. Straw is not independent of the Company as he is an Executive Director of the Company and owns securities of the Company.

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