
The McKinley project covers approximately 4,250 acres of private land north of Riggins and includes a 12-month option to purchase the historic McKinley Mine, located on 62 acres within the overall land package. Trenching Underway at the Eastern Star Project At the Eastern Star project, assays are pending date from recent rock chip sampling and a 2,900-foot trenching program has been completed. The Company also reports making a scheduled $125,000 payment and now owns 11 of the 13 patented project claims outright. NJMC has confirmed the widespread presence of high-grade gold within mineralized quartz vein material on the property with 12 of 27 collected samples returning gold values exceeding 0.16 opt (5.5 gpt) with five of those exceeding 0.5 opt (17.1 gpt) and two samples from a previously un-prospected area returning gold values of 1.57 opt (53.8 gpt) and 2.01 opt (68.9 gpt). The Elk City Mining District is an historic gold mining region dating back to the 1860s that once supported more than 20 mines, including the Eastern Star, along with placer dredging operations. NJMC purchased the Eastern Star project from Premium Exploration Inc. in April. More information regarding NJMC’s projects can be found on the Company website at http://newjerseymining.com/ .
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