Management expects phase 2 drilling will test the base of the mudflow unit near the identified fault zones as well as deeper portions of these structures. Once fault attitudes are known at a deeper depth, testing of the Comstock style vein target can occur. Although some mining occurred near-surface the bulk of the 8.4M ounces of gold and 193.5M ounces of silver mined at Comstock occurred below 400 meters. Hercules, located 16 km south of the Comstock on parallel veins and similar elevation, will require several long angle holes to test the structures for high grade veins.

"The Hercules is an exciting mineral exploration property, in an area which we believe to be one of the highest-profile mineral regions in Nevada, and will give us a significant foothill in one of the most valuable and concentrated gold districts in the world," said Donald Neal, President and CEO.

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