GoldHaven Resources Corp. Completes Phase I at Rio Loa and Prepares for Phase II
Vancouver, April 26, 2021 - GoldHaven Resources Corp. (CSE: GOH) (OTCQB: GHVNF) (FSE: 4QS) ("GoldHaven" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of the recently completed Phase 1, 5-hole (1,793 meters) reverse circulation ("RC") drill program at Rio Loa that was designed to test a series of geochemically (lead-arsenic) and geophysically (magnetics and IP) defined high sulphidation epithermal gold targets associated with a broad zone of steam heated alteration (silica-clay). Although none of the RC holes reached their planned depths due to the presence of clay-rich ground water, higher temperature alteration minerals and anomalous pathfinder geochemical elements (arsenic, bismuth, copper molybdenum) consistent with the highest levels of epithermal gold deposits were identified at depth. The pathfinder elements and high temperature alteration increase the Company's confidence in the target area and support follow up diamond drilling at Rio Loa. Holes RCRL-004 and 005 were terminated in anomalous pathfinder elements and represent attractive Phase 2 follow up diamond drill targets.
Rio Loa is located 25 km south of Gold Field's Salares Norte deposit (5.2 million ounces equivalent of Gold scheduled to produce 450,000oz of Gold per annum1,2) and 6 km south of Gold Field's Horizonte discovery.
Daniel Schieber GoldHaven's CEO comments: "The Phase I RC drilling program at Rio Loa identified favourable alteration and pathfinder element geochemistry that will allow the company to vector toward gold mineralization in the upcoming Phase 2 diamond drilling campaign.". "GoldHaven's team is committed to exploring its highly prospective 251 square km land package in the Maricunga. After closing an above market priced financing in March, GOH is well financed for Phase 2 and will be busy during the summer working on preparing Coya and Roma for drilling."
Drill Program Description
RC drilling at Rio Loa was conducted in February and March, 2021 and was focused within a clay-silica hydrothermal alteration footprint measuring at least 3.25 by 1.25 kilometers which is interpreted to represent a steam heated alteration zone that may be related to epithermal gold mineralization at depth (Figure 1). All 5 holes in the Phase 1 program intersected significant intervals of silicification and argillic alteration which remain open at depth.
Figure 1. Surface map showing the distribution of RC drill holes completed at Rio Loa as part of the Phase 1 drill program.
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Qualified Person
Daniel MacNeil, P.Geo, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has read and approved all technical and scientific information contained in this news release.
Quality Control, Quality Assurance and Core Handling Protocols
RC cuttings are sampled over two metre intervals on the drill platform by quartering the entire sample in a riffle splitter. One sample was sent to the laboratory, the other w retained as a du-plicate. Control samples (accredited standards and blanks) are inserted into the sample intervals regularly prior to despatch to an ISO 9001:2008 certified laboratory in Chile. Samples are dried (if necessary), weighed, crushed (80% <2mm) and 400-600 g riffle split out and pulverized to 95% < 106µm. The remainder is retained (coarse reject). Pulps are analyzed for Au by fire assay (40g) with ICP AES finish, for Ag by four acid digest with AAS and for 32 multielement by four acid ICP-AES.
Table 1. Collar locations for the 2020-2021 Rio Loa Phase 1 RC Drill Campaign
| Hole | Easting | Northing | Elevation | Depth | Azimuth | Dip |
| ID | (meters) | (meters) | (meters) | (meters) | (degrees) | (degrees) |
| RCRL-001* | 508,268 | 7,100,261 | 3,896 | 144 | 90 | -70 |
| RCRL-001B | 508,272 | 7,100,261 | 3,896 | 330 | 90 | -70 |
| RCRL-002 | 507,800 | 7,102,150 | 3,887 | 350 | 90 | -70 |
| RCRL-003 | 508,351 | 7,102,403 | 3,971 | 350 | 90 | -70 |
| RCRL-004 | 508,750 | 7,100,400 | 3,899 | 350 | 270 | -70 |
| RCRL-005 | 507,403 | 7,101,768 | 3,775 | 269 | 90 | -70 |
Path Forward
In addition to Rio Loa and Alicia, GoldHaven controls five other high priority assets which will continue to be tested, drilled and advanced. As a result, these ongoing exploration efforts will keep the Company busy during 2021. The Company is advancing its Apolo Project's Roma and Alicia properties as well as its Coya assets and preparing them for drill testing. These targets have been designated as high-priority based on extensive and pervasive alteration, favourable geology, highly anomalous rock geochemistry results, and their relative proximity to existing deposits.
About GoldHaven Resources Corp.
GoldHaven Resources Corp. is a Canadian junior exploration Company active in the highly gold and silver endowed Maricunga Gold Belt of northern Chile. The Maricunga Belt measures 150km north-south and 30 km east-west and is host numerous mines and advanced exploration projects including Salares Norte (Goldfields), Esperanza (Kingsgate Consolidated), La Coipa (Kinross), Cerro Maricunga (Fenix Gold), Lobo Marte (Kinross), Volcan (Volcan), Refugio (Kinross/Bema), Caspiche (Goldcorp/Barrick), Cerro Casale (Goldcorp/Barrick). The Company has agreements in place to acquire seven high priority exploration targets as identified by geological studies. To date, Goldhaven has identified "High Priority" targets on four of the seven exploration properties and, will commence a drilling program during the first quarter of 2021. The four priority targets include Coya, located approximately 16 km northeast of the Kinross La Coipa mine; the second is Rio Loa, a project located 25 km south of Gold Field's Salares Norte deposit (5.2 million ounces of Gold equivalent1; the third and fourth projects are Alicia and Roma which are approximately 35 km. south of the Salares Norte deposit. These exploration targets have been designated High Priority due to extensive, pervasive alteration, favourable geology, highly anomalous rock geochemical results, and their relative proximity to existing deposits.
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Daniel Schieber
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1 Jamasmie, C., 2019. Gold Field's Salares Norte project in Chile granted environmental permit. December 18, 2019, 9:29am. Exploration Intelligence Latin America Gold Silver. https://www.mining.com/gold-fields-salares-norte-project-in-chile-granted-environmental-permit/.
2 Note that Salares Norte Project is located in the same mineral belt as Rio Loa, but this is not necessarily an indication that Rio Loa hosts similar grades or tonnages of mineralization.
