Johnson Tract Drill Program Increase To 20,000 Meters

VANCOUVER - HighGold Mining Inc. has expanded the size of the planned drill program (the “Program”) at the Johnson Tract polymetallic Gold Project (JT) in Southcentral Alaska. The Program will be the largest in the Project’s history with an increase of 25% to 20,000 meters from the previously announced 16,000-meter program. Proceeds raised from recently exercised warrants provided the impetus for expanding the Program and accelerating exploration efforts at Johnson.

Drilling began with two rigs positioned at the JT Deposit, and one rig positioned at the DC Prospect. Plans are for 50-70% of the Program meterage to be drilled at the JT Deposit area, and 30-50% at regional prospects.

“It feels great to have the drills turning again at Johnson,” said, President and CEO, Darwin Green. “During the off-season, our geological team developed and refined a large number of high-quality drill targets that we are eager to pursue. The upsized program allows us to more aggressively test these target areas, particularly amongst the regional prospects, most of which are being drill-tested for the very first time.”

Johnson Tract is a poly-metallic (gold, copper, zinc, silver, lead) project located near tidewater, 125 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The 21,000-acre property includes the high-grade Johnson Tract Deposit (JT) and at least nine (9) other mineral prospects over a 12-kilometer strike length.