Permit To Drill At Secret Pass Gold Project

VANCOUVER - Northern Lights Resources Corp. has received approval from the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to commence drilling at the Secret Pass Gold Project in Mohave County, Arizona. A total of 15 holes, for 2,300 meters, have been approved for drilling at 12 target prospects on the Secret Pass BLM mining claims. The BLM mining claims at Secret Pass have a total area of 656 hectares and account for the majority of the total license area, comprising of the northern section of the project license area as well as the FM zone in the southeast quadrant of the Project area.

The permit to drill an additional 5 holes, for 1,150 meters, at the Tin Cup prospect on the State Exploration Permit area (212 hectares) is pending approval from the Arizona State Land Department. The Company expects to receive the approval to drill the planned holes at Tin Cup soon.

The targeted prospects have been identified by Northern Lights through a systematic exploration program over the past six months that has included an airborne magnetic survey, reinterpretation of historic Induced Polarization (IP) data, detailed mapping and the collection of over 400 stream and pan concentrate samples (final assays and interpretation pending).

CEO, Jason Bahnsen, said, "We are delighted to receive permits to commence drilling at the Secret Pass Gold Project. Preparation of drill access roads will begin immediately and our drilling contractor is planning to be on site the beginning of next month. Drilling will initially focus on the Fiery Squid and Tentacles prospects before where we see significant potential associated with numerous historic workings at each of the prospect sites."

The initial drilling will focus on the Fiery Squid and The Tentacles prospects. Two holes are planned at the Fiery Squid prospect and one hole at the Tentacles prospect. Both prospects have extensive historic underground workings including timber-lined shafts and several adits. A historic grab sample from the dumps adjacent to the shaft at Fiery Squid assayed 6 g/t Au.

The Fiery Squid and Tentacles prospects are located within a zone of intense sericite-quartz-FeOx alteration which trends northwest and covers an area approximately of 1000 x 500 meters. The alteration is associated with a swarm of rhyolite dykes that have intruded older andesite volcanics. The planned holes range in length from 100 to 150 meters and are designed as initial reconnaissance holes to test mineralization associated with the historic workings.

Under the permits granted by the BLM, Northern Lights has the flexibility to drill any of the 22 permitted holes and can maintain a progressive rehabilitation program with up to 350 meters of drill holes remaining open at any time during the permit period. The BLM permits are valid for 2 years and can be renewed for a subsequent 2 years with written approval. Subject to the final assay results and interpretation of the approximately 400 stream sediment and pan concentrate samples that were collected by the Company in Q4 2020, Northern Lights may modify the planned Phase 1 drill plan to include additional prospects on the BLM mining claims.