SKIPPACK, PA, Dec 27, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — North Bay Resources Inc. (OTCBB: NBRI) (“North Bay” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed a geochemical survey of its 100% owned Bouleau Creek Gold Property in southeastern British Columbia, Canada.
Bouleau Creek Gold (MINFILE 082LSW069) is a road-accessible property covering 2,510 contiguous acres and located 26 kilometres west of Vernon, British Columbia. The property is adjacent to the Brett Gold project (MINFILE 082LSW110) where 11,970 tonnes grading 39.12 grams per tonne gold have been previously indicated by surface drilling and underground work.
The Southern zone of the property below Bouleau Creek features gold and silver mineralization over an area of approximately 1,000 by 600 metres. Historical assays documented in Assessment Report 21877 are reported to yield up to 34 grams (1.09 ounces) per tonne gold and 286 grams (9.19 ounces) per tonne silver. The Northern Zone above Bouleau Creek includes the Siwash prospect (MINFILE 082LSW046), which extends over an area of gold and silver mineralization measuring 3,000 by 750 metres. Historical assays in the Northern Zone are documented in Assessment Report 20226 to yield up to 5.55 grams per tonne gold and 16.6 grams per tonne silver.
Recently, the Company staked additional claims consisting of 612 acres that cover the Gold Star showing (MINFILE 082LSW130) immediately to the west of the Brett Gold property, and to within 500 meters of the main Brett Gold deposit. While these new claims are not contiguous with the rest of the Bouleau Creek property, the Company considers these claims to be part of the project area, and are referred to as the Western Zone, or Brett West. Brett Gold is currently owned and operated by Running Fox Resources Corp.
A comprehensive pilot geochemical program of the Bouleau Creek Gold property was conducted on behalf of the Company by Billiken Gold Ltd. of Enderby, BC, utilizing Heavy Metal Concentrates (“”HMC”) methodology. The program was commenced on October 10, 2011, and concluded on November 30, 2011. Over 2300 pounds of sample material was collected, and subsequently reduced and cataloged into 34 samples. A photo of a gold nugget from one of the samples has been posted to the Bouleau Creek Gold page on our website, athttp://www.northbayresources.com/boul.html. The samples have now been sent to ALS Chemex in Vancouver for assay, and the results are expected back within the next four weeks.
About North Bay Resources Inc.
North Bay Resources Inc. (OTCBB: NBRI) is a fully-reporting junior mining company with over 150 mineral and placer claims encompassing approximately 60,000 acres throughout British Columbia, Canada.
In the US, the Company has acquired the Ruby Gold Mine in Sierra County, California, and is presently looking to acquire additional operating mines in the western US.
The Company’s mission is to build a portfolio of viable mining prospects throughout the world and developing them through subsidiaries and JV partners to their full economic potential. North Bay’s business plan is based on the Generative Business Model, which is designed to leverage its properties into near-term revenue streams even during the earliest stages of exploration and development. This provides shareholders with multiple opportunities to profit from discoveries while preserving capital and minimizing the risk involved in exploration and development.
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North Bay Resources Inc. (OTCBB: NBRI)
North Bay Resources Inc. (OTCBB: NBRI) is a fully-reporting junior mining company with over 150 mineral and placer claims encompassing approximately 60,000 acres throughout British Columbia, Canada.
NBRI Snapshot
- Transitioning from an exploration company to a gold producer in 2011
- Low O/S, low float, majority owned by insiders
- Acquiring the historic Ruby Gold Mine in the Motherlode District of Northern California
- Total resource is estimated to contain up to 500,000 ounces of gold
- Fully-permitted and ready to resume production this year
- The Ruby Mine is famous for its jewelers-grade gold nuggets, the largest of which (so far) weighs 201 ounces
- Annual revenue from on-going Joint-Ventures in Canada.
- $3M in work commitments from JV partners in Canada
- $5M equity credit line in place
- Non-dilutive EB-5 funding of $7.5 million in the pipeline
- Planning to acquire additional operating mines in the western United States region
North Bay Business Plan
North Bay’s business plan is based on the Generative Business Model, which is designed to leverage its properties into near-term revenue streams even during the earliest stages of exploration and development. This provides shareholders with multiple opportunities to profit from discoveries while preserving capital and minimizing the risk involved in exploration and development.
Long-term commodity uptrend supports NBRI’s multiple assets being placed into production in order to achieve substantial profitability for shareholders. Organic growth through the accumulation of performing assets, is expected to generate revenue from gold mining operations once the Ruby Mine and other assets are in production.
Ruby Gold Mine in Sierra County, California
Production Plans
Initial production is anticipated to begin in mid-2011.
Currently, with a $5 million equity line of credit in place additional funding of up to $7.5 million is expected to be provided through the federal EB-5 program, and the exact date production will commence is contingent on when our Regional Center application is approved by the USCIS. Upon approval by USCIS for the planned Northern California Regional Center and acceptance of the Ruby Project for funding under the EB-5 program, we expect to hire a qualified mining engineer as the Ruby Mine Manager, and to provide a suitable budget to begin hiring up to 60 employees from the local area to commence mining operations.
Escrow Opens June 1, 2011, and Closes On or Before July 1, 2011
The purchase will be initiated with the opening of escrow on June 1, 2011, and will be completed with the closing of escrow on or before July 1, 2011. Upon completion of the Ruby Mine purchase, the Company will have also acquired all of the outstanding shares of Ruby Gold, Inc. which will then become a wholly-owned subsidiary of North Bay Resources Inc.
Target Output Roughly 375 Tons Per Day
The target output is expected to be 250 cubic yards per day (approximately 375 tons) at an average grade of 0.164 ounces per bank cubic yard (BCY), for a monthly output of approximately 1,000 ounces of gold recovered. Production capacity and output is expected to increase by the second year of operations. Continued exploration and development of additional unmined channels as well as an undeveloped quartz vein believed to be the source of all the placer gold in the channel gravels are expected to increase resources and the life of the mine.
Mining Possible to Start Immediately Based on Infrastructure and Permitting
The existing infrastructure and permitting status make it possible to start up mining activity almost immediately. Four placer channels have been selected for initial mining, and they will be mined simultaneously as two separate projects; the Lawry Shaft Project and the Deep Rock Creek Project.
The Lawry Shaft Project targets two channels; the Mount Vernon Channel and the Pilot Channel. The Deep Rock Creek Project also targets two channels; the Deep Rock Creek Channel and the downstream extension of the Black Channel.
Once progress in the Lawry Shaft and Deep Rock Creek Projects is well established, a simultaneous program of exploration and development (E&D) is expected to be initiated. This is intended to be an ongoing program to prepare additional placer channel targets to provide continuous future production from the Ruby Mine placer channels.
Quartz Veins Provide Additional Exploration Target
The Ruby Mine’s quartz veins provide an additional exploration target. Exploration and development of the Ruby Mine’s quartz gold potential opens the possibility for additional gold production that will augment placer production and potentially extend total gold production far beyond the 10 plus years anticipated from the Ruby’s placer gold channels.
The Company exercised its option to purchase the Ruby Mine in Sierra County, California, in April 2011.
Two Contiguous Claim Groups
The Ruby property comprises two contiguous claim groups, the Ruby and the Golden Bear (aka Carson Camp), both of which include lode and placer claims. The Ruby claims combine three former producing gold mines; the Ruby, the Bald Mountain Extension, and the Wisconsin. The Golden Bear claims comprise several former producing mines as well, including the Golden Bear, the Ireland, and the Cincinnati. Collectively, the claims have produced in excess of 250,000 ounces of gold in a mining history dating from the 1850′s.
The property covers one and one-half miles of strike length along the Eastern Melones Fault, the major structure along which many of the gold deposits of the Mother Lode are localized. The property also encompasses an estimated 4 miles of partially mined and unmined auriferous Tertiary channels. The Ruby is located on the northern extension of the historic Mother Lode system, as evidenced in the map below that shows the location of the Alleghany-Downieville mining district in relation to the overall Mother Lode.
The Ruby Mine, a/k/a the Ruby Gold Project, is a fully-permitted underground placer and lode mine located near Downieville in Sierra County, California that is known to have produced over 250,000 ounces of gold since the 1850′s, and which is considered to be part of the northern extension of the historic Mother Lode system.
The Ruby Property covers approximately 1,755 acres, consisting of the subsurface mineral rights of two patented claims totaling approximately 435 acres and 30 unpatented claims containing approximately 1,320 acres.
During the 2010 summer program, 35 samples were collected by Mr. Clifton from the Lawry Shaft workings and sent to American Assay Laboratories Inc. in Sparks, NV for fire assay analysis. The samples, each weighing approximately 1 kilogram, were collected at 10-foot intervals at the gravel-bedrock interface at 5 locations (A through E) within tunnels and crosscuts. At location C, samples C9 through C12 returned several high values, including 45.5 grams (1.45 ounces) and 15.05 grams (0.48 ounces) per metric ton (tonne) gold, as per the table below. This represents a 30-foot wide zone of placer gold-enriched sediments in which 3 of the 4 samples are highly anomalous.
This zone is considered mining width. Having delineated a 30-foot wide zone with a limited 35-sample set, we believe this indicates that gold-rich gravels are relatively abundant, easily identified, and present in existing workings ready to be exploited.
Plant, Equipment, Permits, and Site Infrastructure
The equipment, fixed assets, and infrastructure in place have been valued at an estimated $3.5 million, and include a 1,000 yard per day placer wash plant, 50-ton per day quartz mill, 6,000 feet of tracked haulage, and related support equipment needed for underground mining operations.
The property also features an excellent system of roads, is accessible via paved highway from Reno or Sacramento, has abundant water and timber available for mining purposes, and has PG&E power available on-site.
Site inspections conducted during June and July, 2010 by C. Gary Clifton, a certified professional geologist (P.Geo.) retained by the Company as an independent consulting geologist to inspect and assess the Ruby Mine, and by management in September, 2010, confirmed that the Ruby is in excellent condition, and has been well maintained despite having not been operation since 1998. The equipment currently on-site at the Ruby was mostly purchased in the period between 1990 and 1995 when the mine was last in production, and is therefore between 15 and 20 years old. The equipment, including the wash plant and mill facilities, has been confirmed to be in good working order, though some minor upgrades are expected to be needed once operations resume. Upon the exercise of our option to purchase, management believes the mine can be placed back into operation in a very short period of time.
Equipment, Fixed Assets and Infrastructure Value Estimated $3.5 M
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Contact North Bay Resources Inc.
Perry Leopold, CEO
North Bay Resources Inc.
2120 Bethel Road
Lansdale, PA , 19446
Website: http://www.northbayresources.com
Phone: 215-661-1100
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