said April 14that it has commenced its first exploration drill campaign at the gold-silver property locatedin Mineral County, Nev.

Theinitial program will cover approximately 2,000 meters of drilling over 30 drillholes, with a goal of extending previously known near-surface gold mineralizationthrough infill and step-out drill holes.

TheGold Mesa property has potential for a near-surface, high-grade open pit or multiplegold open pits. Historic drill intercepts at the site include 2.42 g/t of gold and94 g/t of silver at 9.1 meters starting 7.6 meters down hole, including 8.14 g/tof gold and 45 g/t of silver over 1.5 meters.