Falcon Reports High-Grade Results from Gold, Silver and Copper Concessions, La Rioja, Argentina

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Three gold mineralized structures sampled and mapped;

• Strike length exceeding 3 kilometers ("km") for a new gold structure;

• Twenty-four samples sent for multi-element analyses and assay, of which;

  • 21 sample analyses returned greater than 50 ppb gold and included,

• 9 high grade samples showing gold grades that ranged from 15.63 to 45.71 grams per tonne gold ("g/t Au"), and,

• Gold is accompanied by significant silver ("Ag"), copper ("Cu"), lead ("Pb"), zinc ("Zn") and vanadium ("V"). (see Table 1)

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 7, 2019) - Falcon Gold Corp. (TSXV: FG) ("Falcon" or the "Company") is pleased to report on the analytical and assay results of its 2018 exploration sampling and mapping program on the Esperanza Resources S.A. ("ERSA") mineral concessions located in La Rioja Province, Argentina. The work program has focused on three of its 7 optioned concessions; ERSA VIII, IX and X and on three major gold mineralized structures within the concessions.

The 2018 Exploration Program & Results

The ERSA mineral concessions cover the central part of the Sierra de las Minas region. This region is typified by its rugged rolling topography and its ubiquitous cover of "Espinillos", an acacia-like thorny shrub that can make cross country foot travel challenging. Despite the limitations, Falcon's mapping and sampling program was highly successful, covering several gold-bearing zones. The geological team also mapped the trails and back roads that gave access to several showings and historical mine sites.

Within two concessions, ERSA VIII and IX, high-grade gold mineralization is reported to be localized along northwest-southeast striking linear structures. The Callanas gold area contains several known veins and Falcon's sampling has shown results such as from Callana III of 27.03 g/t Au across 50 cm with Ag, Cu, lead and zinc in amounts greater than the analytical detection limits. Sample number 40050 was taken from the Callana IV vein across a 50 cm width where visible gold was identified and that assayed 45.71 g/t Au with Ag content greater than 100 ppm and Cu analyses of 7,869.60 ppm.

Approximately 4 km east of the Callanas area is another very prominent NW-SE lineament containing auriferous quartz veins, not previously noted in historical reports. This structure parallels the strike of the Callanas zones and may extend to the south east, crossing the ERSA VIII concessions and into ERSA IX. A 30 cm chip sample assayed 15.63 g/t Au and a grab sample of a quartz vein float returned 28.43 g/t Au.

The ERSA X concession is approximately 6 km south of the Callanas area and contains the historic San Isidro veins. Visible gold was commonly found in the veins and was noted in 3 of the four samples. Two samples respectively returned 23.13 g/t Au with 4.00 ppm Ag and 8,200.40 ppm Cu over a width of 60 cm and 24.75 g/t Au with 19.90 ppm Ag and 6,182.90 ppm Cu over a width of 100 cm.

Table 1: Summary of the sampling and analyses results for the 2018 exploration program on concessions, ERSA VIII, IX & X. Note the high-grade gold beyond the analytical detection limit of 10,000 ppb Au were assayed for better upper grade results.

ESPERANZA PROJECT ERSA VIII - IX - X	Au ppb	Au g/t	Ag ppm	Cu ppm	Pb ppm	V ppm	Zn ppm
Analytical Method	FAA313(1)	FAG303(2)	ICP40B(3)	ICP40B	ICP40B	ICP40B	ICP40B	Description
Lower Detection Limit	5	0.50	0.20	0.50	2	2	0.50	Mineralized Zone	Sample Type	Sample Width (cm)
Upper Detection Limit	10,000		100	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000
Sample Number
40031	28	--	2.70	655.20	92	18	51.20	ERSA VIII(4)	FLOAT	N/A
40032	>10000	15.63	8.20	>10000	3,462	604	136.50	ERSA VIII	CHIP ROCK	30
40033	>10000	28.43	92.00	596.10	370	85	197.20	ERSA VIII	FLOAT	N/A
40034	392	--	1.70	67.40	39	42	52.40	ERSA VIII	CHIP ROCK	30
40035	272	--	0.80	61.60	18	26	20.50	ERSA VIII	CHIP ROCK	30
40036	6,923	--	55.40	3,250.40	1,477	104	500.30	ERSA VIII	FLOAT	N/A
40037	81	--	0.80	69.00	46	16	16.60	ERSA VIII	CHIP ROCK	40
40038	30	--	0.20	21.30	18	11	11.00	ERSA VIII	CHIP ROCK	300
40039	58	--	<0.2	10.00	28	206	46.00	ERSA VIII	CHIP ROCK	40
40040	>10000	27.03	>100	>10000	>10000	105	>10000	Callana III	CHIP ROCK	50
40041	4,362	--	31.90	7,849.00	>10000	2,423	854.00	Callana VI	CHIP ROCK	40
40042	>10000	18.45	>100	9,122.40	>10000	679	225.30	Callana VI	CHIP ROCK	40
40043	121	--	4.40	67.90	2,205	113	43.10	Callana VII	CHIP ROCK	30
40044	>10000	22.16	11.90	597.50	9,194	315	81.70	Callana VII	CHIP ROCK	40
40045	129	--	1.30	55.80	458	61	33.80	Callana VII	CHIP ROCK	20
40046	31	--	0.50	31.90	488	73	84.00	Callana VII	CHIP ROCK	25
40047	1,037	--	>100	>10000	>10000	15	48.90	Callanas	CHIP ROCK	10
40048 (VG)(5)	>10000	28.23	>100	>10000	>10000	329	>10000	Callana V	CHIP ROCK	80
40049	1,438	--	8.80	491.80	9,741	96	1,432.20	Callana V	CHIP ROCK	30
40050 (VG)	>10000	45.71	>100	7,869.60	>10000	724	2,527.80	Callana IV	CHIP ROCK	50
40051 (VG)	662	--	78.90	8,397.50	609	243	148.50	San Isidro Norte	CHIP ROCK	40
40052 (VG)	>10000	23.13	4.00	8,200.40	292	120	149.20	San Isidro Sur	CHIP ROCK	60
40053 (VG)	>10000	24.75	19.90	6,182.90	363	95	168.20	San Isidro Sur	CHIP ROCK	100
40054	159	--	1.00	118.60	345	9	118.60	San Isidro Sur	CHIP ROCK	20

 

(1)	FAA: Flame Atomic Absorption
(2)	FAG: Fire Assay Gravimetric
(3)	ICP40B - 32 Elements by four-acid digestion / ICP-AES
(4)	ERSA VIII mineralized zone may be the historical Callanas Este gold area
(5)	(VG) - visible gold identified at sample site

 

Stephen Wilkinson, Falcon's CEO commented, "Our belief in the Esperanza project has been well substantiated by this highly successful round of exploration. Our Argentine team has delivered strong results and laid the foundation for the 2019 programs."

2019 Exploration Work

The recommendations for the next programs include:

• Continuing the examination of recognized historical structures with the intention of following strike with mechanized trenching and further sampling,

• Prospecting of the newly identified lineaments to define lengths and grades of mineralized zones, and,

• Defining of priority drill targets.

The ERSA Property

The ERSA Property is comprised of seven (7) mineral concessions covering an aggregate area of 20,461 hectares ("ha") within the renowned Sierra de Las Minas District, which is reported to host several past producing gold and silver mines. The Property is located about 50 kilometres ("km") south-southeast of the town of Chepes. The city of San Juan is about 250 km by paved highway to the west-southwest.

The first discovered gold mineralization within the District reportedly occurred within the ERSA IX concession in or about 1865 and is referred to as the "Callanas occurrences". Limited mining has been conducted on gold, silver and copper zones within the Callanas areas.

Qualified Person

Dr. Daniel Rubiolo, P. Geo., who is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects has reviewed and approved the technical content of this news release.

About Falcon Gold Corp.

Falcon is a Canadian based mineral exploration company focused on generating, acquiring, and exploring opportunities in the Americas. Its Ontario, Canada projects include: the Central Canada cobalt, copper, gold project; the Coomer Lake vanadium and titanium project; the Wabunk Bay cobalt, copper and nickel project, and the Burton gold property. Falcon also has an agreement to acquire 20,461 hectares within the Sierra de Las Minas District, Argentina which has hosted several past producing gold, copper and silver mines. The Company has 38,020,184 common shares outstanding and is listed on the TSX Venture exchange with the trading symbol: "FG". For information on the Company, please visit our website: www.falcongold.ca.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Falcon Gold Corp.

David Tafel
Chairman

Stephen Wilkinson
CEO & Director

Telephone: +1 604-683-1991
Email: info@falcongold.ca

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