| Vancouver, BC - Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (the "Company") (TSX.V: NEE) announces that, as a result of a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission, the Company is issuing the following news release to correct and update the recent disclosure related to the Company's Moss Mine Gold-Silver Project resource estimate. The Company retracts the resource estimate contained in news release of February 19, 2013 which should not be relied upon for any purpose. That estimate reflected the Company's initial attempt to estimate the magnitude of the error discovered in the September 2012 resource model. Based on additional information and ongoing analyses related to the Company's preliminary economic assessment work, the Company is now in a position to provide an updated resource estimate which has been completed in accordance with the requirements of Canadian National Instrument 43-101 (Disclosure Standards for Mineral Projects). The new resource estimate for the Moss Mine Gold-Silver Project includes:
The new NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate includes 418,760 AuEq oz of Measured Resources with average grade of 1.03 grams/tonne AuEq, 234,840 AuEq oz of Indicated Resources with an average grade of 0.73 grams/tonne AuEq and 82,020 AuEq oz of Inferred Resources with average grade at 0.64 grams/ tonne AuEq. The new, updated, numbers are detailed in the table below. Metal Mining Consultants Inc. ("MMC") Summarized Resource Estimate For Moss Mine Gold-Silver Project at a 0.3 g/t Au Cutoff
The new, updated resource disclosed in this news release is based on all technical information available to MMC as of March 5, 2013, the new "effective date", and has allowed for better geological interpretation of the Moss Mine Gold-Silver Project deposit. New technical information incorporated in the new estimate includes the following:
About Northern Vertex: Northern Vertex Mining Corp. is a Canadian based exploration and mining company focused on the development of the Moss Mine Gold-Silver Project located in NW Arizona, USA. The Company comprises an experienced management team with a strong background in all aspects of acquisition, exploration, development, operations and financing of mining projects worldwide. The Moss Mine Gold-Silver Project is a potential heap leach, open pit project being advanced under a three phase business plan, specifically designed to ensure that technical, economic, permitting and funding requirements are met prior to each phase proceeding. The Company is focused on working effectively and respectfully with our stakeholders in the vicinity of the historical Moss Mine and enhancing the capacity of the local communities in the area. Qualified Person: The foregoing geological disclosure has also been reviewed by Mr. Colin McKenzie, General Manager of Exploration for Northern Vertex and a Qualified Person ("QP") for the purpose of National Instrument 43-101 (Disclosure Standards for Mineral Projects). ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS J.R.H. (Dick) Whittington, President & CEO For further information, please visit www.northernvertex.com or contact Investor Relations at: 604-601-3656 or 1-855-633-8798 Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Cautionary Note About Forward Looking Information This news release contains statements about our future business and planned activities. These are "forward-looking" because we have used what we know and expect today to make a statement about the future. Forward-looking statements including but are not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work and analyses. Forward-looking statements usually include words such as may, intend, plan, expect, anticipate, believe or other similar words. We believe the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable. However, actual events and results could be substantially different because of the risks and uncertainties associated with our business or events that happen after the date of this news release. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. As a general policy, we do not update forward-looking statements except as required by securities laws and regulations Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors: This news release uses the terms "Measured", "Indicated", and "Inferred" resources. U.S. investors are advised that while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. "Inferred Mineral Resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of Measured or Indicated Mineral Resources will ever be converted into Mineral Reserves. U.S. Investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of a Mineral Resource is economically or legally mineable. 2013 number 06 |