Rockhaven drills 9.12 g/t gold and 90.5 g/t silver over 1.86 m and 5.29 g/t gold and 132 g/t silver over 2.39 m at the Klaza Zone, Klaza Project, Yukon

September 30, 2015 - Rockhaven Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:RK) (“Rockhaven”) is pleased to announce additional results from diamond drilling at its 100%-owned and road-accessible Klaza property, located in the Dawson Range Gold Belt of southern Yukon. The recently completed 2015 exploration program focused on expanding the current mineral resource and providing key geotechnical and environmental data to advance project engineering.

The fourteen diamond drill holes described in this release are from the western and central portions of the Klaza and BYG zones and sub-parallel vein structures that are developed in the immediate hanging wall and footwall of those zones. Seven of the fourteen holes were designed to evaluate near surface mineralization in the BYG Zone and were not extended deep enough to reach the Klaza Zone. Casing was left in those holes so that they can be deepened at a future date.

The new results further delineate areas of high-grade mineralization within the Klaza and BYG zones, and will be incorporated into an updated resource estimate scheduled for completion later this year. Highlights from the drill holes are as follows:

  • 9.12 g/t gold and 90.5 g/t silver over 1.86 m - Hole 278

  • 5.29 g/t gold and 132 g/t silver over 2.39 m - Hole 275

  • 2.84 g/t gold and 357 g/t silver over 2.14 m - Hole 249

  • 3.62 g/t gold and 102 g/t silver over 1.56 m - Hole 251

  • 4.21 g/t gold and 61.4 g/t silver over 1.69 m - Hole 273

“Drilling in 2015 has successfully expanded the area of mineralization and increased confidence in the continuity of the Klaza and BYG zones,” stated Matt Turner, CEO of Rockhaven. “The geological model in this part of the deposit is now well defined, which will facilitate a more comprehensive resource estimate.”

The following table lists the highlight intervals and other significant intercepts from the announced holes.

Drill Hole Zone ID From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval
(m)+
Gold (g/t) Silver (g/t) Lead
(%)
Zinc
(%)
                 
KL-15-247 Western Klaza HW 5.18 5.76 0.58 5.51 907 0.516 0.046
and Western Klaza 267.63 274.40 6.77 0.92 6.35 0.044 0.254
incl. 273.13 274.40 1.27 2.86 23.3 0.137 0.345
and Western Klaza FW 293.62 293.96 0.34 7.28 75.5 0.213 0.460
                 
KL-15-249 Western Klaza 195.36 197.50 2.14 2.84 357 0.732 0.435
incl. 195.36 195.76 0.40 12.10 1890 3.890 2.260
and Western Klaza FW 235.63 236.41 0.78 2.18 313 10.850 2.880
                 
KL-15-251 Western Klaza HW 2.53 3.58 1.05 1.25 63.3 0.019 0.541
and 43.73 44.09 0.36 1.50 198 7.860 1.370
and Western Klaza 211.79 213.35 1.56 3.62 102 0.227 0.279
incl. 211.79 212.09 0.30 12.55 524 1.165 1.420
and 214.90 215.34 0.44 1.34 2.29 0.004 0.012
and Western Klaza FW 273.68 274.00 0.32 1.82 44.6 0.722 1.170
                 
KL-15-253 Western BYG 38.66 41.61 2.95 2.04 23.4 0.049 0.190
incl. 38.66 39.43 0.77 7.74 58.5 0.043 0.167
and Western BYG FW 72.66 74.59 1.93 1.72 27.3 0.091 0.264
and Western Klaza HW 221.57 223.05 1.48 2.56 40.5 0.240 0.383
and Western Klaza 317.95 318.57 0.62 4.18 147 1.100 0.533
                 
KL-15-273 Central Klaza HW 18.16 18.49 0.33 2.03 139 0.253 0.703
and 39.06 42.83 3.77 1.35 17.7 0.295 0.140
incl. 42.44 42.83 0.39 11.20 135 2.280 0.134
and 68.19 68.60 0.41 1.48 16.8 0.475 0.377
and 77.93 78.23 0.30 1.62 145 3.940 2.960
and 82.18 82.51 0.33 2.27 51.3 0.642 0.447
and 107.74 108.04 0.30 4.20 73.3 0.975 0.634
and Central Klaza 144.18 144.50 0.32 3.71 59 0.166 0.466
and 163.74 165.16 1.42 1.05 40.1 0.760 0.421
and 171.19 171.95 0.76 1.44 16.7 0.272 0.275
and 182.31 184.00 1.69 4.21 61.4 0.635 1.062
incl. 183.15 183.47 0.32 17.45 110 1.575 2.800
and 190.59 191.02 0.43 1.51 5.33 0.093 0.317
and 195.48 195.78 0.30 3.37 26.2 0.226 0.780
                 
KL-15-275 Central Klaza HW 83.58 84.01 0.43 1.74 64.3 0.287 0.593
and 152.06 152.38 0.32 7.31 240 2.260 2.490
and Central Klaza 259.67 260.04 0.37 1.15 17.7 0.628 1.465
and 369.58 371.97 2.39 5.29 132 1.004 1.900
and Central Klaza FW 424.33 424.68 0.35 4.13 510 5.240 7.990
                 
KL-15-278 Western Klaza 225.91 226.34 0.43 2.69 14.0 0.304 0.164
and 239.00 240.86 1.86 9.12 90.5 0.486 2.160
incl. 239.00 239.39 0.39 29.90 370 1.675 9.160
and 247.10 247.40 0.30 6.21 2.53 0.007 0.103
and 248.78 249.87 1.09 1.04 2.45 0.011 0.026
and 253.18 255.26 2.08 1.26 57.4 0.199 0.108
                 
KL-15-280 Western BYG HW 16.89 17.21 0.32 1.63 2.15 0.005 0.020
and Western BYG 78.13 78.44 0.31 6.53 2.56 0.003 0.007
and 87.00 88.08 1.08 1.77 73.3 0.497 1.823
and 92.21 92.70 0.49 2.16 0.64 0.002 0.007
and 113.73 114.08 0.35 9.84 195 2.940 2.030
                 
KL-15-281 Central BYG 7.49 7.84 0.35 1.00 102 2.660 0.291
and 45.49 45.73 0.24 2.77 139 3.570 4.500
and 62.19 62.75 0.56 0.27 110 2.180 2.780
                 
KL-15-282 Central BYG 79.52 80.09 0.57 1.62 39.9 1.230 0.428
and 82.77 87.48 4.71 1.45 49.2 1.097 1.469
incl. 85.06 85.39 0.33 7.26 452 10.850 13.600
                 
KL-15-283 Central
BYG
93.04 95.77 2.73 2.26 14.4 0.505 1.066
incl. 95.28 95.77 0.49 9.76 43.7 1.350 3.160
and Central Klaza HW 151.57 151.96 0.39 4.00 35.7 0.206 2.470
                 
KL-15-284* Central BYG 63.53 63.84 0.31 1.95 48 1.930 1.565
                 
KL-15-285 Central BYG 73.58 73.93 0.35 0.48 98.0 2.970 4.070
and 76.60 76.90 0.30 0.16 334 2.950 0.192
and 92.31 93.39 1.08 3.19 6.94 0.022 0.014
incl. 92.31 92.85 0.54 5.81 9.61 0.027 0.010
and 95.25 95.74 0.49 1.42 7.06 0.035 0.030
and 97.64 98.90 1.26 1.81 6.37 0.022 0.026
and 101.96 102.29 0.33 1.47 4.24 0.015 0.022
and Central Klaza HW 122.53 124.05 1.52 1.34 19.8 0.517 0.624
                 
KL-15-287 Central BYG 48.53 49.35 0.82 0.88 83.1 1.255 1.210
and 78.99 79.44 0.45 1.14 82.4 2.920 2.710
and Central Klaza HW 95.40 95.70 0.30 0.49 74.2 1.395 1.395
and 97.52 97.83 0.31 1.47 17.6 0.254 0.764
+ Represents the sample length. True widths are estimated to be approximately 80-90% of the interval.
HW represents unnamed subsidiary structures that are developed in the hanging wall of the named zone.
FW represents unnamed subsidiary structures that are developed in the footwall of the named zone.
Holes 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285 and 287 were collared to test only the BYG Zone and were not extended to test the Klaza Zone. Casing was left in these holes so that the Klaza Zone can be tested at a future date.
*Hole 284 twinned hole 283 to core a vein that was not recovered in hole 283.

Central and Western Klaza and BYG Zones

The current mineral resources for the Klaza property includes parts of the Central and Western Klaza zones. The BYG Zone lies southwest and subparallel to the Klaza Zone, about 150 m into the hanging wall. None of the BYG Zone mineralization was included in the current mineral resource.

The Central Klaza Zone is a laterally extensive complex of steeply dipping and anastomosing veins, breccias and sheeted veinlets emplaced within a 25 to 100 m wide structural corridor. The Western Klaza Zone consists of discrete veins that tend to be higher grade than those observed further to the east. Mineralization in the Central and Western Klaza zones and adjacent subsidiary structures has been traced over a 1,300 m strike length and to a maximum depth of 325 m. The Klaza Zone remains open to extension at depth, into the footwall and along strike. The BYG Zone has received much less drilling than the Klaza Zone. It has been traced over an 850 m strike length and to a maximum depth of 150 m. It is open to extension at depth and along strike.

The 2015 field program at the Klaza property consisted of 13,738 m drilled in 56 holes. Maps and sections can be viewed at the Rockhaven’s website at www.rockhavenresources.com. Remaining results will be released once the last of the assays are received, compiled and evaluated.

All analyses for rock and core samples from the 2015 program were performed by ALS Minerals with sample preparation in Whitehorse and assays and geochemical analyses in North Vancouver. Core samples were routinely analyzed for gold by fire assay followed by atomic absorption (Au-AA24) and 48 other elements by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ME-MS61). Samples that exceeded the detection limits of the routine methods were assayed for silver, copper, lead and zinc by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (Ag/Cu/Pb/Zn - OG62) and gold by gravimetric analysis (Au-GRA22). Rigorous procedures were in place regarding sample collection, chain of custody and data entry. Certified assay standards, coarse reject duplicates, field duplicates and blanks were routinely inserted into the sample stream to ensure integrity of the assay process. All of the results reported have passed the QAQC screening.

The 2015 program was managed by Archer, Cathro & Associates (1981) Limited (Archer Cathro). Technical information in this news release has been approved by Matthew R. Dumala, P.Eng., a geological engineer with Archer Cathro and qualified person for the purpose of National Instrument 43-101.

About the Klaza Project and Rockhaven

The road accessible Klaza project hosts an inferred mineral resource currently estimated at 7,040,000 tonnes containing 948,348 oz gold, 21,780,313 oz silver, 121,060,093 lbs lead and 144,340,881 lbs zinc at an average grade of 4.19 g/t gold, 96.23 g/t silver, 0.78% lead and 0.93% zinc using a 1.5 g/t gold cut-off (see Klaza Property Amended Technical Report dated June 19, 2015 which can be viewed at www.sedar.com under the Rockhaven profile or on the Rockhaven website).

Rockhaven Resources Ltd. is a well-funded company focused on growth through exploration of its Klaza project. For additional information concerning Rockhaven Resources Ltd. or its various exploration projects please visit Rockhaven’s website at www.rockhavenresources.com or contact:

Matthew Turner, CEO and Director Rockhaven Resources Ltd. T:604-688-2568 mturner@rockhavenresources.com

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