RENO, Nevada, Sept. 6, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Battle Mountain Gold Exploration Corp. ("Battle Mountain Gold") (OTCBB:BMGX) is pleased to announce that through its Joint Venture company, Pediment Gold LLC ("Pediment Gold"), additional geologic work at its Fletcher Junction gold project has identified quartz-carbonate vein material believed to be derived from source areas beneath the adjacent basalt cover. Samples of this vein material have reported values up to 2.9 ounces per ton.
As previously reported in a March 1, 2005 news release, the Fletcher Junction project area was identified as a direct result of the successful application of the company's ground water geochemical exploration methodology. The Fletcher Junction land position now consists of a contiguous block of 342 unpatented lode claims (7,067 acres or 11.0 square miles) within the historic Aurora Mining District. The project is within the Walker Lane Gold Trend in southwestern Nevada, a regional alignment of major gold deposits that have produced over 17 million ounces of gold and silver.
Rock Sampling
Recent field mapping identified occurrences of angular to sub angular pieces of quartz-carbonate vein material and rocks exhibiting quartz-carbonate veining and brecciation similar to that associated with the gold-producing areas of the Aurora mining district. They occur on the old alluvial surface upon which the basalt lava flows of Aurora Crater have been deposited. These occurrences are along the toe of the basalt and are noticeably larger and more angular than the alluvial material and are absent from vertical exposures of alluvium in road cuts that cut through the alluvial terrace and provide a clear vertical profile. The Pediment Gold Exploration team believes that it is likely that these fragments have been eroded from a nearby, mineralized bedrock source a short distance up-gradient from areas beneath the basalt lava flows of Aurora Crater. Rock samples from 150 quartz vein boulders report highly anomalous gold up to 2.9 ounces per ton.
At Fletcher Junction a strong expression of gold is observed in water, plants, soil and rock. The Pediment Gold exploration team believes that this clear expression of gold in such a variety of geochemical sampling media over such a large area is a strong indication that economically significant gold mineralization may occur nearby.
Permitting
A drilling Plan of Operations has been submitted to the U.S. Forest Service and vegetation, wildlife and archeology surveys have been completed and final reports submitted. Drilling contractors are being contacted so that drilling will start as soon as our Plan of Operations is approved.
About Battle Mountain Gold
Battle Mountain Gold Exploration Corporation (OTCBB:BMGX) is a gold exploration and development company operating through a joint venture on two gold targets in the Battle Mountain and Walker Lane Gold Trends and is the first exploration company focused on gold discovery in Nevada to apply the concept of using water chemistry to locate new gold deposits.
A detailed description of the company and the innovative ground-water chemistry exploration program is found on the Company's website at www.bmegold.com.
BMGX is headquartered in Reno, Nevada. BMGX's Officers and Directors have over 110 years of combined experience in the successful creation of gold and copper mines, including key participation in the discoveries of the pediment-covered Twin Creeks (+20 million ounces) and Lone Tree (+10 million ounces) deposits and the McLaughlin (+3 million ounces), Mule Canyon (+1 million ounces), and Gold Bar (+1 million ounces) discoveries.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
"James E. McKay" President and CEO
For more information visit www.bmegold.com or email info@bmegold.com.
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