24 November 2016
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 24, 2016) - Nighthawk Gold Corp. ("Nighthawk" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NHK) is pleased to announce the latest results from its 2016 drill program on its Indin Lake Gold Property in the Northwest Territories ("NWT") (Figure 1 / Table 1 and 2). Nighthawk previously reported on the discovery and delineation of high-grade gold Zone 1.5 (September 13, 2016; October 12, 2016), highlighted by intersections of 52.07 metres ("m") of 7.72 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold (uncut), and 72.65 m of 5.58 g/t gold (uncut), including 17.80 m of 17.72 g/t gold (uncut / Figure 2). The Company is now broadening its exploration targeting and drill testing other potential high-grade prospects along the seven kilometre Colomac sill and parallel Goldcrest sill 400 m to the west. Results are presented for Zones 1.0 and 2.5, two new Colomac high-grade gold zone candidates, as well as near surface resource expansion targets at Zone 3.5 and Goldcrest (Figure 1). From drill start-up (July 5, 2016 news release) to program conclusion in late September, 34 drillholes (8,400 m) were completed. Results from 12 of those holes (2,852 m) are presented in Tables 1 and 2 below.