Northern Vertex Resource Expansion Drilling Intersects 36.58 Meters Grading 1.46 g/t Gold and 35.10 g/t Silver, Highlighting Depth Potential at Moss Mine, Arizona

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Thursday, June 10th, 2021, Vancouver, B.C. - Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (TSX.V: NEE) (USOTC: NHVCF) (the “Company” or “Northern Vertex”) a Western U.S. gold producer with district-scale exploration projects in the Walker Lane Trend, is pleased to report recent results from its multi-phase infill and resource expansion drilling program at the Moss Mine in NW Arizona. Results for this release are focused on drilling targeting the Moss and Ruth veins and the intersection between these veins at depth below the Center and East pits of the producing Moss Mine.

Key Points:

  • 36.58 meters grading 1.46 g/t gold and 35.10 g/t silver, including 15.24 meters grading 2.05 g/t gold and 52.38 g/t silver at the interpreted intersection between the Moss and Ruth veins in drillhole AR21-410C.
  • 30.85 meters grading 1.65 g/t gold and 34.25 g/t silver, including 6.10 meters grading 3.83 g/t gold and 81.85 g/t silver for the Moss veinin drillhole AR21-411C.
  • 8.23 meters grading 3.22 g/t gold and 18.10 g/t silver for the Ruth vein in drillhole AR21-414C.
  • Drilling indicates the potential for significant mineralization at depths ranging between 20 meters to 170 meters below the current base of our deepest pit, with all drillholes in this area intersecting gold and silver mineralization.

Northern Vertex President, Michael G. Allen commented “We are currently only mining along 1,500 meters of the approximately 6,000 meters strike length of the Moss vein traceable on surface. All recent drilling results support our thesis that there is additional resource expansion potential along strike of, and at depth beneath, the Moss Mine. Additionally, our view is that the regional opportunity is also significant, which is why we permitted over 500 new drill sites and are methodically drilling the highest priority sites right now.”

Northern Vertex Vice President of Exploration, Warwick S. Board commented, “The presence of high-grade gold and silver mineralization in the Moss and Ruth veins, and the intersection between them represents an exceptional opportunity for resource expansion at depth at the Moss mine, particularly in the highwall area between the Center and East pits. To this end, additional infill drilling targeting the veins and their intersection below the current mine has been planned and is in progress. We eagerly await the results from this drilling, which will be released in due course.”

Geology of the Ruth-Moss Intersection Area

The Moss and Ruth veins are fault-hosted epithermal quartz-calcite veins with associated vein stockwork. The Moss vein strikes slightly north of east and dips to the south. Locally, the Moss vein develops a more northerly strike. The Ruth vein is sub-parallel to, and dips towards, the Moss vein. The two veins intersect at depths of between 180 meters and 230 meters below the current surface.

Drill Results

Assay results for ten diamond core and six Reverse Circulation (RC) drillholes drilled from four different locations are included in this news release (see Table 1).

This tranche of drilling indicates the presence of significant mineralization in the Moss and Ruth veins, and the intersection between these veins beneath the existing mining operations, particularly in the highwall area between the Center and East pits (Figure 1 Moss-Ruth Intersection Drilling Area Location Map; Figure 2 Drillhole Location Map; Figure 3 Cross Section: Otto Load Site, Moss-Ruth Intersection Target Drilling Area).  Significant gold and silver mineralization was intersected at depths of between 20 meters and 170 meters below the current base of the Center pit, the deepest part of the current Moss Mine workings.

Table 1: Results of Northern Vertex’s 2020/2021 Resource Expansion Drilling targeting the Moss vein, Ruth vein, and Moss-Ruth Intersection beneath the Moss Mine

Location

Hole ID

Target

Az/Dip

From
(m)

To
(m)

Length
(m)

Au
(g/t)

Ag
(g/t)

AuEq
(g/t)

Center Pit

AR20-365C

Ruth vein

180/-70

5.49

14.17

8.69

0.39

8.53

0.51

and

35.97

56.75

20.79

0.24

3.97

0.29

and

160.93

173.03

12.10

0.42

0.98

0.43

Otto Load

AR21-407C

Moss vein

0/-78

222.20

300.29

78.09

0.49

16.75

0.71

including

264.87

274.02

9.14

0.93

26.13

1.28

including

289.26

300.29

11.03

0.98

30.88

1.39

AR21-410C

Moss-Ruth

Intersection

0/-71

100.28

109.42

9.14

0.72

4.30

0.78

and

127.71

133.81

6.10

0.34

6.20

0.43

and

213.06

249.63

36.58

1.46

35.10

1.93

including

231.34

246.58

15.24

2.05

52.38

2.75

AR21-411C

Moss vein

0/-60

139.90

155.14

15.24

0.60

8.12

0.71

and

175.87

206.72

30.85

1.65

34.25

2.10

including

194.77

200.86

6.10

3.83

81.85

4.92

AR21-414C

Ruth vein

180/-87

91.14

99.36

8.23

3.22

18.20

3.47

and

182.58

185.62

3.05

0.49

2.30

0.52

AR21-416C

Ruth vein

180/-67

59.13

61.57

2.44

4.29

29.00

4.68

And

106.07

109.12

3.05

0.38

1.80

0.41

AR21-439R

Moss vein

25/-50

106.68

179.83

73.15

0.49

10.35

0.63

including

121.92

123.44

1.52

4.97

24.60

5.30

including

156.97

179.83

22.86

0.84

22.90

1.15

AR21-440R

Moss vein

25/-60

99.06

100.58

1.52

0.50

19.60

0.76

and

126.49

199.64

73.15

0.41

7.60

0.52

including

134.11

137.16

3.05

2.56

26.90

2.92

including

143.26

147.83

4.57

1.01

11.47

1.16

including

195.07

199.64

4.57

1.16

35.53

1.64

and

216.41

217.93

1.52

0.47

6.00

0.55

and

236.22

237.74

1.52

0.39

1.50

0.41

AR21-441R

Moss-Ruth

Intersection

25/-70

100.58

103.63

3.05

0.78

3.05

0.82

and

109.73

111.25

1.52

0.57

2.50

0.60

and

182.88

188.98

6.10

0.40

9.25

0.53

and

217.93

248.41

30.48

0.79

18.84

1.04

including

239.27

246.89

7.62

1.99

46.36

2.61

AR21-449R

Moss vein

338/-45

27.43

30.48

3.05

0.33

0.45

0.34

and

167.64

185.93

18.29

1.29

26.44

1.64

including

172.21

178.31

6.10

3.06

60.53

3.87

and

193.55

201.17

7.62

0.30

3.08

0.34

AR21-450R

Moss vein

338/-53

167.64

240.79

73.15

0.37

5.08

0.44

including

188.98

196.60

7.62

0.87

17.04

1.10

including

210.31

216.41

6.10

0.62

5.40

0.69

including

239.27

240.79

1.52

1.02

13.90

1.21

AR21-451R

Moss-Ruth

Intersection

338/-68

144.78

291.08

146.30

0.27

3.71

0.32

including

196.60

202.69

6.10

0.50

2.75

0.54

including

224.03

227.08

3.05

0.39

10.55

0.53

including

240.79

260.60

19.81

0.85

15.79

1.06

including

242.32

245.36

3.05

3.14

44.95

3.74

including

272.80

278.89

6.10

0.45

1.53

0.47

including

288.04

291.08

3.05

0.86

1.30

0.88

Otto Load 2

AR21-418C

Moss vein

15/-55

194.46

234.09

39.62

0.44

5.17

0.51

including

200.56

206.65

6.10

1.59

9.15

1.71

AR21-421C

Moss-Ruth

Intersection

15/-63

167.34

170.38

3.05

0.45

2.40

0.48

and

258.47

261.52

3.05

0.39

12.70

0.56

and

286.21

289.26

3.05

0.70

5.70

0.78

AR21-422C

Moss and Ruth veins

15/-70

219.15

224.33

5.18

0.34

8.29

0.45

and

266.40

274.02

7.62

0.54

3.20

0.58

and

289.26

292.30

3.05

0.49

3.15

0.53

and

301.45

307.54

6.10

0.48

1.43

0.50

Fuel Tanks

AR21-423C

Moss vein

17/-47

206.72

232.56

25.85

0.41

5.58

0.48

including

208.18

210.92

2.74

1.09

18.27

1.33

including

216.41

219.46

3.05

0.73

8.35

0.84

And

266.30

267.98

1.68

0.41

1.10

0.42

and

270.36

271.88

1.52

0.44

1.00

0.45

Note: Drillhole suffix ‘C’ denotes diamond core drillhole; ‘R’ denotes RC drillhole. True thickness ranges between approximately 50% for steeply north-inclined drillholes and 89% for drilling inclined at -45 degrees to the north targeting the Moss vein and Moss-Ruth intersection; and between 54% and 80%, respectively, for subvertical to -67 degrees inclined to the south drilling targeting the Ruth vein. Assay data are uncapped. AuEq = Au + Ag/75. Core drilling was conducted by Timberline Drilling Inc., RC drilling was conducted by Boart Longyear. RC samples, collected every 1.52 m, were transported in sealed bags to Skyline Assayers and Laboratories (Skyline) in Tucson, AZ. Field control QAQC samples, including standards, blanks, and field duplicates, were inserted into the sample stream at a rate of three field control samples approximately every 20 regular samples. Gold was determined by fire-assay fusion of a 30 g sub-samples with atomic absorption spectroscopy (method FA-01). Overlimit samples of gold were assayed by gravimetric means (FA-02). Skyline Laboratories is accredited in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 9001:2015.

Qualified Person

Dr. Warwick Board, P.Geo., Vice President Exploration of Northern Vertex, is the Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 responsible for the Moss Regional Exploration Project and has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release related thereto.

About Northern Vertex Mining Corp.

Northern Vertex offers investors a rare combination of cash flow, production, top-tier management, and exceptional exploration potential within two projects on the Walker Lane Gold Trend of western Nevada and Arizona. Management is executing a clear strategy that expands production and resources at the Moss Mine in Arizona while aggressively exploring the Hercules Project in Nevada.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF NORTHERN VERTEX MINING CORP

“Michael G. Allen”
President

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