Athena Gold Secures Contractor for Drilling at Excelsior Springs Gold Project, Esmeralda County, Nevada

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Mar 08, 2022

VACAVILLE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 8, 2022 / Athena Gold Corporation (OTCQB:AHNR)(CSE:ATHA) ("Athena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a drill contractor for the Company's planned 5,000 foot reverse circulation ("RC") drill program (the "2022 Drill Program") at its flagship Excelsior Springs gold project in Nevada (the "Excelsior Springs Project" or the "Project"). The contractor plans to mobilize to the Project site before the end of March, and as previously announced by the Company (see news release dated February 9, 2022), its proposed Notice of Intent drilling and exploration permit for up to 6 drill pads and 11 RC drill holes at the Project has been approved by the Bureau of Land Management. Athena is also planning up to another 9 RC drill holes on patented claims held under lease with a private party.