UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 14, 2023
ATHENA GOLD CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 000-51808 | 90-0158978 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification number) |
2010 A Harbison Drive # 312, Vacaville, CA 95687
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (707) 291-6198
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
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ITEM 7.01 | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
On September 14, 2023 Athena Gold Corporation ("Athena" or the "Company") issued a press release announcing results from its Phase 3 drilling program at its 100% owned, 4,000 acre Excelsior Springs Gold Project, located approximately 45 miles southwest of Goldfield in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
A total of nine RC drill holes were completed in the Phase 3 program for a total of 1,140 meters in the Western Slope Zone ("WSZ"); gold mineralization was extended both east and west. The purpose of the Company's Phase 3 drilling program was to expand the mineralization footprint and better understand the mineralization trend at the WSZ, which is in the prestigious Walker Lane Trend in Nevada. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Later on September 14, 2023 the Company issued a correction to the above-noted press release due to a typographical error. A copy of the corrected press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that section, and they shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information pursuant to Item 7.01, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
Exhibits
Item | Title |
99.1 | Press Release |
99.2 | Corrected Press Release |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL, and included in exhibit 101) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Athena Gold Corporation | ||
Date: September 15, 2023 | By: | /s/ John C. Power |
John C. Power, President |
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