- CEO
- Michel David
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Gold
- Address
- 1130 West Pender Street Vancouver BC Canada V6E 4A4
- IPO Date
- Aug 15, 2016
- Business
- Walker River Resources Corp. is a Canadian junior mining company primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties, with a focus on gold projects in North America, specifically Nevada. The company operates the Lapon Gold Project in Nevada's Walker Lane Gold trend, which includes the Lapon Canyon, Pikes Peak, Rattlesnake, and Range Front claims covering a total of 2,940 acres. Walker River's main products and services comprise exploration, identification, and resource development of gold mineralization, including reverse circulation drilling and geochemical analysis, to define mineral resources within various geological formations such as diorite, monzonite, and granite. The company emphasizes exploration of gold and associated copper potential indicated by notable chalcopyrite findings in its 2025 drilling program.
Recent major developments include ongoing reverse circulation drill programs at Lapon Canyon reporting significant gold intercepts, such as 3.88 grams per tonne over 77.72 meters and 21.8 grams per tonne over 4.6 meters, which have expanded the known gold mineralization zones and indicated new mineralized areas with copper potential. The Lapon Gold Project is subject to a $5 million USD exploration stream earn-in agreement with Nevada Canyon Gold Corp, reflecting strategic partnership and financial backing to advance the project. Walker River continues systematic data compilation, interpretation, and resource modeling aimed at completing an initial NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate, supported by the project's advantageous infrastructure including proximity to state roads and power grid transmission lines. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and founded recently as a junior exploration entity, Walker River Resources leverages a management team with industry experience to drive exploration forward in the prolific Nevada mining district.
This comprehensive approach and recent drill success underscore Walker River Resources Corp.'s position as a focused gold exploration company with a growing resource base in a geopolitically favorable mining region, aiming to advance toward resource definition and potential development. The company trades under the ticker WRRZF on the TSX Venture Exchange.