LKA Gold Incorporated reported that the first two holes drilled from surface by Kinross Gold USA in December 2016 encountered the same gold-bearing structure that hosted the bonanza-grade gold discovery at LKA's Golden Wonder mine above Lake City, Colorado. The Kinross drilling program is designed to test up to six areas (targets) identified by Kinross geologists during a detailed geochemistry evaluation of the surface area adjacent to, and well beyond, the original Golden Wonder discovery. These targets possess geochemistry remarkably similar to the original high-grade ore shoot that, during LKA's ownership, yielded over 141,000 ounces. Ore grades from commercial production during that period were 16.01 oz gold per ton. "Life of Mine" grades, (including exploratory mining) are 11.63 oz. (362 grams) gold per ton. The initial Kinross drilling results were obtained in December 2016 from the first two holes drilled from one of four Bureau of Land Management permitted drill sites. LKA expects drilling to continue in early summer 2017.