North Springs Resources Corp. announced that it has commenced phase one exploration at the Imperial Gold Silver Property in Esmeralda County, Nevada, located about 150 miles northwest of Las Vegas in the Railroad Springs Mining District. Phase one exploration expenditures at the Imperial Property are expected to exceed $250,000 in 2012. The Imperial Property consists of 24 unpatented mineral claims covering approximately 480 acres and includes the historic workings of the high-grade Imperial Mine. Previous exploration has identified four high-priority target areas at the Imperial Property; Imperial Fault Target, Jasperoid Breccia Target, IP Target, and Resource Target. The phase one exploration plan for the Imperial Property outlines a four month $250,000 exploration program that will include geochemical and environmental studies, followed by a reverse-circulation drilling program intended to test previously identified mineralized zones and potentially increase the 50,000 ounce gold resource estimate made by previous operators.