Prospects
RAW/RAM - Gold
Numerous quartz veining in a tuffaceous section over a Paleozoic folded anticline. Surface Gold values up to 750 ppb, As and SB anomalies widespread over the claim block and mineralogically analogous to numerous Walker Lane large deposits including Aurora and Bodie. The current evaluation of the area is done by MS Development and Anglo/Ashanti Gold. Core Au numbers in several 10-20’ sections over 250 PPB.
Core assays up to 500 ppb Au
Weasel - Gold
Surface exposure in altered tuffaceous rhyolite of 3 quartz veins in old diggings showing visible, multi-ounce gold trending NE.
DMD - Silver/Gold
DMD is a series of workings north of Eureka, Nevada which were mined
for silver (up to 16 oz/ton sampled), copper, lead and zinc with Bureau of Mines data supporting 1500 ounces of
gold was sold in one year from quartz veins in the Pilot Shale.
DMD is permitted for 4 shallow holes to evaluate quartz veins in the Pilot Shale
in the footwall of the Robert Mountain Thrust.
Ellendale YC Claim Block
The YC claim block looking south is at the base of a Rhyolite dome along east-west faulting. One sample in the altered white fractured tuff in the right center of picture above and seen in the picture the right ran just under 2 grams of gold with several with other Au, Ag and geochemical anomalies to the east along the fault system. Objective is to drill along this east-west fault zone testing the deeper, altered tuff adjacent to the Rhyolite dome.
Hot Creek M Claims
Hot Creek M Claims are in a notable, regional alteration anomaly with 150-200 PPB Au in a sulfur/very fine grained pyrite breccia (as shown in the picture to the right) in the vicinity of a silica-rich cap. Objective is to drill this mineralized breccia to see what is present at depth. Model analogy is the mineralized breccia and stockwork below a silica cap.
Moniter MOR Claims
The Monitor MOR claims is in an alteration anomaly with numerous old shafts and diggings likely from the 1800’s. Geochemistry shows up to 535 PPB Au with 2 oz/ton Ag plus notable As and Sb. Some iron stained/cemented breccia exists adjacent to mineralized quartz veins with traces of Au and pathfinder elements (lower right below). Quartz vein (below) and slickenside shown on picture to the right.
Toiyabe SB Claims
The Toiyabe SB claim block has a small outcropping of a mined, mercury sinter along with fluorspar in quartz veins with up to 5.2 grams of Au a mile away. Drilling from the 1980’s south of this quartz veining indicated a quartz vein stockwork with low grade gold. The sinter, fluorite and quartz with Au fits the Epithermal Gold conceptual model for a volcanic hosted deposit. Objectives would be deep drilling under the sinter and re-evaluation of the stock work in today’s economics.
Toquima CG Claims
The Toquima CG claim block is a sediment hosted exploration lead. Picture above is Mesozoic granite on the right where the trees are present and the Ordovician Vinini on the left. Ore grade and geochemistry is present in the upper plate Vinini Formation with a mineralizing Tertiary dike and contact zone (middle of the picture below) running 2-5 grams Au. Wallrock Vinini mineralzation of up to 35 oz./ton Ag, .01 oz./ton Au, 1% lead 9% Zinc with up to 2900 PPM As and over 800 PM Sb. The concept objective is to drill through the upper plate Vinini and into the footwall Ordovician-Devonian silty carbonates for a Carlin and/or Carbonate Replacement deposit sourced by the Tertiary dike and distributed via faulting adjacent to a Mesozoic granite intrusion.
SW Cortez SS Claims
The SW Cortez SS claim block is a Carlin style exploration prospect southwest of the Cortez and Toiyabe mines. Surface rocks are the upper plate Vinini Formation with anomalous As up to 403 PPM, Hg up to 25 PPM and Sb up to 132 PPM. The east-dipping positive fault block is truncated to the west by a down-to-the-west fault. Objective is the drilling through the upper plate, Roberts Mountain Fault and into the footwall sediments as are productive in the Cortez and Toiyabe mines.
