PROJECTS
The BRB
Claim group is currently comprised of two unpatented
placer claims (320 acres) on BLM ground in the southern
part of the Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County
Arizona on the northeastern flank of the Belmont
Mountains. The property is located along a twelve mile
northwest striking mineralized trend where several gold
and copper mines previously operated (production
unknown). Rock chip sampling during our reconnaissance
reveals exceptionally high-level gold values over 6
large zones or target areas within a much larger area.
About 400
soil samples were taken on a surveyed grid and these
samples were sent to Chemex Labs in Reno for analysis.
Most of the samples were collected from the “B” horizon
and analyzed for 32 elements including gold, silver,
copper, lead & zinc. The results obtained from this work
indicate a minimum of six gold anomalies within the
claim boundaries. If our claim does not contain any
reserves all funds that we spend on exploration will be
lost. If we complete our current exploration program
and are successful in identifying a mineral deposit we
will need to expend substantial funds on further
drilling and engineering studies before we will know if
we have a commercially viable mineral deposit or
reserve.
Geology-Mineralization
- At the BRB a series of fault controlled
veins cut Tertiary basalts. These basalts are a dark
gray to black colored, moderate to fine-grained
vesicular flows. At the extreme west, north and south
end of the property, rhyolite flows and flow breccias
cap the basalt. This rhyolite generally is a
light-yellowish-brown to a light brownish-gray color,
iron stained to a reddish color where pyrite is
abundant. Rock samples taken from the rhyolite are
barren with the exception of a rock sample taken on the
extreme west end from a limonite (iron oxide) stained
outcrop. This sample returned 485 ppb gold with 24.2-ppm
silver and 1540-ppm lead.
The veins occur within a zone almost 4 miles in length
and ¼ to ¾ miles in width. These veins may be ‘feeder
veins’ leakage from a larger ore body beneath. The veins
and veinlets vary in width from inches to tens of feet
and several hundred to possibly several thousand feet of
strike length. These gold bearing veins are comprised of
quartz, calcite, with silicified and brecciated vein
material. The only visible ore-bearing minerals are
sphalerite (zinc sulfide), galena (lead sulfide) with
sparse chrysocolla and malachite (copper silicates and
carbonates).
Over 10 rock chip samples were taken from outcrops and
small dumps on the claims. These samples returned gold
values in excess of 3400 ppb gold with highly anomalous
lead, zinc, copper and silver. Many of the samples
returned values in excess of 2% copper, 20% lead, 15%
zinc and up to 7 ounces of silver per ton.
In 2006 the previous owner of the claim took almost 400
soil samples along a surveyed in control grid. The
samples were taken from the “B” horizon where possible
and screened at the site to minus 20 mesh. The grid was
surveyed in on east-west lines 300 feet apart and with
sample stations north-south and sample intervals of 100
feet except when we were in oblivious or visible
mineralization, then the sample spacing was tightened up
to 50 and rarely 25 foot spacing. These samples were
shipped to ALS CHEMEX LAB in Sparks, Nevada. The results
indicate highly anomalous gold, with lead and zinc,
clearly defining several first phase drill targets.
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