| Lipeņa Property
Long Valley Property
La Negra Property
Afridi Lake Property
Pastos Grandes 
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La Negra, Central Chile
- 350 km north of Santiago
- 10 km outside the mining centre - Combarbala
- Elevation ~ 2,000 m
- Semi-arid climate-year round exploration
- Well established, mining-friendly address
As part of its initial review, the Company re-sampled the workings of a small Spanish era mine located on the property to confirm reported historical values. The mine consists of accessible workings on three levels, of which the uppermost level (level 1) is less than 15 metres below the surface, and is wholly within the leached surficial zone.
Eight chip samples taken from below the leach cap, from levels 2 and 3, returned a weighted average of 7.81% zinc ("Zn"), 7.17% lead ("Pb"), 1.84 ounces per ton ("opt") silver ("Ag") and 0.32% copper ("Cu") over 4.4 metres. These results confirm the high grade values of up to 20% combined lead and zinc that are reported in the historical database.
Rock sample results from level 1 and within the leach cap, were anomalous but generally contained less than 1% lead and zinc. These values correlate well with the majority of the surface rock samples collected within the soil anomaly.
A total of 11 chip samples were collected from within the old workings, with the following results:
Sample length
(m) |
Level |
Ag
(opt) |
Zn
(%) |
Pb
(%) |
Cu
(%) |
1.0 |
3 |
2.24 |
2.42 |
7.25 |
0.62 |
5.0 |
3 |
2.56 |
4.12 |
11.75 |
0.15 |
5.0 |
3 |
1.12 |
8.93 |
4.73 |
0.20 |
5.0 |
3 |
2.19 |
9.61 |
8.37 |
0.58 |
5.0 |
3 |
2.47 |
9.22 |
9.61 |
0.52 |
5.0 |
3 |
2.09 |
9.87 |
8.06 |
0.34 |
4.5 |
2 |
1.84 |
11.55 |
5.87 |
0.28 |
5.0 |
2 |
0.49 |
2.82 |
1.66 |
0.13 |
1.0 |
1 |
1.27 |
0.21 |
0.21 |
1.11 |
5.0 |
1 |
0.44 |
0.46 |
0.40 |
0.29 |
5.0 |
1 |
0.11 |
0.58 |
0.16 |
0.03 |
Geological mapping of the quartz--tourmaline alteration zone reveals that this favourable unit is exposed over 40 hectares. The mineralization trends north--south, and is developed within porphyritic andesites adjacent to a granodiorite intrusive. The zinc lead--silver mineralization is peripheral to the intrusive and may be associated with a porphyry copper system, as there are widespread copper showings within the intrusive.
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