Saturday, May 1, 2010

MIDDLE OF MINING DISTRICT FIELD VISIT FROM VEHICLE

Red mineralization visible at surface same as in the dirt road. HISTORIC OPEN PIT WITH RED BROWN PURPLE MINERALS Can be see by Google Maps Satellite. GOLD MINERALIZATION TRENDS THROUGH OLD WORKINGS. Different mineral depositions have different soil colors In this central Nevada Mining District affected by what created the Round Mountain.

Obvious soil colorations in separate bandings that range north-south: Yellow is separate and distinct from dark red bandings on surface with a few shades brighter than brick red-brown. Where excavation, the colors continue in the depths.
There is also a 24 inch wide gravel channel - dike brecciated by the pre-historic inland sea.
Intrusions of nearly black limestone and dark red brown jasperoid rocks.

Mining shaft at side of mountain used during the 1930s Great Depression can be seen as a dark grey rectangle in Google Maps Satellite

Standing at the "Apex Outcrop" of high grade mineralzation in an igneous intrusive, the camera views northward across a southeast to northwest canyon bounded by a ridge northward. Approx 1/3 down from the ridge is gravel road that provides access to a string of 3 man, wildcat mines, from the district's most active era of mining, 1850-1880. It is fortunate that modern mining has not depleted the area, since modern mining has yet to develope the area. Often quoted adage, "Look for gold where gold has been found!" has motivated many parties to find rich deposits with modern exploration systems and extraction in the areas thought to be played out in the late 1800s.

Such potential makes this area have a double value as it was not played out in the one prior major mining era, 1850-1880 and secondly modern mining has been prevented by the owner due to controlling the land since 1982 forcasting to wait for an era of high values for precious metals. Such a time is now. Mineralization 16 miles long x 1.5 miles wide has been identified by many years of exploration by the owner's own drilling that became the guiding light to joint venture with professional exploration companies for 5 drilling programs.
On southern slope of ridge beyond valley, approx 2/3rds of the way up is a gravel road that connects many wildcat mines from historic mining era 1850 - 1880.

The "Apex Outcrop" is where high grade mineralization in quartz surfaces in an 80 degree angle from a bed at 450 ft to 620 feet deep depicted as lower high grade deposit in section drawings. The high grade veining is in an igneous body that trends north by northwest for approximately 2,000 feet. It was apparently fed by a major fault that also fed into minor cross faults. The silver and gold veining is complex: many, small, multi-directional veins weaving through the igneous carrier. The patterns are like tree root structures - dendritic.

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