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Drilling at Fairview Hunter Drilling at Fairview Hunter

Overview

The Fairview-Hunter exploration project consists of 115 unpatented lode mining claims situated along the eastern and northern portions of the Fairview Mining District, about 100 miles East of Reno, NV. During the early 1900's the district produced over 50,000 ounces of gold and more than 5.5 million ounces of silver. The Wonder Mining District, located approximately 10 miles northeast of the Fairview property, produced more than 80,000 ounces of gold and 7.5 million ounces of silver.

Currently in the grass-roots phase of exploration, this site already features significant and promising geologic indicators of possible mineralization.

The property is underlain by a variety of volcanic units, including extensive pyroclastic units presumably related to regional explosive volcanism (i.e. caldera formation). Two alteration zones, labeled the North and South Pediment Targets, were identified during construction of the surface geology map and show anomalous soil sample geochemical signatures indicative of potential epithermal mineralization.

In November 2008, drilling was conducted to test two of the main structures. Twelve angle drill holes were drilled to test the down-dip extension of the alteration observed at the surface. Complete lab results from the drilling are still pending but preliminary results indicate multiple zones of anomalous gold and silver mineralization in several of the holes. Additional drilling is planned in 2009.


An old mining shaft on the property
An old mining shaft on the property

 

A view across the landscape at Fairview Hunter A view across the landscape at Fairview Hunter

 

 

 
 
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