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Compelling Exploration Target for
Coeur d'Alene-type Silver-Lead-Zinc Mineralization
• The area of the Coeur d'Alene Mining District north of the Osburn Fault between the Royal Silver-Caparrelli group to the west and the Treasure Vault-Success trend on the east represents a compelling exploration target for Coeur d'Alene-type silver-lead-zinc mineralization.
• Project consists of 26 unpatented mining claims designated the Royal Cap claims.
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Location
The Royal Silver-Capparelli area of historic workings straddles the Carpenter Gulch Fault, with the entrance to tunnel 4 beginning in the Prichard Formation on the west side of the fault and continuing across the fault into the more prospective Burke formation to the east, where the historic production occurred.
Geology and Mineralization
Within the Burke are units of both argillite and quartzite, with the quartzite noted in the historic literature as being the primary areas of targeting and production. The quartzite unit that was stoped outcrops above the workings and is described as having had a pit dug on the surface. The stopes appear to be at least 100 feet tall in historic x-sections.
Exploration History
Exploration in the district during the 1980’s and 1990’s included Newmont, Cypress-Amax, Kinross Gold, and Bema Gold primarily focused on near-surface bulk-tonnage gold potential. Premium Exploration conducted extensive drilling, soil sampling, and airborne and surface geophysics in the 2010 era. Currently a Finnish gold producer, Endomines AB is developing the Friday project at Orogrande into an underground gold operation and has constructed a gold processing mill near Elk City.
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