Other Assets
The Aranjuez property is located 6 km west of the Avino Mine and approximately 2 km north of the Santa Monica property, formerly of Orko Silver Corp.
In the 1990’s, prospectors from Avino discovered gold-silver bearing epithermal float boulders in the area. This discovery was followed up with further exploration in 2001 where it was determined that a magnetic anomaly with a similar signature to the Avino Mine extended westerly across the property. Between 2006 and 2014 a detailed soil grid was completed over the property using a mechanized auger; results were inconclusive.
A program of grid deep auger or RAB drilling is recommended to sample the bedrock interface in order to identify the source area of the epithermal float.
The Aranjuez Property lies 6 km west of the Avino Mine and 2 km north of the former Orko Silver Corp. Santa Monica property.
Gold-silver-bearing epithermal float was first discovered by Avino prospectors in the 1990s. Follow-up work in 2001 identified a magnetic anomaly similar to that at the Avino Mine extending across the property. Between 2006 and 2014, a detailed soil sampling program using a mechanized auger was completed, though results were inconclusive.
Further exploration, such as grid-based deep auger or RAB drilling, is recommended to sample the bedrock and identify the source of the mineralized float.
The El Hueco property is located in the Sierra San Francisco near Santiago Papasquiaro, ~30 km SSW of Silver Standard’s Pitarilla project.
Nearby exploration has shown strong results: Santo Niño drilling returned 20.6 g/t Au & 68 g/t Ag over 0.25 m, while the Bellavista vein (1.2 km long, 0.15–2.0 m wide) reported 4.65 g/t Au & 68 g/t Ag over 0.25 m, with ore shoots averaging 0.8 m.
The Promontorio Project, 6 km NW of El Hueco, historically produced ~1.2 Mt grading 2,500 g/t Ag and 2 g/t Au (including 250,000 t at 3,500 g/t Ag and 20 g/t Au).Further prospecting, chip sampling, and mapping are recommended to assess El Hueco’s potential, given its proximity to Promontorio and high-grade Bellavista zones.
The El Hueco Property is located in the Sierra San Francisco near Santiago Papasquiaro, about 30 km southwest of Silver Standard’s Pitarilla project.
Nearby exploration has returned strong results, including 20.6 g/t gold and 68 g/t silver over 0.25 m at Santo Niño, and 4.65 g/t gold and 68 g/t silver over 0.25 m from the Bellavista vein, which extends 1.2 km and averages 0.8 m in width.
The Promontorio Project, 6 km northwest, historically produced ~1.2 Mt grading 2,500 g/t silver and 2 g/t gold, including high-grade zones up to 3,500 g/t silver and 20 g/t gold. Further mapping, chip sampling, and prospecting are recommended to evaluate El Hueco’s potential, given its proximity to these high-grade systems.
