Gap
That “the Gap” is located midway between the Escondida and El Victor mineral resource areas is reason enough to pique our interest – and optimism.
Previous explorers conducted limited exploration during 1998 in this area, completing only a few wide-spaced holes to demonstrate mineralization continuity between the two resource areas at either end. The zone is a down-faulted covered block is part of the main mineralized trend between the north end of the Estrella pit (El Salto/Mina Vieja) and San Carlos.
The Gap area is a large, blind area of concealed silica alteration that hosts both localized high-grade and thick lower-grade gold intercepts. Surface exploration drilling completed in 2006 and 2007 has delineated a mineralized zone approximately 500 m long by 150 m wide, and up to 110 m thick, located directly between the Escondida and El Victor areas. In addition, drilling at Gap resulted in the discovery of high-grade ore intercepts, some in excess of 30 g/t Au.
Drilling has been largely completed at Gap. The mineral resources are principally in the measured and indicated mineral resource categories, and reported as part of the global mineral reserves and resources at Mulatos. The project is now being examined by Alamos engineers to determine the economic viability of mining the Gap zone after the Estrella Zone of the Mulatos Pit is depleted.
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