Mining Project

Monte León

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General Information

  • Investment Company:  PATAGONIA GOLD
  • Operating Company:   Fomicruz S.E
  • Source of Capital:  Argentina
  • Address:  Av. Libertador 498 Piso 26 (1001) CABA
  • Phone:  +54 (0) 11-5278-6950

Project Details

Location

Rio Chico Department - 120 km SE of Bajo Caracoles (Santa Cruz province)

Description

Prospect is located 10 km to SSE of the Cap Oeste Mine over the same mineralized corridor

Minerals

Gold - Silver

Stage

Exploration

Project Photos

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Additional Comments

Located 10 km south of Cap Oeste, the Monte Leon prospect shows widespread low grade gold-bearing black silica-Sulfide mineralization hosted in the margins of a dacitic -rhyodacitic dome complex with associated sinter and hot spring deposits. In addition, narrow very high grade chalcedonic silica veins occur. During the first quarter of 2023, a total of 16 diamond holes were drilled in Monte Leon for a total of 2,764.6 meters as part of the agreement settle in 2022 aimed to define new a mineral resource. During the second quarter of 2023, the drilling continued and a total of 18 diamond holes were drilled in Monte Leon prospect, for a total of 2,736.07 meters and 2,655 samples were taken aimed to define new sulfides mineral resource, plus a total of 497.63 line kilometers of ground magnetic were surveyed in Monte Leon Oeste. During the third quarter of 2023, final assays from Monte Leon project were received.