The Company has integrated a comprehensive underground and above ground geological database of the Project area into a 3-D working model to assess the Project’s exploration potential and future exploration plan. A ground geophysical survey and surface geochemical survey were conducted during 2022, leading to the identification of:             

  • IP and Geochemical anomalies above and below workings at historic mines, and
  • Two new blind exploration target discoveries. 

Results and analysis from the 2022 surface exploration is instrumental to establishing drill targets for a next phase exploration program.

During 2023, the exploration team followed up on the successful exploration program of 2022 with a multi-kilometre trenching program, field mapping program, and surface geochemistry program  successfully locating significant vein structures at surface coinciding with past historic mines outside the known areas of mineralization.  Significant near surface drill targets have been identified to follow up and drill in 2024.

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Ranger Page Target Zones

  • Crown Point
    • Historic mine
    • The Crown Point target is located 1,000 metres northwest from Bunker Hill, one of America’s largest underground mines, and located 650 metres due east from the past producing Blackhawk Mine (owned by Silver Valley) which remains open at depth below 365 metres. The Crown Point Mine is located 1,650 metres east from the Company’s top ten historical producer in the District, the Page Mine.
    • Geophysical anomaly located near surface plunging greater than 500 metres at depth and extends continuously greater than 500 metres on strike to the west approaching the Blackhawk Mine.
    • Historic production developed to less than 200 feet below surface.  Open to depth.

A strong ground IP anomaly and positive soil geochemistry results from 2022 justified 2023 exploration trenching, sampling and mapping program at the Crown Point area to expose vein structures at surface. The Company’s thorough ground campaign led to further surface discoveries at Crown Point and have identified high priority drill targets scheduled for 2024.

Highlights of the program include:

  • Crown Point mineralization discovered at surface extending historic Crown Point mine 220 meters to the west. 
  • Discovery located 1,000 meters west from the Bunker Hill Mine.
  • The Crown Point structural zone discovery is up to 16 metres wide.
  • Within the structural zone an east-west trending mineralized vein structure up to 2.5 meters wide and steeply dipping south was identified.
  • A second north trending mineralized vein structure identified within the structural zone measuring up to 2.87 meters wide and is steeply dipping to the southeast.
  • Discovery on the surface is approximately 75 metres up dip from the depth of the historic Crown Point mine.

Plan view of trenching area showing silver results, mineralized trend, and channel (C) and grab (G) sample locations.

Long section looking north showing trenching results relative to Crown Point workings and IP anomalies.

  • Blackhawk
    • Historic mine
    • The Blackhawk target is located 1,000 metres east from the Company’s high-grade and top ten past-producer in the District, Page Mine, and located 650 metres due west from the high-grade silver dominant past producing Crown Point Mine.
    • Strike and dip length of the coincident anomalies is approximately 480 metres and 200 metres respectively located up plunge from the first level of the Blackhawk mine.
    • Strike length of the mineralized silver-zinc-lead Curlew vein at the bottom of the Blackhawk mine is approximately 370 metres.
    • Mine remains open at depth below the 1200’ level (465 metres below elevation); no drilling has tested the down plunge extension of the Blackhawk mine.
  • East Curlew
    • The East Curlew target is the eastern extension of the Curlew fault, which is an important fault at the historic Page and Blackhawk mines, which hosts the Curlew Vein, and the prolific Tony Vein.
    • A very large and significant near surface coincident Induced Polarization and Resistivity anomaly measuring 450 metres of strike length and 300 metres of down dip extension from near surface reflects a high potential to discover a complimentary mineralized system to the Blackhawk Mine along the Curlew Fault.
    • The East Curlew target is also located between the Crown Point mine to the north, 500 metres, and the Ranger-Wyoming Complex to the south, 200 metres – these high-priority drill target areas are all located within a relatively small 700 metre X 700 metre footprint.  Open to depth.
  • Ranger-Wyoming
    • Historic mines
    • Largest anomaly on Ranger-Page to date measuring approximately 1,200 metres in strike length and up to 600 metres depth along the prominent 96 Fault structure that projects into the Bunker Hill mine hosting significant high-grade mineralization adjacent to the project area.
    • High values of silver, zinc, lead, and copper in soil and located coincident with the geophysics anomalies and on top of the 96 Fault with silver values as high as 21.9 g/t, lead values up to 7,640 ppm, copper values up to 339 ppm and zinc values up to 274 ppm.  Cadmium, arsenic, and antimony are also elevated which are strong indicators of silver and lead mineralization found in the District.
    • Historic production developed to less than 200 feet depth below surface.  Open to depth.
  • Spring
    • Newly discovered anomalous zone with no known historic production.
    • A very large and significant near surface coincident Induced Polarization and Resistivity anomaly measuring 850 metres of strike length and 375 metres of down dip extension from near surface identified.
    • The highest priority target defined to date at the project and the first target located outside the area of the historic mines on the project.
    • Situated approximately 850 metres due south of the Company’s Blackhawk mine and 1250 metres southeast of the Company’s Page Mine
    • Very importantly, the target is located at the intersection of the geologically significant Government Gulch Fault and Spring Fault.  Both faults extend through to the adjacent Bunker Hill property and are regarded as important emplacement structures.
  • Buckeye
    • Newly discovered anomalous zone with no known historic production.
    • Situated immediately south of the prolific Ranger-Wyoming anomaly.
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