OVERVIEW
| Commodity: | Gold-Silver |
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Deposit Type: |
Low Sulfidation Epithermal Au-Ag |
| Location: | Sonora, Mexico |
| Size: | 519 hectares |
| Status: | Available for Option |
The El Valle Project is located in Villa Hidalgo, northern Sonora, approximately 200 km northeast of Hermosillo and 20 km northeast of the La Caridad Copper Mine (Grupo Mexico). This 519-hectare property offers an exciting early-stage gold-silver opportunity with significant upside.
El Valle is distinguished by its potential to host two distinct mineralizing systems:
- Laramide-age copper mineralization, similar in setting to the nearby La Caridad Mine (~10 Mt Cu reserves), and
- Epithermal Au-Ag veins, comparable to the El Tigre Project of Silver Tiger Metals (70 Moz AgEq), located just 10 km to the west.
The project comprises at least three veins with a proved continuity of 600 m along strike. The Main Targets are defined, however additional surface work such as IP and ground magnetics surveys for specific drill targets can help grow the targets.
Historical workings from the 1940s at the Valenzuela Mine, found within the claim block, focused on a single quartz vein. The project has never been drilled but holds current permits for drilling and is accessible via established infrastructure.
Location Map of El Valle
Easy good road access east of the major mining center of Nacozari with sight to the west the large open pit mine operations of the La Caridad porphyry Cu mine.
GEOLOGY & MINERALIZATION
El Valle lies within the prolific Sierra Madre Occidental. The geology includes Late Oligocene rhyolite tuffs overlying altered Cretaceous volcanic rocks of the Tarahumara Formation, with Baucarit conglomerates outcropping in the northeast and western parts of the property. Early Cenozoic andesites are host rocks for the gold-bearing quartz veins and porphyry copper targets on site.
The primary alteration zones identified on the project consist of extensive silicification, which hosts stockwork quartz veins and silicified bodies aligned along a consistent structural trend. These features coincide with zones of mineralization. The mineralized zones are composed of quartz-bearing structures that reach widths of up to eight meters and contain disseminated to semi-massive pyrite, chalcopyrite, and galena. The veins exhibit characteristic low-sulfidation epithermal textures, indicative of formation from relatively low-temperature hydrothermal fluids within a structurally controlled setting.
These low sulfidation veins and intermediate sulfidation epithermal veins have past production, extensive and strength that can be further tested with rapid drilling.
Exploration Potential
The main structural targets have been defined and drill permits are in hand. There is access to underground workings and extensive alteration which has never been drilled so this is a strong project with good scale potential. The area has mineral titles to the Company and is underexplored, offering excellent potential for both near-surface Au-Ag vein discoveries and deeper porphyry-style copper mineralization.
This drill-ready, 100%-owned property is available for option, joint venture, or outright acquisition, making it a compelling opportunity for a partner seeking district-scale potential near major mining operations in Sonora.