International Epithermal Expert, Dr. Richard Sillitoe, Issues Geological Report on Aurelian's Fruta Del Norte Project
August 2006
The early stockwork and silicification mineralization types are interpreted to dip moderately west, and to be overprinted by the later massive quartz veining phase which, based on presently available evidence, is inferred to be subvertical and to occur at the northern end of the system. The system strikes north-south and is confined to a 200-m-wide, fault-bounded corridor. "The Fruta del Norte mineralized corridor is clearly still open northwards beyond section 700N, where the indications are that the massive quartz vein as well as the intense silicification and quartz-carbonate-adularia-base metal stockwork should persist."
Having observed the core from several of the eastward-directed drill holes as well as the westward directed scissor hole (CP-06-63), Dr. Sillitoe concludes that "The drill configuration employed so far is considered to be just about optimal. The high-angle of most vein and veinlet intercepts to the core axis shows that the results are a fair approximation of reality."
Along the western edge of the mineralized corridor, drilling to date suggests that the mineralization has been truncated and offset by a post-mineralization fault. **** However, the report goes on to postulate that "The proportion of the mineralized zone that has been truncated (to the west) is unknown..." and recommends that "...an effort be made to locate the faulted-off portion of the Fruta del Norte mineralized corridor because of the possibility that it could appreciably expand the tonnage of high-grade gold mineralization.****
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