Geology/Description:The Mount Wilson property lies just southwest of Jerritt Canyon within the Lime Mountain mining district. The nearest town is Owyhee, 25 miles to the north. The nearby Lime Mountain Mine had a brief production life in the early 1900s, producing 8,000 ounces of gold, 24,000 ounces of silver and 552,000 pounds of copper from a skarn.Mineralization at Mount Wilson principally occurs in epithermal veins hosted by Tertiary range front faults in Cambrian limestone. Large erratics of vein material up to 15 feet in width occur at surface, giving evidence to intercepts from drilling by various companies in the past.
The property has historically seen about 50 drill holes from companies such as Teck and Freeport McMoRan. Results from drilling have been encouraging but spotty, including an intercept of 70 feet averaging 0.119 oz Au/ton and several intercepts ranging from 5-40 feet with grades between 0.02 and 0.10 oz Au/ton.To date, no resource has been calculated from the drilling.
There is a sizeable data base from exploration activities over a thirty year period and numerous companies.
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