| Location: | Nevada, USA. The property is located 2.4 kilometres south-southwest of the Sleeper gold deposit, approximately 41.8 kilometres northwest of Winnemucca, Nevada on the west flank of the Slumbering Hills in Humboldt County. |
| Communities: | The immediate area in and around the project is uninhabited. The Sleeper Gold Property of XCal Resources Ltd. along with the historic mine facilities adjoin the Geologix property on the north. The RO property is covered with post mineral sediments and alleviated. |
| Infrastructure: | Good infrastructure is present in and near the property, partly a result of the historic mine workings in the immediate vicinity of the property. |
| Properties: | 60 claims covering 4.53 square kilometres of Government (BLM) land |
| Ownership: | 100% owned. Geologix granted an option right to Montezuma Mines Inc., whereby Montezuma may acquire a 55% interest in the RO property. |
| Royalties: | N/A |
Introduction
The RO property was acquired based on a favorable location geologically. The project is located at the northern end of the Battle Mountain Eureka trend, a structural lineament known to host other giant gold deposits in northern Nevada. The land acquisition allows Geologix to evaluate the southwestward extension of the Sleeper Mine stratigraphy and structure.
Details of the RO Property
The Sleeper deposit produced 1,685,500 ounces of gold and 2,334,400 ounces of silver from high-grade veins and lower grade stockwork and breccia ores. Ninety percent of the ore mined was hosted by the Sleeper Rhyolite, a volcanic unit that is covered by alluvial gravels. At the present time XCal Resources Ltd. is evaluating a renewed geological interpretation. Published geological maps and publicly available data strongly suggests that the favorable mine stratigraphy and structure trends southwestward from the Sleeper pit onto ground controlled by Geologix. Specifically, the gold-silver veins of the original Sleeper mine, a prominent magnetic low, and Landsat TM lineaments all trend towards the RO claims which are covered by alluvial gravels along the western range front. Targets include high-grade gold-silver veins hosted by volcanic units that are covered by pediment gravels.
RO Property Option Terms
On February 20, 2009 Geologix (US) Inc. and Montezuma Mines Inc. ("Montezuma"), a wholly owned subsidiary of CMQ Resources Ltd. entered into an option agreement whereby Montezuma could acquire 55% of the RO Claims located in Humboldt County, Nevada. To acquire a 55% interest Montezuma will fund a series of escalating exploration expenditures totalling US$3,000,000 over a five year period.
Montezuma is bound to minimum exploration expenses of US$60,000 during the first contract year and will pay to the Company any shortfall in making these expenditures.
Montezuma may elect to continue funding of exploration expenditures by completing the following exploration expenditures:
Date |
Exploration expenditures |
On or before 1st |
US$ 60,000 400,000 |
On or before 3rd |
700,000 |
On or before 4th, |
840,000 |
On or before 5th |
1,000,000 |
Total |
US$3,000,000 |