EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT

Phoenix triples Empire land package

Phoenix Global Mining (AIM:PGM) has tripled its Empire mine landholding to 5,717 acres (23.14sq.km) by staking and filing 194 new unpatented claims in two blocks.

Staff reporter
Phoenix will be focusing solely on its enlarged Empire land package after dropping a Canadian gold prospect

Phoenix will be focusing solely on its enlarged Empire land package after dropping a Canadian gold prospect

Phoenix's previous land position had been 3,880 acres, or 7.43sq.km.

The two new blocks include Windy Devil, which is contiguous with Horseshoe, where 2018 sampling results reported grades as high as 9.19% copper, 580g/t silver, 2.02g/t gold, and 20% lead in surface rock chips.

CEO Dennis Thomas said the new Windy Devil block contained more than 30 unnamed prospects, including multiple previously mined shafts and adits.

"The mineralised extensions along strike from the Empire mine in the Horseshoe block, as well as extensive surface mapping and geological interpretation during the 2018 field season, made the expansion into Windy Devil imperative," he said.

The company said the larger second block, Navarre Creek, could potentially lead to near-surface precious metal discoveries as it contained a volcanic-hosted epithermal ‘hot springs'-type alteration zone and a 2.5-km brecciated jasperoid, which was geologically similar to the Carlin Trend in Nevada.

Thomas said Navarre Creek to the west was "also recognised during the 2018 field season as a highly prospective target area based on the classic hot springs style alteration evident on the surface".

With the enlarged land package, Phoenix said it had decided to focus on Empire and Idaho and had, therefore, let its option to acquire an 80% interest in the Gordon Lake gold property in Canada lapse.

"Now that we control the Horseshoe, Windy Devil, and Navarre blocks, we have secured a substantial district footprint that will [make] future operations and expansion easier to navigate," Thomas said.

"Given the focus on the Empire mine property and the wider district, including the two cobalt properties on the Idaho Cobalt Belt, we felt it was prudent to allow our option on the Gordon Lake gold property in Canada to lapse and focus purely on Idaho."

Phoenix's shares were down 4.7% on the news at 18.10p (US24c), which was also down 37.6% in the past six months.

 

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Investor Sentiment Report 2024

Survey revealing the plans, priorities, and preferences of 120+ mining investors and their expectations for the sector in 2024.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Mining Equities Report 2023

Access an exclusive, inside look on the quarterly mining IPOs and secondary raisings data and mining equities performance tables with an annual Stock Exchange Comparisons supplement.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence World Risk Report 2023 (feat. MineHutte ratings)

A detailed analysis of mining investment risks across 121 jurisdictions globally, built on 11 ‘hard risk’ metrics and an industrywide survey.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Global Leadership Report 2023: Social licence

Gain insights into social licence trends and best practices from interviews with 20+ top mining company executives and an industrywide survey.