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Aug 2026 - Observations of Epithermals

Practical Observations of Epithermals
(mostly low sulphidation)

Based on Site Visits and geology/mining knowledge of Keith Goode:(most of the experience and knowledge came during site visits {typically 1 week with a company} under~25yrs Eagle Research Advisory / ERA; – ie mostly Australasia, Thailand, Sth America, & Turkey)

Low Sulphidation Epithermals – typical properties:

    • Gold and silver mineralisation, can get native silver
    • Colloform, banding, sometimes get black ginguro
    • Vertical or almost vertical typically quartz veins
    • Often strike NW/SE or NE/SW (observation)
    • Base of a boiling zone, mineralisation to surface
    • Can have barren quartz veins on surface
    • Can get parallel veins up to ~2.5 – 5km apart (observation)
    • Breccias, No 1 target brecciated colloform
    • If base metals, high sulphidation & probably refractory (note if As is crystalline, should be non-refractory)
    • Patterns – NWSE, Lambdas
    • Parallel – possibly 2.5 to 5km apart & sinters
    • Rolling/offset
    •  - Cerro Vanguardia determined by endowment
    •  - drilled after 1200 diamond holes
    •  - can get gaps and offset
    •  - also seen Cerro Moro and Cracow
    • Terry Leach Table
    • Ground Conditions

 

  • Written by: Keith Goode
  • Monday, 28 September 2026