Black Mountain
Summary:
| Property size: | Approximately 3 km2 | |
| Location: | Independence Trend, 36 Km south of Gold Standard’s Railroad Project and Newmont’s former Emmigrant Springs and Rain mines | |
| Ownership: | Under earn-in option from Fronteer Gold; West Kirkland can earn 51-60% depending on expenditures | |
| Target: | Sediment hosted gold deposits. Stratigraphic targets in the Roberts Mountain and Hanson Creek formations | |
| Previous work: | Atlas Precious Metals and Newmont Gold drilled approximately 20 holes on or near the property. Surface samples have returned up to 0.8 g/t Au. Mapping by West Kirkland has identified a similar geological setting to Gold Standard’s Railway Project. | |
| 2014 Plans: | Targets continue to be evaluated on this property and may be further tested in 2014. |
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Background & Plans
The surface geology of the property and surrounding area consists of the Devonian Nevada Formation Upper Dolomite Member overlain by Tertiary Volcanics and colluvium to the east. Outcrops of the Devonian Nevada Formation Oxyoke Quartzite Member and the Devonian Nevada Formation Beacon Peak Dolomite are found to the north and west of the property. High angle faults trending NE and NW are evident in the area and intersect on and near the property. Strong alteration is associated with these structures where the dolomite is decarbonitized and bleached by acid leaching. Boxworks and stockworks of silica, goethite, hematite and barite are common in breccia zones. Jasperoids with strong iron oxides of hematite and goethite along with some barite veins are also present.
Strong alteration is associated with high angle faults, trending N30E to N60E and N30W, where the dolomite is decarbonitized and bleached by acid leaching. Boxworks and stockworks of silica, goethite, hematite and barite are common in breccia zones. Jasperoids with iron oxides of hematite and goethite along with some barite veins are also present in fault and breccia zones. Gold mineralization on the Black Mountain property is associated with jasperoid in dolomite.
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Qualified Person
Michael G. Allen, Vice President of Exploration for West Kirkland, and a Qualified Person as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed the information contained on this web page. He is a non-independent Qualified Person for this disclosure and has verified the data.
Updated February 20, 2014
