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Starcore International Mining and El Creston Property development news: The Alejandra Zone is located approximately 1 k to the northeast of the Creston Deposit. The area is underlain by oxidized and variably sericite altered Proterozoic Creston Granite and Laramide porphyry granite. The >100 ppm Mo in rock chip contour has defined two areas of interest referred to as the Alejandra East and West. In both areas molybdenum values are generally modest, 100-300 ppm, with occasional spot highs. The Alejandra West is up to 500 metres wide x up to 800 metres long. Within it rock chip samples assayed up to 0.102% Mo over 3 metres. The Alejandra East Anomaly is up to 800 metres long with width variable to 700 metres. The best rock chip assayed 0.256% Mo over 3 metres. Copper values are generally low throughout. The zone has not been drilled. See additional info on Gold producer.
Molybdenite was discovered on the property in 1965 by Newmont Mining Corp. (Newmont). Between 1965 and 1967 Newmont completed limited mapping, sampling, trenching and drilled 26 holes totalling 8100 m (26,578 feet) in length. From 1967 to 1990 minor exploration consisting of thin section and alteration studies and limited drill core sampling was completed. Starcore acquired the property through acquisition of Creston Moly from Bankruptcy in 2015. Exploration at Ajax was concentrated in two drilling programs completed by Newmont Mines in 1967-68 (26 holes-8100.9 metres) and Tenajon Resources Corp 2005-2007 (22 holes-7258.6 metres). Following the 2007 an updated resource calculation was completed by Giroux Consultants the results of which are summarized below.
The flagship property of Starcore International Mines is the San Martin gold and silver mine. The mine has been in operation since 1993 at 350tpd and currently operates at 850tpd. The mine was acquired by Starcore in February of 2008 from Goldcorp who had acquired the asset through the takeover of Wheaton River. The mine is an underground epithermal deposit with gold quartz based limestone and has an average gold grade of 2.31 grams and 18 grams of silver ( NI 43-101 2014 Dave Gunning, Joe Campbell). The historical production of the mine is over half a million ounces and the mine sits on 100% owned claim package of 12,992 hectares, which offers the upside of exploration and the possibility of discovering the source of the current mineralization. Discover additional details on starcore.com.