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Horsethief is located on the southeast border of Nevada composed of 96 Claims totaling 870.1 hectares (2150.4 acres) with 78 claims being 100% owned with a 3% NSR. The property dimensions are approximately 2 km by 1 km.
The property is located on the US’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ground. Permitting of the ground for drilling usually takes between two and four weeks.
Location and Access:
Access of the Horsethief Property is by unsurfaced roads from Pioche. In fair weather, all-wheel drive vehicle is not required. Highway 93 passes within 19 km of the property on the southwest side. All basic services are available in Pioche including an adequate supply of experienced labor for mining operations, with additional services and a general aviation use airstrip available in Ely, Nevada, 146 km to the northwest. Broad flat valleys west of the project area are suitable locations for mill sites, leach pads, rock dumps, and other mine related infrastructure.
Description:
Deposits located near the Horsethief project include the Atlanta Mine (1 million tons at 0.08 to 0.1 ounces gold/ton), located 48 km to the north of the property. Historical adits and exploration workings can be found on the Horsethief property.
Bridgeport acquired Horsethief from Fronteer as one of a series of highly prospective properties all displaying similar features adding to a well-rounded portfolio;
Mapping and sampling of the Horsethief property has identified a large area of variably gold mineralized jasperoid (hydrothermal alteration stratigraphically controlled silica replacement);
A joint venture between Canyon Resources and Copper Range explored the property in the period 1981 to 1984. Rock chip assay data generated by the joint venture reportedly defined gold anomalies in jasperoid, which was subsequently the focus of exploration drilling;
Horsethief has distinguishable characteristics typical of Carlin type deposits;
Geology:
The bedrock geology of the Horsethief project is centered upon a gently northeast dipping, northwest trending horst of dolostone and limestone strata. The carbonates are exposed in the overlying Tertiary volcanic strata and are interpreted as Upper Cambrian strata of the Dunderbery Shale. The surrounding volcanic rocks comprise of ash flow tuffs, air fall tuffs, flow breccias, lahars, and waterlian tuffs. A zone of silicified carbonate (Jasperoid) trends east-west. The development of Jasperoid is interpreted as being controlled by an east-west high angled structure. North- northwest trending shear zones are also present which cut the carbonates.
History:
1981
1981
1982-84:
1987:
Historical Surface Samples:
Bridgeport 2011 Work:
Photos:
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Mine Details
Horsethief is located on the southeast border of Nevada composed of 96 Claims totaling 870.1 hectares (2150.4 acres) with 78 claims being 100% owned with a 3% NSR. The property dimensions are approximately 2 km by 1 km.
The property is located on the US’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ground. Permitting of the ground for drilling usually takes between two and four weeks.
Location and Access:
Access of the Horsethief Property is by unsurfaced roads from Pioche. In fair weather, all-wheel drive vehicle is not required. Highway 93 passes within 19 km of the property on the southwest side. All basic services are available in Pioche including an adequate supply of experienced labor for mining operations, with additional services and a general aviation use airstrip available in Ely, Nevada, 146 km to the northwest. Broad flat valleys west of the project area are suitable locations for mill sites, leach pads, rock dumps, and other mine related infrastructure.
Description:
Deposits located near the Horsethief project include the Atlanta Mine (1 million tons at 0.08 to 0.1 ounces gold/ton), located 48 km to the north of the property. Historical adits and exploration workings can be found on the Horsethief property.
Bridgeport acquired Horsethief from Fronteer as one of a series of highly prospective properties all displaying similar features adding to a well-rounded portfolio;
Mapping and sampling of the Horsethief property has identified a large area of variably gold mineralized jasperoid (hydrothermal alteration stratigraphically controlled silica replacement);
A joint venture between Canyon Resources and Copper Range explored the property in the period 1981 to 1984. Rock chip assay data generated by the joint venture reportedly defined gold anomalies in jasperoid, which was subsequently the focus of exploration drilling;
Horsethief has distinguishable characteristics typical of Carlin type deposits;
Geology:
The bedrock geology of the Horsethief project is centered upon a gently northeast dipping, northwest trending horst of dolostone and limestone strata. The carbonates are exposed in the overlying Tertiary volcanic strata and are interpreted as Upper Cambrian strata of the Dunderbery Shale. The surrounding volcanic rocks comprise of ash flow tuffs, air fall tuffs, flow breccias, lahars, and waterlian tuffs. A zone of silicified carbonate (Jasperoid) trends east-west. The development of Jasperoid is interpreted as being controlled by an east-west high angled structure. North- northwest trending shear zones are also present which cut the carbonates.
History:
1981
1981
1982-84:
1987:
Historical Surface Samples:
Bridgeport 2011 Work:
Photos:
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Home » USA » Nevada » Horsethief Gold Deposit
Horsethief is located on the southeast border of Nevada composed of 96 Claims totaling 870.1 hectares (2150.4 acres) with 78 claims being 100% owned with a 3% NSR. The property dimensions are approximately 2 km by 1 km.
The property is located on the US’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ground. Permitting of the ground for drilling usually takes between two and four weeks.
Location and Access:
Access of the Horsethief Property is by unsurfaced roads from Pioche. In fair weather, all-wheel drive vehicle is not required. Highway 93 passes within 19 km of the property on the southwest side. All basic services are available in Pioche including an adequate supply of experienced labor for mining operations, with additional services and a general aviation use airstrip available in Ely, Nevada, 146 km to the northwest. Broad flat valleys west of the project area are suitable locations for mill sites, leach pads, rock dumps, and other mine related infrastructure.
Description:
Deposits located near the Horsethief project include the Atlanta Mine (1 million tons at 0.08 to 0.1 ounces gold/ton), located 48 km to the north of the property. Historical adits and exploration workings can be found on the Horsethief property.
Bridgeport acquired Horsethief from Fronteer as one of a series of highly prospective properties all displaying similar features adding to a well-rounded portfolio;
Mapping and sampling of the Horsethief property has identified a large area of variably gold mineralized jasperoid (hydrothermal alteration stratigraphically controlled silica replacement);
A joint venture between Canyon Resources and Copper Range explored the property in the period 1981 to 1984. Rock chip assay data generated by the joint venture reportedly defined gold anomalies in jasperoid, which was subsequently the focus of exploration drilling;
Horsethief has distinguishable characteristics typical of Carlin type deposits;
Geology:
The bedrock geology of the Horsethief project is centered upon a gently northeast dipping, northwest trending horst of dolostone and limestone strata. The carbonates are exposed in the overlying Tertiary volcanic strata and are interpreted as Upper Cambrian strata of the Dunderbery Shale. The surrounding volcanic rocks comprise of ash flow tuffs, air fall tuffs, flow breccias, lahars, and waterlian tuffs. A zone of silicified carbonate (Jasperoid) trends east-west. The development of Jasperoid is interpreted as being controlled by an east-west high angled structure. North- northwest trending shear zones are also present which cut the carbonates.
History:
1981
1981
1982-84:
1987:
Historical Surface Samples:
Bridgeport 2011 Work:
Photos:
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Mine Details
Horsethief is located on the southeast border of Nevada composed of 96 Claims totaling 870.1 hectares (2150.4 acres) with 78 claims being 100% owned with a 3% NSR. The property dimensions are approximately 2 km by 1 km.
The property is located on the US’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ground. Permitting of the ground for drilling usually takes between two and four weeks.
Location and Access:
Access of the Horsethief Property is by unsurfaced roads from Pioche. In fair weather, all-wheel drive vehicle is not required. Highway 93 passes within 19 km of the property on the southwest side. All basic services are available in Pioche including an adequate supply of experienced labor for mining operations, with additional services and a general aviation use airstrip available in Ely, Nevada, 146 km to the northwest. Broad flat valleys west of the project area are suitable locations for mill sites, leach pads, rock dumps, and other mine related infrastructure.
Description:
Deposits located near the Horsethief project include the Atlanta Mine (1 million tons at 0.08 to 0.1 ounces gold/ton), located 48 km to the north of the property. Historical adits and exploration workings can be found on the Horsethief property.
Bridgeport acquired Horsethief from Fronteer as one of a series of highly prospective properties all displaying similar features adding to a well-rounded portfolio;
Mapping and sampling of the Horsethief property has identified a large area of variably gold mineralized jasperoid (hydrothermal alteration stratigraphically controlled silica replacement);
A joint venture between Canyon Resources and Copper Range explored the property in the period 1981 to 1984. Rock chip assay data generated by the joint venture reportedly defined gold anomalies in jasperoid, which was subsequently the focus of exploration drilling;
Horsethief has distinguishable characteristics typical of Carlin type deposits;
Geology:
The bedrock geology of the Horsethief project is centered upon a gently northeast dipping, northwest trending horst of dolostone and limestone strata. The carbonates are exposed in the overlying Tertiary volcanic strata and are interpreted as Upper Cambrian strata of the Dunderbery Shale. The surrounding volcanic rocks comprise of ash flow tuffs, air fall tuffs, flow breccias, lahars, and waterlian tuffs. A zone of silicified carbonate (Jasperoid) trends east-west. The development of Jasperoid is interpreted as being controlled by an east-west high angled structure. North- northwest trending shear zones are also present which cut the carbonates.
History:
1981
1981
1982-84:
1987:
Historical Surface Samples:
Bridgeport 2011 Work:
Photos:
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