The rig(s) have moved to C1. Should be able to see some activity if the move anywhere in this area. Likely to be more subtle in the river valley but they need to create access for most areas away from there. Certainly shows for CN north.
This post began as a response to your
query about any previous drilling along the south of the Las Canas trend.
Only 1 hole I know of for certain. A Carola hole (F5) drilled ~700m SW of C1 in the river valley.
| FD005 | DDH | | 334293 | 6813947 |
| 511 depth | 350 az | 75 dip | NSR nothing reported so ??? |
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There is a drill pad (Green circle) in a side valley to the main drainage but no data I have seen if it has been drilled. Would not be on the main trend probably.
Carola and HCH both prepared pads in the C1-3 area that do not appear to have been drilled. HCH have a few at CN prepared by not drilled plus the new sites that will be, are, ready soon.
The quality of the Google Earth imagery does allow for recognition of old workings and possible drill pads. The latter can be tricky to differentiate from zones where roads are widened for corners.
4 possible pads NE of C3 (green stars).
12 or so holes were drilled by Barrick(?) at a porphyry type target in the west. All but one of these pads/holes are on recently optioned ground (red & green outlines).
My first AGM and
first post on HCH mentions this at the end.
Extract
CE fleshed out some of the images I had from Google Earth (Some broad geology and comments on old workings). This regional one shows a lot of old workings to the west of Cortadera. CE has gone down some and they are nice but small Ag rich veins (<1m) where he saw them. Barrick, or someone ex-Barrick, has been involved in diamond drilling. I didn't expect HCH would be interested in more ground and they aren't likely to be in this from CE's response. There are several regional trends in the area on top of the SW-NE one with small workings.HCH were interested in more ground though possibly for logistics as much as exploration potential.
Agua Amarga has a long history and may be an up faulted block on strike west of C1-3.
Apical porphyry model? Hadn't heard of this but top of a porphyry intrusion?
More geology and other info for Agua Amarga in this PDF
AGUA AMARGA AU AG GEOL ETC.pdf
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Tenement situation from Chile Govt. web site.
No open ground apparent between Cortadera and Productora.
One block not assigned online but this shows up as being optioned (whatever status) to HCH.
H HCH- Cortadera; H/P HCH - Productora
A Antofagasta = HCH
O/P Other but optioned (etc?) to HCH with Mining Rights.
O Other not included in HCH agreements....yet?
Some oddball fragments and older tenements excised but not annotated above.
HCH most recent tenement situation less surrounding claims.
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