Ecstall's has Pb-Zn-Ag projects in the Kechika Trough Zinc District, a diamond project in Quebec, projects in the Bronson Creek and Eskay Creek areas. Although Ecstall had acquired an interest in some Cominco holdings in Mexico, it is not clear whether these VMS targets in Jalisco and Sonoran projects are in Ecstall's active file any longer.
Ecstall
Mining Corp. [EAM:TSX-V]
Amaltea-Cuatro Minas Property, Jalisco. Ecstall has reached an agreement in principle with Cominco to purchase an undivided 100-per-cent interest in the Amaltea mine property in Mexico, subject to acceptance by the Canadian Venture Exchange. The terms of the transaction are summarized as follows: (1) Ecstall will issue to Cominco forthwith 150,000 shares upon receipt of regulatory acceptance of the acquisition of the property. (2) Ecstall will pay all future property taxes and assessment requirements, which are presently less than $10,000 (U.S.) annually, as long as it retains the property. Ecstall can abandon the property at any time provided it offers to transfer it back to Cominco in good standing. (3) Cominco will retain a 2-per-cent NSR royalty in the property. (4) Ecstall will pay $750,000 (Canadian) to cominco on the commencement of commercial production from the property. The Amaltea property is located in the Cuale district of Mexico, about 70 kilometres west of Puerto Vallarta. It hosts two previous producing deposits, the Amaltea mine and the Cuatro Minas mine. these are Kuroko style volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits associated with rhyolites and dacites, which contain Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Au and barite mineralization. The Cuatro Minas deposit was mined by open pit and still retains a drill-indicated resource of approximately 500,000 tonnes grading about 7 per cent combined zinc-lead and two ounces of silver. The Amaltea deposit was mined underground and had historic production of 277,000 tonnes grading 13 per cent zinc, 2 per cent lead, 150 grams per tonne silver and one g/t gold. Some of the better drilling results from a program carried out on the Cuatro Minas deposit in 1989 to 1990 by the previous owner are 12.73 metres of 10.2 per cent zinc, 2 per cent lead, 58 g/t silver and 10.4 metres of 9 per cent zinc, 2 per cent lead and 45 g/t silver.
Press Release 02Feb00
Signed memorandum of understanding with Minera Constelacion S.A. de C.V. (Cominco) to acquire 12 properties that host Au or Cu prospects in northern Sonora near Cananea and western Chihuahua. As of January, 1999, after initial exploration and evaluation in 1998 only four separate properties out of the initial 12 property package were retained by Ecstall Mining Corporation. These are: San Fernando Porphyry Cu Prospect; Marly Porphyry Copper and replacement Ag Prospect; Santa Lucia epithermal Ag-Au Prospect; Amantea-Cuatro Minas VMS Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu Prospect. The remaining 8 were returned to Cominco. Modified terms of original memorandum in December, 1998. New agreement reduces expenditure requirements and extends time frame. Cominco retains 60% earn-back rights in any given property.
GCN #6 11Jan99
CSW 8Jan99
GCN #27 7Feb98(with property location map)Amaltea-Cuatro Minas Property, Jalisco. Located in the Cuale Mining District. This 5 sq km property includes the Cuatro Minas and Amaltea Mines. Targets are Kuroko type VMS deposits. Prior drill data at Cuatro Minas indicates 500,000 tonnes at 0.5 grams Au, 50 grams Ag, 0.15% Cu and 7% combined Pb-Zn. Still open down dip and along strike. (See more details on reserves above)
GCN #178 16Sep98
Santa Fernando Porphyry Cu Property, Sonora. Located 70 km NE of Obregoan. Previous data includes mapping, sampling, geophysics. Quartz-adularia stockworks in 5 areas along a 4 km by 1 km zone. Limited RC and diamond drilling has hit 112 gpt Ag and 1.15 gpt Au.
WWWinfo 11Oct98
Santa Lucia Au-Ag Property, Sonora. Located 20 km south of Red mountain Arizona and 50 km NW of the Milpillas buried CuOx blanket. A late Cretaceous batholith intrudes Mesozoic metasediments and metavolcanics. The area contains up to 10 breccia zones with anomalous Cu and Mo values. A 600m by 500m altered and leached zone contains anomalous geochem. An IP anomaly exists under shallow pediment.
WWWinfo 11Oct98
Marly Property, Sonora. Located about 30 kim south of Bisbee, AZ. Geological mapping, structural interpretation and gradient array IP and magnetics completed on porphyry Cu and Ag replacement property. Drilling planned on Cu-Ag replacement targets when permits are complete.
GCN #106 3Jun98
