Capella Gold-Copper Projects - Chile and USA
The prices of gold and copper have reached record highs. Industrial metal prices have been surging ever higher, in the wake of growing demand from the US, China, India, Japan and the eurozone. Supply tightness and critically low levels of inventories are contributing to the upward price trend.- 100% owned by Capella
- Located among established resources on the Maricunga Gold Belt, northern Chile
- Historic Mineral Resource Estimate
- 4,000 metre drilling program underway on high priority target
more info- 100% owned by Capella
- Located in the Maricunga Gold Belt, northern Chile, between Kinross Gold's Maricunga (Refugio) Mine and Exeter Resource's Caspiche Project
- 1900 hectare landholding
- Geophysical survey complete, drilling planned for late 2008 - early 2009
Capella's 100% owned Lajitas and Nevada Gold-Copper properties are both strategically located approximately 700 kilometres northwest of Santiago, Chile in the Maricunga Gold and Copper District, a prolific region of porphyry gold-copper deposits. The properties comprise ten exploration claims and six exploitation claims totaling a cumulative 3,500 hectares in area.
The Maricunga Gold Belt hosts at least 14 major prospects, including three operating mines and two substantial idle deposits. Combined gold resources in the belt are in the order of 43 million ounces of gold.
- 100% owned by Capella
- 1270 hectare landholding
- Just 15 kilometres from the famous Historic Homestake Mine, a past producer of 40 million ounces of gold
- Property strategically lies in the alteration zone located east of the Tinton Dome
- Drilling permits secured; 2,000 metre drill hole planned east of adit