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Qbar82dvon Feb 08, 2016 11:45am
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Small scale mining outside Santa Rosa
Small scale mining outside Santa RosaI'm sure everyone connected to Red Eagle has wondered about this.
From page 1.2 of official feasibility stu
1.2 Exploration and Mining History The gold potential of the Santa Rosa area was recognized around the year 1600, with gold production from upland placers reaching a peak in the 18th century and mining from high-grade oxide ores peaking in the 1940s. Based on the existence of the extensive abandoned mine workings, past gold production appears to have been significant, but actual historic gold production is unknown. Although small-scale mining by artisanal miners continues some distance outside the San Ramon deposit area, the first known modern mineral exploration activity was begun by Red Eagle Mining in July 2010. Since that time, Red Eagle Mining has undertaken the following exploration activities in the San Ramon deposit area:
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Mapping and sampling historic workings and adits;
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Grab, channel, and panel sampling of quartz veins and diorite-granodiorite wall rock;
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Auger saprolite sampling;
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Soil sampling with mobile-metal-ion (“MMI”) analysis, covering over 20 square kilometers;
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Helicopter-borne magnetic and radiometric surveying;
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