Calibre is a Vancouver based company working in a prolific mining area in Nicaragua called the "Mining Triangle", roughly 250 km north east of Managua. Historically, this area has produced five million oz AU, four million oz Ag, and 305 million lbs of Cu. CXB has complete ownership, or partial owner ship of a five projects in the area, three of which I consider to be of particular interest.
Borosi Concessions
The Borosi concessions contains a total of 5 deposits. At this stage in the exploration process the La Luna and the Cerro Aeropuerto deposits are the two worth mentioning. In February of 2011 an NI 43-101 report was completed for the two deposits, the results indicating inferred resources of 835,450 oz Au and 4 282 070 oz Ag.
Global Inferred Resource (using a 0.6 g/t AuEq* cutoff grade)**
| Tonnes and Grade | Total Contained Metal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit | Tonnes | Gold | Silver | Au Eq* | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Au Eq* |
| (g/t) | (g/t) | (g/t) | (grams) | (grams) | (ounces) | (ounces) | (ounces) | ||
| Cerro Aeropuerto | 6,052,000 | 3.64 | 16.16 | 3.89 | 22,013,480 | 97,804,750 | 707,750 | 3,144,500 | 757,000 |
| La Luna | 2,539,000 | 1.56 | 14.01 | 1.78 | 3,972,160 | 35,568,870 | 127,700 | 1,143,570 | 146,000 |
| Total | 835,450 | 4,288,070 | 903,000 | ||||||
This image from the companies website (which I'm not sure if I can use or not...) shows the data for the two deposits. The thing I like about these numbers is that exploration is not completed on the Borosi concession, and as it stands right now, they are ~ 160,000 oz short of 1million oz Au on this property alone. With three other largely unexplored deposits on the concession (Rosita, Santa Maria, and Bonanza) it is possible that further Au/Ag deposits will be found. A small amount of exploration has been conducted on the aforementioned deposits and gold has been found at very shallow depths. These deposits also lay adjacent to old open pit mines which together has produced over 2.5 million ounces of gold.
In 2010 Calibre entered into a joint-venture agreement with B2Gold which could see BTO earning a 51% interest in Borosi concession if they spend $8 million worth of exploration costs over a 3 year period.
Siuna Project
This concession, named after the nearby town of Siuna, contains a past producing mine, La Luz, and the note worthy Cerro Potosi prospect.
The La Luz mine is a past producing mine which saw 2.3 million ounces of high grade Au (4.14 g/t) removed from it. Calibre has secured a 100% interest in the mine and I assume further exploration work will be done in the future.
The Cerro Potosi prospect, located 1 km north of the Cerro Aeropuerto deposit, seems to support near-surface gold mineralization. A 2008 drill campaign by then owner Yamaha gold highlights a 16.2 meter interecept at 4.19 g/t Au. CXB geologists say that the Cerro Potosi prospect displays the same style of mineralization as the, now water filled, La Luna Mine. A more detailed account of the geology can be found on the CXB website as long as in their April 2011 NI 43-101 technical report ( http://www.calibremining.com/i/pdf/techreports/43-101-report-April-2011.pdf )
The La Luz mine is a past producing mine which saw 2.3 million ounces of high grade Au (4.14 g/t) removed from it. Calibre has secured a 100% interest in the mine and I assume further exploration work will be done in the future.
The Cerro Potosi prospect, located 1 km north of the Cerro Aeropuerto deposit, seems to support near-surface gold mineralization. A 2008 drill campaign by then owner Yamaha gold highlights a 16.2 meter interecept at 4.19 g/t Au. CXB geologists say that the Cerro Potosi prospect displays the same style of mineralization as the, now water filled, La Luna Mine. A more detailed account of the geology can be found on the CXB website as long as in their April 2011 NI 43-101 technical report ( http://www.calibremining.com/i/pdf/techreports/43-101-report-April-2011.pdf )
Primavera Project
With the most hype surrounding it, drill results from this project have resulted in most of the major gains and losses in sp to date. A significantly larger amount of exploration work has been done on the Primavera project than any other of Calibres' projects, and it has been identified as a large copper-gold porphyry deposit. B2Gold (T.BTO) currently holds a 51% interest in the Primavera Project, with a chance to earn more. BTO acted as operator on the last round of drill programs, deciding where to drill and what results to release.
In September 2011, after a preliminary trenching trenching campaign, CXB completed their phase 1 drill program which consisted of 3 drill holes over a total length of 668 m.
From the press release...
( A little note from the press release: "Drill hole PR-11-002 collared from the same platform but oriented 75 degrees from PR-11-001" )
Further drill results were released in April of 2012, which were deemed somewhat disappointing considering the high hopes for higher grade gold discovery on the porphyry deposit. As a result, the SP took a larger than 50% haircut hours following the release. Strangely enough, one of the holes, which proved to be the most impressive, was not released that round. As well, these holes were considerably large step out holes. I guess when you are the operator on a project whose results don't directly affect your own SP you can do such things. The next day, the TSX-V issued a stop trading on CXB and news was released that BTO had purchased 10% of CXB at a price over 50% less than what retail investors were paying not even 24 hours prior.
* Holes previously released (see news release dated January 20, 2012)
** Initial results for top 127.5 metres were previously released (see news release dated January 20, 2012). Hole was paused over the holiday break
*** No significant values
Note: Hole PR-12-010 was analyzed at Inspectorate's Labs in Vancouver.
CXB currently trades at 0.14.
In September 2011, after a preliminary trenching trenching campaign, CXB completed their phase 1 drill program which consisted of 3 drill holes over a total length of 668 m.
From the press release...
| Drill Hole | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Gold (g/t ) | Copper (ppm) |
| PR-11-001 | 0.00 | 276.80 | 276.80 | 0.50 | 2,146 |
| includes | 0.00 | 103.00 | 103.00 | 0.85 | 3,240 |
| PR-11-002 | 1.5 | 263.20 | 261.70 | 0.78 | 2,966 |
| includes | 1.5 | 209.00 | 207.50 | 0.89 | 3,378 |
| includes | 74.50 | 209.00 | 134.50 | 1.01 | 3,561 |
| PR -11-003 | 4.00 | 127.85 | 123.85 | 0.65 | 2,752 |
| includes | 50.50 | 127.85 | 77.35 | 0.74 | 3,114 |
( A little note from the press release: "Drill hole PR-11-002 collared from the same platform but oriented 75 degrees from PR-11-001" )
Further drill results were released in April of 2012, which were deemed somewhat disappointing considering the high hopes for higher grade gold discovery on the porphyry deposit. As a result, the SP took a larger than 50% haircut hours following the release. Strangely enough, one of the holes, which proved to be the most impressive, was not released that round. As well, these holes were considerably large step out holes. I guess when you are the operator on a project whose results don't directly affect your own SP you can do such things. The next day, the TSX-V issued a stop trading on CXB and news was released that BTO had purchased 10% of CXB at a price over 50% less than what retail investors were paying not even 24 hours prior.
| Hole | From | To | Length | Gold | Copper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (g/t) | (ppm) | |||||
| PR-11-001* | 0.00 | 276.80 | 276.80 | 0.50 | 2,146 | |
| 0.00 | 103.00 | 103.00 | Incl. | 0.85 | 3,240 | |
| PR-11-002* | 1.50 | 263.20 | 261.70 | 0.78 | 2,966 | |
| 1.50 | 209.00 | 207.50 | Incl. | 0.89 | 3,378 | |
| 74.50 | 209.00 | 134.50 | Incl. | 1.01 | 3,562 | |
| PR-11-003** | 4.00 | 327.20 | 323.20 | 0.41 | 1,843 | |
| 4.00 | 150.50 | 146.50 | Incl. | 0.65 | 2,742 | |
| 150.50 | 293.00 | 142.50 | Incl. | 0.22 | 1,197 | |
| 293.00 | 327.20 | 34.20 | 0.13 | 683 | ||
| PR-12-004 | NSV*** | NSV*** | ||||
| PR-12-005 | 207.50 | 372.50 | 165.00 | 0.31 | 1,713 | |
| 207.50 | 224.00 | 16.50 | 0.35 | 1,103 | ||
| 224.00 | 270.00 | 46.00 | 0.48 | 3,155 | ||
| 270.00 | 312.00 | 42.00 | 0.15 | 749 | ||
| 312.00 | 372.50 | 60.50 | 0.27 | 1,452 | ||
| PR-12-006 | 12.00 | 102.00 | 90.00 | 0.21 | 1,315 | |
| PR-12-007 | 7.70 | 255.00 | 247.30 | 0.22 | 1,097 | |
| 7.70 | 156.00 | 148.30 | 0.22 | 917 | ||
| 156.00 | 197.00 | 41.00 | 0.34 | 1,760 | ||
| 197.00 | 255.00 | 58.00 | 0.16 | 1,088 | ||
| PR-12-008 | 107.65 | 280.00 | 172.35 | 0.48 | 2,401 | |
| 107.65 | 131.50 | 23.85 | 0.32 | 1,478 | ||
| 131.50 | 187.00 | 55.50 | 0.67 | 3,507 | ||
| 187.00 | 280.00 | 93.00 | 0.41 | 1,978 | ||
| 280.00 | 382.50 | 102.50 | 0.23 | 1,139 | ||
| 393.00 | 430.50 | 37.50 | 0.14 | 1,005 | ||
| PR-12-009 | NSV*** | NSV*** | ||||
| PR-12-010 | 79.00 | 94.40 | 15.40 | 0.59 | 4,325 | |
| 81.00 | 86.00 | 5.00 | Incl. | 0.51 | 9,644 |
* Holes previously released (see news release dated January 20, 2012)
** Initial results for top 127.5 metres were previously released (see news release dated January 20, 2012). Hole was paused over the holiday break
*** No significant values
Note: Hole PR-12-010 was analyzed at Inspectorate's Labs in Vancouver.
CXB currently trades at 0.14.
I'm pretty sure you can use whatever info and images from a mining company's website that you want. After all, it's promotion to them.
ReplyDeleteBTW, Clive Johnson from BTO talked about the CXB JV in the recent BTO quarterly teleconference, which you can find online somewhere. Basically, BTO loves the potential for CXB, and that's why they bought shares despite already having a JV, and in turn that's why I bought. :-)