Joint-venture partners Verdstone Gold (VSE) and Stirrup Creek Gold (VSE) will spend US$300,000 exploring the Victorine mine property, southwest of Austin, Nev.
Surface and underground drilling will begin in late February in an attempt to increase reserves. Previous drilling, in 1992, led to the discovery of the Treasure Island zone, along with additional mineralization near the old Victorine workings.
Proven and probable reserves are estimated at 256,268 tons grading 0.36 oz. gold per ton, based on a cutoff of 0.15 oz. A further possible reserve is estimated at 129,832 tons grading 0.24 oz. Consolidated Nevada Goldfields operated the Kingston underground mine at the Victorine property from March 1987 to August 1989. Production totalled 78,000 oz. gold from 493,000 tons of ore grading 0.19 oz., at an average cash operating cost of US$290 per oz.
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