Capstone Acquires Additional Mineral Claims Adjacent to Cozamin Copper Mine
VANCOUVER, BC - Capstone Mining Corp. reported that it and its wholly owned subsidiary, Capstone Gold SA de CV, have entered into a definitive agreement with Golden Minerals Company of Golden Colorado whereby Capstone Gold will acquire three mineral claims immediately adjacent to its Cozamin Mine in Zacatecas State, Mexico. These three claims encompass potential down dip and strike extensions of the mineral resources and mineral reserves in the principal San Roberto area of the mine, as well as the down dip extension of the
"The acquisition of these three mineral claims immediately adjacent to the Cozamin Mine provides some immediate opportunities for the discovery and definition of additional mineral resources and mineral reserves," said Stephen P. Quin, President COO of Capstone. "Given the proximity to some of the best mineralization in the San Roberto deposit and the development currently in process in that area, we will begin evaluating this potential shortly. The potential of these claims to host down dip extensions of the
Mineral Claims Acquired
The three mineral claims acquired (San Francisco, Santa Rita and La Esperanza) lie within Capstone Gold's current mineral holdings at the Cozamin Mine and immediately north of the current mining areas. Because the principal Mala Noche vein, which hosts all of the currently known mineral resources and mineral reserves, dips north, the Mala Noche vein crosses on to these claims below the current mineral resources and reserves.
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