The Golden Daisy Mine was first discovered on July 4, 1948. Fifty-seven years later, almost to the date, field personnel were reopening the shallow prospect pit by hand when they spotted vg in a pan sample. Material from the pit was being sampled during excavation. The sample that contained the vg was taken from a freshly exposed section of oxidized granite.
GMRV's Field Engineer noted that, "This is a historic event for our business. Almost fifty-seven years ago to the date, Mr. Hayes and his prospecting partner stood on this very spot when they first struck gold. While this was not unexpected for a site that assays over one ounce of gold per ton, it is exciting to find color so close to the surface."
GMRV plans remobilize field personnel later this summer to try to better expose the outcrop. Samples will be taken across the outcrop to try to better descern which horizon the vg is coming from.
For more information about GMRV, please contact us at:
GMRV
Summer Field Office
P.O. Box 236
Marysville, Mt. 59640
Ph/Fax (206)350-4701
- GMRV plans to follow up on anomolies noted during Big Sky Geophysics mag survey over the Kelly area. This work will consist of surface evaluation, followed by sample analysis.
- GMRV sucessfully reopened the Nile Cross-Cut for Towsley Gulch Resources, LLC in October 2004, but found an unanticiapted muck pile at the Towsely Vein intersection. Field personnel reported that a caved stope from the previous operator apparently produced the muck. There were no reports of stoping noted in any literature available to GMRV prior to the project, but surprises are part of the mining game. GMRV plans to spial through the cave-in and shore it up this spring to allow TGR, LLC access to the Nile Vein.
- Samples were taken from the Towsley Vein muck and submitted for analysis. The samples did not return any values. If TGR, LLC's evaluation is sucessful, GMRV will remove the rest of the muck and timber across the caved stopes to prevent future sloughing.
- The Kelly-West vein was finally located and uncovered after two years of diligent work. The mineralized zone was assayed and returned values of 1.9 to 15.8 opt Silver, with trace gold and copper. GMRV is awaiting Ashington Mining Co. (a subsidary of Shoshoe Silver Mining Co.) decission about what they plan to do this year.
- In the mean time, GMRV plans to continue working the Springer Placer, and TJ&M, Anniversary, and StormKing Lodes this summer. Specific plans will be forthcoming as soon as additional funding is secured.
For more information about GMRV, please contact us at:
GMRV
Summer Field Office
P.O. Box 236
Marysville, Mt. 59640
Ph/Fax (206)350-4701