Runruno
Runruno is located 200 miles north of Manila in the mineral rich province of Nueva Viscaya. The area has been known to be abundant in gold and other precious metals since the early 1960s and has enjoyed a varied exploration history.
Exploration to date has defined a JORC-compliant Inferred, Indicated & Measured mineral resource of 1.5Moz gold and 25.4Mlb molybdenum, contained within 24.5 million tonnes at average grades of 1.91grams/tonne gold and 470ppm molybdenum.
Capaz
The Capaz EPA covers some 3,564 hectares in area and is situated approximately 20km southwest of Tarlac City, Tarlac Province, some 100km northwest of Manila.
Dupax
The Dupax EPA comprises two separate blocks – Dupax (5,042 hectares) and Solano (3,814 hectares) – totaling some 8,856 hectares in area.
Sulong
The Sulong EPA covers some 6,963 hectares in area and is situated to the east of Solano, Nueva Vizcaya Province, approximately 220km north of Manila.
Puray
The Puray project lies 20km to the northeast of Manila and centres around the location and extraction of Gold, Silver, Copper and Zinc. The region is rich in these minerals due to huge sulphide deposits left by ancient volcanic activity.
Worldwide
On 7 March 2006 the Company announced that it had applied for an Exploration Permit (“EP”) for a property (“Worldwide”) located in the district of Northern Luzon, Philippines, adjoining the historic Santa Nino copper-gold producer.
Waigeo
Historical drilling in the 1970`s identified nickel laterite deposits of some 35Mt at grades of 1.5% Ni, 0.13% Co and 37% Fe within the area. The Company believes there is potential to develop a sustainable short and medium term nickel operation in Waigeo.