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Jeffrey A. Pontius <br />~sp for vein Ipold telluride! development with fluids that were <br />minsndv mapmaM and buNend by the K-sparvrich wall rock. <br />• The main minrNizinp event was elowN lollowed by <br />emp4eemem of ultrarnafie intntaivu as pnaous epdviry ended m the <br />diavrR. This late sups ntruuw sctnrM may have been responsible <br />for the final hvdromermal event which ereatW • aeries of poet mineral <br />Ill vent Oretttiae or breau pipe. Superpene o:idatlall followed the <br />minrriartp even[ to rnau tits neap-YariuWe oxide depoads. <br />The aumor woultl tike to Hank NFACO MiMra4 Compares saW - <br />Gokten Cvcls Gold Corpgtanon for elbveaq him b publish thu pagr. <br />In addition, apprlreiation u eazertded b Gordan Seihtl. Tim !lams. - <br />Henry Unger and Sill Silberman fot Uni krvaklable hob and was n <br />this attemtn at unraveknp vie CrippM Crwk Gold ttvstertt. Tha auttror <br />also exnnda his appreeuoon to Daw Gard for his tYttical nviaw of - <br />thu papr. - <br />This simpkFMd mOdN esatatrs that both poltl telluride and <br />native Oold-puma systems opraladn eonjwk.Ttm with rash other. <br />Aldgtph bracketing dales an not t:grremly wsYabN, it apt/ean that <br />the snbteralisirq system had a teladvMy brag k1e M ~ to b m.y Tha <br />ablrri0arn COs area trace elettrafrt OeadlertksW of the ulvatttafie <br />intrlRiw strOgean ti1R its adt7d may M hom ^ carbonate rich mamN <br />derived malt. <br />EXPLORATION ACTIVRY <br />Pptp Paek MiNrtp Company IPPMCI wu formed tollowirtp me <br />acdutitan of TaxeapWf Minerals and Meta4 Inc. by NERCO MineMs <br />ComWnr b Atqust of 1989. PPMC became the marupar of the <br />CrippN Geek end Victor Gold Mekrp ComtNM ICC&VI, a IGm ventura <br />with GoItlM Cvela Goid Corporation. Ths Cripp4 Creek protect <br />cumritiv nu • drill bdieatW nsaree of epprpxkneteW 2.500.000 <br />CortLatetl ounces Ot poW which hoe within it a DrovM and probable <br />reserve of abatR 1.400,000 ouMU. Over the pant LhrN years <br />axpbranon has eompMted n exnw of 850.000 feet of rnre and rotary <br />drilWlp. In addition to devNOOmem work on tram open pit oepow <br />PPMC is conductMp advanced exobrabon on eleven other tsrpeu <br />within the disvlct laaa Figure 91. Exploration eoau for proven nservae <br />are about 55.50(ounca end s3.50)ounq for drill indiened naource. <br />The PPMC Exploration group utilizes an eppreesive tlrill <br />ntensive program couples with en intapreted data base svatam wMCh <br />incorppra[es the following malbr components: <br />Detailed Geologic maoomp <br />Extensive rock and cod peoGhem sampling <br />Derailed airborne pedphyslCf <br />Integration of DaeL YridelgrdUnd WOfk <br />Grill hole oats <br />COOCeptYel miMnlizanon models <br />TMs Information IS combined into a mulnvarunt favorabdiN <br />program to itlanbN or finperpnnt mbra subtle targets wnnm [tie du[nct. <br />Many of the exRbnp carpets nave been either enhanced or tlevalobetl <br />u[Aizlnp this apprpaCh. <br />Sipnifican[ 0otential exists throughou[ the Criopla Creak Olstrict <br />for expanding and tliccoverinp now near•eurface bulk minable reserves. <br />In aOtliaon, we nave only begun bokmp at deep or underprountl <br />potlnnal within the 06tr¢t wh¢h IS aubStamNl. In light of our Curren[ <br />results. the ultimate potential of the Cripple Creek System cpuld reach <br />or e:ceea that of its oast production. <br />i <br />e <br />Bimrtpham. S.D., 1990. Petrdlopy and Rfa.Sr 4oeope Geodtamiaay d - <br />Alkalkie Roclu of the CrppY Gask .VOkatie.Feld~Colorado. <br />Conmbutiona to Mineralogy grid Paualagy, 1990.: -... .. <br />DwWav. P.C., 1984. Geology, Mirralod6art and Fluid Ylesoian . <br />ArWyau of Me Ajax. Vein Syfaam. CrlppM ~Craek.MNYp <br />Distrs:t. Colorado: Unparb. MS Thss:Coorado=$taOr "--~ <br />UNvrrry, 187 p. __~,__-_ <br />KaIW, K.. 1992. Verbal end Written Update d Oripoiq Gbpa Gaek - <br />Ape Dan arW Isotope Work. <br />Klipfel, 1992. Prtrtarozoie Gaobpv LvN Massive SWFde MkirMigation <br />of NortMm Coforedo: Faber pr~rired n l1N twtrtty aiphtlt <br />amur Innrmounnm MinerNaoatterrtee, August, 1992. Vail. <br />COlOra00. <br />McDowell, F.W., 1968. Porasewm-Mpon Dat.q of Cordiaaran <br />~ntrusi•+ss: Unoub. PhD. Dessert.. Colombo Uruver~N, 246 p. <br />Pomiue, J.A. and Sutts. R.A., 1991. Gaobpv and GoW MinrNization <br />of Ms Cresson Dapout. Cripple Creep. Colorado: Feder for the <br />97th annual meeting of the Narrhweat Mirunp Aseodetidn. <br />Oacemoer. 1991. 18 p. <br />ReMOlds. T.J.. 1992. Fluid Inclucion Study of Selected Mineralised <br />Samples from the Cripple Creek District. Cpldrad0: Unpub. 6 p. <br />Seibal, G.E.. 1991. Geology of the VIRd Mine. Cripple Creek Mining <br />Distnn. Colorado: M.S. Thesis. Colorado State UnivaraiN. 128 <br />Silberman. M l.. 1992. Verbal and Written Upoate of Oxvpen isotope <br />Work on the Pharmaast Vem SKtem. Cripple Cruk. Colorado. <br />Thompson. T B.. Trioola. A.D. and Dwaew, P.C.. 1985. Mutralized <br />Veins and Srecciss of the Cripple Creek Distract. Colorado: <br />Econ. Geol.. v. 80. p. 1669-1688. <br />WaOus. R.A.. Epis, R.C. ono Scott. G.R.. 1976. Reconnaissance <br />Geologic Mao of Cripple Creek-Pikes Peak Area. Teller. FremtNt[ <br />ono EI Paso Counties. Coloraoo: U. S. Geol. Survav Map MF- <br />805. <br />104 RANDOL AT MiIVEE7CP0 '92 <br /> <br />