Two Step

Gold-Silver Project

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Executive Summary

The Two Step Gold-Silver Project is an early-stage, high-grade vein target characterized by extensive outcropping quartz veining and a history of small-scale gold-silver mining. Selective rock-chip samples from the project have returned values including 8.00 g/t Au with 1,495 g/t Ag, 3.58 g/t Au with 1,021 g/t Ag, and 2.03 g/t Au with 437 g/t Ag. The project is located in White Pine County, NV, in Water Canyon on the western edge of Steptoe Valley. Historical exploration was limited and included only shallow drilling, while the principal structures controlling mineralization have yet to be systematically mapped or tested.

The origin of the mineralized veins remains uncertain. Two Step lies along the margin of Steptoe Valley, within a region containing extensive epithermal-geothermal systems, making an epithermal interpretation an attractive exploration concept; however, the available geological data are not yet sufficient to distinguish confidently between epithermal mineralization and a higher-temperature/orogenic-style vein system. In either case, the combination of high-grade Au-Ag mineralization, widespread quartz veining, and limited modern exploration provides a compelling basis for systematic mapping, sampling, and target development.

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Quartz veining and alteration at the Two Step project.

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Historical mine workings at the Two Step project.

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