The Occidental vein is a sub parallel vein system to the Comstock Lode and is considered by the Company to be an
under-explored, potentially significant exploration target. The Occidental has also been historically referred to as the Brunswick Lode, with historic production records reporting 25,000 tons mined and processed from 1868 to 1894, at an average grade of approximately 0.75 opt gold equivalent. The underground workings were relatively shallow (350 ft) compared to some of the Comstock Lode mines that were developed to depths in excess of 3,000 feet. The Occidental vein system, spanning patented and unpatented claims, has a measured strike length of over 7,600 feet, on land controlled by the Company. Detailed geologic assessment combined with new technological advances in 3-D geophysical surveys will be reviewed to best define future drilling and development plans for this exploration target.
Comstock Mining owns 26 unpatented lode-mining claims along the southern extension of the Occidental Lode structure in Storey County, Nevada. The historic Occidental Lode, also referred to as the Brunswick Lode, is located 1.5 miles due east of and sub-parallel to the veins of the main Comstock Lode. These claims adjoin and extend the Company’s previous holdings of six patented and six unpatented claims, significantly expanding the Company’s position on the Occidental Lode.
Combining this acquisition with the Company’s prior Occidental holdings enables us to explore the substantial majority of the Occidental fault trend, leveraging our existing geological knowledge of the Comstock Lode and the Silver City fault zone.
