Belmont Resources Inc. said James Ebisch has joined the company as a consulting geologist and will supervise exploration programs on its Lone Star project and the upcoming drill program at the copper-gold project in the Republic mining camp of Washington State.
The company said Ebisch, a resident of Washington State, is already familiar with Lone Star, having published several technical reports on the project. He has extensive experience in domestic and international mineral exploration, conducting generative and project-level exploration activities for precious metals, base metals, and industrial minerals, it added.
“I am very glad to have Jim returning to the Lone Star project on Belmont’s behalf,” Belmont president and CEO George Sookochoff said in a statement.
“His knowledge and understanding of the project will prove to be invaluable as we advance the Lone Star through stages of drilling, bulk-sampling and strategic planning for production.”
READ: Belmont Resources announces drill program for recently acquired Lone Star project in Washington State
Belmont’s 3,000-metre drill program will consist of 15 holes, with five holes for infill drilling, seven holes testing outward from the southern cluster of thick high-grade zones, and three holes to test the expansion of an eastern thick, rich zone.
The 234-hectare Lone Star property is comprised of a series of contiguous Washington State patented lode claims which cover the past-producing Lone Star Mine.
The Lone Star mine operated over two time periods; underground from 1897-1918 producing 146,540 tons, and open-pit from 1977-1978 by Granby Mining Co. when 400,000 tons of ore were transported from the Lone Star open pit to its Phoenix mill in British Columbia, 11 kilometers to the north.
Contact the author at stephen.gunnion@proactiveinvestors.com