Ximen Mining Corp (TSX-V:XIM, OTCQB:XXMMF) said it has begun its 2022 exploration programs, starting with the Nelson property in southeastern British Columbia (BC).
The mineral exploration company said initial work will include sampling of the Wilcox mine dump, thickness measurements of the Wilcox tailings, collection of a bulk tailings sample of tailings for metallurgical testing, and determination of the bulk density of tailings.
Ximen noted that soil sampling will resume where the 2021 program stopped once the snowpack has melted, while drilling is planned for the California gold mine later in the season.
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The company added that the 2022 program will follow on from work done last year, which included geochemical sampling at the Wilcox tailings, rock sampling at the Protection mine dump, and soil sampling of the Kenville mine.
The Wilcox tailings sampling program, which consisted of 128 samples, outlined a gold bearing tailings deposit extending about 500 metres (m) in length and 100m wide and covering an estimated area of 67,000 square meters that extends from a historic mill site that has an arithmetic average gold grade of 2.4 grams per tonne (g/t), according to the company.
Ximen said it now controls about 21,300 hectares of mineral properties near Nelson, BC, covering 57 mineral occurrences including the Kenville gold mine.
Ximen Mining owns 100% interest in three of its precious metal projects located in southern BC, including two gold projects: The Amelia Gold Mine and The Brett Epithermal gold project.
The company also owns the Treasure Mountain silver project adjacent to the past-producing Huldra Silver Mine. Currently, the Treasure Mountain silver project is under an option agreement. The option partner is making annual staged cash and stocks payments as well as funding the development of the project.
Ximen has also acquired control of the Kenville Gold mine near Nelson British Columbia, which comes with surface and underground rights, buildings and equipment.
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