Ximen Mining Corp (TSX-V:XIM, OTCQB:XXMMF) announced the completion of airborne LiDAR (light detection and ranging) and magnetic surveys at its Amelia property in southern British Columbia.
The Amelia property covers the historic Cariboo-Amelia gold mine in Camp McKinney near Rock Creek, BC, and a total of eight square kilometers were covered by each of the magnetic and LiDAR surveys, the company said.
The LIDAR survey included orthophotos, and data was collected using a Phoenix Ranger LiDAR scanner from a manned helicopter. The magnetic survey was flown at 50 meter-spaced flight lines using a DRONE-MAG system, which consists of a multi-rotor UAV platform with a GSMP-35U potassium vapor magnetometer and GSM-19 Overhauser base stations, the company said.
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This year, Ximen began to reinterpret the geological structure of the mine area, aided by 3D modeling of the vein and cross-fault structures. A patchwork of small geological, geochemical and geophysical surveys are being compiled using geographic information systems, the company said.
Ultimately, this work along with the surveys will be used to generate targets for exploration drilling. The magnetic results will be used to interpret the distribution of rock types beneath cover and identify possible de-magnetized zones associated with mineralization, while the LiDAR will be used to identify fault structures and to provide a detailed topographic base.
Ximen Mining owns 100% interest in three of its precious metal projects located in southern British Columbia. Ximen`s two gold projects are the Amelia gold mine and the Brett epithermal gold project.
The company 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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