Drill Results
American Pacific stakes nine claims at Madison

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Executive Summary
- American Pacific Mining Corp. has amended and staked nine new claims within its flagship Madison copper-gold project in Montana, securing approximately 100 acres of strategically located ground.
- The newly acquired claims provide direct access to the historic Green Campbell, Hudson, and Broadway gold-silver mines and lie along the prospective Hudson fault, a critical structure for mineralization in the region.
- This acquisition unlocks exploration opportunities in an area that had been inaccessible to modern exploration for nearly a century, positioning the company for potential discovery and extension of known mineralization.
Key Details
- Claims Staked: Nine new claims amended and staked by American Pacific Mining Corp.
- Location: Greater Madison Claim Block, south of Butte, Montana.
- Land Control: Adds approximately 100 acres to the company's portfolio.
- Strategic Adjacency: Claims are immediately adjacent to the historic Green Campbell gold-silver mine and the Hudson and Broadway gold mines.
- Geological Target: Several claims are located along the Hudson fault, a critical gold- and copper-bearing structure central to regional base and precious metal mineralization.
- Exploration Context: The ground is within the footprint of the company's regional drill program.
- Historical Production Context:
- Madison project produced 2.7 million pounds of copper (grades 20-35%) prior to 2012.
- 2017 drilling at Madison reported:
- 30.18 metres of 24.50 g/t gold and 0.39% copper (Hole UG17-05).
- 10.97 metres of 41.65 g/t gold and 0.38% copper (Hole UG17-06).
- Nearby Broadway/Hudson mines reported total production of approximately 147,000 ounces of gold at 9.9 g/t.
- Geological Link: Recent drilling demonstrates a structural and stratigraphic link connecting past-producing mines along a northwest-trending corridor of altered quartz monzonite and associated skarn.
Notable Quotes
- "Our team's commitment to diligent research has enabled us to seize a truly rare opportunity amend and stake nine new claims, adding approximately 100 acres, in a highly prospective areas that had been inaccessible for nearly a century," commented Eric Saderholm, managing director of exploration. "These claims provide us strategic exposure to the heart of the Madison property's most compelling exploration targets... Securing these long-inaccessible claims positions the company for meaningful discovery in an area with exceptional potential and the significance of this achievement cannot be overstated."
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