Ballad Gold & Silver Ltd. is an agressive Canadian junior resource company comitted to actively evaluating, acquiring, and developing high quality resource properties throughout the world that meet its exploration criteria.
Peñascudo
(Penascudo Property Information)
On June 11, 2003 Ballad and IMA Exploration Inc. (“IMA”) reached an agreement for Ballad to acquire by option up to an 85% interest in the 9,000 hectare Penascudo Gold-Silver Project from IMA Exploration Inc. The Penascudo Gold-Silver Project is located in the Patagonia region of Southern Argentina, the source area of a string of recent gold and silver discoveries, the most recent being the Navidad high-grade silver discovery.
The agreement between Ballad and IMA provided Ballad with a 60 day period to conduct a review of the property including a due diligence geological study of the Penascudo Property for Ballad by an Independent Qualified Person.
The Company’s independent Qualified Person conducted an initial review of a gold and silver discovery area, named the EL REY Gold/Silver zone. Results from that initial review include bonanza grade chip samples assaying up to 1,102.99 grams/tonne gold (32.18 oz/ton) and 704.7 grams/tonne silver (20.56 oz/ton) over a 0.35 meter wide vein structure and grab samples assaying as high as 1,098.23 grams/tonne gold (32.04oz/ton) and 1,144.5 grams/tonne silver (33.39 oz/ton) over the same vein system. At that point in exploration the EL REY Gold/Silver zone had been mapped for 55 meters along strike and was interpreted to be possibly contained within a larger 600 meter long structure.
IMA granted Ballad an option to earn an initial 70% interest in the property for incurring US $1,800,000 of exploration work staged over five years, making a one time US $300,000 cash payment to exercise the option and issuing 500,000 post consolidation common shares at the approval of the option by the TSX Venture Exchange and a further 500,000 common shares on the exercise of the option. Ballad’s interest is subject to a 1.5% NSR Royalty.
Ballad may increase its interest by funding a feasibility study. On August 12, 2003, Ballad notified IMA that it is proceeding with the Option Agreement.
Peñascudo
(Penascudo Property Information)
On June 11, 2003 Ballad and IMA Exploration Inc. (“IMA”) reached an agreement for Ballad to acquire by option up to an 85% interest in the 9,000 hectare Penascudo Gold-Silver Project from IMA Exploration Inc. The Penascudo Gold-Silver Project is located in the Patagonia region of Southern Argentina, the source area of a string of recent gold and silver discoveries, the most recent being the Navidad high-grade silver discovery.
The agreement between Ballad and IMA provided Ballad with a 60 day period to conduct a review of the property including a due diligence geological study of the Penascudo Property for Ballad by an Independent Qualified Person.
The Company’s independent Qualified Person conducted an initial review of a gold and silver discovery area, named the EL REY Gold/Silver zone. Results from that initial review include bonanza grade chip samples assaying up to 1,102.99 grams/tonne gold (32.18 oz/ton) and 704.7 grams/tonne silver (20.56 oz/ton) over a 0.35 meter wide vein structure and grab samples assaying as high as 1,098.23 grams/tonne gold (32.04oz/ton) and 1,144.5 grams/tonne silver (33.39 oz/ton) over the same vein system. At that point in exploration the EL REY Gold/Silver zone had been mapped for 55 meters along strike and was interpreted to be possibly contained within a larger 600 meter long structure.
IMA granted Ballad an option to earn an initial 70% interest in the property for incurring US $1,800,000 of exploration work staged over five years, making a one time US $300,000 cash payment to exercise the option and issuing 500,000 post consolidation common shares at the approval of the option by the TSX Venture Exchange and a further 500,000 common shares on the exercise of the option. Ballad’s interest is subject to a 1.5% NSR Royalty.
Ballad may increase its interest by funding a feasibility study. On August 12, 2003, Ballad notified IMA that it is proceeding with the Option Agreement.