The increased success in 2012 was driven by five GIS (Geographic Information System) specialists who added a considerable amount of information to the ArcGIS database, advancing it from a simple viewing platform into the field of data analysis. Numerous new protocols for analyzing data in this database have now been developed by IMPACT, allowing the exploration department to prioritize areas of highest mineral potential. A visual representation of IMPACT's mines in production, processing plants and drilled prospects is available on the Company website at www.IMPACTSilver.com under the "Projects Overview" page.
Summarized below are the results of the drilling for 2012 by project area.
Cuchara-Oscar Mine Area
The Cuchara-Oscar Vein Corridor ("Cuchara") is another IMPACT exploration success story taken from initial field exploration through drilling to mine construction and final permitting. Cuchara is located 2.5 kilometers east of IMPACT's Guadalupe Processing Plant. One of the main vein systems in the vicinity of the historic Cuchara Mine is the Oscar Vein Corridor, which links a series of high-grade silver veins from the Oscar Silver area to the new Santa Lucia Silver Zone for a drill defined strike length of 1,200 meters. Mapping in the Cuchara North Silver area indicates an additional 510 meters of strike length to Oscar Vein Corridor at the north end that will be drilled in the future.
In 2012 IMPACT announced final Phase 2 drill results from Oscar as follows:
Oscar Silver Area - Second Phase Drill Results (2012) From To Interval Silver Gold Lead ZincDrill Hole Section meters meters meters (g/t) (g/t) (%) (%)---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z11-55 19+50N 21.80 22.85 1.05 435 0.01 0.15 0.24---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z11-61 19+50N 256.20 257.16 0.96 216 1.71 11.03 19.73---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z11-64 20+00N 36.60 43.20 6.60 223 0.08 0.18 0.52---------------------------------------------------------------------------Including 36.60 37.40 0.80 1,270 0.23 0.86 1.66and 137.25 138.25 1.00 468 0.13 1.67 1.28---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z11-69 20+00N 0.70 3.35 2.65 408 0.62 0.73 1.12and 71.05 72.10 1.05 536 0.17 1.67 3.20---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z11-71 20+00N 97.60 98.60 1.00 234 0.74 11.25 13.55---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z11-74 20+50N 21.35 22.35 1.00 1,875 0.74 2.65 6.88and 90.00 91.24 1.24 835 0.12 1.28 1.78---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z11-76 20+50N 42.53 56.45 13.92 80 0.98 1.03 1.44including 42.53 44.24 1.71 220 0.41 1.76 1.57including 46.79 48.29 1.50 299 0.35 3.22 5.72including 53.96 56.45 2.49 71 4.79 1.84 1.66---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z11-78 20+50N 102.15 103.70 1.55 250 0.02 0.01 0.03---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z12-05 17+00N 92.50 97.60 5.10 234 0.05 0.14 0.49including 95.55 96.55 1.00 444 0.12 0.26 0.92---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z12-06 18+00N 86.25 87.15 0.90 564 0.01 0.16 1.22---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z12-08 19+00N 22.36 45.75 23.39 115 0.02 0.12 0.36including 22.36 23.85 1.49 510 0.06 0.36 1.27including 44.50 45.75 1.25 297 0.08 0.36 0.87---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z12-09 19+00N 118.15 121.15 3.00 272 0.20 0.90 2.44---------------------------------------------------------------------------Z12-12 18+50N 153.45 153.95 0.50 346 0.03 0.242 0.88---------------------------------------------------------------------------
