CAJONES

Cajones comprises four exploration concessions southeast of Concepcion covering a total of 1,200 hectares over an area of anomalous soils from geochemistry and radiometrics. The Cajones concessions are also the source area for steams which have anomalous geochemistry and radiometrics. Anomalous soil samples collected range in values up to 1.4 parts per million uranium and 149 counts per second, whilst stream sediment samples range up to 1.4 parts per million uranium and 124 counts per second measured on the scintillometer.

Location and Accessibility

The concessions are located northwest of the Rele claims, around 50 kilometres southeast of Concepcion on the southern side of the Bio Bio River. A good network of secondary roads connecting the towns of La Florida and Santa Juana provide excellent access to the Cajones concessions.

Topography, Vegetation and Climate

The exploration concessions overlie rolling hills ranging in elevation up to 200 metres. The concessions are drained by local streams that eventually reach the Bio Bio River. The district is dominated by a logging industry which results in a patchwork of clear-cut and reforested areas. The climate is moderate due to the effect of the ocean and it generally rains all year round, particularly in winter.

District Geology

The area is underlain by upper Triassic continental sedimentary rocks (shales, sandstones and conglomerates) that are unconformable on the granitoids rocks of the Coastal Batholith exposed to the south of the concessions.