Company
Profile
Capital Mining was formed in 2003 to consolidate
the mineral property assets of Heemskirk Resources Pty Ltd
(A.C.N. 085 881 232), Ablex Pty Ltd (A.C.N. 008 600 422) and
later Chakola Gold Pty Ltd (A.C.N. 111 824 527).
Seed capital
was raised privately to accelerate exploration in four promising
gold, base metals and rare metals mineral properties in southern
and central New South Wales. Work led to the discovery of
a potentially extractable gold, copper, lead, zinc and silver
mineral deposit at Chakola near Cooma.
Alluvial
gold resources were identified in the Craigie project area
and inferred zirconium, niobium, thorium and rare metal resources
were outlined in the Temora area.
In the
2 years following listing in early 2007 effort was concentrated
at Chakola where the gold and base metal mineralisation occurs
along a 14km long volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) horizon.
Extensive drilling programmes were completed in 2004, 2005
and 2007-2008. Resources were estimated and metallurgical
testing was completed in 2008. Conceptual mine plans were
drawn up with specialist input and an application for a mining
lease was lodged ahead of completion of an Environmental Impact
Study and the lodgement of a Development Application in early
2009.
At the
Porters Mount prospect, new targets for copper and gold within
a significantly larger area of interest were generated by
the drilling of an 890m deep exploratory hole in mid 2008.
The potential of the prospect was confirmed by the results
of ground geophysical surveys completed over the 2008-2009
summer field season.
In early
to mid 2009, two new gold projects, with significant resource
potential in the Mayfield and Cowarra projects, were added
to the Company's portfolio. An active exploration programme
is being pursued and two small mine Development Applications
are current for Chakola and Craigie .