Properties
Aripuanã Property
Summary
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Aripuanã is a polymetallic mining district owned 30% by Karmin, in Mato Grosso state Brazil. Karmin discovered the large Ambrex deposit, and a numbere of smaller deposits in the area. The majority partner and operator is the Brazilian metals giant, Votorantim Metais, the world's 5th largest zinc producer who are required to fund the project to a bankable feasibility study before Karmin has to contribute.
Download the 2007 AMEC Technical Report. (16.2MB)
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In October 2007, Karmin retained the services of AMEC International (Chile) S.A. ("AMEC") to prepare a National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report stating mineral resources at Aripuanã, as shown below. The resources are in two bodies, Ambrex and Arex, located 1,200 metres apart, open at depth, between the deposits, and notably to the south east where the recently discovered Babaçu deposit is currenlty being drilled.
Click Here to download the Arex 3D Animation of Aripuanã (2MB AVI Movie)
Drill Core Photos from Aripuanã
| Net Smelter Return cutoff of US$ 20/t | ||||||
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| Tonnage (kt) | Zn (%) | Pb (%) | Cu (%) | Au (g/t) | Ag (g/t) | |
| Indicated | 18,322 | 4.03 | 1.52 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 33.55 |
| Inferred | 3,528 | 4.29 | 1.51 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 41.89 |
| Cut-off 1.8% ZnEq | ||||||
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| Tonnage (kt) | Zn (%) | Pb (%) | Cu (%) | Au (g/t) | Ag (g/t) | |
| Indicated | 9,380 | 2.54 | 1.00 | 0.58 | 0.45 | 34.65 |
| Inferred | 2,245 | 2.54 | 1.02 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 20.37 |
 colour-coded 3D mapping. Grade bars representing 0-10% metal content (Red = Zinc and Grey = Lead)<br />
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<strong>Drill log descriptions</strong><br />
<li>Red - Massive sulphide mineralization</li>
<li>Pink - Disseminated Sulphide mineralization</li>
<li>Purple - Stringer Mineralization</li>
<li>Green - Hydrothermal Zone</li>
<li>Blue - Carbonate Rocks</li>
<li>Grey - Metasediments</li>
<li>Yellow - Metavolcanics</li>
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<ul>
<strong>Drill log descriptions</strong><br />
<li>Red - Massive sulphide mineralization</li>
<li>Pink - Disseminated Sulphide mineralization</li>
<li>Purple - Stringer Mineralization</li>
<li>Green - Hydrothermal Zone</li>
<li>Blue - Carbonate Rocks</li>
<li>Grey - Metasediments</li>
<li>Yellow - Metavolcanics</li>
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<ul>
<strong>Drill log descriptions</strong><br />
<li>Red - Massive sulphide mineralization</li>
<li>Pink - Disseminated Sulphide mineralization</li>
<li>Purple - Stringer Mineralization</li>
<li>Green - Hydrothermal Zone</li>
<li>Blue - Carbonate Rocks</li>
<li>Grey - Metasediments</li>
<li>Yellow - Metavolcanics</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<ul>
<strong>Drill log descriptions</strong><br />
<li>Red - Massive sulphide mineralization</li>
<li>Pink - Disseminated Sulphide mineralization</li>
<li>Purple - Stringer Mineralization</li>
<li>Green - Hydrothermal Zone</li>
<li>Blue - Carbonate Rocks</li>
<li>Grey - Metasediments</li>
<li>Yellow - Metavolcanics</li>
</ul>
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 Proximal facies, near the orginal sea floor vent, with banded pyrite (hole FO 48)</li>
<li>b) Proximal facies near the original sea floor vent,associated with carbonate breccia and disseminated sulphide minerals ,incuding pyrite, sphalerite and galena (hole FO 25)</li>
<li>c) Proximal facies, near the orginal sea floor vent, with banded pyrie and sphalerite (hole FPAR 36)</li>
<li>d) Transitional Facies (proximal/distal)showing intercalactions of pyrite and sphalerite (hole FO 25)</li>
<li>e) Transitional Facies (proximal/distal)showing banded pyrite, galena and sphalerite with fine quartz (hole FPAR 36)</li>
<li>f) Distal Facies showing pronouonced banding with sphalerite and quartz (hole FPAR 25)</li>
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 Chloritic alteration (hole FO 48)</li>
<li>b) Biotite alteration (hole FO 25)</li>
<li>c) Metasomatic tremolite alteration</li>
<li>d) Carbonate alteration, with sphalerite and chlorite (FPAR 68)</li>
<li>e) Garnet alteration (FPAR 68)</li>
<li>f) Magnetite alteration (FPAR 36)</li>
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