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We have collected some articles published between 1940 and 1948 regarding the original mining operation on the Aurora Property in Guyana, South America. The articles illustrate the exploration conducted during that period.
December 12, 1940 - Northern Miner
Development work to date consists of opening up the Aleck Hill and Mad
Kiss orebodies by tunneling, drifting and crosscutting 100ft. below surface.
This work is reported to have indicated 128,000 tons of ore grading 1.4
oz Per ton.
February 15, 1945 - Northern Miner
The Vancouver office of Cuyuni Goldfields Ltd., has been advised by W.J.
Asselstine, consulting engineer, who is now at the property in British
Guiana, as of February 6th that the south drift on the lower level (140
ft.) has been advanced a further 28 ft from the crosscut and average assays
give 2.2 oz gold per ton across a full face of six feet. The crosscut
has now been advanced both ways in the ore at right angles to the drift
and now extends 33 ft in width, with both faces continuing in ore. Average
assay over the full width is 1.43 oz gold per ton.
May 17, 1945 - Northern Miner
The north drift on the No. 2 level continues in ore with an average width
of 10ft and average content of 0.70 oz gold per ton.
May 24, 1945 - Northern Miner
Cuyuni Goldfields Ltd., Vancouver company operating the Aleck Hill mine
at Aurora Landing British Guiana, reports the north drift on the No. 2
level continuing with a full face of ore and an average gold content to
date of 0.96 oz gold per ton. The drift is driven a long the footwall
and crosscuts are driven at intervals to determine the full width of the
vein. The south drift on the same level has a face averaging 5.6 ft in
width and 0.77 oz gold per ton.
W.J. Asselstine, MLA., managing director, states that ore in the first 33 ft of the south-10-raise averaged 1.03 oz gold per ton.
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