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Terraco Gold Corp. (TSX.V TEN| US: TCEGF), ("Terraco") project portfolio includes an advanced-stage gold project in Idaho, a Royalty Option on an evolving Nevada gold discovery and a neighbouring early-stage gold/silver project in Nevada, USA.
The 100% owned Almaden Project is located 126 kilometres north of Boise, Idaho. The project hosts a National Instrument 43-101 compliant measured plus indicated and inferred resource of 948,000 ounces of gold within 90 m of surface. The advanced- stage Almaden project has excellent access with good infrastructure and includes over 66,000 m of drilling in 903 drill holes. Terraco has completed a drill program to explore the extension of the near surface mineralization that is open to the north and south, as well as test for high-grade, bonanza-style structurally controlled gold mineralization at depth. Project comparisons for Almaden are The Ken Snyder "Midas Mine" (Newmont) and the Hollister Mine (Great Basin Gold) located in northeast Nevada.
Terraco has the option to acquire a 2.5% net smelter royalty ("NSR royalty") on The Spring Valley Gold Project ("Spring Valley"), located in Pershing County, Nevada. Spring Valley is a joint venture between Barrick Gold Corp. ("Barrick") and Midway Gold Corp., where Barrick has the right to earn 60% interest in the project by completing work expenditures totalling US $30 million before December 31, 2013. Terraco's 100%-owned Moonlight Project, which currently encompasses over 5,000 acres, is located along trend and adjoins the north side of Spring Valley.
The 100% owned Moonlight Project is located 380 kilometres northeast of Reno, Nevada and approximately 8 kilometres north of the Coeur d'Alene Rochester silver-gold mine. The Rochester Mine has produced over 125 million ounces of silver and 1.2 million ounces of gold in its 25 year history and has recently returned to production.
Terraco's exploration is conducted by Charles Sulfrian, CPG (Vice President, Exploration) and Ken Snyder, PhD (Lead Consulting Geologist). Both Mr. Sulfrian and Dr. Snyder were instrumental in the discovery of major Nevada gold mines including Barrick's Goldstrike Mine and Newmont's Ken Snyder Midas Mine respectively.
