Aurania finds evidence of ancient mine corridor at Lost Cities – Cutucu
Ancient structures at the Lost Cities – Cutucu project.
(Image courtesy of Aurania Resources).
Aurania Resources (TSXV: ARU) reported that it found more evidence of ancient roads and peculiar landforms that may be old prospecting or mine sites near its Lost Cities – Cutucu project in southeastern Ecuador.
The Lost Cities – Cutucu project, in the southeastern province of Morona-Santiago, consists of 42 concessions located in the central part of the Cordillera de Cutucu. The area contains clusters of porphyry copper, gold-copper skarn and epithermal gold deposits.
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Aurania gathers evidence of ancient mine corridor at Lost Cities – Cutucu project
Workers in the field at Aurania Resources’ Lost Cities-Cutucu gold property in Ecuador. Credit: Aurania Resources.
Aurania Resources (TSXV: ARU; US-OTC: AUIF) reported that it found more evidence of ancient roads and peculiar landforms that may be old prospecting or mine sites near its Lost Cities – Cutucu project in southeastern Ecuador.
In detail, the Canadian miner found the roads in the vicinity of the Tiria-Shimpia silver-zinc-lead target area, which is developing into one of the larger mineralized areas so far identified in the exploration of the project.
According to Aurania, further investigation of the jungle-covered road reported to be visible in LiDAR imagery in May supports the concept that it is, indeed, an engineered structure.
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Toronto, Ontario (Newsfile Corp. - December 15, 2020) -
Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (FSE: 20Q) ( Aurania or the Company ) reports on evidence of ancient roads and peculiar landforms that may be old prospecting or mine sites in the vicinity of the Tiria-Shimpia silver-zinc-lead target area at the Company s Lost Cities - Cutucu Project (the Project ) in southeastern Ecuador. Tiria-Shimpia is developing into one of the larger mineralized areas so far identified in exploration of the Project.
Further investigation of the jungle-covered road reported to be visible in LiDAR imagery in the press release of May 8, 2020, supports the concept that it is indeed an engineered structure. Detailed LiDAR profiles (Figure 1) leaves little doubt that the crest of the ridge has been artificially flattened and the drainage so well designed that there has been very little erosion of the road-bed, which is up to 100 metres ( m ) across in places. Many of the trees grow