Big Rock Resources is a resource company commercializing gold bearing properties in the Province of British Columbia. 

The Company is currently focusing the Lucky Thirteen Placer Project near Hope, British Columbia.

The Company is currently reviewing additional acquisitions in North America, as well as potential joint venture opportunities in South America.

Lucky Thirteen Gold Placer Mining Property near Hope, British Columbia

The Company has acquired a 50% interest in Lucky 13 Mining Company Ltd., which owns the Lucky Thirteen Placer Mining Property near Hope, British Columbia, pursuant to a Joint Venture Agreement with Siga Resources Inc.  The Lucky Thirteen Placer claim is 168 ha (415 acres) in size. The claim is located on the Union gravel bar on the north bank of the Fraser River.  An analysis of the geology and of available past production testing records, and a survey indicates the initial area of interest contains 12 million cubic yards (21 million short tons) of sand and gravels to a depth of 20 meters above sea level.

The claim lies adjacent to both the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Rail line, making access easy and very low cost. Main power lines also traverse the area. The use of existing infrastructure which Siga will not need to provide has a very favorable affect on overall development, operational and mining costs throughout the projects life.

The initial targeted area covers an approximately 50 ha (124 acres) portion of the entire placer claim.

In a 2007 report by by T. Sadlier Brown and P. Geo reported that the more recently documented sampling programs in the tested area of the gravel bar estimated approximately 250,000 oz of gold contained in approx 4 million cubic yards of sands and gravels. Also in the report, an undetermined but possibly significant amount of platinum group metals (PGEs).

Surveys indicate the initial area of interest contains 12 million cubic yards (21 million short tons) of sand and gravels to a depth of 20 meters above sea level; given reports, potential for gold and precious metal recovery seems excellent.

An analysis of available records shows clearly economic gold, and anomalously high platinum group element values. Importantly, the platinum values were likely not suspected by most miners and explorers focused on gold. In any event, recovery methods for metals beyond gold from black sands were crude and not generally available to smaller operators who relied predominantly on gravity separation (panning and sluices) and mercury amalgamation of black sand concentrates.

An estimate of the average gold value encountered by reported testing to date, is on the order of about $75 per cubic yard at prices of $1200 per ounce.  Gold prices have recently risen to $1400-1500 per ounce.

Additionally, recent trace value analyses from black sand concentrates show that platinum group elements (PGEs) have the potential to equal or exceed the value of gold in the gravels on a per cubic yard basis. Recoverable platinum group metals could produce average gross values of $90 per cubic yard.

Verification of average gold values and distribution of PGEs in the concentrates, is the driving factor for the planned bulk sampling and evaluation program.

PREVIOUS WORK ON THE PROPERTY

The earliest production from the property dates back to about 1858 during the Fraser River gold rush when mining was done by hand using shovels and rocker boxes.  A number of shafts were sunk into the gravel during the 1860s and a “pay” channel, 1600 yards long, 500 yards wide, and 13 yards deep was delineated.  Mining continued through the 1870s and on into the early 20th Century. 

In about 1965, a drag line operation was set up at the southern, or downstream, end of the gravel bar on the property.  In 1967, a washing plant was in operation on the property.  This was subsequently shut down, however, and no further work was carried out until 1988 when Hope Placer Mines began processing material from three pits in the same area using a larger washing plant, jigs, and a table.

The pit area has been the focus of the bulk of the work on the property including the sampling to date.  In 1990 the property was acquired by a private individual who processed 5,000 to 7,000 cubic yards of material in 1991.  Since that time, however, no production or exploration work other than some sampling, laboratory testing and a preliminary reserve/resource determination has been done.

A technical report on the property was prepared by T.L. Sadlier-Brown, P.Geo., on April 24, 2007, a qualified person under Canadian National Instrument 43-101 .   The technical report was intended to:

1. Assess data from report on past exploration and production work and provide a current evaluation of the claim’s mineral resource potential;

2. Discuss issues such as access and current state of development; and

3. Outline a plan for a comprehensive assessment of the resource.

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