Properties

Drill Program Results

Revolution has completed 107 core holes for 21,904 meters of drilling at Champion Hills in 2011. The majority of drilling to date has concentrated on expanding the 2011 discoveries made at Loflin and Jones-Keystone. Mineralization at Loflin and Jones-Keystone, and Romarco Minerals’ Haile project located in South Carolina, occur in a similar geological setting in the Carolina Slate Belt. Romarco is currently permitting Haile. Romarco recently announced a successful first phase of drilling at the Hickory project located in the Champion Hills Trend neighboring Revolution’s key properties. A second phase of drilling at Hickory was also announced. (See Romarco Minerals news release; January 17, 2012.)

Jones Keystone

Geology and Mineralization:

Hole-ID
From (m)
To (m)
Length (m)
Au (g/t)
JK10-005
162.0
176.0
14.0
0.52
including
170.0
174.0
4.0
0.92
JK10-006
184.0
238.0
54.0
1.56
including
200.0
228.0
28.0
3.01
including
226.0
228.0
2.0
9.16
JK10-007
154.0
176.0
22.0
0.63
including
166.0
170.0
4.0
1.20
JK11-008
148.0
152.0
4.0
1.12
JK11-009
No Significant Assay Results 
JK11-010
152.0
192.0
40.0
0.61
including
152.0
172.0
20.0
0.88
JK11-011
48.0
62.0
14.0
0.55
including
52.0
58.0
6.0
0.97
JK11-012
No Significant Assay Results 
JK11-013
No Significant Assay Results 
JK11-014
212.0
220.0
8.0
0.63
JK11-015
20.0
44.0
24.0
0.60
including
32.0
42.0
10.0
1.01
JK11-016
28.0
88.0
60.0
0.45
including
36.0
46.0
10.0
1.14
JK11-017
28.0
132.0
104.0
1.27
including
64.0
104.0
40.0
2.33
including
80.0
94.0
14.0
3.03
JK10-018
No Significant Assay Results 
JK11-019
54.0
62.0
8.0
0.74
JK11-020
28.0
30.0
2.0
1.40
JK11-021
78.0
80.0
2.0
1.01
JK11-022
120.0
142.0
22.0
0.63
including
120.0
130.0
10.0
0.97
JK11-023
158.0
168.0
10.0
0.53
JK11-024
82.0
104.0
22.0
1.50
JK11-025
286.0
324.0
38.0
0.78
including
286.0
300.0
14.0
0.93
including
286.0
292.0
6.0
1.80
 
314.0
324.0
10.0
1.53
including
314.0
320.0
6.0
2.36
JK11-026
104.0
130.0
26.0
0.96
including
104.0
114.0
10.0
1.16
including
122.0
130.0
8.0
1.49
JK11-027
120.0
144.0
24.0
0.84
including
126.0
144.0
18.0
1.01
including
126.0
130.0
4.0
2.39
JK11-028
140.0
152.0
12.0
0.94
JK11-029
210.0
218.0
8.0
0.99
 
272.0
274.0
2.0
1.15
 
306.0
324.0
18.0
0.57
including
312.0
318.0
6.0
1.27
JK11-030
120.3
124.4
4.1
1.36
 
155.8
158.8
3.0
1.53
JK11-031
84.3
158.0
73.7
0.55
including
113.0
121.0
8.0
1.05
including
149.0
156.5
7.5
1.10
JK11-032
206.5
218.5
12.0
0.72
JK11-033
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-034
59.0
63.0
4.0
0.97
JK11-035
103.1
114.4
11.3
0.84
JK11-036
45.0
61.7
15.2
1.36
including
54.5
60.2
5.7
3.07
JK11-037
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-038
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-039
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-040
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-041
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-042
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-043
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-044
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-045
267.5
276.0
8.5
0.48
JK11-046
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-047
90.3
104.5
14.2
1.11
JK11-048
103.5
138.0
34.5
1.11
including
114.0
138.0
24.0
1.52
including
128.0
132.0
4.0
5.53
JK11-049
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-050
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-051
No Significant Assay Results
JK11-052
No Significant Assay Results


Gold mineralization at Jones-Keystone is hosted within andesitic metavolcanic rocks, typically with strong pyrite, pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite mineralization. Gold prospects and historic mines along the trend are likely hosted along synvolcanic structures that strike east-northeast. The gold-bearing structure is still open along strike in both directions and at depth.

Drill hole JK10-06 was drilled to the northwest, and intersected gold mineralization approximately 200 meters downhole, underneath shallow historic pits. Drill hole JK10-05, collared 130 meters further east of JK10-06 encountered 14.0 meters averaging 0.52 g/t Au and may have setup too far to the south. The 2,700 meter, 11 hole Phase I drilling program focused on two areas of historic mining and drilling. Results from the initial holes at the Loflin and Jones-Keystone confirm a significant gold mineralized system with geological similarities to mines and deposits in the Carolina Slate Belt.

Drill hole JK11-17 encountered 104.0 meters averaging 1.27 g/t Au with a higher grade interval of 40.0 meters averaging 2.33 g/t Au. This hole is located on the northeast end of the main structure at Jones-Keystone. This structural area is covered by numerous shallow open pit mine workings and located along the same structural corridor as the Loflin Prospect, located 2,700 meters to the west. JK11-28 is a 75.0 meter step-out along strike to the northeast of JK11-17, and intercepted 12.0 meters of 0.94 g/t Au. 750 meters along strike to the southwest, the furthest drill holes were JK11-26 and 27; these holes returned 26.0 meters of 0.96 g/t Au and 24.0 meters of 0.84 g/t Au respectively.  The 5,000 meter, 25 hole Phase II drilling program focused exclusively on Jones-Keystone.

Near-surface gold mineralization at Jones-Keystone has now been traced over a strike length of 850 meters. Recent drilling indicates that the gold mineralization is hosted within a broad northeast trending syncline with a shallow southwest plunge. Multiple gold zones occur within both limbs of the fold, with the thickest sequence of gold mineralization occurring at the fold hinge, as shown by the previously released intersection of 1.27 g/t Au across 104.0 m in hole JK11-017. All zones are open both up and down plunge as well as along strike in both limbs of the fold. Highlights from the recent drilling include 1.36 g/t Au across 15.2 meters including 3.07 g/t Au across 5.7 meters in hole JK11-036 and 1.11 g/t Au across 34.5 meters including 5.53 g/t Au across 4.0 meters in hole JK11-048.

Jones-Keystone is located along the same structural corridor as the Loflin target, 1000 m northeast along the Champion Hills trend. Gold mineralization is hosted in mafic metavolcanic flows and their derivatives, with strong disseminated pyrite and pyrrhotite mineralization. Jones- Keystone also hosts numerous shallow open pit mine workings.

3D Model:


  • 3D view of main Jones-Keystone Zone, shown in gold. 
  • View looking down to the SW through the deposit. 
  • Main zone folded along NE-SW trending syncline, with 15 degree plunge to SW. 
  • Break in SW corner of the mineralization caused by late NW trending offset structures. 
  • Break in the NE corner of the mineralization is open ground, to be drilled in 2012. 
  • Zones are open in both directions along strike, and down plunge. 

Loflin

Hole-ID
From (m)
To (m)
Length (m)
Au (g/t)
LF10-017
26.0
96.0
70.0
1.10
including
26.0
46.0
20.0
2.19
 
88.0
96.0
8.0
3.05
LF10-018
14.0
88.0
74.0
1.12
including
36.0
66.0
30.0
2.59
LF10-019
60.0
74.0
14.0
0.79
including
66.0
70.0
4.0
1.65
LF10-020
194.0
196.0
2.0
1.70
LF10-021 No Significant Assay Results
LF10-022 No Significant Assay Results
LF10-023 No Significant Assay Results
LF10-024
68.0
76.0
8.0
1.18
LF11-025
27.4
57.3
29.9
0.63
including
27.4
36.4
9.0
1.01
LF11-026
88.0
105.5
17.5
1.04
LF11-027
61.2
66.0
4.8
0.91
 
194.2
196.3
2.1
1.54
LF11-028 No Significant Assay Results
LF11-029
96.9
102.0
5.1
0.90
LF11-030
0.0
32.0
32.0
1.34
including
25.9
32.0
6.1
4.13
LF11-031
0.0
29.0
29.0
1.05
including
16.8
25.9
9.1
2.16
LF11-032
50.2
54.0
3.8
0.84
 
162.9
165.6
2.7
0.92
LF11-033
52.0
71.0
19.0
0.66
including
66.5
71.0
4.5
2.00
 
96.7
102.7
6.0
0.93
LF11-034
112.0
120.7
8.7
1.83
LF11-035 No Significant Assay Results
LF11-036 Abandoned
LF11-037
54.5
74.3
19.8
0.80
including
70.1
74.3
4.2
1.50
LF11-038
75.2
85.5
10.3
1.23
LF11-039
16.8
47.5
30.7
1.12
including
37.0
43.0
6.0
2.70
LF11-040
23.0
38.1
15.1
0.83
including
34.4
38.1
3.7
2.14
 
52.0
68.8
16.8
0.74
including
59.0
68.8
9.8
0.92
LF11-041
27.0
50.5
23.5
0.52
including
27.0
40.0
13.0
0.63
LF11-042
3.0
4.6
1.6
1.59
LF11-043
0.0
9.1
9.1
0.57

Gold mineralization at Loflin is hosted within mafic metavolcanic flows and tuffs, with strong disseminated pyrite, arsenopyrite and pyrrhotite mineralization. The main zone is contained within the core of a northeast trending syncline with a gentle northeast plunge. Loflin also hosts multiple historic mine workings, both shallow pits and adits confined to the saprolitic surface rock.

Initial drill holes, including LF10-17, which intersected 70.0 meters averaging 1.10 g/t Au, including 20.0 meters averaging 2.19 g/t Au and L10-18, which intersected 74.0 meters averaging 1.12 g/t Au, including 30.0 meters averaging 2.59 g/t Au were completed from the same collar location and intersected near surface mineralization. LF10-19 is a stepout hole, located 50 meters to the southwest.

Drill holes LF10-20 and 21 were drilled towards the northeast as stratigraphic holes. The purpose of these holes was to better understand the layered volcanic stratigraphy at Loflin; the different suites of metavolcanic flows and breccias are interpreted to have varying permeability, with brecciated host rocks being better hosts for gold mineralization. These holes encountered long intervals of sericite and carbonate alteration, as well as moderate amounts of pyrite and pyrrhotite. It is interpreted that these holes are drilled subparallel with the northeast trending mineralization structure. Hole LF10-22 was collared at the same setup as LF10-17 and 18, and oriented to the southeast to test the upper portion of the mineralized zone, and for parallel zones. This hole may have drilled overtop of the mineralized structure.

Recent drilling at Loflin expanded mineralization of the main gold zone along strike, down dip and down plunge. Mineralization has now been defined over a strike length of 400 meters and remains open in all directions for expansion. The Loflin Zone has potential to host significant open-pit style gold resources as demonstrated by the recent near-surface intersections of 1.34 g/t Au across 32.0 meters including 4.13 g/t Au across 6.1 meters in hole LF11-030 and 1.12 g/t Au across 29.0 meters including 2.60 g/t Au across 9.1 meters in hole LF11-031.

3D Model:


  • 3D view of main Loflin zone, shown in gold. 
  • View is looking down to the southeast through the deposit. 
  • Main zone is hosted within the core of  a NE-SW trending syncline, with a gentle plunge to the NE. 
  • Zone is open in both directions along strike, and down plunge.