WARA WARA
SUMMARY

 

The Wara Wara Property is located in the Altiplano region of southwestern Bolivia, at an elevation of 3,800m (12,500 ft) and approximately 80 km east of the city of Potosi, where the world’s largest silver deposit, Cerro Rico is situated. 

SAMEX’s exploration objective is to identify bulk-tonnage zinc-lead-silver mantos or sedex type ore bodies within the old Wara Wara mining district. The property is positioned in a geologic/metallogenic belt that extends into Bolivia from northern Argentina where the large Aguilar and Esperanza lead-zinc-silver ore bodies (Comsur-Rio Tinto) are located.  

Sampling the dumps of old workings on the Wara Wara property revealed that the grade of ore mined probably ranged between 15-25% zinc, 5-25% lead, 70-300 grams/metric ton silver, along with 2-5% copper from several mines where chalcopyrite locally occurs. The workings are generally associated with narrow irregular veins, veined zones, and related localized mantos replacement within favorable stratigraphic intervals. The vein and mantos zinclead-silver mineralization occurs in a Silurian-Ordovician sequence of gray siltite and shale with prominent quartzite layers. These prominent quartzite layers within the stratigraphic sequence are strongly altered (silicified with calc -silicate minerals) and sulfide mineralized with sphalerite and galena. 

From 1996 through 2000, SAMEX conducted small exploration programs involving surveying, geologic mapping, sampling, geochemical analysis and 26 line-kilometers of IP geophysical surveys to advance the Wara Wara prospect. A large IP chargeability anomaly, 3,000 meters long by 600 to 1,200 meters across, discovered within the concessions possibly represents significant zinc-lead-silver sulfide mineralization at depth. No exploration has been conducted on the Wara Wara property since 2000. 

The numerous drill targets on the Wara Wara property need to be further evaluated to better understand the depth position/dimensional extent of sulfide mineralization and possible complicating post-mineral faults. This will also help in prioritizing the targets in order of importance. SAMEX is eager to advance the Wara Wara prospect through a ten hole drill program, therefore a joint venture or private placement funding is being sought with major mining companies. The Wara Wara Property is without a known body of commercial ore and the Company's activities to date have been exploratory in nature. 

The Wara Wara property consists of 3,875 hectares owned 100% by SAMEX’s subsidiary, Emibol S.A.  The property is subject to a net smelter royalty of an aggregate of 0.6 %. Patent fees of approximately US $1.00 per hectare must be paid annually to maintain the mining concessions.

This Summary includes certain "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and resources, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of the Company are forward-looking statements that involve various risks. Actual results could differ materially from those projected as a result of the following factors, among others: risks inherent in mineral exploration; risks associated with development, construction and mining operations; the uncertainty of future profitability and uncertainty of access to additional capital.