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from Exploration to Operation
Before Digging
• The natural landscape is cleared at the El Capitan mine
site.
From Raw Land to Head Ore
• The ore is dug, or “ripped” at the mine site, then collected into a mound of head ore.
• This head ore is crushed before going into the AuraSource machine for separation.
• The head ore above is derived from the first ten feet of
the mine’s surface.
The AuraSource Machine: Primary Working Parts
• The hopper is the orange structure on the far left.
• The separator is the blue triangular enclosure situated below and connected to the brown conveyor belt connected to the hopper.
• Three distinct conveyor belts emerge from the separator’s base: one carries iron and the other two convey precious-metals rich concentrates.
Into the Hopper
• Crushed head ore is
put on top of the
hopper’s grate, which
is angled in this
photo.
• Once on the grate,
which is horizontal
when the hopper is in
use, the apparatus
vibrates to sift the
material before
sending the material
up the conveyor belt
to the separator.
Up the Conveyor Belt
• The grate on top of the hopper removes all material larger than a half inch in diameter, which optimizes the separation process.
• In addition to maximizing the machine’s separation efficiency, sifting also saves wear and tear on the machine.
• The pile of head ore at the base of the hopper failed to
meet the separator’s size requirements and will be
crushed for later use.
Separation
• At the top of the conveyor belt, the now sifted
head ore drops into the separator.
• Once in the separator, magnets attract the
ferrous material and direct it to one of the three
dedicated exit conveyor belts. Specific gravity
separates the remaining concentrates, sending
lighter material to the second exit conveyor belt
and the heaviest material to the third.
Output Perspective #1
• Concentrates, or
tailings, exit the
separator from a
conveyor belt
located on the
side of the
machine.
• The conveyor
belt exiting at
the front of the
machine, at the
base of the
separator,
carries precious
metal
concentrates. • The third conveyor belt, not seen in this photo, carries
iron ore.
Output Perspective #2
• Iron exiting the
separator from a
conveyor belt at
the base of the
separator located
on the front of the
AuraSource
machine.
• The dark, coffee
ground colored
material, is highly
concentrated iron.
Concentrates for Shipping
• Material from the two conveyor belts that carry precious-metals-
bearing concentrates, or tailings, from the AuraSource machine are
combined, put into a sealed container, and then shipped to the
customer.
Green Technology Monetizes the Land
• ECPN operates the only
AuraSource Precious
Metals separation machine
in the USA.
• The process does not use
any water or toxic
chemicals. It is, arguably,
the greenest industrial
extraction of precious
metals ever developed.
• At full capacity, the machine can process 400 tons of head ore per hour.
Note: the above image was sourced via Google Images.
Summary
Note: the above image was sourced via Google Images.
• ECPN has transitioned from an exploratory emphasis to an operational strategy of repeatable precious metals recovery.
• Operational status commences revenue generation to fund further mining, creates cash flow, and validates commercial viability.
• This strategy of multiple production processes, both iron and precious metals, facilitates the execution of the long-standing objective of selling the company.