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""Details on ?Bouse? Gold Mining and Exploration Project:- Dr Wayne P Colliston prepared this report, in August, 2004 on the 1,300 acre Bouse gold (silver ? copper) property situated in the La Paz area of western Arizona, USA, near the California border. At the gold price of approximately US$400/oz (in August 2004), this provides a value estimate for the deposit in the range of up to $600 million. This estimated gold resource is for the little Butte area only, and does not include any potential from the remainder of the property. At the current Gold price of circa US$800/oz, the revised and updated valuation report , will be significantly higher.

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So based on this valuation, today the value should be close to a billion $ with the price of gold at + $1100.00.



BACKGROUND ON "BOUSE" AND "SOUTH COPPERSTONE":-

"Bouse" and "South Copperstone" are both located in gold-rich La Paz County, Arizona, and represent a class of deposits known as detachment fault deposits. This type of deposit is prevalent on both sides of the Colorado River in both Arizona and California, and mineable resource is typically in the 500,000 ounces to 5 million ounces gold range, with a grade of .05 to .2 ounces of gold per ton.


The detachment fault type of deposit was first recognized in the 1980’s with the discovery of the Copperstone gold deposit, from which Cyprus Minerals mined 500,000 ounces of gold by open pit. Another mining company is presently exploring the remaining underground resource (which is believed to exceed 400,000 ounces) and is assessing feasibility of reopening the mine. The nearby Mesquite deposit, located in Imperial County, California, is also viewed as a detachment fault deposit. Mesquite is several times the size of the Copperstone Deposit and was mined for many years by Newmont; Mesquite is presently operated by Western Goldfields.


The South Copperstone property is a large contiguous claim block immediately south of the Copperstone Mine. Past drilling has identified gold in quartz latite, as well as a geophysical anomaly in the center of the South Copperstone Claim block. Further geophysical (including magnetic) work is planned to develop future drill targets.


The Bouse property was previously explored by Homestake Gold (now part of Barrick), which found gold mineralization throughout the property. Drill data is available for approximately 80 Homestake drill holes. Previous work by another mining company identified a 500,000 ton resource along two high angle faults that were not extensively drilled by Homestake. Exploration plans include integration of results from the previous exploration and new geophysical (including magnetic) work to identify additional drill targets, particularly along the high angle structures, with a view toward increasing the resource.

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Bouse Property, a Mid-Tertiary system of epithermal mineralization was introduced into a
stacked sequence of lithotectonic units that are located on the northern side of the
Plomosa Detachment Fault. Complex epithermal gold, barite and fluorite mineralization is
superimposed on earlier copper-specularite mineralization. Gold occurs in laterally
extensive breccias and in steeply dipping amethystine-quartz veins. Past district
production (over 2/3 of which was from the Little Butte Mine) averaged over .4 oz/T gold.
Strong likelihood of a major detachment fault associated gold/copper deposit, similar to
the proven and mined Copperstone and Mesquite deposits. Past drilling by Tenneco, U.S.
Borax and Homestake found significant gold bearing intervals in both the breccias and high
angle structures.



Project Summary

The Bouse Project involves an important new type of Arizona gold deposit, called a
"detachment fault" deposit. Detachment fault deposits were first recognized as a
separate form of gold deposit in the 1980's. Enclosed within this pack is an article by
noted Arizona geologist Joe Wilkins Sr., which describes the leading theory about how they
formed. The best example of an Arizona detachment gold deposit is Copperstone, which is
about 20 miles from Bouse. It was the biggest gold discovery in Arizona in at least 50
years. Cyprus Gold profitably mined the 500,000 oz open pit resource during the 1980's.
American Bonanza is presently doing underground drilling. It looks like the underground
high grade resource is even larger. Enclosed are some materials on the Copperstone for
your general information on its history and American Bonanza's present activities there,
which are the major news in Arizona gold exploration at this time. Unlike Copperstone,
Bouse is an historic gold producer. 5,000 ounces were produced from high grade ore early
in the 20th century. It was also worked as an underground copper mine. Most of this
production was from the Little Butte Mine, which is the centrepiece of our land position.

Starting in the 1980's there has been a lot of exploration work at Bouse. Per Arizona
Department of Mines and Mineral Resources records, prior to 1983 a 16 hole drill program
blocked out 5,000,000 tons of material ranging from .05 to .30 ounces gold per ton. These
drill-holes were in the immediate vicinity of the Little Butte underground mine and the
Little Butte open pit. The drill hole locations are indicated as drill holes of an
"Unknown" exploration company on the enclosed Homestake Mining map.

Next, Fischer Watt exploration, a well regarded company based in Butte, Montana, leased
the Little Butte mine. They estimated the resource more conservatively, at 2,000,000 tons
of .07 ounce per ton rock. They drilled exactly one 290 foot hole near the Little Butte
underground mine and encountered 7 gold bearing intervals.

Tenneco then took over the project. They drilled 17 holes and found gold bearing intervals
in 10 of them. Not only did Tenneco find gold at the Little Butte underground mine and
open pit, but they also found gold at the Arrastre Mine, the Blue Slate Mine and the Flat
Fault Mine, all of which are included in our project.

During 1984 U.S. Borax drilled 18 holes in the pediment to the west of the historic mining
district along the inferred course of the Plomosa detachment fault. Three of these holes
met with success. We have a lot of material from this project, and it is included for your
review. These are the packets and maps from Corn & Ahearn and PCMI. While we have not
viewed this area as a high priority, some of it has been included in our present land
position.

Starting in 1987, Homestake Mining leased the central part of the district (called the
Brindle claims -- these are the core of our present land position) and acquired an option
to purchase the smaller patented group to the west called the Paradise Mine, which is not
included in our project. Homestake drilled over 50 holes over a 4 year period. They found
significant gold mineralization everywhere that Tenneco did at the Little Butte mine and
open pit, the Blue Slate Mine and the Flat Fault Mine. They also put down seven drill
holes in the vicinity of the detachment fault. Enclosed is a pack which we obtained from
Barrick which includes all of Homestake's drill logs and assay results. The map at the
rear section entitled "Alteration, Mineralization and Drill Holes" includes all
of the drill information for the previous work by Fischer Watt, US Borax and Tenneco.
What does the future hold for this gold deposit? While a gold deposit this big will take a
substantial amount of work to turn into a large proven reserve, this should be a simple
and straight forward effort if the drill programs focus on the core deposit, rather than
concentrating on peripheral areas. The core deposit may be visualized as an inverted
"V" with the Little Butte underground mine near the apex, the Little Butte open
pit, Flat Fault mine and Blue Slate mine along the left leg, and the Airfield deposit at
the bottom of the right leg. If, as we believe, the entire area of the inverted
"V" turns out to be a mineable open pit resource this would be a far larger gold
deposit than the 1,000,000 +/- oz Copperstone, and may be closer to the 10,000,000 oz size
of the Mesquite mine, which is another detachment fault deposit in California.

Another high priority area is the granite block located within the confines of the
inverted "V." There is high grade gold mineralization at the Arrastre Mine,
which is near the southern end of the granite block about 4,000 feet south of the Little
Butte underground mine. Homestake did not even bother to map this area in detail, which is
surprising given the extensive surface shows of copper oxide and the abundant quartz.

Also included are the two major geological reports on the district. (1) The Jemmett
report, from 1966, is included because it gives some good descriptions of the individual
mines. While Jemmett is not very enthusiastic about the mineral possibilities of the
district, his report predates the discovery of the detachment fault model of gold
mineralization, which turned Western Arizona into a "hot" area for mineral
exploration. (2) The second report by Duncan was funded by Homestake. An important
conclusion (p.37) is that the high gold and copper values are in a NE/SW band
corresponding to the left leg of the inverted "V" referred to above.

Included with the projects is the Burnt Well property, also located in La Paz County. We
have acquired about 640 acres along the Bullard detachment fault in the vicinity of the
Silver Lining Mine, and plan to add at least another 480 acres. While Cominco drilled the
Bullard deposit to the east along this fault, Burnt Well escaped the attention of the
majors during the 1980's gold exploration boom. A limited amount of material is included
from the Arizona Geological Survey and the Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral
Resources. Preliminary surface sampling shows similar grade (approximately .1 oz gold per
ton) as the open pit resource at Copperstone. There is no recorded production for this
district. However, from the size of the dumps, it is obvious that there must have been
substantial production in the past.



Gold in goethite
Origin: Bouse, La Paz County, Arizona, U.S.A.
Sample size: 5.9 x 3.9 x 2.5 cm


picture of gold from bouse in geothite
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PICTURE OF BOUSE GOLD..

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ya so its GOLD right? Yes? Gold at the Bouse AZ.

9and3 are Bouse and South copperstone wounder what sites in middle of them HMmm ? maybe Amer Bonanza Copperstone MINE ya think?
http://www.mcintyrebaumangroup.com/images/arizona_map.pdf

1. Ambassador
2. Bonanza
3. Bouse
4. Burnt Well
5. Clara Moro
6. Golden Eagle
7. Mockingbird
8. Oatman
9. South Copperstone http://www.mcintyrebaumangroup.com/mcb_properties_az_ca.htm


bouse; The core deposit may be visualized as an inverted "V" with the Little Butte underground mine near the apex, the Little Butte open pit, Flat Fault mine and Blue Slate mine along the left leg, and the Airfield deposit at the bottom of the right leg. If, as we believe, the entire area of the inverted "V" turns out to be a mineable open pit resource this would be a far larger gold deposit than the 1,000,000 +/- oz Copperstone, and may be closer to the 10,000,000 oz size of the Mesquite mine, which is another detachment fault deposit in California.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Dec_19/ai_n27479746/pg_3/


Dr Colliston has an impressive set of credentials and an internationally recognized PhD degree in geology from the University of the Free State (UFS) in 1990.He is a fellow of the Geological Society of London; he is also a registered Pr Sci Nat with SACNAS (South African Council for Natural Professions; registered since 1983), which qualifies him as a Competent Person and enables him to be the author of Competent Persons's Reports for evaluation and investment purposes.

Dr Colliston is currently employed as a senior lecturer in the Geology Department of the University of the Free State in South Africa and was also an appointed Research Associate at the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College of Science, University of London.He has been involved in the study, teaching, research, application and consulting in the geological sciences for the past 24 years.He is the author of 146 scientific contributions and has addressed geological audiences at conferences both nationally and internationally.
http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Colliston_Wayne_547597192.aspx

His professional experience in the geological field is primarily in South Africa, Namibia, United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Israel, Western and Southern Europe, Turkey and the Southwestern USA.Part of this experience also covers Exploration Geology in base metals, gold and diamonds and includes remote sensing applications and the interpretation of satellite imagery and aerial photo analysis, hydrogeology, geophysics, geochemistry, and geostatistics.

Dr Colliston has specialised knowledge in the fields of structural, metamorphic and economic- geology, the tectonics and structure of gneiss terrains, fold and thrust belts, geological mapping, geological synthesis, and in the economic evaluation of mineral projects.

Research and consulting work has covered diverse topics and areas:
...
Dr Colliston has consulted for a number of companies e.g. Anglo American, Anglo Vaal, Gold Fields of SA, Randgold Expl., Rio Tinto, Falconbridge, Billiton, Harmony Gold, KDMC Ltd, Tradeline Namibia (Pty) LTD, the Institute of Groundwater Studies, Water Research Commission, and has research collaboration with institutes such as the Royal School of Mines, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Pretoria and University of Vienna.
...
Dr Colliston is a Director of Dwyka Diamonds (Pty) Limited, a company established to explore for new diamond fields in South Africa.He is also a Director of Dwyka Investments (Pty) Limited, a company established to develop diamond projects in South Africa, and a Director of Haraambe Mining (Pty) Limited, a South African Black Empowerment Mining Company established to develop various Mining Projects in that country.

fromsep 2004
THERE'S GOLD OUT THERE


Bouse - West Africa Gold is continuing to re-evaluate their mining properties in western Arizona. They recently announced the revaluation of the Mockingbird project in Mohave County. On Tuesday, they released their findings at the Bouse property in La Paz County. Geologist Dr. Wayne Colliston identified a “detachment fault” at the Bouse property similar to the one found recently on the Mockingbird project. The “detachment fault” style of deposit is best seen at Copperstone, the biggest gold discovery in Arizona in the past 50 years. A value estimate for the gold deposit is in the range of up to $600 million, and that does not include any silver or copper also found on the Bouse property.
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Bouse Project
Northern Plomosa Mining District
La Paz County, Arizona
Original Claim Block
Approx
Claim AMC# Recording Info Township/Range/Section Date Located Acreage
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LBA#1 AMC357050 Fee#2002-06015 T7N R17W Sec 7, 8 12/11/2002 160
Amended Fee#2004-00743 1/31/2004
LBA#2 AMC357051 Fee#2002-06016 T7N R17W Sec 7 12/11/2002 157.2
LBA#3 AMC357052 Fee#2002-06067 T7N R17W Sec 7 12/15/2002 149.6
Amended Fee#2004-00744 1/31/2004
LBA#4 AMC357053 Fee#2002-06068 T7N R18W Sec 12 12/15/2002 154
Amended Fee#2004-00745 1/31/2004
LBA#5 AMC357195 Fee#2003-0016 T7N R18W Sec 12, 13 12/29/2002 159.8
Amended Fee#2004-00746 1/31/2004
LBA#6 AMC357196 Fee#2003-0017 T7N R18W Sec 12 12/29/2002 160
LBA#7 AMC357197 Fee#2003-0018 T7N R18W Sec 12 12/29/2002 156.2
LBA#8 AMC360589 Fee#2004-00224 T7N R17W Sec 5, 6 1/1/2004 160
LBA#9 AMC360590 Fee#2004-00509 T7N R17W Sec 7, 8 1/24/2004 160
LBA#10 AMC360591 Fee#2004-00510 T7N R17W Sec 8 1/24/2004 160
LBA#11 AMC360592 Fee#2004-00511 T7N R17W Secs 8, 17, 18 1/24/2004 160
LBA#12 AMC360593 Fee#2004-00512 T7N R17W Secs 7, 18 1/24/2004 160


Lode Claims located September 2004
Approx
Claim AMC# Recording Info Township/Range/Section Date Located Acreage
----- ---- -------------- ---------------------- ------------ -------
Little Butte #1 AMC362656 Fee2004-04670 T7N R17W Secs 5,6,7,8 9/3/2004 20
Little Butte #2 AMC362657 Fee2004-04671 T7N R17W Secs 6,7,8 9/3/2004 20
Little Butte #3 AMC362658 Fee2004-04672 T7N R17W Secs 7, 8 9/3/2004 20
Little Butte #4 AMC362659 Fee2004-04673 T7N R17W Secs 5, 6, 8 9/3/2004 20
Little Butte #5 AMC362660 Fee2004-04674 T7N R17W Secs 6, 7 9/3/2004 20
Arrastre #1 AMC362661 Fee2994-04675 T7N R17W Secs 7, 8 9/3/2004 20
Arrastre #2 AMC362662 Fee2004-04676 T7N R17W Secs 7, 8 9/3/2004 20
Arrastre #3 AMC362663 Fee2004-04677 T7N R17W Sec 7 9/3/2004 20
Airstrip #1 AMC362664 Fee2004-04678 T7N R17W Sec 8 9/3/2004 20
Airstrip #2 AMC362665 Fee2004-04679 T7N R17W Sec 8 9/3/2004 20
Flat Fault #1 AMC362666 Fee2004-04680 T7N R17W Sec 7 9/3/2004 20
Flat Fault #2 AMC362667 Fee2004-04681 T7N R17W Sec 7 9/3/2004 20
Flat Fault #3 AMC362668 Fee2004-04682 T7N R17W Sec 7 9/3/2004 20
Flat Fault #4 AMC362669 Fee2004-04683 T7N R17W Sec 7 9/3/2004 20



email Bezzano states still wholly owned by FFGO ;


I am not sure as to your question? Western Diversified Mining Resources, Inc. is wholly owned by Fortress Financial Group, Inc. and it holds the Company’s interests in both the “Bouse” and the “South Copperstone” Gold Properties.



Pete Bezzano

The stockholding in the “Bouse” Gold Exploration Project as At November 10, 2009:

Eligible Dividend Recipients as at November 7, 2005: 899,967,718 40.91 %
Searchlight Exploration, LLC: 219,997,800 9.99 %
Fortress Financial Group, Inc.*: 510,923,545 23.22 %
Other Stockholders: (Note 1) 569,110,937 25.88 %

TOTAL ISSUED: 2,200,000,000

NOTE 1: The Company transferred an amount of US$302,607,268 (Three hundred and two million six hundred and seven thousand two hundred and sixty eight dollars) representing 519,497,456 (Five hundred and nineteen million four hundred and ninety seven thousand four hundred and fifty six) shares in the “Bouse” Gold Exploration Property to repurchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

The stockholding in the “South Copperstone” Gold Exploration Project as At November 10, 2009:

Eligible Dividend Recipients as at December 2, 2005: 899,581,199 40.89 %
Searchlight Exploration, LLC: 219,997,800 9.99 %
Fortress Financial Group, Inc.*: 1,030,421,001 46.84 %
Other Stockholders: 50,000,000 2.28 %

TOTAL ISSUED: 2,200,000,000

*Fortress Financial Group, Inc. holds its interests through its wholly owned Investment Corporation, Western Diversified Mining Resources, Inc.